Call for proposals: selection of a sociological company responsible for conducting sociological surveys and focus groups
The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” is launching a call for proposals to select a sociological research company to analyse the phenomenon of informal employment and the informal economy in the Republic of Moldova, in accordance with the terms of reference attached at the end. In particular, the groups of employees and employers that are most exposed to this phenomenon are to be identified, as well as the factors underlying individual and firm-level decisions to enter or remain in informal employment and the informal economy.
Contract implementation period: 20 January - 15 March 2021.
The company will carry out the following core tasks:
- Conducting 2 representative surveys using the CATI method: a survey of entrepreneurs/firms (approximately 600 respondents) and a survey of employees/the population (approximately 1,200 respondents);
- Organising 4 online focus groups with representatives of firms and employees.
Qualifications and experience of the sociological company and the team:
- At least 5 years of experience in organising sociological research at national and/or regional level;
- Previous experience in conducting similar research in the social and economic fields;
- Previous experience in statistical analysis of collected data and in drafting reports;
- Highly qualified experts with extensive experience in organising sociological research (CVs must be included as part of the proposal).
Application package: must be submitted in Romanian and will contain the technical proposal and the financial proposal, which are to be sent to the email address: procurari@expert-grup.org
The technical proposal will contain the following:
- The sampling methodology developed on the basis of the methodological requirements set out in the attached terms of reference;
- A description of the data processing methods;
- The schedule of activities with specific dates and expected results;
- The list of sociological studies conducted by the organisation over the last 5 years at national or regional level, with a short description of their objectives;
- The CVs of the qualified experts who will be involved in preparing, collecting and monitoring the research process and in analysing the collected data;
- 3 references, including addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses.
The financial proposal must be submitted in MDL and include all taxes and duties. The financial proposal must be coherent and contain a clear description of the expenditure items.
Application deadline: 18 January, 10:00 a.m. For more details, see:
For any additional information, you can contact us at iulia@expert-grup.org info@expert-grup.org , tel. 79 033 684. Contact person: Iulia Sîrghi-Zolotco.
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