Consultancy – Diversity Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Assignment at Protection International

Objectives of the Consultancy:

PIA works with diverse groups of HRDs (especially marginalised and minority groups) across Africa region. As such, staff in charge of making interventions to these groups often rely in their field experiences as well as desktop reviews of existing studies.

Thus, the consultancy on Diversity Equality and Inclusion (DEI) specifically seeks to:

1. To get to understand staff’s perceptions, norms and beliefs on DEI.
2. Identify staff’s knowledge gaps on DEI.
3. To conduct a sensitization training on DEI for the staff.

Terms of Reference of the consultant:

1. Conduct consultations with staff to assess their perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and recommendations related to diversity equity and inclusion in the workplace for staff in Kenya and Tanzania.
2. From the assessment, identifying the gaps that need to be addressed and facilitating the sessions to help both the teams be more efficient in supporting special HRDs.
3. Develop and provide training to all staff, on the different dimensions of Gender, Equity, Social and inclusion GESI).
4. Provide a detailed report with time-bound recommendations.
5. Provide draft guidelines on DEI for the organization that are contextually appropriate that maybe used to upskill staff as part of the onboarding for future members
6. Review internal policies and identify areas of improvement on DEI.

Consultant (s) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (social work, sociology, psychology, gender studies etc.)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in DEI mainstreaming, working with civil society and the public and private sectors.
• Experience implementing activities for the prevention and inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups.
• Must have a clear understanding and prior success employing programs in Tanzania and Kenya
• Ability to work as a member of a collaborative team to design inclusive activity implementation strategies in an array of technical fields.
• Excellent and fluent communication in both Swahili and English.
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and writing.
• Excellent interpersonal relationships with national and international staff, in a multicultural environment and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Preference for individuals that have worked on programs with a focus in Human Rights defenders and other vulnerable members of the society.