Technical Assistance for the Development of a Resource Mobilization Strategy & a Partnership Policy at Palladium International

Scope of Work

• The consultant will use a participatory and consultative approach to implement the entire scope of this assignment, including situation analysis, opportunities assessment, strategic design, and work planning.

The assignment is anticipated to involve the following specific tasks:

• Hold an inception meeting with MMWCA and NPI EXPAND to discuss and ensure a common understanding of the assignment objectives, scope, and methodology.
• In consultation with the MMWCA management and NPI EXPAND Kenya, prepare, and submit a work plan for the resource mobilization planning process.
• Review MMWCA’s current strategic plan, the draft resource mobilization plan, and related documents to better understand the needs and help position the organization for resource mobilization.
• Assess MMWCA’s current resource mobilization efforts, the funding mix, financial health, internal resource mobilization and fundraising capacity, structures, and systems to identify gaps and recommend capacity strengthening actions.
• Based on MMWCA’s strategic plan and programmatic focus, complete a donor mapping and landscape assessment to identify opportunities for MMWCA partnership with existing and emerging donors and recommend appropriate action to tap into the opportunities.
• Conduct a competitive analysis of other organizations with similar activities who might also be targeting some of the same donors. Making a comparative analysis of how MMWCA is positioned in comparison to competing organizations and what can be MMWCA’s unique selling point.
• Scope opportunities for MMWCA to develop sources for unrestricted income, including income generation projects, and recommend specific actions to tap into the most feasible opportunities. This may include mobilization of non-financial resources (e.g. volunteer labor, expertise or physical assets).
• Conduct a partnership analysis to identify non-funding partnerships and recommend specific actions to develop and sustain the most feasible partnerships.
• Assess MMWCA's resource mobilization capacity and organization and recommend an appropriate structure and functions for effective resource mobilization and fundraising.
• Use the information collated from the various analyses and discussions to prepare a resource mobilization strategy and present it to MMWCA leadership and management for review and input. The strategy will summarize the various analyses, specify resource mobilization objectives, strategic resource mobilization approaches, key activities, and specific actions.
• Prepare a final resource mobilization strategy incorporating input from MMWCA’s leadership and NPI EXPAND.
• Use the stakeholder analysis completed to prepare a partnerships development plan.
• Train MMWCA staff and the board on resource mobilization and partnerships development.
• Based on the final resource mobilization strategy, and partnerships development plan the consultant will support MMWCA to prepare a resource mobilization and a partnerships action plan for the initial 2 years.

Deliverables

• Resource mobilization and partnerships opportunities analysis report.
• Competitive Analysis
• A Resource Mobilization Strategy
• A Partnerships Development Plan.
• A Resource Mobilization Action Plan for the initial 2 years.
• Training materials on resource mobilization and partnerships development. This will include a trainer’s guide, training agenda, participants handouts, training slides, etc.
• A report on the staff and board training on resource mobilization and partnerships development.

Supervision and Reporting

• The consultant will report to the NPI EXPAND Kenya Country Team Lead. The Capacity Development Director will provide the required technical backstopping to the country team. The NPI EXPAND Country team will arrange and manage the logistics necessary for the assignment, including meetings and travel to Narok County, where MMWCA is based.

Anticipated Period of Performance and Level of Effort

• This consultancy is anticipated to take a maximum of 20 days from February 1st, 2024, to March 30th, 2024.

Qualifications
This opportunity is open to individual consultants with the following qualifications:

• Must be a Kenyan national legally registered with the Government of Kenya and compliant with government tax laws.
• Advanced university degree in social sciences, marketing, business administration, communication, or a related field.
• At least 10 years’ experience in the development sector, preferably in the non-profit sector focusing on environment and health.
• Thorough knowledge of the donor-funding landscape, particularly in the health and environment sectors in East Africa.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting non-profit organizations to develop and implement resource mobilization strategies.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and planning skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in English.