Consultant for Baseline study,Kenyan Nationals at Womankind Worldwide

Purpose and Scope for the Rapid Assessment

The main purpose of this assessment is to establish the existing mechanisms and structures available for women in leadership, opportunities and challenges and assess the functionality (effectiveness) of the established structures. The consultant(s) are expected to also identify what is working and/or not working in regards to laws and policies that favor women in elective and appointed positions and provide recommendations of how they can be improved.

The specific objectives of the rapid assessment include; -

• Provide detailed contextual information/situational analysis on devolution against community understanding, knowledge and spaces on Women in leadership position behavior of communities and stakeholders in Garissa, Isiolo and Tana River Counties
• Identify mechanisms and structures established for the two-thirds gender rule
• Determine how effective the mechanisms are and whether the processes are adequately resourced,
• Identify the gaps that may hinder meaningful attainment of the two-thirds gender rule (when in existence)
• Propose county based interventions to strengthen attainment of the two-thirds gender rule
• Inclusivity in public participation that reflects on gender, PLWD, minority groups.
• Identify and propose linkages/ strategies for the inclusion of excluded groups i.e. women and girls and identify spaces for inclusion.
• Propose strategies for enhanced and sustainable capacities of formal & informal structures to achieve and implement the two-thirds gender rule
• Conduct power analysis that can give detailed information on power relations among communities and between communities and duty bearers
• Make recommendations on how monitoring, evaluation and learning can be enhanced in the project

IV. Duration and Timeline

The study shall be expected to complete within 20 working days beginning as soon as possible. The budget of the study will be offered as a package. The exercise will be carried out concurrently in the three counties.

METHODOLOGY

The consultant(s) are expected to adopt a participatory approach in the process of data collection involving both the county officials and the citizens as the primary source of data. The consultant(s) are also expected to use primary and secondary sources of data to collect both quantitative and qualitative data using tools such as literature review, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and household survey among others.

The consultant is expected to prepare a detailed methodology clearly describing the sampling frame, the sampling procedure and size and an assessment matrix which describes the tools for data collection and what data will be collected using the different tools suggested.

The consultant(s) will also be expected to present the draft findings to a stakeholder forum for validation before the finalization of the assessment report.

SUMMARY OF DELIVERABLES:

Share the draft reports (in English) to WOMANKIND KENYA; finalize the study report by incorporating the feedback on the draft if any complete baseline data in baseline matrix.

The final baseline study report should basically include the following: -

• Cover page
• Acknowledgements
• Glossary/Acronyms
• Introduction
• Executive Summary
• Methodology
• Limitations
• Findings including analysis and interpretation of the findings
• Conclusion and recommendations

Appendices

Key deliverables

• A proposal clearly indicating the methodology, timelines and proposed budget
• Data collection tools
• Draft report
• Final report incorporating feedback from the project team and AWDF