May 2018

TERMS OF REFERENCE for Short Term Consultant on Self-Assessment for Quality Assurance

1. Overview 

This is a proposal to provide a bundle of technical assistance to Tay Bac University (TBU) commencing in the current financial year.

The Swiss Embassy implements the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO’s) economic cooperation program in Vietnam through its Swiss Cooperation Office (SCO).

Switzerland supports Vietnam’s economic reform agenda, in alignment with the Socio-Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) 2016-2020. The SECO Vietnam Country Strategy provides a strategic framework to support inclusive and sustainable economic growth to improve the lives of people living in Vietnam. Our support focuses on three main objectives:

Terms of Reference for consultant to support the qualitative gender and ethnicity assessment in the “Improved Household Food Security and Nutrition through Enhanced Homestead Food Production in Vietnam” project

Helen Keller International (HKI) is an international non-governmental organization with a mission to “save and improve the sight and lives of the world’s vulnerable.” HKI Vietnam works towards this mission by implementing evidence-based programs in eye health and nutrition, and by conducting research to add to the evidence base and improve programming.

TOR – Gender Empowerment and policy advocacy Specialist (Gender Specialist)

Background:

Union Aid Abroad APHEDA is implementing the project on Promoting Gender Equality in Political Decision Making in Vietnam. The project is aimed at improving the status of women in Vietnam and strengthening women’s rights to equality through increasing the representation of women in politics. The project is working in partnership with People’s Council and Women’s Union in provinces of Bac Kan, Hai Duong and Phu Yen and other related offices.