Terms of Reference for Fiscal Space Analysis for Somalia/somaliland

Tender descriptionTitle of ConsultancyTERMS OF REFERENCE FORFISCAL SPACEANALYSIS FOR SOMALIA/SOMALILANDSCI Contracting OfficeSave theChildrenSomalia/land Country OfficePeriod of ConsultancyThe duration of this assignment is3 Months.encompassing preparation of materials and resources, desk review, workshop facilitation, and development of the final report. Specific schedules will be agreed upon with the selected consultant/consultancy firm.Consultant type requiredConsultancy FirmResponsibility for Logistics arrangements and CostsSave thechildrenwill pay the consultant fee in a lump sum and will not reimburse any incurred costs during the assignment. The consultant will cover their own Logistical arrangements, costs; including food, accommodation, local transport, and all cost associated with data collection work and whole activities.Find Family LawyerTaxation ProvisionsThe consultancy firm shall be responsible for all taxes arising from the consultancy in line with the local Tax regulations applicable at the SCI contracting office.Travel requirementsThe consultancy firm will cover all travel costs (tickets) and arrange local travel to field sites.Security requirementsThe consultancy firm will comply with standard of Save the Children Security procedures, including the completion of SCI online security training (applicable to international consultants) prior to travel to Somalia.Professional quality and ExpertiseThe following are the minimum requirements for the Consultancy Firm to be considered for conducting the assignment.Firm Experience (Mandatory)Comparable assignments: at least three (3) Similar (country level assignments) completed in the last 7-10 years, covering fiscal space analysis, DRM diagnostics, public expenditure reviews, or PFM assessments.Evidence: contracts or completion letters and client references.Read Fiscal Newsdemonstrated experience in child-sensitive or social-sector public finance analysis (education, health, nutrition, protection), including budget analysis and the equity and efficiency of spending.Evidence: sample reports.experience in fiscal scenario modelling, financing gap analysis, and human capital ROI modelling. This includes investment case and costing methodologies that link spending to child outcomes, such as the World Bank Human Capital Project approach, sector costing, and simulation tools (for example One Health Tool and education simulation models), and cost-of-inaction analysis.Evidence: shareat least one modelling output the firm deliveredexperience harmonizing fiscal data across authorities with different reporting cycles and building consolidated fiscal and financing databases.experience applying established methodologies, such as child budget analysis, child-sensitive expenditure tagging and tracking, and Save the Children’s public finance for children (PF4C) approach, including the “adequacy, equity, efficiency, effectiveness and transparency” lens.Find Family LawyerExperience in analyzing intragovernmental fiscal relations, on-budget and off-budget aid flows, and political economy dynamics.strong experience using desk review, KIIs, stakeholder mapping, budget and aid flow analysis, and validation workshops.a record of producing policy briefs, advocacy toolkits, and budget advocacy materials.Contextual Experience (Mandatory)demonstrated experience in Somalia, Somaliland, or comparable federal and fragile contexts. This includes understanding the political and fiscal architecture, the federal-state relationship, and the political economy shaping revenue and budget decisions.existing relationships with, or demonstrated ability to access and coordinate with relevant ministries and parliamentary committees in Somalia/Somalilanddemonstrated ability to work in fragile, conflict-affected, and access-constrained settings, with a security and risk management plan.Team Requirements (Mandatory)Team Leader:a master’s degree or equivalent in economics, public finance, development economics,