Amkeni Wakenya Mid-Term Review Consultancy Services

Background

UNDP Kenya and the Embassy of Sweden, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the Norwegian Embassy and the European Union established a Civil Society Democratic Governance (CSDG) Facility, under the UNDP Country Programme Action Plan, known as Amkeni Wakenya.

This Facility, under the Democratic Governance Unit, has an objective to support the country in its efforts to uphold democratic governance, human rights and the rule of law through enhanced empowerment of the people and strengthening of relevant governance institutions.

Amkeni provides support to civil society organizations working on the demand side of promoting democratic governance, and the protection and promotion of human rights in Kenya and especially for the poor and marginalised.

Overall Project objectives

·         To enable citizens to benefit politically, socially and economically from a more accountable, just, transparent and democratic society that upholds respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.

·         To support civic engagement which empowers all people to influence public policies through CSOs, voluntary associations, trade unions, political parties, private sector organizations and citizens’ audits.

The Task

Amkeni Wakenya is seeking a team of three consultants to undertake a mid-term review of the Amkeni Wakenya Programme for the period between July 2008 and December 2010.

The full Terms of Reference (TOR) and requirements can be viewed by visiting the UNDP website:http://www.ke.undp.org/index.php/procurements and the Amkeni Wakenya website:
http://www.amkeniwakenya.org/index.php/procurements

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Qualification requirements for the National Lead consultant

·         Master’s degree in political science, law or social sciences

·         Strong evaluation skills and extensive experience (at least 10 years) in conducting evaluations

·         Demonstrable understanding of capacity development/strengthening especially of the civil society sector

·         Working knowledge of UNDP, the civil society sector and working with state/ public authorities on issues related to good governance.

·         Knowledge of gender, women empowerment and human rights is essential

·         Extensive knowledge of result-based management, monitoring and evaluation

·         Experience in applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios

·         Minimum 10 years professional expertise in international development co-operation, in areas of democratic governance, programme evaluations reviews and impact assessments

·         Demonstrated analytical, communication and report writing skills

·         Fluency in speaking and writing in English

Qualification requirements for the National expert 1

·         Masters degree in public administration, law or social sciences

·         At least 8 years of professional experience in the area of democratic governance

·         Strong evaluation skills and extensive experience (at least 8 years) in conducting evaluations and reviews of projects in the non-governmental sector

·         Proven expertise in project/programme management

·         Demonstrable expertise and experience in monitoring and evaluation of governance programmes

·         Sound knowledge and understanding of the governance processes in Kenya

·         Experience in conducting reviews and evaluations

·         Good analytical and report writing skills

·         Fluency in speaking and writing in English

Qualification requirements for the National Expert 2

·         Masters degree in public administration, law or social sciences

·         Strong evaluation skills and extensive experience (at least 5 years) in conducting evaluations and reviews including financial reviews of projects in the non-governmental sector

·         Proven expertise in project financial management and reviews (at least 5 years)

·         Demonstrated analytical, communication and report writing skills

·         Experience in conducting value for money reviews and evaluations

·         Good analytical and report writing skills

·         Fluency in speaking and writing in English

Timeframe and Duration

·         The Consultancy runs for a period of 25 Working days from the date of contracting.

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications as a team complete with current P11 form, CVs

(3 pages Maximum per CV) and proposals on undertaking the task to: consultants.ken@undp.org to reach us on or before 12th April 2011.

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