Feasibility Study – SIRI (Myanmar)

Consultancy Opportunity: Feasibility Study – SIRI (Myanmar)(BMZ / bengo – Private Träger framework)Start date: 26 February 2026 Level of effort: 20 working days (person-days) Modality: Desk-based by default; Yangon travel only if feasible and pre-approved under current access/security conditions Language: English (all deliverables) Application deadline: 25 February 2026 Submit to: [email protected] Email subject: “SIRI Feasibility Study – Application”About the projectSIRI (Safety, Inclusion, and Resilience Initiative) is a planned, development-oriented project (01 July 2026 – 30 June 2030) in Myanmar, covering Kachin State and Southern Shan State. The approach combines two EquiHubs as regional platforms with outreach and partner-led governance, documentation, and monitoring routines. The central objective is to increase meaningful participation of marginalised women and adolescent girls in community-level decision-making and—where safe and feasible—support safe inclusion of other marginalised groups, including LGBTIQ+ persons.A feasibility study is required before implementation to validate critical assumptions, confirm safe and workable modalities under access constraints, and finalise operational set-up in line with BMZ/bengo Private Träger requirements and a clear boundary from service provision.Purpose of the assignmentTo assess whether the SIRI implementation approach is feasible, safe, and verifiable under current access and risk conditions and to provide decision-ready recommendations to finalise operational planning prior to implementation.The study must result in clear Go / Adjust / Do-not-proceed recommendations by component and geography, including conditions and triggers that must be met before implementation proceeds.Scope (summary)The consultant(s) will cover both target regions and all core components, including:* Safe modalities to support women’s participation in community decisions, including practical measures to reduce barriers and visibility risks * Access and operational feasibility (mobility, permissions, security constraints, partner presence) * EquiHub and outreach modalities under access constraints (including low-visibility options) * Safeguarding, PSEAH, child safeguarding, confidentiality and minimum-data workflows * Monitoring/verification options suitable for audit-traceability without collecting sensitive personal case data * Updated risk analysis (triggers, mitigation, residual risk statements) * Sequencing/critical path, decision thresholds, contingency options * Roles and responsibilities across PMO/lead organisation and partners (RACI) * Desk-based plausibility checks for selected unit-cost assumptions (as feasible)Out of scope: direct service delivery; collection of sensitive personal case data; any data collection that increases risk or visibility for participants.Key deliverables (English; editable + PDF)* Inception Note (max. 5 pages) – due Working Day 3–4 * Draft Feasibility Report – due Working Day 15–16 * Final Feasibility Report + Annex Package – due Working Day 20, including: * Go / Adjust / Do-not-proceed decision matrix * Updated risk table (triggers and actions) * Unit-cost plausibility summary (selected items) * Outline of recommended monitoring/documentation templates (audit-traceable) * Final presentation / debrief slides – on submission of final reportConsultant profileIndividual consultants are eligible; team applications are preferred. The Lead Consultant should be a senior safeguarding and operational set-up specialist with strong facilitation skills and the ability to translate findings into practical, audit-traceable recommendations.Required experience and competencies* Feasibility/start-up/design-validation assignments in complex and/or access-constrained settings * Demonstrated experience with BMZ/bengo-funded projects or feasibility work under the Private Träger (PT) framework (development orientation; audit-traceability; clear boundary to service provision) * Strong safeguarding/PSEAH expertise, including design of confidential, minimum-data documentation workflows * Experience with sensitive consultation design and interviewing using trauma-informed, survivor-centred approaches * Ability to support or lead processes related to complaints handling / incident response and related investigations (including remote/low-access contexts) * Strong facilitation skills (including validation sessions) and practical operational planning (sequencing, RACI, risk triggers) * Experience in Southeast Asia; Myanmar experience strongly preferred * Excellent English writing and presentation skillsAssets (particularly relevant in this assignment)* Training design/delivery experience (safeguarding, PSEAH, safe consultation) * Mediation / intercultural conflict management competence * MHPSS technical understanding relevant to safe engagement in sensitive contexts * Additional working languages beyond English (e.g., German/French/Spanish)Team applications (preferred) should collectively cover safeguarding & confidential workflows, operational feasibility, MEAL/verification under access constraints, and cost plausibility/procurement risk awareness.Application package (English; single PDF preferred)1. Technical proposal (max. 8–10 pages): understanding, methodology, workplan, roles/team composition (if applicable), ethics/safeguarding and data protection approach, approach to meaningful women’s participation and safe inclusion where feasible 2. CV(s) 3. One anonymised writing sample (assessment/feasibility style) 4. Availability confirmation from 15 February 2026HOW TO APPLYPlease send the following application package to [email protected] by 25 February 2026:Application package (English; single PDF preferred)1. Technical proposal (max. 8–10 pages): understanding, methodology, workplan, roles/team composition (if applicable), ethics/safeguarding and data protection approach, approach to meaningful women’s participation and safe inclusion where feasible 2. CV(s) 3. One anonymised writing sample (assessment/feasibility style) 4. Availability confirmation from 26 February 2026