Consultancy to Facilitate the Development of APHRC’s 2022-2026 Strategic Plan at African Population and Health Research Center

Background

The Center’s current Strategic Plan (2017-2021) is soon coming to an end. A new plan therefore needs to be developed for approval by the Board in November 2021 to become operational in January 2022. APHRC requires an experienced and competent consultant or consulting firm to lead a facilitated and consultative process to develop the new Strategic Plan for the period 2022-2026.

Objectives

The objective of this consultancy is to propose a suitable and sequential design process and facilitate a strategic planning process that is inclusive, iterative and solicits and integrates input from key stakeholders.

Specific tasks and deliverables will include:

• Design a process for developing the strategic plan.
• Facilitate planned retreats/virtual meetings with key stakeholders including all staff, senior management and Board members.
• Document and synthesize the retreat and meeting outcomes.
• Propose a suitable overarching framework for the Strategic Plan.
• Produce a draft Strategic Plan and supportive documents capturing key elements for the subsequent operational plan, resource mobilization strategy and organizational management structure.
• Make up to three presentations to the Board and senior management.

Timeframe

The contract will commence the last week of February 2021 and conclude by November 30 2021. **

Responsibilities of APHRC

• Provide relevant background documents.
• Liaise and assist in communicating with and mobilizing key stakeholders.
• Handle all logistical arrangements for retreats/ virtual meetings.

Qualifications and experience

A consultant or consulting firm experienced in the design, facilitation and documentation of strategic plans will be hired for this assignment. The successful applicant will have at least ten years’ professional experience in strategic planning and organizational development. The consultant/consulting firm must be available to do the work between February and November 2021.