Budget Analysis Consultant
Social Protection
Actors Forum (SPAF)
Terms of Reference
1. Background
SPAF advocates for the
establishment of strong formal institutions for social protection in Kenya and
is currently implementing an advocacy project whose overall objective is to
ensure vulnerable populations realize social protection, and the right to
social security as provided by the Constitution of Kenya.
The project aims to
stimulate demand for establishment of formal institutional frameworks to
legally entrench social protection, enhance social services delivery and
coverage.
SPAF conducts applied
budget work to inform public policy making and investment in Social protection
in Kenya and wishes to identify and articulate policy problems and concerns
facing social protection in Kenya and will periodically research, analyze and
publish information on policy developments and trends. This will ensure reduced
ambiguity and enhanced focus on the most pertinent policy issues.
The outputs of such
analyses will be prepared and packaged to include viable policy alternatives
developed with strong evidential support (quantitative and qualitative) to
ensure the best chance of success for the advocacy agenda.
Applied budget work is
critical to enabling citizen engagement with policy makers on matters relating
to resource allocation and expenditure, including: transparency,
accountability, participation, adequacy, priority, progress; and equity.
2. Purpose and
Objectives
The purpose is to work
with SPAF to raise the level of budget literacy among civil society, and bring
in more people into the policy debate, thus enhancing the quality of the
national budget with respect to social protection.
Specifically, the
consultant will:
a. Lead in Budget
Analysis by facilitating forum members, consultants and stakeholders to
scrutinize the National Budget, so as to ascertain the extent to which fiscal
allocations and expenditure reflect the government commitments to social
protection;
b. Lead in the
establishment of Public Expenditure Tracking project at the national and county
levels, through which forum members, and civil society in general, can
monitor public expenditure with a focus on efficiency, adequacy and
coverage of social protection benefits;
c. Lead in the
establishment of Participatory Budgeting model, through which communities can
participate in preparation of budgets based on consultations at the County
level.
3. Approach to the Assignment
3. Approach to the Assignment
Under the supervision
of the SPAF National Coordinator and with technical support from Concern
Worldwide Advocacy Programme Manager, It is expected that there will be two
main areas of work:
a.Economic analysis of social protection in Kenya:
a.Economic analysis of social protection in Kenya:
The position will
perform or supervise application of advanced quantitative methods to assess the
relationships between fiscal expenditure and indicators economic and social
rights realization;
b.Advocacy:
Recommend an advocacy
agenda to leverage increased public investment in social protection.
4. Outputs
a.An Analysis report
of the 2012/13 National Budget, with reference to challenges and opportunities
for implementation of the National Social Protection Policy;
b.Expenditure tracking
and participatory budgeting at county level.
5. Timeline
- The
assignment is to be completed within a period of 5 months and is to
commence in September 2012.
6. Consultant Profile
- Masters
degree in economics, public policy, international development policy
- Strong
quantitative skills, and competence in integrating qualitative findings
into the analysis
- 2 years
minimum experience in social sector budget analysis
- Demonstrable
experience of working with and contributing to broader policy dialogue in
order to identify key bottlenecks for investment in Social Protection
- Experience
of consulting and collaboration with senior government officials and
stakeholders
- Proven
experience of conducting public expenditure reviews and translate
analytical findings into practical policy suggestions
- Strong
facilitation and interpersonal skills
- Fluent
in English and Kiswahili.
7. Application Process
Applications are
invited from suitably qualified applicants.
Applicants should
send:
1.A cover letter
outlining:
a.Relevant experience
b.Fees
c.Availability
2.A CV
3.A detailed technical
and financial proposal.
Applications should be sent to jlilah@spactorsforum.org and copy to victor.odero@concern.net by September 6th, 2012.
Applications should be sent to jlilah@spactorsforum.org and copy to victor.odero@concern.net by September 6th, 2012.
Only shortlisted
candidates will be notified.
SPAF is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.