1.0. Background
Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust (BMCT) is desirous to develop a new strategic Plan (2019-2023). BMCT was established under the Uganda Trust Act in 1994, as a registered Conservation Trust mandated to work in a radius of two parishes surrounding Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (MGNP) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), also referred to as Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA).
The area of operation is located in south-western Uganda, bordering Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda with operational headquarters in Kabale at Bwindi Trust
House and a sub office in Kampala.
2.0. Overall objective
The overall objective of this consultancy is to develop a 5-year comprehensive strategic plan (2019-2023) to ensure that BMCT fulfils its mandate.
3.0. Scope of Work
The scope and focus of the assignment is to provide technical, strategic and facilitation support to enable the drafting of BMCT strategic plan for 2019-2023.
4.0. Detailed Tasks
- Produce an inception report outlining details of activities indicating delivery dates and a range of methodologies to be used in accomplishing the task;
- Review key documents pertaining to the assignment including but not limited to previous Strategic Plans but also strategic Plans for other key stakeholders such as UWA, ITFC and IGCP for purposes of identifying areas for synergies;
- Undertake a review, synthesis and analysis of the external operating environment for BMCT in terms of relevant policies and laws in the context of the 5 years logical framework;
- Facilitate three (3) planning workshops (Board and staff, beneficiaries and key stakeholders) to generate desired outputs;
- Undertake a stakeholder’s mapping for BMCT’s 5 years program;
- Develop key activity areas for BMCT’s 5 years program;
- Develop /update the key strategies and approaches for implementation of BMCT’s 5 years program;
- Through a consultative process and application of an appropriate tool of analysis, identify focus areas and develop strategic objectives and key result areas for the same;
- Develop an implementation plan and budget for BMCT’s 5 years program;
- Compile all the information and content into a consolidated draft BMCT 5 years program document for presentation and discussion with BMCT staff and Board members to solicit their final views and inputs;
- Integration of the comments by BMCT staff and Board members into the final consolidated draft BMCT 5 year’s program document;
- Develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation log frame/plan;
- Propose a strategy for achieving the strategic objectives and key results;
- Finalize Strategic plan and submit to Trust Administrator (TA) a soft copy and hard copy of the final SP.
The detailed bid document including terms of reference is available here or can be requested through email to bmct@bwinditrust.org with a copy to bugaari@bwinditrust, or can be downloaded on the links below:
Strategic Plan Bid document here.
Note that the deadline for submission of proposals is 30th January 2019