Expression of Interest (EOI) For Consultancy Services for Data Analysis and Report Writing
Deadline Extended to 5th August 2019, 5:00 pm
The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) is a member of a consortium of four agencies implementing a ten-month DFID-funded Accountable Grant on Public Financial Management, Revenue and Anti-corruption in Sierra Leone. Christian Aid is the lead partner, along with Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law, Restless Development, and Budget Advocacy Network (otherwise known as “the Consortium”). Click to download Vacancy Advert
In response to the threat of corruption to Sierra Leone’s development aspirations, the government and its international development partners are cooperatively working to combat corruption through effective anti-corruption strategies such as research and public education, prosecution and prevention. Corruption has an impact across the economy of Sierra Leone, affecting extractives and the private sector, government management of finances and procurement, down to petty corruption and bribes for access to services. Data from the ‘Pay no Bribe’ campaign shows that in just 2 years, over 71,000 people reported having to pay a bribe (this is an underestimate of the total, given the project isn’t nationwide and a significant number of cases are unlikely to be reported). High corruption and inadequate service delivery leads to lower motivation of citizens to pay tax.
As part of efforts to respond to the scourge of corruption and inform future anti-corruption strategies in Sierra Leone, the Consortium seeks to undertake a research aimed at gauging public perception, identifying persisting challenges in the fight against corruption, and making practical recommendations on how to respond to incidence of corruption, particularly in the public sector. The overall purpose of this exercise is to develop a credible and comprehensive report on public perception – including fears and hopes – about national response efforts to corruption. The report should capture gaps and opportunities for a more robust and effective response to the fight against corruption. The report should also capture public views regarding ongoing efforts to address the culture of impunity in the country, improve public discourse, influence the strengthening of accountability-based systems, and ensure improved compliance with recommendations by anti-corruption institutions.