Terms
of Reference, for a Consultant to support the
Operational Research Component of the Project: ‘Strengthening Social
Protection to prevent and mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS and poverty in
sub-Saharan Africa’
HelpAge International East, West and Central Africa regional office based in
Nairobi Kenya, with funding support from Sweden / Norad, seeks a consultant to
support the project’s research component under the study topic: Effects of
regional and national (Public) policies on vulnerable populations in Eastern
and Southern Africa.
The
study will cover Sweden/Norad funded project sites in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia,
Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia.
Project Background
In 2011, HelpAge received funding from Sweden/Norad to implement a three year project, running from 2011- 2013.
The goal of the project is to contribute to universal access to HIV and AIDS services and Social Protection (SP) mechanisms for vulnerable groups in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2013.
Project Background
In 2011, HelpAge received funding from Sweden/Norad to implement a three year project, running from 2011- 2013.
The goal of the project is to contribute to universal access to HIV and AIDS services and Social Protection (SP) mechanisms for vulnerable groups in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2013.
The
project has four result areas:
- Universal access
to HIV and AIDS services and Social Protection Mechanisms for
Vulnerable groups is increased
- Regional and
National level HIV&AIDS and SP policies and related [policies]
plans and budgets increasingly incorporate measures which address the
needs of vulnerable groups.
- Increased
participation of Civil Society organisations in the formulation,
implementation and monitoring of National and Regional HIV and AIDS and
Social Protection policies and strategies
- Evidence on
effective action contributing to the achievement of universal
HIV&AIDS and SP services gathered, documented and shared and acted on
among CSOs, Governments and other stake holders
Consultancy
Objectives and Scope of Work
This
study will generate evidence on the learning and contribute to the project
result areas above.
The
study seeks to establish the benefits and changes in the lives of vulnerable
populations attributable to policy formulation and policy
implementation.
The
consultant will therefore endeavour to provide evidence/information on the
following areas:
a) How policies are formulated in Eastern and Southern Africa/How are the intended beneficiaries involved in Policy formulation?
a) How policies are formulated in Eastern and Southern Africa/How are the intended beneficiaries involved in Policy formulation?
b)
Does enactment of relevant policies translate into improved services for the
intended target group?
c)
Are policies in Eastern and Southern Africa supported with implementation
benchmarks and how and who is involved in policy monitoring?
d)
Are policies in Eastern and southern Africa supported by pre-requisite
resources and support structures
e)
What has changed as a result of the enactment of these policies in respective
project site countries on the intended target groups?
The consultant is required to:
The consultant is required to:
a)
Work with HelpAge staff to review and improve on the research question and
research design
b)
Conduct literature review from HelpAge programme database and other relevant
sources
c)
Conduct key informant interviews with key resource persons to fill in the gaps
in the literature review.
d)
Analyse data and write a report
Deliverables
Deliverables
Research
study report validated by stakeholders and approved for implementation
Education and Experience:
Education and Experience:
a)
Postgraduate with extensive experience in policy research in Eastern and
Southern Africa.
b)
Strong knowledge on rights based approaches to programming
Expression of interest
Expression of interest
All
interested consultants/firms are requested to write an expression of interest
by:
a)
Explaining their competences to meet the requirements of the assignment
b)
Provide a detailed professional budget in USD (Indicate daily professional
rates)
c)
Provide duration of the assignment and when ready to undertake the assignment.
d)
Provide evidence of similar work undertaken in the recent past (Not more than 3
years)
Tax Liability: Settlement of any tax liability arising from this agreement will remain the responsibility of the consultant. The fees will be liable to withholding tax to be remitted to the Kenya government and a receipt will be availed to the consultant
Deadline
for application: 25th July 2013
Please
send your application by email to:hr@helpage.co.ke and copy in
helpage@helpage.co.ke