Based on its Regional Development Cooperation Program 2022-2025 the Swiss Cooperation Office South Caucasus (SCO SC) is mandated to increase its engagement in Armenia in the area of promoting democratic institutions and practices. Outcome 2 of the Program 2022-2025 sets the goal of prompting public institutions at national and local levels to become increasingly effective, inclusive and accountable to all citizens and rights holders, and these institutions abide by human rights and the rule of law.
Against this mandate the SCO SC in Armenia seeks to explore the possibilities to design and implement a project (tentative title/subject to revision) Democratic Institutions and Innovative Policy-Making in Armenia (2022-2032). This feasibility study is aimed at proposing and concretizing orientation of the contribution by Switzerland as well as explore the opportunities of synergies with other donors (“committed parties”), including the establishment of a common strategic framework for action which aims at uniting and operationalizing shared visions, compatible objectives, intentions and funds.
This feasibility study is mandated to propose and concretize the orientation of the contribution by Switzerland as well as explore the opportunities of synergies with other development partners and the Government of Armenia, including the establishment of a common strategic framework for action which aims at uniting and operationalizing shared visions, compatible objectives, intentions and funds. For the details please see the Terms of Reference document (PDF, 13 Pages, 798.5 kB).
The study will either be conducted by a consortium composed of an international consultant and a local consultant, or by a team composed of a team leader (either international or local), and a subcontractor (in a complementary manner either international or local).
Interested candidates, including consulting firms and individual consultants, are invited to send an application package, including the below listed documents, in English to the following email: yerevan@eda.admin.ch by 24th of November, 2022, 24h (CET time).
In the subject line, please indicate "Feasibility Study for SDC future Governance project".
Under the address yerevan@eda.admin.ch, interested parties can also request additional documents as per Annex 3 of the Terms of Reference.
