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The Centre for Disaster Protection works to change how the world prepares and pays for disasters. Identifying, planning for and financing disasters before they strike saves lives, reduces suffering and protects livelihoods and economies. This piece of work investigates crisis-related expenditures with risk modelling approaches to estimate the likelihood and magnitude of crisis costs over the coming years. The consultant procured will provide the following deliverables: 1. A briefing note providing a qualitative summary of the response activities, their phasing, and their relative importance. 2. A draft report which identifies the most appropriate conceptualisation of the cost structure of that response, and the evidence base that supports this recommendation; discusses the key factors (controls) that influence the costs of these activities; and provides an empirical assessment of the range of costs associated with each response activity, including how they are influence by the factors (controls). 3. A final report, and also provides brief recommendations on future research priorities. Regular update calls should be expected with the Centre, and the consultant should present their results, either in person or online, to a wider Centre group in at least [1] workshop. To apply: Your tender must be submitted to jobs_CDP@disasterprotection.org, with copy to Niamh_Cahill-Billings@dai.com, with the subject line: 'CPG- Bottom up costing analysis Application'. The tender must be received by 9am UK time, Monday 6th June 2022. We are accepting written questions until 9am Monday 30th May 2022.

The Centre for Disaster Protection works to change how the world prepares and pays for disasters. Identifying, planning for and financing disasters before they strike saves lives, reduces suffering and protects livelihoods and economies. This piece of work investigates crisis-related expenditures with risk modelling approaches to estimate the likelihood and magnitude of crisis costs over the coming years. The consultant procured will provide the following deliverables: 1. Review and collate information from existing databases on the costs of international humanitarian response. 2. Use selected databases to provide descriptive information regarding how the costs of humanitarian response vary by country/region, the crisis/es that trigger the need for humanitarian response, and the nature of the humanitarian response. 3. Assess the plausibility, and robustness, of using this data to develop explanatory (econometric) models that seek to explain humanitarian response costs. 4. An overall assessment of whether this type of top-down quantitative analysis is likely to be useful given the overall objectives of the Crisis Protection Gap technical workstream To apply: Your tender must be submitted through jobs_CDP@disasterprotection.org, with copy to Niamh_Cahill-Billings@dai.com, with the subject line: 'CPG- Top-down up costing analysis Application'. The tender must be received by 9am UK time, Monday 6th June 2022. Any tenders received after this date will be subject to disqualification. We are accepting written questions until 9am Monday 30th May 2022.

The Centre for Disaster Protection works to change how the world prepares and pays for disasters. Identifying, planning for and financing disasters before they strike saves lives, reduces suffering and protects livelihoods and economies. This piece of work investigates crisis-related expenditures with risk modelling approaches to estimate the likelihood and magnitude of crisis costs over the coming years. The consultant procured will provide the following deliverables: 1. Review and collate information from existing databases on the costs of international humanitarian response. 2. Use selected databases to provide descriptive information regarding how the costs of humanitarian response vary by country/region, the crisis/es that trigger the need for humanitarian response, and the nature of the humanitarian response. 3. Assess the plausibility, and robustness, of using this data to develop explanatory (econometric) models that seek to explain humanitarian response costs. 4. An overall assessment of whether this type of top-down quantitative analysis is likely to be useful given the overall objectives of the Crisis Protection Gap technical workstream To apply: Your tender must be submitted through jobs_CDP@disasterprotection.org, with copy to Niamh_Cahill-Billings@dai.com, with the subject line: 'CPG- Top-down up costing analysis Application'. The tender must be received by 9am UK time, Monday 6th June 2022. Any tenders received after this date will be subject to disqualification. We are accepting written questions until 9am Monday 30th May 2022.

The Centre works to change how the world prepares and pays for disasters. Identifying, planning for and financing disasters before they strike saves lives, reduces suffering and protects livelihoods and economies. This piece of work investigates crisis-related expenditures with risk modelling approaches to estimate the likelihood and magnitude of crisis costs over the coming years. The consultant procured will provide the following deliverables: -A series of three summary tables - one for each crisis type provided in the ToR - that provides the key answers to each of the six questions in the Terms of Reference. This summary table is crucial to effectively distilling the work and facilitating the planned modelling that the Centre plans to undertake once this study is complete. - A draft report providing more detail surrounding the answers to each of the six questions for each of the three crisis types, including a discussion of the evidence base on which the answers draw and any necessary discussion on the quality/robustness of the evidence base. - A final report which responses to any comments from the Centre, and also provides brief recommendations on future research priorities. To apply: Your tender must be submitted to jobs_CDP@disasterprotection.org, with copy to Niamh_Cahill-Billings@dai.com, with the subject line: 'CPG- Bottom up costing analysis_Application'. The tender must be received by 12pm UK time, Wednesday 15 July 2022. Additional information: There has been a procurement notice linked to this already published, this can be found at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea5ac5e0-e63d-4ee3-9d19-41ddd0726f0f

The Centre for Disaster Protection was launched by the UK Prime Minister in July 2017 to strengthen resilience in developing countries through better preparedness and planning backed by risk-based financing arrangements. The Centre is funded with UK aid from the UK government. The Centre seeks a Technical Consultant (individual or team) to conduct systematic evaluations of the appropriateness and accuracy of different triggers to signal crop yield reduction and further food security impacts following the occurrence of droughts and floods to activate Adaptive Social Protection-based response in these five Sahel countries. The Technical Consultant will have the following responsibilities for delivering the trigger studies in each country; 1. A review of the existing work on using data to approximate the occurrence of droughts and/or floods should be conducted. 2. A landscaping and quality review of available yield and food security data in each country. Available data should be reviewed both for the potential triggers to be evaluated and for the assessment of their technical suitability / performance. 3. A Selection of potential trigger indicators to be evaluated has been provided in the detailed TORs. 4. Communication and dissemination of results for each country, the results should be documented in a final report and PowerPoint Presentation. Interested applicants (individuals or organisations) should apply by e-mail by sending the following to jobs_centre@disasterprotection.org.: - Applicant name (individual or organisation), correspondence address (and organisational registered address and number, where applicable), and contact name, email address and telephone number. - A short outline of proposed technical approach to the assignment, and brief cover letter introducing the expert/team's experience in relation to the assignment. (No more than 4 and 1 pages respectively) - CVs for the proposed experts/team (maximum 3 pages each) with sufficient information to demonstrate eligibility for the selected expert category, based on experience. - Proposed budget, set out as indicated in the Budget and Costs section above (assuming a sequential analysis of minimum 3 countries) Bid submissions should be clearly marked with the following E-mail Subject line: Bid Submission: Agriculture Risk Management and Food Security in the Sahel Any questions about the assignment or application process may be sent to the same address. Applications will remain open until 16.00 hrs (UK time) 15th September 2022.

The Centre for Disaster Protection was launched by the UK Prime Minister in July 2017 to strengthen resilience in developing countries through better preparedness and planning backed by risk-based financing arrangements. The Centre is funded with UK aid from the UK government. The Centre seeks a Technical Consultant (individual or team) to conduct systematic evaluations of the appropriateness and accuracy of different triggers to signal crop yield reduction and further food security impacts following the occurrence of droughts and floods to activate Adaptive Social Protection-based response in these five Sahel countries. The Technical Consultant will have the following responsibilities for delivering the trigger studies in each country; 1. A review of the existing work on using data to approximate the occurrence of droughts and/or floods should be conducted. 2. A landscaping and quality review of available yield and food security data in each country. Available data should be reviewed both for the potential triggers to be evaluated and for the assessment of their technical suitability / performance. 3. A Selection of potential trigger indicators to be evaluated has been provided in the detailed TORs. 4. Communication and dissemination of results for each country, the results should be documented in a final report and PowerPoint Presentation. Interested applicants (individuals or organisations) should apply by e-mail by sending the following to jobs_centre@disasterprotection.org.: - Applicant name (individual or organisation), correspondence address (and organisational registered address and number, where applicable), and contact name, email address and telephone number. - A short outline of proposed technical approach to the assignment, and brief cover letter introducing the expert/team's experience in relation to the assignment. (No more than 4 and 1 pages respectively) - CVs for the proposed experts/team (maximum 3 pages each) with sufficient information to demonstrate eligibility for the selected expert category, based on experience. - Proposed budget, set out as indicated in the Budget and Costs section above (assuming a sequential analysis of minimum 3 countries) Bid submissions should be clearly marked with the following E-mail Subject line: Bid Submission: Agriculture Risk Management and Food Security in the Sahel Any questions about the assignment or application process may be sent to the same address. Applications will remain open until 16.00 hrs (UK time) 15th September 2022.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (the Centre) prevents disasters devastating lives, by helping people, countries, and organisations change how they plan and pay for disasters. The Centre is inviting organisations interested in communicating and amplifying the issues in the nexus of development, humanitarian, and climate finance to respond to this request for proposals (RfP) to help deliver the Transformative Media Partnership project. We believe that effective communication is necessary for a more explicit and durable social and political contract on managing disaster risk. Public discourse is key to driving the agenda - and the media plays a critical part in shaping public debate. We want to support informed journalism that cultivates an enabling environment for evidence-based decision making and facilitates a dialogue between citizens, government and the private sector on quality disaster risk finance and where it is needed most. Proposal Submission Your tender must be submitted through jobs_centre@disasterprotection.org with the subject line: 'Grant RfP: Transformative Media Partnership'.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (the Centre) prevents disasters devastating lives, by helping people, countries, and organisations change how they plan and pay for disasters. The Centre is inviting organisations interested in communicating and amplifying the issues in the nexus of development, humanitarian, and climate finance to respond to this request for proposals (RfP) to help deliver the Transformative Media Partnership project. We believe that effective communication is necessary for a more explicit and durable social and political contract on managing disaster risk. Public discourse is key to driving the agenda - and the media plays a critical part in shaping public debate. We want to support informed journalism that cultivates an enabling environment for evidence-based decision making and facilitates a dialogue between citizens, government and the private sector on quality disaster risk finance and where it is needed most. Proposal Submission Your tender must be submitted through jobs_centre@disasterprotection.org with the subject line: 'Grant RfP: Transformative Media Partnership'.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (the Centre) prevents disasters devastating lives, by helping people, countries, and organisations change how they plan and pay for disasters. The Centre is inviting organisations interested in communicating and amplifying the issues in the nexus of development, humanitarian, and climate finance to respond to this request for proposals (RfP) to help deliver the Transformative Media Partnership project. We believe that effective communication is necessary for a more explicit and durable social and political contract on managing disaster risk. Public discourse is key to driving the agenda - and the media plays a critical part in shaping public debate. We want to support informed journalism that cultivates an enabling environment for evidence-based decision making and facilitates a dialogue between citizens, government and the private sector on quality disaster risk finance and where it is needed most. Proposal Submission Your tender must be submitted through jobs_centre@disasterprotection.org with the subject line: 'Grant RfP: Transformative Media Partnership'.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP) is inviting organisations interested in research questions around expanded and improved use of disaster risk finance (DRF) to strengthen resilience in developing countries to respond to this request for research proposals (RfP). The point of departure for the research themes and questions posed here is that Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) is now relatively well established at a global policy level and proof of concept has been established through a growing array of DRF instruments. We now face a second generation of challenges in moving beyond standing up new instruments and pilots towards achieving good quality DRF, on a meaningful scale. We welcome research proposals with a variety of potential research methods or combinations of methods. Submissions are exploratory at this stage and we would expect to work in close collaboration with selected partners to refine and develop research approaches.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP) is inviting organisations interested in research questions around expanded and improved use of disaster risk finance (DRF) to strengthen resilience in developing countries to respond to this request for research proposals (RfP). The point of departure for the research themes and questions posed here is that Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) is now relatively well established at a global policy level and proof of concept has been established through a growing array of DRF instruments. We now face a second generation of challenges in moving beyond standing up new instruments and pilots towards achieving good quality DRF, on a meaningful scale. We welcome research proposals with a variety of potential research methods or combinations of methods. Submissions are exploratory at this stage and we would expect to work in close collaboration with selected partners to refine and develop research approaches.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (the Centre) prevents disasters devastating lives, by helping people, countries, and organisations change how they plan and pay for disasters. The Centre is inviting organisations interested in communicating and amplifying the issues in the nexus of development, humanitarian, and climate finance to respond to this request for proposals (RfP) to help deliver the Transformative Media Partnership project. We believe that effective communication is necessary for a more explicit and durable social and political contract on managing disaster risk. Public discourse is key to driving the agenda - and the media plays a critical part in shaping public debate. We want to support informed journalism that cultivates an enabling environment for evidence-based decision making and facilitates a dialogue between citizens, government and the private sector on quality disaster risk finance and where it is needed most. Proposal Submission Your tender must be submitted through jobs_centre@disasterprotection.org with the subject line: 'Grant RfP: Transformative Media Partnership'.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (the Centre) prevents disasters devastating lives, by helping people, countries, and organisations change how they plan and pay for disasters. The Centre is inviting organisations interested in communicating and amplifying the issues in the nexus of development, humanitarian, and climate finance to respond to this request for proposals (RfP) to help deliver the Transformative Media Partnership project. We believe that effective communication is necessary for a more explicit and durable social and political contract on managing disaster risk. Public discourse is key to driving the agenda - and the media plays a critical part in shaping public debate. We want to support informed journalism that cultivates an enabling environment for evidence-based decision making and facilitates a dialogue between citizens, government and the private sector on quality disaster risk finance and where it is needed most. Proposal Submission Your tender must be submitted through jobs_centre@disasterprotection.org with the subject line: 'Grant RfP: Transformative Media Partnership'.

The Centre for Disaster Protection plays a unique role in the global risk management and crisis financing architecture. We were established to address major challenges to effective disaster risk financing and promote more impactful and more equitable disaster risk finance at scale, that leaves no one behind. We're helping to grow the emerging evidence base on how to better reach and support people in need to help ensure that money and plans are in place before a disaster strikes. We work with governments and organisations to create practical and policy solutions, incentivise proactive risk management and risk financing and support risk informed decision making.  We are the only international organisation focused on providing impartial technical advice and training on disaster risk finance - we do not implement or sell financial instruments. This term of reference for the Centre is for a consultant to undertake research that help to answer the following question "What is the comparative advantage of Risk Pools as development insurers vis-à-vis other actors financing disaster preparedness and response (e.g. MDBs)?" The consultant will undertake a comparative assessment (Activity 1) of the main concessional development finance instruments currently provided by Multilateral Development Banks and risk pools to governments and humanitarian organisations that provide event-based financing for disasters. This includes financing instruments arranged before or after a shock, and financing instruments that combine event-based financing with other aspects of financing for disaster risk management, such as financing for preparedness or disaster risk reduction. The assessment will include analysis of actual performance of instruments and therefore not be purely theoretical. Within the TOR there is also an option (Activity 2), with mutual agreement of both the Centre and the consultant, to also contribute to the synthesis outputs of the overall project. To apply, please submit your CV, cover letter indicating how your experience and interest aligns with this work, and how you will approach this work (max. 2 pages). As well as an indicative gross daily fee rate expectation. This must be submitted through the DAI Careers portal (https://www.dai.com/careers/search) by Monday the 27th of November at 12:00pm.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (the Centre) is funded by UK Aid and managed through DAI Global UK (DAI), it works to change how the world prepares and pays for disasters. Identifying, planning for and financing disasters before they strike saves lives, reduces suffering and protects livelihoods and economies, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable communities. The Centre brings countries together with international development, humanitarian and private sector organisations to find solutions and advocate for change. We find ways to stop disasters devastating lives by supporting countries and the international system to better manage risks. To do this, the Centre provides advisory services, builds knowledge, catalyses innovation and creates partnerships across the development, humanitarian and financial sectors. The Centre is currently establishing and implementing a new UK Aid funded project to support five countries in the Sahel region (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) to strengthen their adaptive social protection systems. The Centre will work closely alongside the second phase of the World Bank's Bank's Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Programme (SASPP) to provide support to country teams in laying the foundations for stronger policy, practice and financing for social protection systems in the Sahel that are more adaptive to climate-related shocks. The Centre's efforts will seek to ensure that further improvements to Sahelian social protection systems are informed by principles and practices of good disaster risk financing, and that long-term financing and early warning systems are linked to suitable triggers. The Centre and DAI are seeking to engage an individual for a technical consultancy to provide longer-term advisory and quality assurance on drought and flood early warning systems for shock-responsive finance delivered through adaptive social protection systems. This consultancy assignment will support the Centre's ongoing work to advise World Bank country teams on integrating climate and early warning data into the design and delivery of social protection responses to vulnerable populations across the Sahel. The purpose of this role will be to contribute to the conception and lead the delivery of high-quality technical advisory and analysis on drought-and flood-related indicators. This role will also be involved in reviewing and quality assuring other Centre suppliers' ongoing work alongside the Centre's Sahel team To apply, please submit your CV, cover letter indicating how your experience and interest aligns with this work, and how you will approach this work (max. 2 pages). As well as an indicative gross daily fee rate expectation. This must be submitted through the DAI Careers portal (https://www.dai.com/careers/search) by Thursday the 30th of November at 12:00pm.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP) is inviting organisations interested in research questions around expanded and improved use of disaster risk finance (DRF) to strengthen resilience in developing countries to respond to this request for research proposals (RfP). The point of departure for the research themes and questions posed here is that Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) is now relatively well established at a global policy level and proof of concept has been established through a growing array of DRF instruments. We now face a second generation of challenges in moving beyond standing up new instruments and pilots towards achieving good quality DRF, on a meaningful scale. We welcome research proposals with a variety of potential research methods or combinations of methods. Submissions are exploratory at this stage and we would expect to work in close collaboration with selected partners to refine and develop research approaches.

The Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP) is inviting organisations interested in research questions around expanded and improved use of disaster risk finance (DRF) to strengthen resilience in developing countries to respond to this request for research proposals (RfP). The point of departure for the research themes and questions posed here is that Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) is now relatively well established at a global policy level and proof of concept has been established through a growing array of DRF instruments. We now face a second generation of challenges in moving beyond standing up new instruments and pilots towards achieving good quality DRF, on a meaningful scale. We welcome research proposals with a variety of potential research methods or combinations of methods. Submissions are exploratory at this stage and we would expect to work in close collaboration with selected partners to refine and develop research approaches.