Humanitarian emergency fund: independent review

Appendix 1: Terms of Reference

23 August 2019

Review Requirements

The contractor is required to:

• retain an independent consultant to work within their organisation, to conduct the Humanitarian Emergency Fund ("HEF") review; and
• provide a review of the structure and operations of the HEF; review key documentation associated with the Fund and the activations of previous Programme calls; meet with the HEF panel and other interested parties to gather their opinions on the HEF, including its impact to date; to critique the fund and offer viable recommendations for improving delivery and impact of the HEF to aid humanitarian emergencies.

Main Objectives of the Review

The contractor will be expected to:

1. Work with the Scottish Government's International Development team to devise a scheme for the review of the HEF.

2. Carry out an independent review of the HEF.

3. Gather evidence from the HEF Panel members, the Disasters Emergency Committee; Scotland's International Development Alliance, Scottish Government officials and others on the structure and operations of the HEF.

4. Consider how the HEF would continue to successfully operate if there was a flux in the current commitment of £1M. To consider the impact of up to a 50% increase (~£1.5M) and up to a 50% decrease (~£500,000).

5. Collate all responses and comments made in relation to the evaluation.

6. Produce a report to the Scottish Government: containing options for any changes to the HEF; and detailing any recommendations for the improvement and future of the HEF.

Aims of the HEF

The review is to consider how the HEF is, or could improve on, how it delivers on its current key aims:

• Provide immediate and effective assistance to reduce the threat to life and wellbeing (e.g. hunger, disease or death) for a large number of a population caused by disasters, disease or conflict;

• Build public awareness in Scotland of humanitarian crises and raise additional funding;
• Demonstrate the SG's role as a responsible global citizen with a vested interest in responding to global humanitarian challenges; and,
• Bring enhanced transparency and predictability to the SG's emergency funding.