Jan 21, 2015

Call for Tender Application for Training Providers, NGO Field Security and Safety Courses – Mali

Employer: INSO
Location: Mali
Closing date January 27, 2015
About INSO INSO is a non-profit humanitarian organisation providing dedicated safety support services to the NGO community in several countries, including Mali.

Our vision is a world in which people affected by humanitarian crises are able to access the aid and assistance they need with confidence, dignity and safety.
Our mission is to support the humanitarian community with information, analysis and advice that enhances situational awareness, supports informed decision-making, strengthens operational practice and enables humanitarian access.
Our program in Mali, initiated in September 2013, serves the community of over eighty international and national humanitarian NGOs. The program is currently funded by AECID (Spain).

General Specifications

Training Courses

In 2015, INSO will look for one or several providers to deliver 3 different courses in Mali:
  • Course A: Security Management Training
  • Course B: Security during field missions Training
  • Course C: Crisis Management Training
Each applicant can submit an offer to deliver all sessions for 1 single course, 2 courses or the 3 courses mentioned above.

Training Sessions

For each course, sessions are planned as follows:
  • Course A: Security Management Training = 6 sessions in 2015
  • Course B: Security during field missions Training = 3 sessions in 2015
  • Course C: Crisis Management Training = 2 sessions in 2015
First session of Course A should take place in March 2015.
First sessions of Courses B and/or C should take place in April 2015.
Final schedule of sessions will be defined with the selected provider.
Aims, attendants and other details are described in “Details specifications” sections.

 Method:

INSO is seeking a practical approach on trainings that links case studies to NGO daily reality in Mali. The training will be based on participatory training methods and will include workshops aimed at developing and rehearsing partners’ aptitude to cope with different aspects of NGOs security environment, practises and situations. The training provider will be responsible for the overall design, methodology and delivery of the activity to INSO. INSO will participate in adjusting the curriculum to the realities of NGO security and safety tendencies in Mali (context analysis Mali, contingency plans development) and co-leading some of the training activities (Mali context analysis, Development of Contingency Plan Workshops).

Locations:
Bamako, Gao, Mopti and Timbuktu.
Exact locations will be confirmed at each individual contract for sessions.

Language:
All courses and material to trainees will be delivered in French.

Submission Details

Submission Deadline and delivery email address

All submissions for responding to this request must be submitted electronically, as stated below, no later than: 27 January, 2015 via email to: registration.mali@ngosafety.org

Contact Person

Information officer, Anne Roussel, registration.mali@ngosafety.org, tel +223 72 70 06 49 with jobs@ngosafety.org in Cc.

For further information and submission content, please refer to the PDF document attached to the listing.