Consultancy Services for the development of a Strategic Plan for the Belize Social Investment Fund

The Belize Social Investment Fund (BSIF) provides financial and technical assistance to local government entities and community groups in the country through development cooperation funds earmarked for poverty reduction interventions. BSIF functions as an national implementing agency in Belize for infrastructure and social programs that contribute to the country’s national development in areas of Education, Water & Sanitation, Health, Social Services, Organisational Strengthening, and Economic Infrastructure. Under GCF's Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme BSIF received support to identify gaps in order to meet GCF’ accreditation requirements, as the country’s NDA has identified BSIF as a key agency to assist the country channel climate finance.

AAE will be in charge of identifying the existing gaps from BSIF and design the Strategic Plan to guide its long term mission, vision and work. The team will ensure that the Strategic Plan is inclusive of the  long-term goals for the development of Belize, aligned to national priorities and climate adaptive needs. To this end ,our team will define the prior areas of the strategy and include best practice guidelines; sustainable fundraising mechanisms and internal evaluation mechanisms.

Activities include:

• Conducting a desk review of available documentation, and preparing a methodology and work plan
• Mapping the key stakeholders and the BSIF’s existing organisational performance.
• Develop the BSIF Strategic Plan 2022-2025 based on the data collected, including best practice guidelines; and a Fundraising Strategy
• Develop Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework
• Staff and Board sensitization. Develop Sensitization and Awareness Framework Document and conduct 2 two-day Sensitization and Awareness workshops.
• Capacity development Strategy and Plan

Main outputs:

• Summary report of analysis of available documentation;
• Updated ToR as appropriate and corresponding work plan and methodology;
• Draft BSIF Strategic Plan 2022-2025
• Final Strategic Plan for BSIF review
• Final Strategic Plan presentation to BSIF Board and Directors
• Finalised Strategic Plan including organisational chart
• Report on consultation process
• Completed Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
• Report on M&E Framework consultation
• Sensitization and Awareness Framework document