Mapping And Coaching Tools Development Consultant at Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Kenya

Scope of work

The mapping and tools development work will be led by an external consultant in close coordination with the PELUM Kenya secretariat. The consultant will coordinate and collaborate with PELUM Kenya, Lead country organizations in Uganda (PELUM Uganda) and Zimbabwe (PELUM Zimbabwe) and any other relevant stakeholders for this purpose. The consultant team
will be responsible for undertaking following tasks:

• In collaboration with three Country lead organizations in Kenya (PELUM Kenya), Uganda (PELUM Uganda) and Zimbabwe (PELUM Zimbabwe), identify at least ten (10) mentees and at least ten (10) mentors for each Country.
• Assist the Country lead Organizations to develop a guideline for the advertisementof the Mentees and mentors’ application.
• In consultation with the three lead organization, identify and rank ten (10) leadership mentees in agro-ecology in each Country, assess and identify their needs and create profile for each mentee.
• In relation to the mentees’ profiles, couching and mentorship needs, identify and rank at least ten (10) potential and suitable mentors in agro-ecology in each Country.
• Identify cultural or locally specific factors that might need to be considered while matching mentors and mentees in the three countries
• Advise on matching criteria for mentees and mentors based on the mapping exercise.
• Advise on appropriate couching and mentoring approaches and developing individual development plans.
•  Give an assessment of current leadership culture.
• Recommend and develop appropriate mentoring and coaching software tools to provide mentors & mentees with necessary resources and tools for mentoring and couching processes. The consultant in full knowledge of the couching and mentoring programs’ design and implementation is expected to recommend and develop the necessary tools needed for this project.
• The consultant is also expected to recommend on how best to incorporate technology tools for mentoring and couching i.e mobile applications; established tech services like GoToMeeting, Slack, Skype, Zoom and Evernote that can be useful for mentoring.

Key qualifications, experience, and skills of the consultant

The candidate should possess the following skills and competencies:

• Have a postgraduate university degree in Social sciences, Gender and Development studies, Political science, Leadership and governance, Law or other relevant disciplines, preferably with a specialization in gender & M&E expertise.
• A minimum of 10 years of practical experience in working in Leadership, mentorship and coaching for gender related development programs.
• Demonstrated experience of having undertaken similar work in the past. Indicate at least three similar assignments done in the past as part of the team members’ profiles
• Thorough understanding of the women in leadership context in three project Countries, and experience working with government institutions and international or non-governmental organizations supporting women and development work in the specific area of intervention;
• Strong communication skills, and ability to liaise with various stakeholders, including implementing partners at the regional level.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to write and review documents/reports; conduct interviews as part of beneficiaries’ mapping.

The Duration of the task completion

• The assignment is estimated to be completed within 20 calendar days after contract signing.