Consultancy: Review of CDTD Board Charter 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:

In this regard, CDTD is seeking the services of a qualified consultant or individual to conduct a CDTD’s board charter review. The board charter will be reviewed to redefine the mission and vision of CDTD, respective roles, responsibilities and authorities of the board members (individually and collectively) and management in determining the direction, management and control of the organization.

Project deliverables:

• Review and deliver the CDTD Board Charter.
• Hold a meeting with CDTD Board members and train them on the reviewed board charter
• Produce a report on the training meeting held with the board within 7 days of the training.

Duration:

• The Reviewed charter is to be delivered within 3 working days after contracting.

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