Consultancy: Development and Implementation of CDTD Code of Conduct Policy for the Board at Center for Domestic Training and Development

Project background:

In 2021, CDTD was selected as a beneficiary of the URAIA Trust, Women Voice and Leadership (WVL) program, funded by the Global Affair Canada (GAC) through CARE International and CARE Kenya. The WVL project is anchored on Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) which puts gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls at the heart of international development, humanitarian peace and security. The overarching goal of the project is to contribute to gender equality and the increased enjoyment of human rights on women and girls in Kenya. WVL’s objective is to strengthen Women Rights Organizations (WROs) in Kenya to enhance their governance, management, programming, and sustainability by enhancing their ability to deliver quality services and increasing the effectiveness of their platforms to effect policy, legal and social change.

Assignment Objectives:

It is on this background that CDTD is seeking the services of a qualified consultant or individual to support in the development and implementation of CDTD’s Code of Conduct Manual /policy for the board. The development of this policy and training of the board members on the same aims at ensuring the board members puts the organization’s interest above their own and fulfil their duty of loyalty as they interact with the organization and its beneficiaries.

Project deliverables:

In a bid to have the code of conduct policy for CDTD board developed and implemented, the consultant will be expected to;

• Develop and deliver a CDTD Code of Conduct for the board.
• Hold a meeting with CDTD Board members and train them on the developed code of conduct
• Produce a report on the training meeting held with the board within 7 days of the training.

Duration and timelines:

This assignment is to be delivered within 1 working day after contracting. The development of the code of conduct policy for the CDTD board is to take 2 days and the training for the board 1 day. Total Consultation days are 3.

Qualifications and competencies:

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in board management, leadership, and governance; or institutional capacity development in the not-for-profit sector.
• At least seven years’ experience in Leadership and Governance.
• Advanced University degree in business, economics, non-profit management, international development, or related field.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent leadership, organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills including in presentations and report writing.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Good judgement, pays attention to nuance and detail, takes initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion, with sensitivity to different cultures.
• Experience in leading and facilitating participatory processes
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and synthesize information