TERM OF REFERENCE

CONSULTANCY OF HOME MODIFICATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITES

Overview 

The International Center (formerly known as Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation -VVAF) is an America non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. IC-VVAF established a representative office in Hanoi in 1994, and has been active in humanitarian assistance programs and development assistance continuously since that time. IC-VVAF has also addressed the consequences of war through advocacy and service programs in Vietnam for the last three decades. As a cofounder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, IC-VVAF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Now working under The International Center, IC, focuses on disability support, mine action, and mental health programs.

The Moving Without Limits Project

Under the financial support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), IC is implementing the Disability Support Project named “Moving without Limits” in the three provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh from July 2015 until September 2022. This project aims to improve the accessibility of the people with mobility impairments in Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, and Binh Dinh to quality and affordable assistive devices.

Three specific objectives of the project include:

1. Improved availability of quality assistive technologies/ devices (AT/AD) for people with mobility impairments in Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces;
2. Improved capacity related to AT/AD for the health sector workforce at national and sub-national levels; and
3. Improved advocacy for policies/regulations and information sharing related to AT/AD.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, a wide range of activities will be implemented in the three project provinces as well as at the central level. AT/AD service provision is implemented following the relevant steps to service delivery, this includes need assessment and prescription, AD procurement, fitting, user training and follow-up, maintenance and repair. These steps in service delivery are required in order to ensure that people with mobility disabilities receive appropriate and quality AD. The project also promotes the integration of health care for people with disabilities, which includes AT/AD service delivery into the existing health care system, and mobilizing non-specialists at the community levels to recognize, assess, manage and follow-up of care for people with disabilities. Beside AD/AT provided to persons with disabilities, MWL project mobilizes the funding from other sources to conduct home modification, home renovation/ construction for accessible living environment for persons with disabilities who were prescribed and assessed.

IC is looking for consultancy services to provide home renovation and home modification for its beneficiaries.

1.  DUTY STATION

• Duty Station: 2 project provinces Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue
• Duration of Assignment: October – November 2022

 

2.  SCOPE OF WORK

The consultancy contractor will carry out the following activities in collaboration with relevant project staff.

• To assess the situation of home renovation/ home modification of persons with disabilities which were provided by the Project
• To submit estimated budget, design and plan of implementation.
• To conduct the constructions and non-construction work.
• To hand-over the completed work to the project, persons with disabilities and local authorities

The list of beneficiaries will be provided by the project once the contractors will be selected.

3.   DELIVERABLES AND TIMEFRAME

It is expected that the work can be done from October - November 2022.

4.   SUPERVISION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

The Consultants will work under the direct supervision and evaluation of the Program Director with support from project staff.

5.   SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications required:

• Understand about construction/ non-construction solutions for home modification
• Understand about regulations of devices for persons with disabilities

Experience required:

• Minimum two years in relevant experience and home modification for persons with disabilties.
• Minimum two years working with persons with disabilities.

Skills / Technical skills and knowledge: Skills required include broad knowledge of assistive products/ devices, medical products, bio-mechanics devices and technique; ability to conduct assessment in field sites and ability to coordinate with internal and assigned external partners.

Language requirements: Written documents submitted in Vietnamese.

6.  COMPETENCIES

Teamwork, professionalism, flexibility and an understanding of working with people from diverse backgrounds.

7.   APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Individual(s)/firms interested in this  missions are invited to submit your applications in English, either by email (to [email protected]) or by post (to The International Center, R.103-203, B3 Building, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound, 298 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam).

Please state “Application for the <position>” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Applications should include: CVs demonstrating relevant capacity and experience/Technical and Financial Proposal.

Deadline for submission: Oct 5th, 2022.

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Hua Thi Thu Len – Receptionist
Tel: (84-24) 3733 9444, ext: 9
Email: [email protected]

 

 

Organization: IC-VVAF
Location:
Application deadline: 2022-10-05
Send application to: [email protected]