VSF Belgium Consultancy Services for the Conduct of a Job Evaluation

Request for Proposals 

Consultancy Services for the Conduct of a Job Evaluation
 

VSF Belgium is a recognized developmental International NGO founded in 1995 working with disadvantaged communities to increase their standards of living, improve food security and livelihood sustainability through improved animal health and animal production.

In East Africa, our programmes focus on community based animal health services, capacity building of local institutions and governments, conflict mitigation and sustainable natural resource management.
 

Aims and Objectives
 

The objective of this consultancy is to identify a suitable consultancy firm to conduct a comprehensive job evaluation exercise within VSF Belgium to ensure that all Thirty (30) job positions are appropriately classified and aligned to achieve internal equity.
 

Specific Objectives
 

a) Develop a framework that would determine the relative value and size of individual jobs under a fair and equitable assessment process.
 

b) Establish the classification and level of individual jobs based on the job description.
 

c) Establish a framework to determine the grade levels and the consequent salary steps for all positions.
 

d) Make recommendations for implementing the results.
 

Deliverables
 

a) Complete up to date job profiles for each job grade within VSF Belgium.
 

b) A report of the job analysis and evaluation process.
 

c) Provide any other useful findings that would benefit VSF Belgium in attraction and retention of Human Resources.

Submission of Proposal.
 

The Proposal should include:
 

1. Technical Proposal
 

2. Profile of the firm
 

3. Profile of the personnel to be involved in the work, with emphasis on academic and professional qualifications as well as specific experience in conducting job evaluation.
 

4. Job evaluations carried out by the firm in the last 3 or 5 years including contact details in the organizations served.
 

5. Proposed Methodology
 

6. Proposed work plan
 

7. The work plan shall include a comprehensive time schedule for carrying out the consultancy with a commencement date of 17th June 2013.
 

8. The Financial proposal shall clearly indicate the total cost of carrying out the exercise be adequately detailed for evaluation purposes.
 

Criteria for Evaluation of Proposals
 

Procedure:
 

Both technical and financial evaluations will be evaluated together.
 

The Technical proposal will be evaluated based on the following general areas:

• Firm’s experience in the field of assignment
• Understanding of the aims and objectives
• Proposed Methodology
• Proposed work plan
• The qualifications and relevant experience of the personnel

The Financial proposal will be evaluated on the basis of cost, lead-time and proposed payment terms.
 

Please send your proposals (reference “Job Evaluation-2013”), by e-mail to recruitment@vsfb.or.ke on or before 1st June 2013