Consultancy

                                                                   

                                             INVITATION FOR CONSULTANCY

           

 

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Consultancy: Development of Tailored Sustainability and Business Plans for LSOs/CSOs

Overview:

AKRSP invites proposals from experienced development consultants or consulting firms to facilitate one-day consultative sessions with LSOs/CSOs in remote districts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. The aim is to strengthen the sustainability and strategic capacity of these organizations as part of the NCE (No-Cost Extension) phase.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will:

  • Conduct field-based consultative planning sessions with LSOs/CSOs
  • Develop and deliver three tailored plans for each organization:
    • Financial Sustainability Plan
    • Organizational Development Plan
    • Non-Profit Business Plan

Additional support may include proposal writing guidance, donor linkage facilitation, and resource mobilization strategy.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Minimum 7 years’ experience in institutional development
  • Expertise in non-profit strategy, sustainability, and business planning
  • Experience working in GB/Chitral preferred
  • Strong facilitation and report-writing skills

Proposal Requirements:

  • Technical proposal (approach, methodology, timeline)
  • Financial proposal (fees, travel, etc.)
  • CV/profile of consultant(s)
  • At least two relevant references or work samples

 

How to Apply:

Submit your proposal by 07/05/2025 via email to procurement_akrsppk@akdn.org
Subject Line: “Proposal – Sustainability Planning for LSOs”

Download the full RFP [here]

1- REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Detail- LSO Capacity Building

 

For inquiries, contact:

Manager Procurement

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Head Office Babar Road Gilgit.

Contact No. 05811452480

                                                                   

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Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)

External Endline Evaluation – COVID-19 Resilience Project

AKRSP invites qualified consultants or firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for conducting the External Endline Evaluation of the project “Building Resilience of Civil Society and Youth to COVID-19 in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC)”. This 54-month initiative focused on strengthening civil society organizations, supporting rural enterprises, and empowering youth as decision-makers in the post-pandemic context.

Interested applicants must have demonstrated experience in evaluating complex, multi-year development projects, particularly in remote and mountainous regions.

The deadline for submission is Wed April, 30 2025.
For details on submission requirements and qualifications, please download the full EOI [here].

1- EOI External Evaluation

The proposal can be sent to procurement_akrsppk@akdn.org with the Title “Building Resilience of Civil Society and Youth to COVID-19”.

For any clarification, the undersigned can be approached.

 

Manager Procurement

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Head Office Babar Road Gilgit.

Contact No. 05811452480

                                                                   

                                             INVITATION FOR CONSULTANCY

           

 

The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) has been working in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral since 1982. AKRSP is seeking consultancy Services against the following themes under the SNIP funded by GAVI: Detailed material and ToRs along with activity locations are available in the link below.

  1. Developing Training Material/Manual & Conducting Training for Community Resource Persons (CRPs).
  2. Developing a Gender-Responsive Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Strategy for Immunization & Nutrition.
  3. Developing & Designing a Training Manual on Immunization & Nutrition for Religious Leaders in Gilgit-Baltistan

Download links.

1- CRP_Training Manual_announcement

2- SBCC_TOR_Revised

3- SNIP_BCC_Consultancy_announcement

4- ToR__Religoius leaders_Manual_revised

5- ToRs_CRPs_Training_Manual_Revised

6- Trainig for Religious_Leaders_announcement

Technical Proposals along with financial proposals can be sent to the undersigned through email:  procurement_akrsppk@akdn.org  Deadline for the submission of Proposals is 2nd May 2025. Late submitted/received applications will not be accepted. For any clarification, the undersigned can be approached.

 

Head of Admin & Procurement

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Head Office Babar Road Gilgit.

Contact No. 05811452480

                                                                   

                                             INVITATION FOR CONSULTANCY

           

 

Proposals are invited from individuals/Firms to carry out endline study of a project “Pakistan Flood Recovery and Resilience, Improved resilience to climate change of communities and ecosystems (IRCCCE) in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral”. The consultant TORs can be obtained from the link below. No other documents except those obtained from the link will be entertained. The complete proposal along with the required supporting documents should reach this office on or before April 03, 2025, till 4:30 pm, through courier/registered mail with an acknowledgment letter at the mentioned address below.

Terms and Conditions

  • The firm will ensure that they have visited the site before submission of the proposal for the consultancy.
  • The conditional, incomplete, and overwritten proposal submitted by the firm will be liable to be rejected.
  • The consultancy will be executed according to the TOR approved by AKRSP.
  • The Payment will be made according to the milestone set in TOR subject to the availability of funds.
  • The firm will have no right to claim any interest because of delays in making payment for tasks due to the lack of timely receipt of funds.
  • AKRSP reserves the right to change the scope of tasks or may ask for additional responsibilities on pre-agreement in terms and conditions agreed by both parties.
  • AKRSP reserves the right to cancel or reject any/all proposals without assigning any reason (s) thereof.

Download TOR.

1- TORs- IRCCCE Endline study

The proposal can be sent to procurement_akrsppk@akdn.org with the Title “Consultancies Pakistan Flood Recovery and Resilience”

 

For further information, undersigned might be contacted.

Head of Admin & Procurement

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Head Office Babar Road Gilgit.

Contact No. 05811452480

 

                                                                   

                                             INVITATION FOR CONSULTANCY

           

 

Hiring of consultant for Manual development, training, and awareness raising on road safety

 

Proposals are invited from individuals/Firms to carry out road surveys for the development of road safety protocol for the driver, proposed mitigation measures, design and site identification for road safety sign boards, training to the local drivers, and awareness raising on road safety in Broghil Valley, Upper Chitral. The consultant TORs can be obtained from the link below. No other documents except those obtained from the link will be entertained. The complete proposal along with the required supporting documents should reach this office on or before November 25, 2024. till 4:30 pm, through courier/registered mail OR by hand with an acknowledgment letter at the mentioned address below.

Terms and Conditions

  • The firm will ensure that they have visited the site before submission of the proposal for the consultancy.
  • The conditional, incomplete, and overwritten proposal submitted by the firm will be liable to be rejected.
  • The consultancy will be executed according to the TOR approved by AKRSP.
  • The Payment will be made according to the milestone set in TOR subject to the availability of funds.
  • The firm will have no right to claim any interest because of delays in making payment for tasks due to the lack of timely receipt of funds.
  • AKRSP reserves the right to change the scope of tasks or may ask for additional responsibilities on pre-agreement in terms and conditions agreed by both parties.
  • AKRSP reserves the right to cancel or reject any/all proposals without assigning any reason (s) thereof.

Download ToR.

1- TORs (Hiring consultant for manual development training and awareness raising on road safety)

Admin and Procurement Officer

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Regional Programme Office

Near Shahi Qila, Zargarandeh road

Lower Chitral

 

                                                                   

                                             INVITATION FOR CONSULTANCY

           

 

The Regional Programme Office Gilgit, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), under the FCDO-funded project “Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability to Emergencies” (BRAVE), invites proposals from qualified research experts within Gilgit Region for the conduction of consultancy “Policy research on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Watershed management in coordination with Knowledge Hub. The research will focus on the following topics:

1.     Seed Germination in Extreme Environments (Ghizer)

2.     CLIMATE CHANGE And ITS EFFECTS On FISH POPULATION DYNAMICS (GHIZER)

3.      THE STUDY OF DOMESTIC CULTIVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS (ASTORE)

Detailed ToR and required criteria for the service providers are mentioned hereunder the link below.

1- Final RFP Research

Interested candidates can apply before 26th September 2024. Candidates belonging to the Chitral Region will be preferred for this engagement. The EOIs must be included with technical and financial proposals.

The proposal can be sent to procurement_akrsppk@akdn.org with the Title “Consultancies RPOG”

 

For further information, undersigned might be contacted.

Head of Admin & Procurement

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Head Office Babar Road Gilgit.

Contact No. 05811452480

 

                                                                   

                                             INVITATION FOR CONSULTANCY

           

 

The Regional Programme Office Chitral, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), under the FCDO-funded project “Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability to Emergencies” (BRAVE), invites proposals from qualified research experts based in Chitral for the conduction of consultancy “Policy research on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Watershed management in coordination with Knowledge Hub. The research will focus on the following topics:

  1. Utilizing Indigenous Knowledge: Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change in Chitral
  2. Identification of New Agro-Ecological Zones in Upper and Lower Chitral in Response to Climate Change for Building a Resilient Farming Community.

Detailed ToR and required criteria for the service providers are mentioned hereunder in the link below. Interested candidates can apply before 19th September 2024. Candidates belonging to Chitral Region will be preferred for this engagement. The EOIs must be included with technical and financial proposals and emailed to zakir.hussain@akdn.org.

1- RFP BRAVE

For further information, the undersigned might be contacted.

Zakir Hussain

AKRSP Regional Office Chitral

Contact No. 0943412727

 

                                                                   

                                                                   Consultancy

           

 

The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) has been working in Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral since 1982. AKRSP is seeking consultancy Services against the following Training/Linkages under the Project BRAVE funded by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office UK:

1- Social Enterprise to train semi-skilled women artisans (Handicraft and embroidery). and link them with National and international   markets.

2- Strengthening of Farmer Field Schools

 

Detailed TORs and Eligibility Criteria are available in the link below:

1- Terms of Reference FFS strengthening

    Eligibility Criteria FFS

2- Linkages of women skilled trainees with national and international markets through Local social enterprises TOR

    Eligibility Criteria LSE

technical along with financial proposals can be submitted to procurement_akrsppk@akdn.org  Deadline for the submission of Proposals is 6th September 2024. Late submitted/received applications will not be accepted. For any clarification, the undersigned can be approached.

 

Head of Admin & Procurement

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Head Office Babar Road Gilgit.

Contact No. 05811452480