CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY: STAFF MAINSTREAMING WORKSHOP AND TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY

Concern Worldwide is an international non-governmental humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries

Expressions of interest are invited for the following consultancy opportunity:

STAFF MAINSTREAMING WORKSHOP AND TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

Concern Worldwide is an international non-governmental humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Concern is committed to delivering high quality programmes, ensuring effectiveness and impact, fostering innovation and learning to improve our practice, ensuring transparency and accountability in all that we do and adherence to standards of best practice. Concern Worldwide is committed to addressing key cross cutting issues and approaches that we know are essential to effective programmes. These include: equality/gender, risk and vulnerability, social protection, capacity building, partnership, Disaster Risk Reduction, and HIV & AIDS. In Kenya, Concern works in the Basic Education, Health and Nutrition and Livelihoods sectors implementing development and emergency responses in Nairobi and Marsabit Counties and also offers support to other Concern countries in the region. The overall strategic direction of our work for the next five (5) years is as outlined in the Country Strategic Plan 2017-2022.

Due to Concern changing the focus of Programming, restructuring and the dwindling funds, Concern Kenya has not been on the forefront in sensitizing staff on cross cutting issues such as Child Protection, Social Protection, Human Rights, Gender Equality and Equity and HIV/AIDS. At the same time, having started 2017 on a low note due to funding challenges, Concern has experienced a number of staff exits either by resignation or redundancy. This has affected the morale of the staff and the team spirit has gone down. This has been widened further by the fact that the staff in the field – Marsabit and the ones in Nairobi do not interact often. As the HR department, we have seen this also affect staff relations and to some extent their performance. It is therefore prudent to bridge this gap and revive the once vibrant team.

CONSULTANCY OBJECTIVES

The staff mainstreaming workshop and team building activity is meant to build the capacity of staff in delivering more coordinated and complementary responses. The workshop and team building activity is intended to enlighten staff on the current trends of the cross cutting issues as well as improve staff relations, motivation, communication, knowledge and feedback sharing and a more integrated way of working for effective and efficient responses.

METHODOLOGY AND TECHNICAL APPROACH

The consultant will be expected to propose the methodology for delivering the outputs and deliverables. Both exercises should be creatively organized and facilitated to include strategic brainstorming sessions. More time should be given to outdoor, interactive and participatory activities. The consultant should identify strengths and capacity needs of the team and provide recommendations. S/he should identify those issues which have the potential to inhibit the team from reaching its goals and how to deal with them as well as help staff deal with negative change.

DELIVERABLES/OUTPUTS

a) Staff capacity to mainstream the cross cutting issues including staff feedback on the mainstreaming workshop and team building activity

b) Improved relations and communication between line managers and their direct reports and between teams

c) A detailed report with findings and proposed strategic adjustments and actions

TIMELINES

The assignment will be for one (1) day I.e. 1st December 2017

LOCATION

Nairobi, Kenya

RENUMERATION

The consultant will submit a financial proposal in Kes for the same. Agreed rates will be based on prevailing market competitive rates and value for money. Payment will be upon satisfactory completion of the assignment.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The consultant will liaise with the HR and Administration Coordinator and overall with the Country Director.

CONSULTANT’S PROFILE

A Masters Degree in Social Sciences, Human Resources Management, Programmes Management or a relevant field

At least ten (10) years of relevant professional experience with a proven track record of facilitating team building and knowledge sharing workshops and consultancy experience.

Demonstrated knowledge of Cross Cutting issues - equality/gender, risk and vulnerability, social protection, capacity building, partnership, Disaster Risk Reduction, and HIV & AIDS

Excellent analytical, communication, interpersonal, capacity building & report writing skills. Fluency in English and Kiswahili both written and spoken