The County Assemblies Forum (CAF)Consultancy Terms of Reference to Conduct Capacity Building on Environment and Natural Resource Management
Expert: Environmental and Natural Resource Specialist Consultant
Duration / timing: Six
days (Between September and November)
Target Audience: County Assembly Sub- committees on Environment and
Natural resources
County Assembly Forum Background: The County Assemblies Forum (CAF) is the
coordinating body of the 47 County Assemblies of the Republic of Kenya.
The mandate of CAF is to support the
County Assemblies perform their three core functions: law making, oversight and
representation, by providing an avenue for coordination, capacity development
and networking amongst the 47 Assemblies and with the executive arm, as well as
with national government.
There are four main levels in the
structure of CAF:
A. The General Assembly is the
supreme organ of CAF and it comprises of the 2,248 Members of the 47 County
Assemblies of Kenya, the Governing Council and the Executive Committee
undertakes all initiatives and decisions in the best interest of the membership
of the general assembly.
B. The Governing Council is composed
of all speakers and two other elected/nominated members from each of the 47
county assemblies. It considers and makes recommendations on the implementation
of the policies of the Forum and proper execution of its programs.
C. The Executive Committee comprising
of 20 members whose composition include ten Speakers of county assemblies and
ten members including three deputy Speakers. It has 5 subcommittees namely -
Inter-Governmental Relations, Legal and Research, Finance and Administration
Member Services and Communication.
D. CAF Secretariat is headed by a
Chief Executive Officer and undertakes research and coordination activities to
ensure cross county learning and coordination of the work of the County
Assemblies.
The Member Services Sub-
Committee; mandate is to ensure that there is adequate capacity
development of members and staff of the County Assemblies along different
sectoral themes, and provide a useful interface between all the sub
committees, ensuring that the concerns and interests of members are taken
into account.
Activity background: Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) remain idle for
most part of the year as the crops grown by small-scale farmers are limited due
to unfavourable climate.
The defining features of ASALs is
their aridity. Annual rainfall in arid areas ranges between 150mm and 55mm per
year, and in semi-arid areas between 550mm and 850mm per year.
Temperatures in arid areas are high
throughout the year, with high rates of evapotranspiration. These factors
precipitate lack of or lessened water resources, chronic food insecurity,
degraded ecosystems and climate change.
There is an apparent need to conduct Institutional Architecture Assessments (IAA) and capacity building on environment and natural resource management in ASAL counties; which occupy 89% of the Country and is home to about 14 million people and approximately 70% of the national livestock herd. This means almost half of the counties in Kenya are occupied by arid and semi-arid lands.
There is an apparent need to conduct Institutional Architecture Assessments (IAA) and capacity building on environment and natural resource management in ASAL counties; which occupy 89% of the Country and is home to about 14 million people and approximately 70% of the national livestock herd. This means almost half of the counties in Kenya are occupied by arid and semi-arid lands.
Counties in ASALs need to develop sustainable policy frameworks, review existing legislations, draft new legislations on environment and natural resource management to mitigate the effects of ASALs.
It has been noted that these counties
generally have a capacity weakness and that the policy process is frequently
run or managed outside of the standard policy structures such as the National
Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and the Ministry of Environment, Water and
National Resources.
Often, the drivers of policy are
either political parties or favoured stakeholders with a clear business
interest in the policy in question.
Activity Objective (s)
A. Build the capacity of County Assembly sectoral committee’s on water and natural resource management through joint training sessions.
B. Provide technical assistance to
ASAL counties in reviewing and drafting of bills and regulations that pertain
to water and natural resource management.
Tasks
The consultant will conduct the
following tasks:
- Develop a training course on curriculum on
environment and natural resource management specific to the County
Assemblies legislative mandate.- The curriculum should document
trends in natural resources management in Kenya and the impact of policy
and governance to those trends with a focus on Climate change, Energy,
Environment, Agriculture, Land and Water. The training Curricula should
also relate the implementation of the new constitution of Kenya to Natural
resources and governance, the role of devolved government and increased
participation of citizens in decision-making.
- Share proposed training Curriculum with CAF
secretariat and member services sub-committee for validation.
- Development of draft programme for the cluster
based capacity building trainings.
- Conduct and facilitate six one- day Cluster
based capacity building trainings at CAF cluster locations for the County
Assemblies sub- committees on Environment and Natural Resource
Management.
Outputs / Deliverables
- Training curriculum.
- Draft work plan for cluster based capacity
building workshops.
- Report of each cluster based meeting with
follow up recommendations.
- Consolidated final report.
Reporting and Liaising: The consultant will report directly to the CAF
secretariat CEO.
For technical matters related to
implementation of project activities, the consultant is to coordinate closely
the program officer Lonah Losem who the designated primary point of contact for
this activity.
The consultancy is to take place for six days between September 2015 to November 2015.
Qualifications
- Advance degree in Environment and natural
resource management related field including not less than 10 years’
experience in conducting ENRM related studies and EIAs in Kenya.
- Ability to prepare objective assessment/
evaluation reports and provide feasible recommendations
- Experience working with County Governments and
a keen understanding of the devolved governance structure in Kenya.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills.
Consultancy Terms of Reference to
Develop an Environment and Natural Resource Management Policy Framework /
Guideline
Expert: Environmental and Natural Resource Specialist Consultant
Expert: Environmental and Natural Resource Specialist Consultant
Location: Nairobi – With travel to Counties.
Duration / timing: Five
days (Between September and November 2015)
Target Audience: County Assembly Sub- committees on Environment and
Natural resources
County Assembly Forum Background: The County Assemblies Forum (CAF) is the
coordinating body of the 47 County Assemblies of the Republic of Kenya.
The mandate of CAF is to support the
County Assemblies perform their three core functions: law making, oversight and
representation, by providing an avenue for coordination, capacity development
and networking amongst the 47 Assemblies and with the executive arm, as well as
with national government.
There are four main levels in the
structure of CAF:
A. The General Assembly is the
supreme organ of CAF and it comprises of the 2,248 Members of the 47 County
Assemblies of Kenya, the Governing Council and the Executive Committee
undertakes all initiatives and decisions in the best interest of the membership
of the general assembly.
B. The Governing Council is composed
of all speakers and two other elected/nominated members from each of the 47
county assemblies. It considers and makes recommendations on the implementation
of the policies of the Forum and proper execution of its programs.
C. The Executive Committee comprising
of 20 members whose composition include ten Speakers of county assemblies and
ten members including three deputy Speakers. It has 5 subcommittees namely -
Inter-Governmental Relations, Legal and Research, Finance and Administration
Member Services and Communication.
D. CAF Secretariat is headed by a
Chief Executive Officer and undertakes research and coordination activities to
ensure cross county learning and coordination of the work of the County
Assemblies.
The Member Services Sub-
Committee; mandate is to ensure that there is adequate capacity
development of members and staff of the County Assemblies along different
sectoral themes, and provide a useful interface between all the sub
committees, ensuring that the concerns and interests of members are taken
into account.
Activity background: Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) remain idle for most part of the year as the crops grown by small-scale farmers are limited due to unfavourable climate.
Activity background: Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) remain idle for most part of the year as the crops grown by small-scale farmers are limited due to unfavourable climate.
The defining features of ASALs is
their aridity. Annual rainfall in arid areas ranges between 150mm and 55mm per
year, and in semi-arid areas between 550mm and 850mm per year.
Temperatures in arid areas are high
throughout the year, with high rates of evapotranspiration. These factors
precipitate lack of or lessened water resources, chronic food insecurity,
degraded ecosystems and climate change.
There is an apparent need to conduct Institutional Architecture Assessments (IAA) and capacity building on environment and natural resource management in ASAL counties; which occupy 89% of the Country and is home to about 14 million people and approximately 70% of the national livestock herd. This means almost half of the counties in Kenya are occupied by arid and semi-arid lands.
There is an apparent need to conduct Institutional Architecture Assessments (IAA) and capacity building on environment and natural resource management in ASAL counties; which occupy 89% of the Country and is home to about 14 million people and approximately 70% of the national livestock herd. This means almost half of the counties in Kenya are occupied by arid and semi-arid lands.
Counties in ASALs need to develop sustainable policy frameworks, review existing legislations, draft new legislations on environment and natural resource management to mitigate the effects of ASALs.
It has been noted that these counties
generally have a capacity weakness and that the policy process is frequently
run or managed outside of the standard policy structures such as the National
Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and the Ministry of Environment, Water and
National Resources.
Often, the drivers of policy are
either political parties or favoured stakeholders with a clear business
interest in the policy in question.
Activity objective (s)
A. Build the capacity of County Assembly sectoral committee’s on water and natural resource management through joint training sessions.
A. Build the capacity of County Assembly sectoral committee’s on water and natural resource management through joint training sessions.
B. Provide technical assistance to ASAL counties in reviewing and drafting of bills and regulations that pertain to water and natural resource management.
Tasks
The consultant will conduct the
following tasks:
- Develop and submit a detailed and time framed
work plan for the development of an environment and natural resource
management policy framework/guideline complete with methodology.
- Develop a consolidated environment and natural
resource management policy framework/guideline that will enhance the
development of sound Legislation by County Assemblies. This will be
achieved by analysing and critiquing the pertinent legislation,
regulation, standards and policies that are relevant and applicable to the
management of natural resources, agricultural practice and extension land
use & land tenure and water conservation, supply and use, and climate
change at the County Assemblies.
- Attend the Cluster based capacity building
trainings and use this as an avenue to consult with the County Assemblies
sub-committees on environment and natural resource management and other
government institutions and NSAs.
Outputs / Deliverables
- Work plan and methodology.
- County Assembly Specific environment and
natural resource management policy framework / guideline.
Reporting and Liaising: The consultant will report directly to the CAF
secretariat CEO. For technical matters related to implementation of project
activities, the consultant is to coordinate closely the program officer Lonah
Losem who the designated primary point of contact for this activity.
The consultancy is to take place through five days.
The period runs between September to
November 2015.
Qualifications
- Advance degree in Environment and natural
resource management related field including not less than 10 years’
experience in conducting ENRM related studies and EIAs in Kenya.
- Ability to prepare objective assessment/
evaluation reports and provide feasible recommendations
- Experience working with County Governments and
a keen understanding of the devolved governance structure in Kenya.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates are invited to send their;
- Curriculum Vitae
- concept note interpreting the TORs and
proposing methodology
The documents are to be sent to:
HR@countyassembliesforum.org by 23rd September, 2015 at 6pm.
