Civil Society Organisations Coalition Building Call for Consultant
1.0 Background Information
The FANIKISHA Institutional Strengthening Project is a five-year
cooperative agreement (2011-2016), funded by USAID/Kenya and implemented by
Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Pact Inc., Danya International, and
Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN).
FANIKISHA is strengthening the capacity of national-level CSOs
to ensure and sustain their contribution to improving the health and well-being
of Kenyans.
Strengthened CSOs will in turn work to increase the capacity of
their affiliates to deliver on the community health response.
Advocacy is one critical area that can significantly bring about
the desired outcomes in the health sector.
Unfortunately CSOs in the health sector sometimes lack a common
voice resulting in disjointed advocacy initiatives. FANIKISHA is working with
10 Kenyan national CSOs and their affiliates to strengthen their advocacy,
networking and alliance building capacity.
Other areas for institutional strengthening include financial
acuity, human resources, management systems and governance.
It is envisaged that the institutional strengthening will enable
CSOs to play a more strategic role in working with the Government of Kenya and
other stakeholders to deliver effective health services at the community level.
2.0 Consultancy Objective
Increased leadership in advocacy for an expanded role for CSOs
in community health policy articulation and implementation is a key result area
for the FANIKISHA Project.
The project has in place an advocacy strategy which is currently
being rolled out.
A key strategic objective of the FANIKISHA strategy focuses on
strengthening networking and alliance building.
The objective of this call is to identify a consultant who will
strengthen the capacity of FANIKISHA supported CSOs, their affiliates and
strategic stakeholders in coalition building.
3.0 Key Tasks
The consultant will be required to:
- Mentor
10 FANIKISHA supported CSOs in coalition building. The mentoring will be
onsite and offsite
- Support
CSOs in establishing and or strengthening CSO coalitions at national and
County levels
- Link
CSOs to strategic advocacy coalitions
- Promote
CSO learning and sharing forums
- Document
advocacy and coalition building experiences including key learnings
4.0 Deliverables
- CSO
coalitions actively engaged in the community health response at national
and participating counties.
- CSO
learning and exchange forums
- Reports
– Monthly or quarterly? On Monthly progress reports against agreed upon
milestones
5.0 Timeframe.
The consultancy shall take a maximum of 40 days spread within
November 2012 to June 2013.
6.0 Consultant Qualifications
The consultant should possess the following qualifications:
- Knowledge
of Kenya’s historical and current health landscape.
- Experience
in engaging with the Kenya Government and key stakeholders at policy and
programme implementation levels.
- Experience
in engaging in advocacy work
- Experience
in CSO coalition building
- Good
communication and writing skills
- At
least 8 years of relevant work experience.
7.0 Management of the consultancy
The FANIKISHA Advocacy Advisor will be the lead Technical
contact person for this consultancy. FANIKISHA will provide the necessary
logistical support such as transportation, accommodation, funds for meetings
required to deliver on the outlined tasks.
Communication and internet facilities will be provided in
situations where the consultant is working from the FANIKISHA or Pact
offices.
The consultant should be willing to respond to CSOs needs on
short notice.
8.0 Proposal Submission & Reviews
8.0 Proposal Submission & Reviews
The submission should include both the technical and financial
proposal.
The technical proposal should include among others: the
consultant’s interpretation of the scope of work, ideas on CSO coalition
building in Kenya, approaches the consultant will use in strengthening health
sector CSO coalitions and the curriculum vitae of the lead consultant.
Submit applications to the attention of Pact HR Office in Kenya
via the following email address: kenyahr@pactworld.org clearly indicating in
the subject field the consultancy they are applying for.
All applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until
suitable candidates are identified and only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Pact is a fair and equal
opportunity employer.