African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Terms
of Reference: Capacity
Strengthening Assessment Consultant
Introduction: The
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading
Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in
Nairobi, Kenya, with a regional office in Dakar, Senegal.
Our
researchers are contributing to the body of evidence about the critical issues
in population health and wellbeing impeding Africa’s development in order to
provide strong direction and recommendations to policy- and decision-makers at
all levels.
Our
priority research areas are Human Development, Health and Well-Being, Data
Science and Evaluation, and Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa.
In
addition to the research component, APHRC has other programmatic areas in
Research and Related Capacity Strengthening, Policy Engagement and Communications
and International programs.
APHRC
is implementing a four year research to policy program – Challenging the
Politics of Social Exclusion (CPSE). The program seeks to support the full
domestication and translation into practice of continental commitments forged
collectively by the African States.
This
is to enhance sexual and reproductive health and realize the rights of all,
including young people and women, in pursuit of the aspirations of Agenda 2063
and development that leaves no one behind.
The CPSE program aims to act as a critical and neutral knowledge partner to the constellation of actors working towards the full domestication and implementation of continental commitments on sexual and reproductive health and the rights of Africa’s young people and women.
As
a knowledge partner, CPSE will work to support these actors in developing and
deploying effective, evidence-based advocacy, specifically on three focal
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues:
· The
sexual and reproductive health and the rights of adolescents.
· Access
to safe abortion and post-abortion care.
· The
discrimination of marginalized sexual and gender minority groups.
Project
approach
CPSE’s
work is anchored on partnerships with key government and civil society bodies
at the regional and sub-regional levels in Eastern, Southern, and Western
Africa in seven countries: Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Burkina
Faso, and Liberia.
Across
these geographies, CPSE encompasses three key pillars of work, namely:
· Research
– generating policy-relevant evidence;
· Supporting
the use of evidence in advocating for change; and
· Strengthening
capacities of policy partners to use evidence and learning to achieve change.
APHRC
is seeking a passionate and meticulous consultant to evaluate how useful our
capacity-strengthening sessions for our partners has been for them, especially
for the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF),
East African Community (EAC), and other partners.
The
information gathered should help us determine if they are using the skills and
knowledge in their work, what we can change to enhance the sessions, and any
other outcomes resulting from the sessions.
Scope
of Work
· Develop
a capacity-strengthening assessment framework that will be used to conduct the
assessment.
· Conduct
a rapid desk review of the capacity-strengthening documents, plans, and
processes.
· Work
with the team to design tools, frameworks, strategies, and methodologies to
administer the capacity-strengthening assessment which can be used for future
sessions.
· Assess
the impact and effectiveness of our capacity-strengthening sessions on our
partners among them SADC PF and EAC.
· Identify
other opportunities for capacity building for our partners.
· Develop
a report with key findings and provide actionable recommendations for our
capacity-strengthening sessions.
· Offer a
detailed presentation of the key findings, lessons learned, best practices, and
actionable recommendations.
Required
Qualifications and Skills
· Master’s
degree in Social Sciences, Public Administration, or a related field.
· Minimum
of five years in capacity building assessment and monitoring and evaluation.
· Experience
conducting research, capacity assessments, and evaluations.
· Excellent
report writing and analytical skills.
· Excellent
command of English is required.
· The
ability to carry out the assessment and report in English, French, and Portuguese
is necessary.
Application
Procedure
Interested
candidates should submit their cover letters, technical and financial proposals
to consultancies@aphrc.org and copy procurement@aphrc.org by April 25, 2023
with the email subject: “Capacity Strengthening Assessment Consultant.”
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications
should be should be addressed to:
The
Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center, Inc
APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru
P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi
Website:
www.aphrc.org
APHRC
is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of
vulnerable persons.