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Department: | Egypt Learning Activity (ELA) |
Location: | Cairo, Egypt |
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Egypt, working through the Learning Activity contractor Q2 Impact, is seeking to hire a consultant to conduct research and facilitate consultations. This role will focus on developing contextual and background information that will eventually inform the design of new USAID activity aimed at enhancing tourism in Egypt.
Estimated Start Date: 1st December 2024
Estimated LOE: Up to 60 days
Project Background
The purpose of the Learning Activity is to provide monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) support services and build the capacity of USAID/Egypt and implementing partner (IP) staff. The objectives of these technical services and capacity building include improved use of Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA), support in implementing MEL aspects of USAID/Egypt’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), and enhanced organizational effectiveness.
Position Overview
The Learning Activity seeks a consultant to support research and collect contextual information on Egypt’s tourism sector. In consultation with the senior sustainable tourism and development expert, the consultant will also support initial drafting of a new activity design concept with a focus on sustainable, experiential, and adaptive tourism. Additional cross cutting-themes to be explored are urbanization, gender, private sector engagement, and links to the environment.
Period of performance: 1st December 2024 to 31st January 2025
Level of Effort Expectations
This position is expected to have an LOE of 60 days. A brief timeline for illustrative tasks is below and subject to change. The consultant is expected to be fully responsible and accountable for the timeline that the Learning Activity sets for receiving agreed deliverables.
Deliverables
Illustrative timeline
Task Level of Effort
Work Plan that includes a methodology and timeline for the study 1 weeks
Desk review 2 Weeks
Tools Development 2 weeks
Consultative Process, and data analysis 6 weeks
Report writing and initial findings workshop 4 weeks
Final Deliverables 1 week
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Place of Performance
The DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM RESEARCH SPECIALIST will work in our Cairo office with potential occasional travel to other parts of Egypt as needed.
Reporting
The DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM RESEARCH SPECIALIST reports to the Tourism Design Task Manager.