New Request for Proposals – Stakeholder Mapping of Papua New Guinea

April 7, 2025 •

The Voluntary Principles Initiative has issued a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a stakeholder mapping report of Papua New Guinea.

The purpose of this consultancy is to:

• Identify the appropriate national and local stakeholders from all levels of governments, companies, and civil society that have significant activities in the extractives and harvesting sectors in Papua New Guinea or are involved in addressing human rights issues related to business operations in the extractives and harvesting sectors in the country. 

• Research recent human rights incidents and systemic problems relating to the provision of private and public security. 

• Identify local civil society organizations with the organizational capacity, activities, and mandate to potentially serve as Secretariat of a new ICWG. 

• Identify potential partnerships with other multi-stakeholder initiatives operating in the country relating to business and human rights or the extractives and harvesting sectors, including the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in-country multi-stakeholder groups. 

The objective of the stakeholder mapping is to support the creation of a new In-Country Working Group in Papua New Guinea.

To be able to participate in the process, bidders must meet the following criteria:

a) Any individual, civil society organization (CSO) or consultancy firm is eligible to bid, so long as: 

• the consulting team lead is a resident of Papua New Guinea; or 

• a majority level of effort is provided by residents of Papua New Guinea; or 

• individuals and teams are resident in neighbouring countries and can demonstrate strong expertise and knowledge of Papua New Guinea. 

Preference will be given to applicants residing in Papua New Guinea. 

b) Knowledge of Papua New Guinea extractives and harvesting sectors.  

c) Experience in working on social impacts of extractives and harvesting sector projects or stakeholder engagement, human rights, government relations, or another relevant field. 

d) High degree of fluency in English.  

e) Proven ability to draft documents and communicate in English, with a high degree of proficiency.   

The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, May 19, 2025, 5:00pm EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).

Questions related to this RFP will be accepted until Friday, April 25, 2025.  Answers will be posted the RFP page on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Please click on the button below for more information about the project and the complete RFP.