Terms of Reference - Consultancy for Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for People’s Recovery at Christian Aid

Scope of the Consultancy

The consultant is expected to work closely with Christian Aid Kenya, reporting to the Program Officer – Economic and Climate Justice and Africa Advocacy Advisor. The Consultancy Research will be undertaken in Nairobi and a few selected counties and mainly from Treasury and other departments. The research will also involve interviews and literature review with other relevant institutions CSO actors among others, as will be agreed upon between CA and the consultant.

• Developing an inception report, demonstrating an understanding of the study with a detailed work plan on how he/she will carry out the activities to achieve the study objectives, adhering to the government guidelines and regulations especially in light of COVID-19.
• The consultant will conduct desk review and key informant interviews to analyse the data on key SDR indicators, identify bottlenecks/barriers to access and utilisation of SDR and utilization of the SDR funds.
• Submit a draft report, using the gathered information from interviews. The draft report will be expected to provide preliminary answers to all the objectives, including analysis of policy implementations.
• Report on the findings of the analysis and provide recommendations

Required Qualifications

The consultant/firm must possess the following qualifications:

• Masters Qualification on Governance, Policy, Economics and Statistics, International Relations, Law and any other relevant careers
• The consultant is expected to have knowledge of the IMF, debt architecture, SDRs and/or relevant topics.
• Possess knowledge and experience in budget analysis and tracking for evidence-based advocacy of the Kenya operating environment.
• Existing and diverse networks within the Kenya transparency, public finance management or accountability sectors.
• Ability to work effectively and communicate well in remote/online settings.
• Knowledge designing research methodologies and tools for budget-based data collection and analyses
• Similar work in the last 3 years (provide sample copy of recent reports). Familiarity with Christian Aid’s work is an added advantage.
• A demonstrated high level of professionalism and an ability to work independently.