Consultants at Act Change Transform

Qualifications
The Consultancy firm or team of individuals with the following qualifications.

• Proven experience in gender studies, evaluation and/or conducting evaluations with expertise in gender, environmental/climate change and conflict issues;
• Previous experience and good comprehension of the local context where the assessment will be conducted;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience with gender and climate security, conflict prevention, and resilience and/or environmental management;
• Experience in a national setting with national or international organizations is an asset;
• Fluency in the English language is required.

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Proposed Tasks and Methodology

The study will be done through an engagement with key stakeholders working in climate change and conflict including government bodies both national and county, CSOs, community members, environment and security think tanks among others.

Key tasks include;

• Detailed literature review and desk study of climate security risks and existing intervention programs across key sectors in Kenya;
• Key informant and focus group interviews with relevant partners, community groups, and expert organizations implementing climate security programs, national and in specific counties;
• Analysis of findings and generation of detailed report complete with key conclusions and recommendations report;
• Facilitate a validation workshop on the draft report of report of findings with identified key partners/ experts/stakeholders in the country and internal staff;
• Integrate feedback on the draft report to produce the final assessment report with practical recommendations and actions that can inform the RPS programme adaptation and response.

Outputs/Deliverables

The ideal expert or service provider shall be responsible for the following deliverables:

• A detailed inception report for the climate security study that includes: a demonstration of the understanding or the assignment; initial desk analysis of the subject matter; a detailed proposal on the approach and methodology for conducting the study; key team members; a detailed work schedule with clear timelines; data collection and analysis tools; and framework or outline of the final report.
• A draft report of findings on status of climate security and the current interventions or innovations to address climate security; Validation Workshop reports;
• Final Process and Study Reports for the study of climate security in ASALs in Kenya.
• An appendix of all referenced materials and listing of all consulted entities and individuals (with contact information)
• The final study report must include a detailed status and recommendations for climate security interventions with a focus on sustainability. The analytical report should not be more than 40 pages excluding annexes. All other materials should be submitted as annexes to the main report. The main report should be structured as follows:

The title page of the report;

• The Executive Summary (maximum 6 pages);
• Introduction (including background on climate security; problem statement, methodology, structure of the report) – Maximum 8 pages
• Key findings, general Conclusions and Recommendations for programming (Maximum 25 pages)
• Annexes (if any)

Time frame

• The consultancy is expected to take a maximum of 45-person days commencing 20 March, 2023. These include the preparatory phase, data collection and report writing. The final deliverables should reach Act! by 5th May, 2023.

Required Qualifications

• The Consultancy firm or team of individuals with the following qualifications.
• Proven experience in research in environmental/climate change and conflict issues,
• Experience with baseline and evaluation studies,
• Previous experience and good comprehension of the local context where the study will be conducted.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience with climate security, conflict prevention, and resilience and/or environmental management,
• Experience in a national setting with national or international organizations is an asset.
• Fluency in the English language is required.

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Expected Outputs/Deliverables

• An inception report highlighting understanding of the assignment, including proposed system framework/structure and hardware requirements;
• Submit a user guide and conduct training for all program staff on the use of the system and use the training lessons to produce an improved guide;
• End user (Programmes, MERL and IT staffs) testing acceptance and testing report;
• System customized to Act! requirements deployed while checking elements of usability (user friendly), controls and confidentiality, among other aspects of a quality a good and functional system;
• Act! virtual private server and the M&E and data collection systems with online access of systems set up;
• Complete systems configuration and customization in accordance to user requirements with demonstrable system inputs and outputs such as reports;
• A final implementation report after deployment and full rollout of the M&E system and key staff trained on the management and use of the system.

Duration of the Assignment

• The consultancy is expected to take a maximum of 30 days commencing 20 March, 2023. These include the preparatory phase, development and training. The final deliverables should reach Act! by 6th May, 2023.

Reporting and Supervision

• The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Act! M&E Advisor with support from IT staff. The deliverables will be assessed against the provisions of the scope of work set for the assignment.

Consultancy competencies, experience and skills requirements

The Consultancy firm or team of individuals with the following qualifications.

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology. Relevant ICT professional post graduate qualifications and certifications.
• Sector (Industry) qualifications and experience in M&E, statistics or a related field with over 5 years of relevant experience in development and setup of digital MER Systems;
• Evidence of capacity to develop management information systems and digital M&E tasks; by providing experience in at least three (3) similar assignments;
• Demonstrated knowledge on GIS, geo visualization and infographics;
• Previous experience and good comprehension of the operations of NGOs including programming and M&E;
• Experience in a national setting with national or international organizations is an asset;
• Fluency in the English language is required.