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Bringing alternative data to official use: cross-sector partnerships to leave no one behind in SDG monitoring and review
SDG monitoring and review is key to ensuring effective planning and implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Yet, this is a field in which states face numerous challenges, not least related to the production, communication and use of data. Data partnerships which promote the use of complementary data (e.g. citizen-generated data, human rights data or administrative data) have the potential to strengthen SDG monitoring and review and can help fill data gaps and ensure that no one is left behind. This is particularly relevant as countries strive to build forward better from the Covid-19 pandemic.
This event will discuss the experiences of our Leave No One Behind Partnership and the Inclusive SDG Data Partnerships project, an initiative promoted by the Centre, Partners for Review/GIZ and the Danish Institute for Human Rights.
The online session format is dynamic, including short presentations of good practices, lessons learned, progress made and ways forward from the participating countries. There will be the chance for the audience in the room and in the virtual space to interact with our country speakers.
This event aims to generate a constructive exchange of practices to inspire the ongoing collaboration efforts in these countries and in others. Speakers will reflect the diversity of the country groups, with representatives from government, civil society, National Human Rights Institutes and National Statistics Offices.
Peter Koblowsky
Senior Partnership Manager - Leave No One Behind
International Civil Society Centre
Peter joined the Centre in January 2013, back then as a trainee. He completed the traineeship in the advocacy & campaigning office of World Vision Germany. Peter now coordinates the Leave No One Behind project and contributes to the development and implementation of various other strategic formats. Before joining the Centre, Peter worked for various organisations and think tanks in the development sector, being an expert in multi-stakeholder processes. He studied at the University of Bonn and graduated with an MA in Political Science with a focus on multi-actor advocacy for climate policy.
Call for Applications: Research Consultant
The ICSCentre is looking for a research consultant to support its Solidarity Action Network (SANE) in building a resource directory for its members. The directory will consist of strategies, tools and guidelines to respond to threats and clampdowns faced by international civil society organisations (ICSOs) and their local partners as well as expert contacts that can help with a swift and suitable response.
SANE focuses on strengthening resilience of and solidarity among civil society actors when faced with civic space restrictions or changing operating conditions for civil society. It particularly connects humanitarian and development ICSOs and brings them into discussions on civic space challenges and opportunities.
The ICSCentre is commissioning a consultant to:
- Develop a framework for presenting resources and contacts in a digestible and easy-to-use way.
- Map and pick relevant publicly available resources based on suggested topics (desk research).
- Reach out to or follow up with ICSOs and CSOs on their materials.
- Prepare resources for the website with a short and easy-to-follow overview and upload them to the website.
- Map and pick relevant expert organisations and individual experts on selected topics.
- Prepare expert information for the directory and upload them to the website.
- Consult topics and structure of the directory with the ICSCentre and the SANE task force.
- Think proactively about technical aspects (especially usability) of the directory and consult them with the ICSCentre and the web developer.
Find the full tender and how to apply here
The ICSCentre invites qualified individuals or organisations (“Offerors”) to submit a proposal for the requested services. The application needs to be submitted by 13 October 2021.
If you meet the selection criteria, please submit your application to Eva Gondorová including:
- Cover letter (no more than 3 pages), including:
– A brief description of your experience and expertise in the field that illustrates your overall qualifications and capabilities for this scope of work
– Your consultancy rate (amount in EUR/day) - Your CV
- Two references that can be contacted should you be shortlisted.
Call for Applications, Project Consultant Tender
The Centre is looking for an experienced consultant with expertise in EU funding to identify concrete opportunities among the portfolio of EU funding mechanisms to support the Leave No One Behind Partnership and its Making Voices Heard and Count project.
Making Voices Heard and Count is a collaborative project of the Leave No One Behind partnership, which is hosted by the Centre. It brings together international and national civil society organisations (CSOs), civic networks and platforms with the ambition to bring about a scalable solution for filling data gaps on marginalised groups in the monitoring and review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thereby, the project aims to make a key contribution towards fulfilling the Agenda 2030’s universal pledge to leave no one behind. The project fosters an inclusive model of SDG monitoring, supporting the collection, analysis and dissemination of community-driven data and giving a stage to data produced by the local target groups themselves – helping to make their voices heard and count.
As an advocacy partnership, we aim to foster an enabling political environment for the inclusion of marginalised communities in the SDG process, working in close exchange with key government entities and local decision makers in our action countries. At the global level, we work with multilateral agencies and global platforms to amplify and reinforce our political messaging.
Our overall goal is to make sure that:
- Country SDG priorities are inclusive of the voices of those at risk of being left behind.
- SDG strategies and policies are informed by community-driven data, complementing other official data.
For this purpose, the Centre is commissioning a consultant to:
- prepare an inception report for an assessment of EU fundraising opportunities;
- scan available funding opportunities offered by the various EU funding mechanisms and instruments, and identify one or more applicable concrete opportunities for the Leave No One Behind partnership;
- advise on needed administrative and financial capacities and required due diligence to apply for and administer potential grant amounts;
- identify partner organisations within the Leave No One Behind partnership who are best suited to take on the lead applicant role.
Find the full tender and how to apply here
The Centre invites qualified individuals or organisations (“Offerors”) to submit a proposal for the requested services. The application needs to be submitted by 25 August 2021.
If you meet the selection criteria, please submit your application to Peter Koblowsky including:
1. Proposal Narrative, no more than 5 pages, including:
- A brief description of the offeror’s experience and expertise in the field that illustrates overall qualifications, capabilities, and suitability
- A brief description of the offeror’s understanding of the scope of services and proposed methodology for the work
- A brief outline of the methodology to be used to assess the partner(ships) capacity, i.e. by conducting interviews/ sharing questionnaires or a fundraising audit
2. Resume or CV of individual or principals, in the case of a consulting firm
3. List of Past and Current Clients and successful EU funding applications the offeror has been involved in either as an adviser or co-writer
4. Cost Requirements
5. The Offeror should include a detailed budget
Proposals, including any attachments, should be sent electronically in PDF format to: pkoblowsky@icscentre.org. Please ensure to include in the subject line: “Call for proposals – EU Funding”.
