The EU-funded project ”Georgian Civil Society Sustainability Initiative” (CSSIGE) aims at improving the operational environment for civil society in Georgia, empowering and increasing the accountability of CSOs towards constituencies and strengthening their linkages towards other actors. 

The CSSIGE has four objectives 

• To increase the financial sustainability of CSOs through the diversified funding instruments (e.g. state funding, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), volunteerism, and beneficial taxation); 
• To enhance the capacity, accountability, and credibility of CSOs to advocate effectively interests and political, economic, social, and cultural rights of their constituencies;
• To strengthen regional civic participation by improving cooperation of CSOs with local media, businesses, and authorities, and 
• To support joint approaches of CSOs in policy dialogue to contribute to sustainable development on a local and national level, and promote reforms in the context of the EU Association process. 

General Objectives of the Assignment 

With the intention to deepen the understanding of the current situation of civil society in Georgia, the project plans to carry out a study consisting of three components: (1) establishing a Baseline for the project (2) conducting a Business Survey, and (3) a National Public Opinion Survey. Overall, the study aims to analyze the perceptions and attitudes towards civil society and the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from different perspectives: civil, business and general public. 

Timeline 

The study should be conducted in August to November 2017. 

The consultant(s) is required to submit a work plan to implement the study. 

List of Deliverables 

For detailed information regarding the list of deliverables please find Terms of Reference here. 

Requirements of the Consultant 

The consultant should have the following minimum qualifications: 

• At least 5 years of proven professional experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis; 
• At least 5 years of proven professional experience in civil society development, social accountability, and policy dialogue related topics; 
• Experience in developing / implementing monitoring and evaluation projects; 
• Proven skills to draft high quality assessment / evaluation reports in English and Georgian languages. 

Application 

Interested Applicants should submit the following documents in English: 

• Proposal (max. 10 pages), including a financial offer; 
• Information on the consultant’s relevant experience; 
• CVs of key research team members; 
• At least one example of a similar study carried out by the consultant; 
• Administrative Information: date of founding; identification number; address; telephone; e-mail; name of a person in charge and contact information. 

For application and additional information on the assignment, please contact 

David Aprasidze, Team Leader 

E-mail Address: cssige@cssige.eu 

Phone: +995 598 881083 

Address: 7b, Shavgulidze Street, Tbilisi, Georgia 

Submission Deadline: 28 July, 2017, 18.00 Georgian Time 

Deadline for Final Submission of Questions: 21 July, 2017, 18.00 Georgian Time 

Questions should be submitted in the written form to: cssige@cssige.eu 

Questions will be answered within three working days via e-mail.