Introduction
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is pleased to invite qualified consultants to submit proposals for the development of a new EITI Database. The database will facilitate cross-country and time-series analysis of extractive companies’ payments to governments, supporting EITI's mission to promote open and accountable management of natural resources.
Description
The EITI seeks a Consultant to develop a comprehensive data management system that includes enhanced functionality for data ingestion, Validation, visualisation, and interoperability. The successful Consultant will develop, refine, and document the database schema and provide integration with the EITI CKAN open data portal.
Instructions
Consultant should submit:
- Technical Proposal, outlining:
- the experience of the Consultant/s, including examples of previous open data tools and/or platforms delivered,
- the proposed methodology and outline work plan (one page max) in response to the Terms of Reference (TORs),
- the key experts’ qualifications and competence, and
- a section on potential conflicts of interest. This section should identify any areas of work, including past, present, or future consultancies related to the EITI, which might pose a conflict of interest. Please also describe strategies that you intend to use to minimize those risks.
- Financial Proposal: A detailed budget in USD, including daily rates and estimated days for platform maintenance. Financial proposals should be password-protected, with passwords requested after the evaluation of technical proposals.
Proposals must be delivered by email to [email protected] by close of Thursday 21 November with the subject line "Proposal for EITI Database Project – [Consultant Name]".
All questions related to the project, its timeline and deliverables should be submitted to [email protected] by no later than Thursday 14 November. Responses to the questions will be posted on this page.
A propos de l'ITIE
Nous considérons que les ressources naturelles d’un pays appartiennent à ses citoyens. Notre mission consiste à promouvoir la compréhension de la gestion des ressources naturelles, à renforcer la gouvernance et la redevabilité publiques et des entreprises, et à fournir les données nécessaires à l’élaboration des politiques et au dialogue multipartite dans le secteur extractif. En devenant membres de l’ITIE, les pays s’engagent à divulguer des informations sur l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur de l’industrie extractive – des conditions d’octroi des droits d’extraction, à la manière dont les revenus parviennent au gouvernement et profitent à la population. Par le biais de la participation à l’ITIE, 56 pays ont adopté un ensemble de règles communes régissant ce qui doit être divulgué et quand – la Norme ITIE. Dans chacun des pays ayant adhéré à l’ITIE, un groupe multipartite composé de représentants du gouvernement, des entreprises et de la société civile apporte son soutien à la mise en œuvre de la Norme ITIE.
Objectif
The Consultant will work in three phases from November 2024 to March 2026, focusing on:
- Refining the EITI Database schema for compatibility with existing and future data requirements.
- Delivering a database that validates, stores, and allows analysis of EITI disclosures.
- Integrating the database with the EITI CKAN open data portal, enabling bulk downloads, enhanced data visualization, and user-friendly querying.