Terms of Reference for the Mid-term Review Of SIDA funded Great Lakes Civil Society Project (GLP)

Background

The Great Lakes Civil Society Project (GLP) is a regional programme implemented since January 2010 by the Danish Refugee Council with funding from the Swedish International Development Agency. The first phase of the GLP was implemented between January 2010 and April 2013, while the second phase started in May 2013.

The GLP is implemented in partnership with civil society organisations in six countries of the Great Lakes region: Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. The GLP’s vision is for civil society to hold governments accountable to the commitments made for protecting displaced persons in their countries, by proposing realistic policy solutions to conflict and displacement.

The programme supports national civil society organisations in documenting and analysing specific displacement and conflict issues, and translating these analyses into practical advocacy goals at the local, national and regional levels. It draws on existing legal and political frameworks for the protection of refugees and IDPs, such as the Great Lakes Pact on Security, Stability and Development, and the African Union Kampala Convention, as well as national-level IDP and refugee policies and legislative tools. Where possible, it encourages cross-border learning between civil society organisations and regional initiatives aimed at providing joint solutions to regional displacement problems.

The proposal and logical framework for Phase II outline the programme’s overall objectives as follows:

Local conflict resulting from and contributing to displacement in target areas of the Great Lakes is prevented and/or resolved through participatory processes defined and implemented at the local level.National and regional policies on displacement and conflict in the Great Lakes region are developed and/or improved to respond to locally-identified needs.The capacities of civil society actors to play a strategic role in policy formulation on displacement and conflict are reinforced.

Considering the GLP’s scope, DRC is actively looking for an additional 3 years phase to its present funding (planned to end April 2016). The mid-term review must be conducted bearing in mind the possibility of the additional phase.

Objectives of the mid-term Review

Purpose:

The purpose of the mid-term review is to guide GLP implementation improvements by assessing the likelihood of its strategies, systems and activities producing the expected results.

Specific objectives:

More specifically, the review is expected to:

Assess the impact of the GLP so far and gaps to be filled.Assess the relevance, appropriateness and foundations of the GLP. The consultant will have to analyse the programme documents but also the context and legal frameworks in the countries of operationAssess the quality (appropriateness, availability and timeliness) and effectiveness of the support given to the CSO partners to improve their performances for the protection of displaced people. The consultant will particularly look at the partners’ capacity to conduct research, identify strategic issues, design and conduct advocacy intervention and develop cross-border collaboration. The consultant will assess the progress in the partners’ capacity since the beginning of their collaboration with DRC.Assess SIDA’s current interest and commitment to the programme.Formulate recommendations on how to make the programme more relevant and more efficient.

Methodology

While the consultant is expected and encouraged to propose a most suitable and appropriate methodology for carrying out the review s/he is expected to among others:

Review all relevant documents (programme documents, previous evaluations, partners reports, legal frameworks, donor reports, context analysis)Participate in a 2-day strategic workshop with the partners in Nairobi. The objective of the workshop will be to reflect on the impact of the GLP so far and establish a strategy for the future of the programmeConduct in-depth Interviews with four GLP partners, taking advantage of their presence while attending the 2-day strategic workshop in Nairobi in October 2014Conduct interview with the GLP team and other relevant DRC staffConduct a phone/Skype interview with SIDA in Addis Ababa. The consultant will also conduct an in-depth analyses on SIDA’s strategic interests through a literature review on key SIDA documentsPresent the key review findings to GLP/DRC staff in a briefing session in order to receive feedback on the report. Feedback from the review session will need to be incorporated into the final review report.

Expected outputs

An inception report detailing the consultant’s proposed methodology for conducting the review. This will be discussed, agreed and approved with the GLP Program Manager prior to commencement of the review.A draft report, not exceeding 20 pages, reflecting all major findings and conclusions to be shared with DRC Great Lakes for review and feedback.A final report (two hard copies and one soft copy in Ms-Word format) reflecting comments and feedback, including an executive summary. All Annexes in the soft copy of the report need to be included in the main report and as separate documents clearly named.Raw and analysed data including audio-visual materials where necessary.

Target audience for the report

DRC Great Lakes team and Senior Management in NairobiDRC Africa and heads of desk in CopenhagenSIDAPartners in the five countries of implementation

Time-frame and location

The mid-term review will take place in October 2014

The consultant will work alongside DRC’s GLP team in Nairobi, and is also expected to consult a sample of four Project’s partners: in Kenya, in Burundi, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2 partners). The consultant will also talk SIDA's representatives in Addis Ababa.

The mission level of efforts and work schedule may be:

1 day of developing an Inception Report to be discussed, agreed and approved by the GLP Programme Manager2 days preparation: reading programme documents and meeting DRC’s Great Lakes team2 days participation to a partners workshop in Nairobi on October 14-15, 20145 days in Nairobi for interviews with DRC team and partners and context/legal analysis5 days for report-writing

Qualifications

Advanced degree in Development Studies, Social sciences or other relevant field.Demonstrable experience in leading evaluations of humanitarian programmes;Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make recommendations and to prepare well-written reports in a timely manner;Demonstrated experience in both quantitative and qualitative data collection and data analysis techniques;Experience, knowledge and clear understanding of civil-society programming;Good interpersonal skills and understanding cultural sensitivities;Readiness to travel to Burundi and DRCongo if necessary.

Assessment and award of consultancy

DRC will evaluate the proposals and award the assignment based on technical and financial feasibility. DRC reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal received without giving reasons and is not bound to accept the lowest or the highest bidder. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.Any subcontracting of the consultancy will not be accepted.

For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.dk.

Commitments

DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework

About DRC

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than twenty five countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
The protection and assistance to conflict affected population is provided within a long-term, regional and rights-based approach in order to constitute a coherent and effective response to the challenges posed by today’s conflicts. Assistance consists of relief and other humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, support to return and repatriation as well as promotion of long-term solutions to displacement and its causes. In addition, support and capacity building of local and national authorities and NGOs form an integral part of DRC’s work.

Application process

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit their proposals in English including the following components:

CV (s) with details of qualifications, experience, telephone number and names of three referees (preferably those having worked for in similar assignments;Technical proposal that summarizes your understanding of the ToR and the proposed methodology, including the foreseen work plan for the days; andFinancial proposal providing cost estimates of daily consultancy fees in US dollars ($). Daily consulting rate is negotiable, although will be commensurate to DRC consultancy terms and standards.

Interested parties should forward the expression of interest, in English through the online application onhttp://www.drc.dk/ under vacancies no later than 25 September, 2014.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contactjob@drc.dk

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Trócaire envisages a just world where people’s dignity is ensured, where rights are respected and basic needs are met, where there is equity in the sharing of resources and where people are free to be the authors of their own development.
Trócaire ASALs resilience programme (ARP), which is an integrated livelihoods and humanitarian programme, focuses on the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya which covers 80% of the country and experience low, infrequent and unreliable rainfall, thus recurrent droughts. The programme is implemented by partners in five counties: Baringo, Embu, Kitui, Tharaka Nithi and Turkana.

Trócaire in Kenya intends to contract an independent consultant to undertake an evaluation to assess the progress of the ASAL programme delivery against stated outputs and outcomes and to review key aspects of the implementation process.

The joint mid-term evaluation aims to:

Identify and document progress against a combined set of indicators (and achievement of milestones) as expressed in the Results Framework; which represents the commitments to all funding agenciesIdentify significant factors that are facilitating or impeding the delivery of programme outputs, outcomes (immediate and intermediate) and impactReview progress in following up on a previous technical evaluation of work in water infrastructureReview the integration between resilience and emergency preparedness approaches as reflected in the three complementing cyclesReview the coordination and partnership between implementing partners as well as links with the national policy and advocacy partners and capacity building partnersIdentify the likely sustainability of any results of the programme on beneficiaries (or clients)Review and assess the efficiency of implementation and management arrangements of the ARP programmeMake recommendations on the future orientation and resilience emphasis during the remainder of the programme cycleDraw out lessons learnt, innovations to be shared and new ideas

The Expected outputs of this consultancy will be as follows:

An inception report outlining the approach/ methodology, work plan, and budget. This report shall be submitted for review and approval by Trócaire 3 days after signing of the contract, but before commencement of the workData collection tools which shall be submitted within 2 days after acceptance of the inception report.Descriptive statistical tables and coding structures will be submitted for quantitative and qualitative data respectively, prior to the writing of the report.A draft summary of findings and recommendations shall be compiled and presented to Trócaire within 5 days after completion of the field work. This will be followed by a validation workshop organized by Trócaire and partnersThe final report, which comprehensively addresses the Mid-term Review TOR objectives shall be submitted within 5 days after Trócaire’s review of the draft and shall incorporate feedback from programme partners, Trócaire and other relevant stakeholders.

Essential criteria for the selection of the consultant include:

A postgraduate degree in the field of development studies, public policy, public administration, economics, sociology, anthropology or any related field of social sciences is mandatoryA minimum of 7 – 10 years relevant work experience, with at least half working with developing countries and demonstrate an understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by Arid and Semi-Arid LandsStrong analytical and research skills with sufficient understanding of survey design, quantitative/ qualitative methods, data analysis and the results frameworkExtensive experience in conducting evaluations, with a strong working knowledge on livelihoods, natural resources management, disaster risk reduction, climate change and resilience building is highly preferredExperience in using the Household Economic Analysis approachExcellent written and spoken English. Writing skills that include an attention to detail as well as a grasp of conceptual frameworksOutstanding interpersonal skills, teamwork, and competency to operate in a multi-cultural and diverse environmentsHow to apply:

If you feel you/your organisation fits the required profile, please submit a short proposal that outlines how you propose to undertake the assignment (including time frame & budget), a covering letter highlighting how your qualifications and experience meet with the ToR above and Curriculum Vitae (max 3 pages) to the Human resource manager, Trócaire, P.O. Box 66300, 00800, Westland’s, Nairobi, or email to: hr@trocaire.or.ke by Saturday 27th September 2014. Please include contact number and contact details for three referees (including current or most recent supervisor). Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Trócaire is an equal opportunity employer . Canvassing will automatically disqualify your application.

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Terms of Reference for the HR Policies Consultant
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) is a national Non-Governmental Organization with the Mission of promoting, protecting and enhancing the enjoyment of all human rights by all individuals and groups. To achieve this Mission, our firm belief is that it largely depends on the extent to which human rights practices are adequately rooted in communities. Our approach therefore seeks to promote the culture of self-reliance amongst communities in order to enhance their independence and by extension their human dignity.
I. Objectives of the assignment
To provide comprehensive Human Resource management advisory services to KHRC. The consultant will be expected to advice on human resource related issues including reviewing of the HR policies and other policies that have a direct impact on the HR function.
 KHRC seeks to recruit a Human Resource Consultant who will be expected to:Consider HR of similar organizations to guide the revision of KHRC HR polices and ensure KHRC’s compliance with national regulations.Review and update KHRC HR manual with input from management and the Board.Facilitate a staff policy orientation workshop to orient staff on the new polices.Prepare a report for the staff policy orientation workshop.Submit a work plan detailing how and when the above work will be accomplishedIII. Specific Project DeliverablesDetailed work-plan on how the assignment will be carried out including timelines.A revised HR policy document comprehensive enough for such a growing and diverseorganization that is coherent with national regulations.Final copies of the human resources manual in soft copy and in hardcopy.Report on the staff policy orientation workshopIV. Requirements of the ConsultantExperience working on similar assignments for international NGOs in Africa and in Kenya specifically.Personal or organizational profile detailing clients and work completed for them.The consultant should have a graduate degree in business administration, finance or accounting with extensive experience in finance and operations, the ideal candidate must have served in more than two entities at senior management level in Finance, HR and AdministrationHe or she must be a member of a professional body (like IHRM etc) with good standing and must have knowledge of local laws pertaining taxes, employment and contracting. Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and cope with pressure and deadlines.Total costs to complete the assignmentProvide all relevant documents available within the organization that pertain to this assignment.Provide consultancy contract before the beginning of the assignment.Pay the agreed consultancy fees as detailed in the contract duly deducting withholding tax as required by the laws of Kenya and upon acceptance of the final report by KHRC.VI. Deliverables and Timelines
Work will begin in January 2013 and should be completed by March 2013. This consultancy will not require full time engagement.
 Send applications to admin@khrc.or.ke .Please reference “KHRC Human Resources Consultant” in the subject line. Only submissions with complete documents as stated in the ToR will be considered. Note that qualified consultants may be subjected to a background check as a condition of engagement. Applications close on the 4th of January 2013.

Review of Policies Relevant to Sustainable Land Management
Unsustainable land use practices have contributed to loss of productive capacities of land and to resultant livelihood insecurity in many parts of Kenya. Evidence of land degradation includes loss of ground cover, deforestation, soil erosion and bush encroachment in the rangelands. Land degradation has long term impacts on the environment as it affects biological diversity and increases effects of green house gases. Loss of ground cover also contributes to loss of nutrient rich top-soils affecting not only agricultural productivity but also silting of rivers. The soils washed away by the rains and rivers end up in the international waters and are considered as one of the factors that undermine growth of coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.
Thus, land degradation affects both terrestrial and marine life with national and international ramifications.
Though Kenya government has been committal in curbing land degradations, little has been realized in reversing the process. Achievement of sustainable land management (SLM) has been hampered by various barriers such as weak policy support, inadequate knowledge and skills. It is notable that most SLM related policies are broad-based in approach excluding the unique nature of the arid and semi-arid lands. Moreover, the policy making processes are often lengthy, topdown, and technical in nature excluding key stakeholders i.e. the local communities.
Due to the above factors, participatory review of SLM related policies is considered essential. Local community participation is important for purposes of including local voices in the review and implementation of policies and also as an avenue to contribute to development of efficient and effective sustainable land management.
The overall objective of the consultancy is to support review and revision of key policies pertinent to SLM in a participatory and inclusive manner. This is line with, Outcome 3 of the project; ‘The policy, regulatory and institutional arrangement support mainstreaming sustainable land management in the agro-pastoral production system’. Under this Outcome, the project aims at enhancing local communities’ participation in planning and implementation of SLM related policies.Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application which should include the following:Detailed Curriculum VitaeUNDP Personal History Form (P11)Proposal for implementing the assignmentPlease quote “Review of Policies relevant to Sustainable Land Management” on the subject line.
Applications should be emailed to consultants.ken@undp.org to reach us not later than Wednesday, 18 July 2012 at 4.30 p.m. Kenyan Time.
Please see the complete Terms of Reference, the P11 form, the Individual Contract Proposal form and the Terms and Conditions of Individual Contracts under ‘Related Documents’ by visiting the UNDP Kenya
Website: http://www.ke.undp.org/index.php/procurements

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Terms of Reference

Literature Review on Prohibition and Elimination of Physical / Corporal Punishment and all other Forms of Cruel and Degrading Punishment in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

Background

ANPPCAN is a pan-African child rights organization concerned with the status of children in general, and, in particular, those in need of protection.

It was founded in 1986 in Enugu, Nigeria during the First African Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect whose theme was Child Labour in Africa.

It is registered as an international NGO in Kenya and has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and also has observer status with the African Union (AU) and the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights based in Banjul, Gambia.

ANPPCAN seeks to engage the services of one consultant to conduct a literature review on prohibition and elimination of physical/corporal punishment in seven countries in the Eastern Africa region, namely Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

Corporal punishment is one of the most persistent forms of violence against children the world over.

The fact that it is lawful in schools, justice and care settings in many countries – and in the home in most countries – underpins its continued use and provides a false basis for the belief that it is somewhat morally “right” and “justifiable”.

In the Eastern Africa region, Kenya and South Sudan recently enacted legislation which achieves prohibition of all corporal punishment in all settings. But political priorities and other circumstances in both countries have hampered moving from prohibition towards elimination of all forms of violent punishment of children.

In most countries in the Region some progress has been made towards prohibiting corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment in care institutions and schools.

However, Governments still need to enact laws to prohibit all physical punishment in all settings and take other linked measures to move from prohibition to elimination in favour of a total ban.

Mechanisms to report cases of physical abuse within child protection systems and promote positive discipline as an alternative also need to be put in place or strengthened.

The All Africa report, published jointly by the African Child Policy Forum, the Global Initiative and Save the Children Sweden in 2010/11, identifies active campaigns against corporal punishment in a growing number of states and also immediate opportunities to achieve further law reform in states in all regions of the continent.

Save the Children Sweden and the Global Initiative have collaborated with Plan International and other partners in organising three technical workshops on achieving law reform to ban all corporal punishment, in May 2009 in Nairobi for East and Central Africa, in Beirut in June 2010 for the Middle East and North Africa and in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso for West Africa in December 2011.

Within the framework of diminishing Violence against Children and promoting positive discipline within the Region, ANPPCAN Regional Office, Save the Children and the Global Initiative to support governments in East and Central Africa in prohibiting and eliminating physical punishment by hosting a five day workshop aimed at national plans of action against this form of violence from 18th to 24th February 2012 in Zanzibar Tanzania.

This workshop will be used to prioritize implementation strategies for countries that have already achieved a total ban and provide lobbying techniques for the rest of the Region towards achieving the same.

Two days of the workshop will also be dedicated to positive discipline based on a manual developed by Save the Children Sweden and the Save the Children International Child Protection Initiative.

1. Scope of Work

To address the gaps and take stock of prohibition and elimination of physical/corporal punishment and all other forms of cruel and degrading punishment in the region, the consultant will:

Conduct a desk review and analysis of existing literature on policies and programmes / strategies on prohibition of Physical and Humiliating punishment, positive discipline and alternatives to physical punishment in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Identify gaps and challenges of on-going initiatives to stop physical and humiliating punishment in the region and recommendations for follow up. Highlight successful campaigns especially from countries that have legally achieved a total ban on corporal punishment (South Sudan and Kenya).Determine political will and the potential support of governments and NGOs to achieve a total ban on corporal punishment/PHP and supporting alternative forms of discipline in the target countries.Prepare a final report with conclusions and concrete recommendations on PHP and Positive Child discipline methods.Present the review report to the conference.Guide the technical working group established to draft National Action Plans to pursue prohibition of physical punishment in all settings and alternatives to physical punishment in each participating state.The consultant will carry out a desk review and analysis of existing literature on policies and programmes/strategies on prohibition of Physical and Humiliating punishment in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. He/she will identify achievements towards a total ban on corporal punishment, prioritize implementation strategies for countries that have already legally achieved a total ban and provide lobbying techniques for the rest of the Region towards achieving a total ban. He/she will work with a Technical working group from respective countries and the process will be monitored by the working group and validated by key stakeholders involved in child rights and child protection in the region. 3. Time Frame

It is envisaged that the desk review will take 7 days including validation meeting.

The first draft report of the findings of the study will be submitted to ANPPCAN Regional by 5th March 2012. ANPPCAN together with the Technical Working Group will give their comments within a week for the consultant to refine his/her report.

The second draft of the report should be submitted by 14th March 2012 after incorporating comments from the Technical Working Group ready for presentation to the conference for Validation.

The consultant will use the comments from the Validation workshop that will be conducted from 18th to 24 March 2012 to finalize the report and submit the final report by 6th April, 2012.

4. Consultant Skills and Experience

A Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Sciences/Development StudiesSignificant previous research on issues of children in AfricaExperience of working with teams to develop documents Knowledge of child protection policy framework and service provisionExperience of working with partners at International, Regional and National level5. Submission of Expressions of Interest

Please submit your expression of interest including full CV, letter of recommendation, proposed fee per day and a brief outline of proposed methodology for the consultancy to ANPPCAN at regional@anppcan.org, cc: cogutu@anppcan.org marked ‘Expression of Interest for PHP/Corporal Punishment by 1st March 2012

Background

HelpAge International (HelpAge) has a vision of a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives.

HelpAge International’s mission is to work with its partners to ensure that people everywhere understand how much older people contribute to society and that they must enjoy their right to healthcare, social services and economic and physical security.

Globally HelpAge International’s work is organised in the following thematic areas:

Secured IncomeHIV/AIDS and HealthEmergencies and RecoveryRights and DiscriminationThe Global MovementHelpAge International and its partner HelpAge Kenya are looking for an external resource person to submit an expression of interest and interpretation of the Terms of Reference for undertaking a review of the 3-year project implemented between April 2009 to March 2012 entitled: Sponsor a Grandparent Programme.

Overview of the Programme

The Adopt a Granny (AAG) and Sponsor a Grandparent (SaG) Programmes in Kenya have supported the welfare of older men and women for over 20 years.

The Sponsor a Grandparent programme which was an improved approach to the former AAG programme was initiated in 2006 and operates as a three-year programme through partnership with local organisations responsible for delivering projects to improve the lives of vulnerable older people in line with HelpAge’s global strategy.

HelpAge Kenya has acted as the local Managing Partner for HelpAge since 2006, often as a conduit for channeling funds and coodinating reports and their submission to the HelpAge International in the UK.

Funding from the scheme is based on the submission of proposals from invited local partners whose projects are vetted by HelpAge and HelpAge Kenya against the SaG Proposal guidelines.

The current SaG cycle of projects for 2009-2012 is supporting over 3,000 older people (including over 600 carers of orphans and vulnerable children) through 29 projects run by local partners.

The activities for older people across the 29 projects are diverse, but can be categorised into four areas: food and nutrition support, basic healthcare, Non-food items, regular cash transfers and income generation activity support.

Our partners in the SaG programme are often faith or community-based organisations, committed to provide direct support to the needs of older people but with relatively limited experience or knowledge on approaches that build ownership and sustainability in the longer term.

Consequently projects have been more focused on activity based intervention with limited emphasis on impact or outcome to measure longer term changes.

As such, we have come to realise assessing the effectiveness or impact of such a programme heavily oriented towards providing welfare is problematic without an external review.

Although the programme which has evolved from its original AAG form to SAG in 2006 has many positive features and has provided services to many thousands of older people, it has been recognised that with the level of resources available there are a number of inherent weaknesses that need to be examined.

First, the large number of projects/partners scattered in a vast geographic area has limited the opportunities to share scalable good and/or cost effective practices.

Second, this has also limited the ability of the programme to build the capacity of partners to improve their programme design, implementation and monitoring of projects by learning and adopting innovative practices.

Beyond a basic exercise to confirm implementation of the proposed activities by the 29 partners, the review exercise will be an opportunity to capture activities that are proven to be sustainable, innovative and effective (based on agreed parameters such as level of older people’s empowerment, promotion of participation by older people, extent to which the programme increased access to other services by influencing other actors to change their policies and practices.

Purpose of the Review

The programme review has several purposes:

A desk-based verification exercise on the coverage of activities for all 29 projects based on submitted reports.A sampled project audit of partners to perform a field-based, activity, beneficiary and implementation approaches verification on a selection of approximately 50% of projects under the programme. Documenting effective practices based on field visits to a selection of approximately 50% of projects with a specific focus on access to health, HIV and care services; livelihoods; supporting older carers; empowerment, participation and sustainability, including an assessment of the effectiveness, relevance and value for money of the practices. Improve knowledge of our partners’ areas of specific expertise, as a reference for future potential engagements or partnerships with HelpAge Kenya or HelpAge.Identify any points of urgent action related to the protection of older people or children, compliance on implementation and management of the projects.Review of organisational structures in order to identify gaps and make recommendations for improving the organisation’s engagement in community based programmes addressing the needs of older people.Confirm implementation of the reported activities, based on documented or verbal evidence from the partners, older people and other stakeholders. Assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the activities undertaken in terms of the perceived value to the older people supported and by the partners. Document views of other players/stakeholders and local authorities on how they perceived the programme and the partner’s work and its contribution to reducing poverty and fitness to the local development priorities and strategies .Establish how gender issues are being addressed by the programme and the effects of the activities on older men and women;To record the practice used by the projects to:support improved access to health, HIV and care services by older peopleimprove the capacities of older carers to support themselves and their grandchildren (orphans and vulnerable children)empower older people to participate in project activities, leadership role and/or wider lobbying activities with local or national authorities. This should include an assessment of how accountable and transparent the partner has been to older people, families, community members and stakeholders with regard to beneficiary selection, activity programmes, budgets and fundingbuild capacities to sustain any of the activities without further external fundingCollating a partner skills register: collection of information on the wider activities and expertise of partners, with examples.Duration and timetable

The proposed time period for the review is between 28th November 2011 to 28th February 2012

Expected documentation

All interested consultants are requested to write an expression of interest by:

Interpreting the TORExplaining in detail the methodology to be used in carrying out the assignmentProviding a detailed professional budget indicating daily professional rates;Explaining their competences to meet the requirements of the assignment Providing the duration of the assignment and when ready to undertake the assignment.Providing evidence of similar work undertaken in the recent past (not more than 3 years), including contact details of references Interested candidates should apply to: (please give your name and email address) and put a deadline, giving like five days for potential candidates to prepare their submission.

Deadline for application: 11th November, 2011

Please send your application by email to: helpage@helpage.co.ke

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Internal Project Review and Team Building for Solidarites Slum Project

Terms of Reference

Job Title: Facilitator - Team building and internal review

Under supervision and reporting to: Field coordinator - Slum Program

Duration of Task: 7 days ( January 31st – February 6th 2011)

Location: Nairobi Slums, Kenya

Presentation of Solidarités International

Solidarités International is a humanitarian non-governmental organization which provides assistance to populations affected by natural or man-made crises.

For over 30 years, Solidarités has concentrated its actions on meeting vital needs in the sectors of WASH and Food Security/Livelihoods. In the Horn of Africa, Solidarités is currently implementing WASH and Food Security/Livelihoods programs in Somalia and Kenya.

Solidarités has 3 areas of intervention in Kenya (Turkana, North Horr and Nairobi informal settlements) and 3 areas of intervention in Somalia (Gedo, Lower Juba and Adaado).

Presentation of the Project to be evaluated

The current food security project began in January 2010. It targets four informal settlements in Nairobi, namely Kibera, Mathare, Kiambiu and Mukuru-Lunga lunga.

The project has three main components: Garden-in-a-sack, small scale greenhouse production and poultry rearing.

Solidarites has been working with various stakeholders in the slums.

Key among them is the Ministry of Agriculture where it engages with District and Divisional Agricultural Officers, Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI), The Horti Cultural Development Agency (HCDA), an array of NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, schools and churches.

Project objectives

The project’s overall objective was to improve livelihood of the vulnerable populations affected by the food price crisis in Kenya. The specific objective seeks to improve the food security for the vulnerable people affected by the food price crisis in the Nairobi slums.

Expected Results

Increase in food quantity and diversity available to 20 000 households living in Nairobi slumsHousehold incomes increase for 20,000 households, allowing beneficiaries to increase their resilience capacities to food price surgesActivities Include:

Activity 1 - Promoting Urban Agriculture through garden-in-sack and kitchen garden techniques (target 18,500 households)

Purchasing seeds and other inputs.Set up and maintenance of demonstration plotsCommunity mobilization and sensitizationSet up and equipping of 7 nurseriesProduction of seedlings in nursery bedsDistribution of seedlings and inputsActivity 2 - Vegetable production in greenhouses (target 7 units run by 70 households)
Identification and selection of beneficiaries Identification of the plots where the greenhouses will be installed.Construction of 7 greenhousesInstallation of a drip irrigation system in each greenhousePurchase and distribution of seeds of highly productive vegetable varieties as well as other agricultural inputsTrainings on vegetable productionActivity 3 – Distribution of poultry Units to 1500 HH
Identification of beneficiariesConstruction of CagesIdentification of Poultry supplier(s)Distribution of poultry and cagesDistribution of poultry feedsMonitoring Task Description

Summary task description:

The consultant will facilitate the project team to carry out an evaluation of project performance from start of project to date in order to draw successes, lessons learnt and best practices with a view of improving the remaining part of the project.

S/he should also be able to take the team through constructive and entertaining exercises that enable the team to bond and build strong working relationships.

The consultant would work with the Field coordinator to develop and agree on the content and methodology to be used for the 3 day program.

Specific tasks/objectives:

The consultant will develop (in collaboration of the Field coordinator), the content and methodology to be used for the internal project review of the project The consultant will facilitate the slum project team to self-evaluate the project to date To conduct a team building exercise.Write a report organizing and presenting the programmatic outcomes from the reviewAn agreed content and methodology A three days workshop allowing the team to conduct a thorough review of the project performance to dateBuilt team spirit that will allow strengthening work relationship with impact on the long-term.Good understanding of project cycle managementPrevious experience in Project evaluation/reviewUnderstanding of purposeful team building activities Read and understand the project documents ( proposal, log frame, midterm internal report and external evaluation report)Establish staff understanding of project Intended results, Facilitate the team through a self examination of project implementation, and establish how the activities have been translated to resultsFacilitate the identification of key hindrances to achieving targeted objectives, and way to overcome themSupport in the identification of programmatic gaps that can lead to designing future interventionsWith well developed tools, take the staff through exercises purposed to refresh and strengthen work relationshipsBrief programmatic reports of review outcomes, clearly outlining the challenges, gaps and opportunities for the remaining part of the program and future interventions Means of the Facilitation Consultancy
The Consultant will be provided with a projector Solidarites’ will meet accommodation costs of the facilitator during the three day event, which will be residentialJanuary 31st , 2011: Briefing by the Field Coordinator and data reviewFebruary 1st , 2011: Preparation of review toolsFebruary 2nd - 4th , 2011: Project review and team buildingFebruary 5th - 6th ,2011: Report writing and submissionKindly submit your expression of Interest and CV, not exceeding 3 pages to the following email address: jobapplication@solidarites-kenya-som.org by 28th January, 2011.

Please note that due to the limited time, submissions will be opened as they are received.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Terms of Reference for Consultancy to Carry out a Comprehensive Review of the Kenya CSO Standards and Related Documents

Sikika Hasa Campaign

1.0 Background

Poverty Eradication Network (PEN) is a Kenyan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in December 2001. PEN has been fully operational since it opened its office in Nairobi in November 2002.

The PEN mission is to contribute toward the eradication of poverty in Kenya and Africa, through building institutional capacity of civil society organizations and other not-for-profit organizations and institutions.

PEN believes that a strong civil society [including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) such as: Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Faith Based Organizations (FBOs)] is fundamental to the development of any country and its ability to have sustainable impact upon poverty.

PEN operates by establishing partnership relationships with selected organizations, with who we conduct participatory assessments, produce organizational development plans and undertake mutually agreed organizational development interventions; with the objective of assisting each partner to become more effective, efficient and sustainable.

PEN in collaboration with Oxfam GB and Peace and Development Network (PeaceNet) Kenya has received a grant from the European Union toward the cost of implementing ‘Sikika Hasa Campaign’, a peace building and national cohesion initiative in Kenya.

The ‘Sikika Hasa Campaign’ will work on three interconnected levels to increase community participation in governmental peace building, development and national cohesion decision-making and policy formulation.

Firstly, the action will improve technical and institutional capacity of CBOs to facilitate community dialogue and engagement on issues that may have a major impact on populations’ ability to participate effectively in democratic processes and reap the benefit of carefully crafted policies that consider their needs.

This includes improved CBO access to pertinent information, better systems for managing and reacting to this information through community mobilization and more strategic and well-crafted, evidence-based campaigns that bring local experiences and needs to the forefront.

Secondly, the project will improve CSO governance and leadership by introducing, promoting and providing training and mentoring to meet minimum standards in a framework for CSO certification and to sustain organizational structures and governance improvements through public recognition, information sharing and peer learning.

Thirdly, the project will reinforce civil society impact on national level decisions and polices by overcoming their negatively competitive spirit to better collaborate to promote popular opinion, assisting networks to reach out to new members, to share information and to plan and implement popular campaigns and work with the legislature together to advocate for community messages.

One notable element of the project will be its efforts to determine and address the interests of CSOs in participating in networks, so as to ensure that the networks are seen as adding value to their work rather than simply asking for CSO time and energy.

Under the second component above, the ‘Sikika Hasa Campaign’ aims to develop the capacities of selected CSOs to improve their governance and credibility and become more responsive, transparent and accountable to communities by setting standards. This will be done by refining, introduction and training on minimum standards and certification framework and follow up mentoring and training to improve CSO leadership.

This work will build on the achievement of the work of PEN, Oxfam GB, Peacenet and other CSOs and their Networks in Kenya who developed a Kenya CSO Code of Practice, Kenya CSO Standards and Kenya CSO Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) Tool through the Kenya Civil Society Competence and Sustainability Project (KCS CSP) between July 2007 and March 2009. These three important documents will need to be reviewed and customized to benefit peace building CSOs and Networks.

2.0 Scope of the Assignment

2.1 Undertake review of the Kenya CSO Code of Practice, and Kenya CSO Standards their applicability in the ‘Sikika Hasa campaign’ project as well as lessons learnt from past experiences and revise them accordingly as required.

2.2 Develop the Kenya CSO Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) Tool into an Integrated and useful toolkit for Organizational Development that can be used to facilitate the promotion and implementation of the CSO Code of Conduct and CSO Standards. The Consultant will be required to convert the OCA Tool into a TOOKKIT comprised of three main tools and some supporting tables:

2.3 Propose any other strategies for the implementation of the CSO Code of Practice and CSO Standards.

3.0 Outputs

All the outputs should be to the satisfaction of the CSO Capacity Building Manager and his team.

The following are the expected deliverables:

4.0 Timing & Duration

The duration of this assignment shall be 10 days, starting on Tuesday 25th January 2011 and being completed by Monday 7th February 2011. The consultant will present a report to the CSO Capacity Building Manager, on Wednesday 2nd February 2011 at PEN offices situated at AACC Compound, Waiyaki Way, Westlands, Nairobi from 10.00 am to 1.00pm

5.0 Qualification/Necessary Skills and Experience of the Consultants