"Expert Pool” - Facilitation and Communication at Humanitarian Leadership Academy

The Academy’s Expert Pool is one of the key elements in ensuring that the work is done by the most qualified expert who can be recruited at the shortest time possible.

The Academy’s Expert Pool is divided into 7 ‘sub-panels:

Panel 4: Facilitation and communication

The panel will consist of experts who will support the Academy with:

• Conference rapporteur: To capture and share proceedings and highlights from workshops and any other meetings convened
• Graphic design: To support the Academy and its partners in graphic design productions as well as building of graphic design skills
• Media tracking: Stay on top of what is reported by leading print and electronic media and internet outlets on humanitarian issues to enable us to be more responsive and effective.
• Technical editing: to write, edit and abridge technical documents, reports, publications, manuals, briefs, proposals, research materials for use by a wider non -technical audience
• Infographics and information conversion: Translate data, information and content into graphical visualisations that are engaging and describe the Kenya Academy Centre’s work with the partners
• Public relations and media: To communicate progress, create awareness and raise issues in the humanitarian sector through the lens of the Kenya Academy Centre and partners.
• Audio visual production: To package information on our work into audio-visual products targeted at various audiences.

Knowledge, skills and experience desired

The consultants are expected to have an advanced and thorough knowledge, skills and experience in their respective fields.

Essential skills

• Qualifications: First degree in relevant area.
• Post graduate qualification in a relevant area, including professional qualifications (preferred).
• Experience: At least 8 years working experience in the respective area of expertise.
• Strong technical and theoretical grounding in the respective fields.
• Excellent written English and report writing skills
• An in-depth understanding of key standards, guidelines and tools relating to humanitarian work.
• Ability to facilitate and/or chair technical discussions and debates
• Ability to communicate technical subject matter (in a written and oral form) to people with varying technical knowledge and skills, and across different job roles/functions.
• Track-record in conducting high quality analysis and research involving a combination of quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Creative and tenacious in sourcing data from a range of sources and systems.
• Ability to travel: Experts must be able to travel where necessary to complete the required assignments, often at very short notice.
• Ability to sub-contract- Additional resource may be required for certain assignments, and experts must be able to source this independently to complete the work as required by the Academy.
• Previous publications/reports relating to work in the humanitarian field (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience of documenting case studies and models.

Consultancy Rates and Payment Schedule

Consultancy rates will be capped at a maximum daily rate including taxes, which may differ depending on the type of work/ToR offered. These rates will be agreed upon at the contracting stage and will be fixed in the framework agreement for the duration of the contract.

Payment will be made in line with the milestones and deadlines for key project deliverables, as outlined in each individual ToR. Consultants will invoice The Academy as usual, based on the agreed milestones and payment schedule laid out in each ToR.

Expressions of interest:

The Academy is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified consultants or teams of consultants who would like to be part of our expert pool. Interested applicants are expected to submit a proposal with the following components:

a) Technical proposal (no more than 3 pages) to include:

• Panel to which they are applying to.
• An overview of your skills and experience as related to the panel you are interested in.
• Your expected daily rate.
• Descriptions of at least 3 relevant examples of recent work

b) Consultant’s CV

c) Three referees for whom the consultant has carried out similar work, (stating the organization, assignment undertaken, date and duration, contact person’s name, email address and contact number)

Please note that while we encourage you to reference any previous work done for The Academy in your application, The Academy staff cannot act as referees.