Key Responsibilities and duties

Participate in programme planning, review, and co-ordination meetings to learn on programme implementation.
Participate and support in agricultural extension and project management activities including but not limited to farmer mobilization, farmer trainings, farm visits & crop walks, and stakeholders’ engagement.
Support data collection, coding, and... development of the value chain database.
Support office administration roles in guidance from assistant project officer.
Support in report writing
Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Good knowledge in Ms Office Suite Products i.e., Excel, word, Power Point, SharePoint, OneDrive.
Good Communication and interpersonal Skills
Good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.

Qualifications/Other Requirements:

Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agribusiness, Project Management, Community Development, or related field. more

Key Responsibilities and duties

Processing day-to-day procurement requisitions.
Maintain the vendor register.
Prepare, publish, and issue the procurement notice and bidding documents.
Manage the receiving and opening of bids and proposals.
Coordinate the evaluation of bids and proposals.
Prepare bid analysis & evaluation reports.
Prepare LPOs & contracts.
Notify all the candidates of the... procurement outcome.
Assist in the preparation of the Procurement Reports.
Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time

Education

Degree or Diploma in Procurement, Purchasing, Logistics or Supply Chain Management or equivalent.

Skills & Competencies

Good knowledge in Ms Office Suite Products i.e., Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power BI etc
Experience in Ms Dynamics Navision or equivalent will be an advantage.
Familiarity in Logistics, Procurement, and Supply Chain projects from previous internships, jobs, or employment would be highly advantageous.
Good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.

Behaviour

Positive, energetic self-starter with a high level of personal drive and resilience
Willing to learn.
Demonstrated integrity and of positive attitude. more

Job Purpose

To effectively manage the process of client identification and acquisition, Credit assessment, risk identification-mitigation and reporting, Developing appropriate credit facilities and monitoring portfolio performance for Mico-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Agricultural sector and Renewable Energy sub-sector.

Key Responsibilities

Build MESPT Micro and Small... Enterprises (MSEs) loan portfolio on all products through attracting and recruiting new clients.
Maintain accurate data on all applications submitted to MESPT.
Provide timely feedback to all credit applicants as per the policy guidelines.
Undertake credit assessment and prepare appraisal reports as per prescribed guidelines for credit facilitation and make necessary recommendation to Credit & Business Development Manager. This includes desk reviews and onsite due diligence.
Ensure and maintain adequate documentation of all credit cases progressed for approval.
Capture Know Your Customer data and financial information into the institutional Credit management system.
Prepare credit facility offer letters spelling out terms, conditions, and covenants for review by line Manager.
Engage and coordinate with service providers such as lawyers and valuers to facilitate security perfection.
Initiate loan disbursement process as per credit policy.
Maintain both soft and hardcopy credit files for all successful and unsuccessful cases.
Maintain accurate security details in security register in both hard and soft copies for signoff by the line manager.
Undertake portfolio management to identify default triggers per case, assessment of loan penalties, actioning on measures to mitigate deterioration of portfolio at risk, initiating collection mechanism per policy including business recovery mechanisms.
Prepare client monitoring schedule for approval by the line manager.
Undertake monthly desk monitoring and bi-annual site visits, providing monitoring reports.
Adhere to provisions of data protection Act and internal mechanism of data management and protection.
Identify and document capacity gaps in enterprises and develop practical recommendations to address the identified gaps.
Develop a mechanism for credit facilitation to informal groups and individual micro clients with clear risk mitigation models.
Prepare quarterly departmental report in collaboration with other credit team members and share with line manager.
Undertake and document bi-annual market scanning in the area of Agricultural Value Chain and Green financing and share with line Manager.
Identify, document, and share with line manager possible innovative ways of improving business processes at Credit and Business Development Department.
Identify and document key budget considerations and proposals to Credit Manager to facilitate annual budget planning.
Develop papers on lessons learnt and case studies.
Collaborate with teams from other departments.

Any other duties assigned by the line manager.
Key Relationships
Internal

Programme Managers
Programme Officers
Procurement Officer
Finance Team
Communication Officer
Administration Officer
HR Officer

External

Donors
Partner organizations,
MSMEs in agricultural and Renewable Energy Sectors

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

At least 5 years post-qualification experience in the financial sector with exposure in micro and small business financing in Agricultural sector, Renewable Energy and Micro groups.
Good understanding of sustainable finance focusing on both social and climate adaptation and mitigation results among micro and small businesses.
Good communication and presentation skills, with outstanding reporting skills.
Sound financial and analytical skills
Good negotiation, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Sound understanding of the current and emerging trends in the sustainable financing.
Sound Knowledge of financing models and instruments available for sustainable finance.
Good data analysis skills
Good report writing skills

Qualifications/Other Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in business related field, Economics, Agribusiness, Finance, Accounting or equivalent.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access,) and statistical related packages
Ability to handle pressure and work with minimum supervision.
A team player with the drive to improve performance.

Behaviour

Results Orientation towards own and team’s role in line with organizational priorities, decisive, passion and drive for high quality work
Working with others, in a team environment, receiving and providing feedback, contributing to the team’s success, and managing conflicts if it occurs
Self-Management, by demonstrating Integrity and credibility, leading by example, committed, knowledgeable and confident on the job functions and superior communication skills.
Creativity: develops and encourages new and innovative solutions, willing to take risks.
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, external partners, and stakeholders. more

We are recruiting for a Credit & Business Development Intern to join our team. This opportunity is designed for students that would like to get practical experience in finance and credit administration. Hands on interaction with the MESPT credit and business development team will allow you the opportunity to work on analyzing credit packages, learn the basics of credit analyst work, record... management and develop the skills to identify the various strengths and weaknesses of credits, development, and technical writing.

Key Responsibilities and duties
Record Management
By the supervision of Credit and Business development officer:

Support credit officers in record management- physical, soft and security records.
Support the credit officers in identifying records ready for archiving/destruction.
Ensure proper storage of records received from clients in soft and hard copies.
Maintain a record inventory of all physical and electronic records.

Data Management

Data collection and evaluation as per the covenants shared between MESPT and partners.
Timely follow up M&E data with FIs.
Analyzing the data per client, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Develop a consolidated data set for all clients.

Financial analysis

Support credit officers in data input of financial information to data analysis tool.
Support credit department in review and enhancing financial and data analysis tools.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Experience in Ms Office Suite Products i.e., Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power BI, etc
Experience in report writing will be an advantage.
Familiarity in matters data and record management from previous internships, jobs, or employment would be highly advantageous.
Not required to have professional work experience but those with professional experience are also encouraged to apply.

Qualifications/Other Requirements:

Degree or Diploma in the fields of statistics, Monitoring, and evaluation, or equivalent.

Behaviour

Positive, energetic self-starter with a high level of personal drive and resilience
Willing to learn.
Demonstrated integrity and of positive attitude. more

MESPT-AGRIFI-05-2023 
The Assignment
MESPT is seeking a production firm that will professionally produce 7 short videos (Max 4 minutes) of the programme milestones and 7 written (case stories - max 800 words) replicas of the selected milestones. The stories will include:

Meru Dairy Union
Kamuthanga Fish farm
Roy Shammer Agribiz Ltd
Nakuru Free Area wet market
KESPHIS LIMS system
TVETA... and TVET CDAAC partnership in curricula development linked with the roll out of CBET courses currently ongoing in Mabanga ATC
2 County Food Safety Committee that has performed very well in formulating the policies, approval, and enactment of the same. They will also demonstrate county investments on food safety initiatives.

The 2 assignments will be conducted in Meru (2 sites; Union & one cooperative), Machakos (1 site), Bungoma (2 sites; Roy & Mabanga), Nakuru and Nairobi.
The stories shall capture the food safety milestones, successes and challenges, best practices and lessons learnt towards achieving programme results areas that include: -

Reviewed 4 curricula to address food safety, animal, and plant health inclusion.
Review/ development of Training and Learning Guides.
Value chain actors (VCAs), farmers & Trainer of Trainers (ToT’s) capacity building specifically on Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Standards. Developed Standard Assessment Guides (SAGs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support VCA in Value Chains of focus.
Revamping of 13 ATVET centres (infrastructure, human resource training, upgrade from Agriculture Training Centers (ATCs) to ATVETs, model learning units, development of Business/Sustainability plans, ATVET bills etc.)
Partnership with 13 counties that have all formed the County Food Safety Committees (CFSC) which are now operational.
Development of Food and Feed Safety policies and bills
County officials and food inspectors training on food safety regulation, inspection, and enforcement.
Private Sectors Lead Firms (PSLF’s) and Central Competent Authorities engaged.
VCAs trained and adopted food safety measures plus ToTs and how this is influencing the training of VCAs (focus on ATVET Model)
The focus will be on the impact of our interventions, bringing out the spill-over effects to indirect beneficiaries. E.g., how has the review of curricula influence the way the ATVETs conduct their operations beyond what had been anticipated by the programme, how has infrastructure support by the programme led to additional support being received by other dept agencies, are there cases of farmer adopting food safety standard in other VC beyond the ones being targeted by the programme, programme outcomes etc.

The stories should bring out impact at the ultimate goals which include: -

Reduction in volumes of rejects due to adherence to food safety measures.
Improved productivity
Increased sales turn-over
Farmer integration into local and international markets.
ATVETS been commercial-driven entities.
Counties having investments on food safety control systems in place to drive surveillance and enforcement on matters of food safety standards.
Wet markets infrastructure development and food safety systems.

The produced materials are intended for our donors EU and DANIDA, other potential donors and investors and by extension intended to promote the MESPT brand as one that delivers and is a trusted partner that properly utilizes resources for the intended purpose. It will also form part of our learning and providing direction to future programming.
Assignment Objectives
The overall objective of the assignment is to produce 7 short videos (Max 4 minutes) of the programme milestones and 7 written (case stories - max 800 words) replicas highlighting best approaches, best practices, achievements, and real impacts in the programme focal areas.
Other Objectives include:

Desire to showcase our work to the donor & partners.
To strengthen our partnerships.
Increase the programme visibility.
To raise public awareness of our work

Production visioning
The production focus area will be to demonstrate delivery of 2 programme result areas namely:

RESULT AREA 2: Strengthening capacities of actors along the selected value chains through the Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ATVET) system approach. The approaches being employed to achieve food safety along the selected value chains.
RESULT AREA 3: Increasing the capacity of private sector and County Governments to implement and enforce standards on food safety, plant health and animal health.

The videos will also focus on the programme outputs from our interventions namely:

Use of agricultural vocational training centres for capacity building on Food safety standards
Use value chain approach to promote farmer integration into the local, national, and international markets.
How well have the intervention put forth by the programme enabled VCAs bridge the gap between adopted food safety practices and the Market requirements?
implementation of food safety policy and regulations that have been formulated through programme support.
How infrastructure support by both the programme and county have propelled the ATVETS towards commercial viability and sustainability.
What are the factors influencing the realization of food safety system as well as the challenges that the ATVETs are struggling with.

Role of the Service Provider
Under the direct supervision of the Corporate Communications officer working closely with the AgriFI Programme, MEAL managers and the CEO, MESPT is seeking the services of a competent production house/ firm to do the following: -
Short videos production

Develop 6 short clips/ video’s overall concept and scenario.
Interview selected participants for the videos -include project staff/manager, county government officials, central competent authorities (national government), ATVET staff, farmers/value chain actors, programme partners etc.
Interviews recorded in Kiswahili must have captioned English translation on the final production.
Develop a production schedule for the videos.
Provide high quality photography of each selected site/ story line.
Visit all the selected project sites and interact with the government official, private sector partners and local communities/beneficiaries who have been impacted by the programme initiatives.
Develop the videos script and storyboard to be used in the video production – this will be presented to MESPT management for approval before commencing the filming.
Perform appropriate video filming and shoot interviews with the projects’ beneficiaries and stakeholders.
Present draft short videos for comments on contents and edit accordingly for final approval.
Submit 6 short video HD on email and in DVD as well as hand over master copies of each version.
Submit 600 well edited still photos of projects and interviews carried out.

Programme Written Case Studies/stories

Develop a production schedule for the case stories.
Develop content and propose appropriate photos for each case story.
The case stories can have additional content derived from existing programme reports.
Final case stories should each have a minimum of 800 words in the programme branded word document template.
Submit 6 case stories, well edited in soft copies/ on email.

Service Provider Requirements and Procedures of Application
Desired skills, competencies, and qualifications:

Previous experience in producing EU and DANIDA funded programmes short videos/ documentaries especially for development organizations and NGOs.
Organizational capacity to conduct the assignment.
Technical capacity to capture and relay complex and highly technical information in a simple manner for the purpose of the target audience.
Skills and experience in audio -visual animation, illustrations, and infographics.
In-depth knowledge of how development programmes work - results-based management and results-oriented approach to project implementation.
Ability to draft concise and informative documentation in English.
Ability to think out-of-the-box.
Excellent communication and organizational skills, with demonstrated evidence of capacity to produce and present good case stories.
Analytic capacity and demonstrated ability to process, analyses and synthesize complex, technical information.
Ability to innovate, combining methodological approaches and data from various levels and disciplines.
Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication, and networking skills.

Education & Experience

Recognized diploma in production/electronic media, graphic design, or related field.
Bachelor’s degree in PR, Mass Communications, Journalism, Corporate Communications,
At least 3 years relevant work experience

Applicants are required to submit the following:

A Technical Proposal:

Letter of Interest and a brief methodology on the approach and implementation of the assignment.
Personal CVs of 4 technical personnel (e.g., Lead Producer/ Director, Camera man and any other senior technical staff such as writer and editor) proposed for this project highlighting qualifications and experience in similar projects.
3 Work references - contact details (e-mail & phone numbers) of referees/ firms you have produced similar assignments.
Sample work previously done for other clients – provide a min of 5 and max of 7 videos links and min of 5 written soft copies/ links of case stories recently completed.


Financial proposal:

To indicate total service/ consultancy fee with a breakdown of expenses (unit price together with any other related expenses).
All costings shall be in Kenya Shillings.
The financial proposal document must have a password.



Application procedure:
If interested in undertaking the prescribed work, one should email us the Technical and Financial Proposals not exceeding 20 pages. Ensure that the following are all included to avoid being disqualified: -

Letter of interest.
Organizational profile / Capacity Statement.
Interpretation of the ToRs understanding.
Methodology to be used in undertaking the assignment.
The assignment schedule/ work plan.
Relevant experience related to the assignment -provide links.
Recommendation letters by other firms you have carried out similar assignments -minimum 3.
Curriculum Vitae of the Production crew to carry out the assignment.
Financial proposal must include all rates in Kenyan shillings. more

REF. HR/07/2023
Job Purpose
Working in the finance department under the supervision of the Head of Finance and Administration, the Finance Officer will be responsible for all financial functions of the programme including accounting, payments and banking, documentation, budgeting, financial reporting and compliance. Specific tasks include;
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management and... Control

Review and verify all invoices /payment vouchers for approval of payment. Review and verify all transactions posted into sub ledgers for all the programs.
Prepare the general ledger and run the trial balance to confirm accuracy of the general ledger. Remit statutory deductions and taxes including but not limited to corporate tax, VAT, PAYE, withholding tax for all the programme activities.
Review and verify bank reconciliations and supplier accounts
Ensure adherence to internal controls, organizational policies, donor, and statutory regulations for all the program activities.
Maintain Asset register and conduct asset verification exercise
Carry out monthly inter-project reconciliation for all the program activities.

Financial Systems

Ensure effective management of Navision ERP line with approved plans.
Ensure effective filing, manual or electronic for all documentation
Ensure configuration of the report set up in Navision
Updating of MESPT program budgets in Navision

Risk Management

Co-ordinate, the risk management function including compilation of the risk register for the activities.

Budgeting

Work with respective managers to develop operations annual and interim budgets.
Confirm that proposed budgets adhere to organizational, donor, statutory and professional guidelines.
Review the individual budgets and consolidate budgets to create the overall institutional budget for Board of Trustees approval.

Implementing Partner Reviews, Internal and External Audits

Plan for partner reviews, Internal and External audits for all the programs activities
Address issues raised in draft reports and management letters and give responses in terms of program activities.
Undertake corrective and preventive actions identified by partner reviews and audits, investigations, or other assessment mechanisms within the agreed time frame in all the program activities.

Monitoring and Reporting

Prepare monthly Financial Accounts and Management reports for review
Discuss the reports with the respective managers and to understand the reasons for any variance and document the same.

Policy, Procedure and Controls

Develop procedures aligned to approved policies, ensure compliance, and effect controls and sensitize program staff on the policies and procedures.
Ensure all financial controls are put in place and monitor the same.
Conduct staff sensitization sessions periodically to keep staff abreast of policies and procedures.
Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time

Key Relationships

Internal: HR Officer, Programme Managers, Credit and Business Development Manager, ICT Manager, Programme Officers, Finance Assistants and Programme Assistants
External: Banks, Donors, Suppliers and Partner Organizations

Qualifications & Other Requirements

A minimum of bachelor’s degree in commerce, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Related Field from an Accredited Institution of Higher Learning
CPA (K) holder or equivalent professional qualification
At least 5 years of experience in Finance/Audit
Experience in using financial software.
Solid Knowledge of Financial and accounting procedures
Excellent understanding of Financial ERP system
Excellent knowledge of IFRS and its application and International Accounting Standards (IAS)
Experience of handling financial projects in Agribusiness will be an added advantage.
Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suite
Knowledge on Risk Management will be an added advantage.

Terms: Contract up to 31st December 2024, three-month probation and notice period of one month. more

REF. HR/01/INT/2023
Responsibilities and duties

Assist in implementing and executing communications strategies, campaigns, events, and other initiatives in support of MESPT and the programme activities.
Support content development for stories, talking points, press releases, speeches and production of key publications.
Support the creation and uploading of content for the related online... platforms.
Support in preparing presentations, decks, pitches, toolkits, and processing various documents.
Assist the Corporate Communications Officer in the curation and coordination of key events and communication opportunities.
Support in creating high quality content for updating MESPT social media, especially LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter and other platforms.
Coordinate with Programmes teams to ensure donor communications and visibility requirements are met.
Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communication, Journalism/Media, Public Relations, or related field.

Skills & Competencies

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Excellent PowerPoint, Word and graphic design skills
Basic understanding of usability, optimizing content for the web and search.
Good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.
Positive, energetic self-starter with a high level of personal drive and resilience

Terms: 3-month contract more

REF. HR/08/2023 
Job Purpose
The Programme Assistant will work with and provide administrative support to the members of the programme team in the implementation of the programme.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Management

Assist in coordinating the implementation of the programme with other stakeholders.
Support the programme team on various administrative and logistical tasks as per the... work plan.
Assist programme staff during surveys, planning and implementation especially in preparing the logistics including annual conferences, trainings, and visiting delegations.
Provide effective support to the Programme team in organizing programme meetings, appointments for the programme staff and take minutes during meetings as required.
Ensure efficient filing of programme documentation and manage the programme’s Electronic Document Management System
Assist the Project Officers in data collection, data entry and data cleaning/verification.
Support in compiling periodic reports on the status of the programme on a need’s basis
Assist in documenting and sharing relevant information and lessons learnt with programme staff.
Develop trackers and tables for planning and monitoring upcoming tasks and responsibilities.
Track all documents through stages of development.

Office management

In charge of all the office administration duties including office inventory management to ensure an efficient operation of the office
Effectively liaise with both external and internal stakeholders and provide timely and smooth flow of information and appropriate communication within the programme office.
Coordinate and facilitate requests related to venue requirements, works orders, travel requests and materials for publications.
Maintain contract details of all programme assets/resources.
Maintain an up-to-date list of contact details of service providers, monitor renewal of existing service contracts, and verify and check that services are provided efficiently.
Receive incoming mail and invoices and direct them to the appropriate team members.
Keep a record of inbound and outbound mail.
Ensure the cleanliness and the good disposition of the programme office.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Human Resource, Business administration, or any other relevant field.
At least 4 years of leading program administrative activities in a development program setting
Prior experience working as a Programme Assistant in a relevant field
Strong administrative skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
Proficient with computer technology and Microsoft Office

Role Competence

A proven capability to provide gainful insight and practical and pragmatic solutions to programme challenges with a bias towards action and resolving issues quickly.
Good analytical and critical thinking skills, Problem-solving, judgment and decision-making skills.
Strong oral and written communication skills
Excellent negotiation, time management and problem-solving skills

Behaviour

Professional and pleasant demeanor to meet with programme stakeholders
Sharp attention to detail with an extraordinary ability to multitask.
Reliable and diligent worker
Able to sit, stand and move around for long hours at a time
Able to work both independently, efficiently, and effectively as well as in collaboration with people at various levels and from different backgrounds.
Able to work under pressure and manage time effectively.
Ability to accept accountability, results oriented approach to achievement of objectives.
Have a sense of urgency and attention to detail.
Positive, energetic self-starter with a high level of personal drive and resilience

Terms: 18-month contract, 3-month probation and 1-month notice period more

Duties and Responsibilities

Support the administration, maintenance, monitoring, and accessibility of all information systems including but not limited to; Servers (physical and virtual), Microsoft 365, SQL databases, financial systems, Administration systems, staff portal, cloud applications and other IT systems that support MESPT Operations
Assist in Administering and managing user accounts... including remote and mobile device users. Assist in Creating and assigning appropriate system roles and system access permissions as defined and signed-off by the business.
Contribute to resolving system administration and support requests raised on the helpdesk.
Collaborating and supporting various programmes in their digitization projects.
Assist in training end users on various systems and preparing end user training materials in form of videos or standard operating procedures.
Maintain a high level of internal and external customer satisfaction and product quality.
Assist to build and run cloud infrastructure and services primarily in a hybrid on-premises/Azure cloud environment.
Contribute to resolving support issues with a focus on root cause analysis to reduce recurring issues.
Assist in providing solutions to technical issues or requests which could involve developing a work-around, working with business to propose new and alternative operating procedures, producing additional documentation, or escalating requests to software vendor.
Support in Coordinating, executing and documenting systems change requests.
Assist to perform preventive maintenances for server infrastructure as per the schedule.
Contributing in performing system installations, systems upgrades, systems migration and rollout of new software patches and updates
Assist in administration of IP Telephony/Phone system administration, printers and secure access control and related security systems (CCTV, Biometric Access)

Qualifications
Education and Certifications

Must have successfully completed their bachelor’s degree in computer science or any IT related field, completed within the last one year.
Office 365 Administration or related Microsoft Certification.
LAN/WAN Certification like CCNA
VMWARE Certified professional

Skills and Competencies

Knowledge in domain management and Active directory services.
Knowledge in Microsoft 365 administration.
Knowledge and skills in Windows server setup and administration.
Knowledge and working experience with administration of database systems, especially MS SQL Server.
Knowledge in VMWare – virtualization technology.
Knowledge of Microsoft licensing requirements.
Knowledge in networking (LAN, Wireless LAN, VPNs etc.), (Firewalls, Routers, and switches)
Knowledge of TCP/IP Architecture and OSI Model.
Knowledge of using and managing IT Helpdesk systems.
Troubleshooting and problems solving skills in a Windows based environment.
Previous exposure as systems administrator in a busy IT environment
Good problem-solving skills and willingness to constantly renew required knowledge.
Results oriented and able to meet tight deadlines. more

KEY FEATURES OF THE VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Ability to perform a Network Asset Inventory; The solution should be able to do this either by pulling information from Active Directory and/or a high-level network scan that probes for active IP addresses.
Baseline Scan: The solution should be able to identify the operating system and applications running on identified hosts.
Identifying... possible vulnerabilities: Retrieve information on vulnerabilities that might affect the hosts and identify possible vulnerabilities across all major operating systems, applications, network devices and database systems. E.g. configuration flaws, missing patches, default passwords, insecure protocols etc.
Prioritization: The solution should be able to prioritize the actions that will have the greatest impact on MESPT’s security posture. This can be achieved by incorporating information about the severity and impact of the vulnerability, the priority of the system and any compliance issues that may exist.
Quality and Speed of Updates: Frequency of releasing new vulnerability updates. Ability to accurately detect vulnerabilities.
Support for Cloud Services. The product should include the ability to detect issues with configurations in the cloud. This is for environments of any tools we use for Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service or Software as a Service.
Compliance. The product should provide support for compliance programs such as ISO 27001, GDPR etc. Ability to use the product to perform required scans and complete self-assessments.
Active and Passive Detection. The product should integrate both traditional active scanning of systems with passive vulnerability detection based upon observation of network traffic.
Authenticated and Unauthenticated Scanning. The product should support authenticated and unauthenticated scanning. The product should support scanning with agents installed and without agents.
Remediation Guidance. The product should provide remediation guidance for identified vulnerabilities. The product should provide enough information to remediate the vulnerability.
Audit trails; The solution should provide audit trails on user activity e.g. Alerts on system and administrative activity e.g. new accounts creation, permissions addition/deletion, configuration changes etc.
Role based Access: The solution should provide role-based access by function.
Report Creation: The solution must provide an intuitive reporting interface that can leverage existing reports or the creation of new reports. The reports should also provide for drill down capabilities.
Dashboards: The solution should provide dashboards with drill down capability to make it easier to identify and select certain vulnerabilities or vulnerabilities affecting a particular system.
Scheduled Reports: The solution should have the ability to schedule reports and/or alerts.
Scheduled Scans: The solution should allow for scheduled vulnerability scans and scheduled Asset discovery scans.

KEY DELIVERABLES

Detailed Project Schedule, with major deliverables, including but not limited to:

Project plan and schedule
Resource allocations
Product installation
Training
Add-ons or customizations

Documentation / Manuals: Provide electronic copies of the technical and user documentation with your response to the RFP
Detailed Cost Schedules: Provide detailed, itemized unit and total costs for each component and service proposed, indicating as appropriate optional and required components and services, including:
Recommended hardware specifications, itemized, to meet MESPT’s requirements
Recommended software, itemized, to meet MESPT’s requirements and including any 3rd party software license fees
Installation/Implementation costs e.g. number of estimated hours / weeks to complete project
On-site training costs, e.g. number of estimated hours
Provide a post-implementation cost schedule for support, maintenance and upgrades (including any 3rd party licensing fees)



Contract / license agreement: Submit a copy of any contract / license agreement you will require to be executed at time of award.

Non-disclosure Agreements: Submit a copy of any non-disclosure contracts you would require to be executed as part of the evaluation process.

Staff Qualifications: Describe the qualifications and experience of the staff who would be assigned to the implementation. Provide an electronic copy of resumes for your project manager and technical leads. more