Consultant Recruitment
Financial and CoAg Management Trainings/ Kenya CDC Task Order
Training Co-Facilitator
The Training Co-Facilitator is responsible for supporting the
lead trainer in the delivery and co-facilitation of three (3) five-day
Cooperative Agreement and Financial Management Trainings for CDC Kenya
partners, and supporting training evaluations and reporting.
Kenya, one of PEPFAR’s 15 focus countries, has experienced a
generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic in which adult HIV prevalence rates peaked in the
late 1990s at about 10%.
Since that time, prevalence rates have declined and were estimated
at about 6.3% in 2008-9 {Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2008-2009}
Presumably, this improvement is at least partially the result of
investments in programs and initiatives that have achieved some degree of
success. From Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 through FY 2009, Kenya received
$1,912 million through PEPFAR to carry out HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and
care programs. {www.pepfar.gov/countries/kenya}
In December, 2009, PEPFAR announced a pledge of $2.7 billion for
the next 5 years, a dramatic increase that renders Kenya the largest recipient
of the PEPFAR program in Africa. {www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=87468}
Approximately $150 million of this funding is administered by
the CDC through a series of cooperative agreements that support a wide variety
of programs.
These programs are carried out through 45 partner organizations,
both governmental and non-governmental. All of these partners face
challenges in their efforts to implement programs that are both effective and
compliant with USG grants management regulations and requirements.
As requested in the RFTOP, ICF and World Learning propose to
carry out a training program that will enhance the capacity of Kenya CDC’s
partners to manage their cooperative agreements effectively and appropriately
by building grants management skills and improving understanding of the
principles of USG and HHS cooperative agreement implementation.
Goals and Objectives
The purpose of this consultant agreement is to provide grants
management training to HHS/CDC partners/grantees.
In order to ensure that the 45 CDC/PEPFAR partners can meet
standards of accountability and effectiveness, and that they have adequate
absorptive capacity to use USG funds as intended, they will be invited to
attend a five-day training and capacity building program that will achieve the
following core goal and learning objectives:
Core Goal: To
equip CDC Kenya’s partner organizations with the knowledge and skills they will
need to accurately and effectively execute their programs in full compliance
with the laws, regulations and requirements of the USG and HHS.
Project Objectives:
By the completion of the training program,
1. Participants will be able to understand the regulations
and requirements of the USG and HHS, and will be prepared to utilize them in
the implementation and management of their projects.
2. Participants will establish a system of
professional linkages with fellow grantee organizations for the exchange of
information so that each partner can serve as a continuing technical resource
for the others.
Approach
Task 1:
Review of CDC documents and assist the lead trainer in reviewing
needs assessment data.
Task 2:
Prepare and/or review and become familiar with training
materials.
The co facilitator will assist the lead trainer by preparing
and/or reviewing training materials and training aids (including PowerPoint
presentations, hand-outs, references, guides, and evaluation tools) designed
specifically for the CDC/Kenya Task Order.
Task 3:
Training Preparation and Coordination.
The co-facilitator will participate in a three-day preparation
and coordination meeting led by the lead trainer; and work with the Lead
Facilitator in adjusting the materials, if any, after the CDC pre-training
meeting.
A detailed daily schedule and training agenda for the 5-day
workshops will be finalized in this meeting, and trainers will have their roles
clarified for the actual training delivery and support.
Task 4:
In coordination with the lead facilitator, co-facilitate and
present some identified training modules of the Grants Management Training
Course for all HHS/CDC Grantees.
The principal method of achieving the project’s goals and
learning objectives will be three (3) five-day training program for a total of
about 150 to180 trainees from 45 CDC/Kenya grantee organizations and the CDC
staff members.
It is expected that these staff members will include the
organization’s administrative and financial officers as well as high-level
program managers.
Three training workshops will be conducted: two in Nairobi,
Kenya with 60-70 participants each; and one in Kisumu, Kenya for 30 to 40
participants.
The co-facilitator will assist the lead trainer in the delivery,
facilitation of group work during the trainings.
Task 5:
Lead in documenting and writing the draft training report in
coordination with the in-country facilitators.
The co-facilitator will oversee and coordinate the in-country
facilitator documentation of the training proceedings; summarizing the training
proceeding documentation; analyze the training evaluation results; and draft
the training report.
Draft training report will be submitted to the lead
facilitator for final review and submission to WL.
Deliverables
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Deliverable
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Due
Date
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Deliverable
#1 (To be verified by lead trainer)
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Co-facilitate and Complete the three (3) five-day trainings
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Review and summarize the training notes (from all three trainings) documented
by the in-country facilitators
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Review and analyze training evaluation results
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Draft the final training report to be submitted to the lead facilitator for
final review and submission to WL
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March
30, 2013
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Level of Effort and Timing
- Not
to exceed twenty (20) Billable Days.
- Consultancy
will include two trainings in Nairobi and 1 in Kisumu.
Expertise Required
Expertise in grants management of USG funds, training design and
facilitation skills and adult learning methodology,
How to Apply
Please send cover letter and CV to:
analisa.silva@worldlearning.org
Deadline: 4th January 2013
Deadline: 4th January 2013
Kenyan
nationals or residents are encouraged to apply.
