REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – The Canopy Project Consultant - Re-advertisement

Background:

Justdiggit Foundation is a non-profit organisation on a mission to inspire millions of farmers and pastoralists to take action to regreen degraded landscapes in Africa. To reach our goal and regreen degraded African landscapes, we focus on combining our core nature-based landscape restoration techniques with the power of media and communication, data, and mobile technology, to spread our regreening message and scale up our practices through strategic partnerships.

Justdiggit Foundation invites eligible service providers to submit proposals for the Canopy Project. 

1. Background of the Canopy Project

Justdiggit Foundation (JDI) is committed to becoming a more equitable, inclusive, and self-aware organisation. In recent years, there has been growing recognition - both internally and externally - of the need to critically examine how colonial histories and structures may still shape our operations, relationships, growth, and narratives. JDI’s management has prioritised decolonisation as a key pillar in its 2024 – 2040 strategic plan. This ToR defines the objectives and scope of Phase 1 of this project.

2. Objective of the assignment

Phase 1 entails employee sensitisation of the decolonisation theme(s) and identification of colonial legacies within the organisation that need to be addressed to make JDI a great place to work and strengthen its position within the sector. This phase will aid in developing the scope of the project. Internally, the decolonisation work has been named the Canopy Project to signify protection, interconnectivity, diversity, support, growth, dependency, teams, and dynamism. The Canopy Project name also helps diffuse negative emotions that come from the term decolonisation and it relates to Justdiggit’s environmental work.

3. Assignment deliverables

Phase 1 will require discussions with individuals and/or small groups and presentations of decolonisation theme(s) to the whole organisation to increase awareness and understanding of the topic. Additionally, the areas that need to be addressed should be collected, documented, and used to inform the scope of the project and implementable activities in phase 2.

The consultant will be supported by a cross-cultural working group. We anticipate Phase 1 to take up 6 – 12 months.

Specific deliverables are:

a) Employee sensitisation information package, strategy, and work plan,

b) Documentation of sensitisation session outcomes and themes,

c) Development of a detailed and implementable 2–3-year project scope and plan, which will be phase 2 of the project.

4. Required expertise and skills

The consultant should demonstrate the following expertise.

a) Proven expertise on decolonisation of NGOs,

b) Experience in setting up and implementing sensitisation activities,

c) Work experience in working/with an international organisation with offices and teams in Africa and Europe,\ d) Analytical, reporting, and great communication skills.

5. Required.

a) A detailed proposal of a few pages that is responsive to the required deliverables,

b) Please submit your proposal, including a milestone-based financial proposal, to Justdiggit Foundation at procurement@justdiggit.org.Proposals will be evaluated on a rolling basis until a suitable partner, or partners, are selected on or before November 28, 2025. Use the subject line ‘The Canopy Project Consultant’ in your response.

c) We will be evaluating the proposals on a rolling basis. JDI reserves the right to conduct interviews before the closing date and can close the advertisement earlier in case of finding a suitable candidate.

d) Budget: 10,000 Euros.