Support to Kenya Cash Working Group (CWG): Strengthening Market Monitoring at Kenya Red Cross Society

Specific tasks of the consultancy  

Support the Kenya CWG to: Design a comprehensive roadmap or plan of action capturing its strategy to:

• Expand to new markets e.g., rural + urban)
• Harmonize data collection by different types of stakeholders
• Adopt alternative data collection approaches to support JMMI and MEB (taking a phased approach)
• Increase use of JMMI data by increasing reach to a wider variety of stakeholders, including donors and other decision makers
• Develop a contingency plan including mitigation measures to be used in the event unforeseen scenarios drastically affect physical data collection, including: Development of a robust contingency plan outlining the risks, recommendations, and mitigating actions that could be undertaken for different scenarios
• Proposing alternative models that can be employed to tabulate the MEB in the absence of primary data

Qualifications and Experience for Consultants  

• The consultant(s) should have the following skills and knowledge:  
• Strong understanding of CVA in emergencies  
• Strengthening market monitoring in Kenya:
• Solid experience in cash and markets in humanitarian contexts
• Knowledge and skills in market monitoring and analysis
• Experience with minimum expenditure baskets  
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English    
• Excellent networking skills to draw out diverse perspectives and enable alignment  
• Ability to work remotely with a diverse range of stakeholders, ensuring effective consultation and engagement is achieved
• Excellent writing and presentation skills  
• Relevant experience in the region and/or familiarity with the socio-economic context of Kenya is highly desirable   Teams with a presence in Kenya are encouraged to apply.
• Management of the consultancy

Duration

• The work is scheduled to begin on 14th April 2025 and close by 16th May 2025. All activities of this consultancy are expected to be completed by the End of May 2025.

Deliverables

The following deliverables are expected from the consultancy:

• A roadmap /action plan to strengthen coverage and sustainability of the JMMI, including an implementation matrix showing areas of opportunity and actions to take to achieve them
• A contingency plan capturing alternative/ innovative approaches that could be taken in the event physical data collection is significantly impacted.  
• A validation workshop to gather feedback from CWG members  
• Presentation of the final documents to the CWG members
• A report (5 pages max.) capturing learning from the process