Vacancy title:
Request for proposal Development of administration portal for the Inclusive Crop Insurance
Jobs at:
Crop Insurance Scheme (CIS)Deadline of this Job:
18 February 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Zambian Financial Sector Deepening Limited (FSD Zambia) is a Zambian organization working closely with key players throughout the economy to ensure that all Zambiaris are financially healthy, particularly the most excluded and underserved. We help rural families women, youth, low-income people, and other houscholds in Zambia to understand and access a wide range of sustainable, comparable and affordable financial services. To expand financial inclusion, we collaborate with both public and private sector institutions to make financial markets work better. FSD Zambia enhances trust between clients and suppliers of financial services by helping to bring people together, cultivate understanding, stimulate innovation, and lower costs. In this way, all women, men, girls, and boys can learn about chouse, and use a wide range of financial services that have the most positive impact on their lives, TSD Zambia enjoys the active support of financing DAILOS UK Aid, SIDA, Comic Relief and Rural Finance Expansion Programme (RUFEP). About Inclusive Crop Insurance Scheme (CIS) Zambia ESD Zambia, with technical support from KM Dastur & Company has begun the implementation of the second phase of the Inclusive Crop Insurance Scheme (ICIS) starting February 2022 in selected provinces and districts within Zambia The performance of the scheme was evaluated at the end of the pilot, and it was concluded that the Upscaling of the scheme across all provinces in Zambia was essential In an endeavour to integrate technology in the implementation and execution of the Inclusive Crop Insurance Scheme,FSD Zambia is keen to design and implement an agriculture (crop) insurance portal. This portal/ IT platform will bring in better administration and coordination amongst stakeholders, viz. farmers, insurers and channel partners, as well as real-time dissemination of information and transparency The Assignment As a market facilitator, FSD Zambia would like to support the procurement of services for Agriculture Insurance Administration Solution that captures end-toend functionalities in the insurance value chain for the inclusive Crop Insurance Scheme (CIS). Ideally, the system must include easy and preferably digital enrolment of farmers, smooth claims administration and timely claims pay out Integration or usage of payment gateway such as mobile payments is encouraged, Furthermore, the system should also include a robust database that can be used for the dissemination of information to farmers as this will be part of the value added services for the ICISP. Some functions of the Service Module include: standard interface (API) for various stakeholders to exchange data, pricing and execution, insurance policy administration, premium collection/receipting client management and claims settlement, user management, mobile and offline front-end, communication capabilities (eg SMS/email, and fast delivery of services. The full set of required tasks are detailed in the Terms of Reference accessible on the FSD Zambia website at www.fsdzambia.org. The Proposal must contain: Preparation of Proposals: You are roquested to submit separate technical and financial proposals, as detailed below. The standard forms in the detailed Request for Proposal may be relyped for completion but the bidder is responsible for their accurate reproduction. You are advised to carefully read the complete Request for Proposals. Technical Proposals: Technical proposals should contain the following documents and information: The Technical Proposal Submission Sheet: An approach and methodology for supplying of the required services: Company profile and demonstrated experience with similar Services: The bidder's comments or suggestions on the TORS and appreciation of the assignment the objectives.geographical scope and strategy and delivery methodology applied, measurable outcomes, and any other relevant information Financial Proposals: Financial proposals should contain the following documents and information: The Financial Proposal Submission Sheet A copy of the breakdown of the costs. The costs associated with the assignment shall be GBP or ZMW depending on the origin of the company, All Zambia based companies are supposed to submit their bids in ZM while foreign companies can submit their bids in GBP, Submission of Proposals: The Technical and Financial Proposals should be submitted separately, both clearly marked with the Procurement IT/Payment Solution for the ICIS the Bidder's name, FSD Zambia and either 'Technical Proposal" or "Financial Proposal' as appropriate. Proposals (both technical and financial) should be emailed to bids@FSDZambia.org in PDF or excel formats/ word formats only with clear subject line: "Request for Proposals for Supply of Submission of Proposals: The Technical and Financial Proposals should be submitted separately, both clearly marked with the 'Procurement IT/Payment Solution for the ICIS" the Bidder's name, FSD Zambia and either 'Technical Proposal" or "Financial Proposal as appropriate. Proposals (both technical and financial) should be emailed to bids@FSDZambia.org in PDF or excel formats/ word formats only with clear subject line: "Request for Proposals for Supply of Agriculture Insurance Administration Solution by insert company name). Proposals submitted after 18 February 2022 will be rejected automatically,
Education Requirement: No Requirements
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
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