Consultants at Community Advocacy and Awareness Trust, CRAWN Trust

REF: (CRAWN/FAC/LAG/22023-22025)

Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultant/firm will be expected to:

• Facilitate through adult learning methodologies, virtual, physical and hybrid meetings on;
• Policy advocacy on women’s leadership and governance
• Implementation of the two-third’s gender rule
• Consultative engagements between duty bearers and community
• Development of advocacy plans, memoranda, position papers and communique on various leadership and governance issues where applicable

Deliverables

• After provision of facilitation and or drafting of the documents highlighted above; the facilitator will be expected to submit;
• An activity program providing for active engagement of participants including those with various disabilities, to be shared at least one day before the engagements
• PowerPoint presentation and reading materials to guide the facilitation, to be shared at least one day before the engagements
• Summary facilitator’s report on the forums or engagements with general observations and recommendations for action submitted within three days of the engagements
• Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline
• The duration of the consultancy will be for two to twenty working days inclusive of the days of the meetings or engagements, depending on the tasks.

Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

• The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.
• An undergraduate degree in political science, gender and development or relevant social sciences.
• A post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years’ demonstrable work experience in the development sector on gender, human rights and governance
• Good facilitation and writing skills

Background and purpose of the consultancy

• To optimize the implementation of the leadership and governance  program, CRAWN Trust seeks to have to create a pool of preferred service providers to provide facilitation services on an adhoc basis. Suitable firms and individual experts on leadership and governance are hereby invited to submit their Expression of Interest for consideration for pre-qualification. They will be qualified and experienced to deliver the services highlighted in the section below;
• The consultant/firm meeting the above requirements should submit an Expression of

Interest- EOI (three pages maximum) which should include the following:

• A capability statement or cover letter, entailing your understanding of the assignment and experience.
• An EOI entailing a budget proposal inclusive of 5% withholding tax, in consideration of modest budget available.
• An updated organization profile or Curriculum Vitae of the lead consultant(s)/firm who will undertake the work

Annexure should include:

• Contact information of two organizations that have recently and preferably in the last three years contracted the consultant to carry out a similar assignment
• Samples of past related work on leadership and governance.

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REF: (CRAWN/FAC/NAB/22023-22025)

Background and purpose of the consultancy

To have a more robust networking and alliance building program, CRAWN Trust seeks to pre-qualify networking and alliance building consultants or firms to form a database of preferred experts for facilitation of forums on the same on a needs basis. Suitable firms and individual consultants on networking and alliance building are hereby invited to submit their Expression of Interest for consideration for pre-qualification. They will be qualified and experienced to deliver the services highlighted in the section below;

Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultant/firm will be expected to:

1. Facilitate through adult learning methodologies, virtual, physical and hybrid meetings on;
2. Effective networking and alliance building
3. Intergenerational mentorship and collaboration
4. Understanding intersectionality to address inequality.
5. Scenario building to inform efforts towards a gender transformative Kenya
6. Facilitation through participatory approaches meetings or engagements aimed at supporting networking efforts for activists and women rights organisations- WROs
7. Facilitation of women’s networks’ development and review of improvement plans and action plans and periodic review meetings to facilitate their institutional strengthening where applicable
8. Development of a professional summary report

Deliverables

After provision of facilitation and or drafting of the documents highlighted above; the facilitator will be expected to submit;

1. An activity program providing for active engagement of participants including those with various disabilities, to be shared at least one day before the meetings
2. PowerPoint presentation and reading materials to guide the facilitation, to be shared at least one day before the engagements.
3. Summary facilitator’s report on the forums or engagements with general observations and recommendations for action submitted within three days of the engagements.
4. Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline

The duration of the consultancies will be for two to twenty working days inclusive of the days of the meetings or engagements, depending on the assignment

Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

1. An undergraduate degree in development studies, gender and development or relevant social sciences.
2. A postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage.
3. At least 5 years’ demonstrable work experience on women movement building or networking and alliance building.
4. Good facilitation and report writing skills

Background and purpose of the consultancy

• To optimize the implementation of the leadership and governance  program, CRAWN Trust seeks to have to create a pool of preferred service providers to provide facilitation services on an adhoc basis. Suitable firms and individual experts on leadership and governance are hereby invited to submit their Expression of Interest for consideration for pre-qualification. They will be qualified and experienced to deliver the services highlighted in the section below;
• The consultant/firm meeting the above requirements should submit an Expression of

Interest- EOI (three pages maximum) which should include the following:

• A capability statement or cover letter, entailing your understanding of the assignment and experience.
• An EOI entailing a budget proposal inclusive of 5% withholding tax, in consideration of modest budget available.
• An updated organization profile or Curriculum Vitae of the lead consultant(s)/firm who will undertake the work

Annexure should include:

• Contact information of two organizations that have recently and preferably in the last three years contracted the consultant to carry out a similar assignment
• Samples of past related work on leadership and governance.

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REF: (CRAWN/FAC/WEE/22023-22025)

Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultant/firm will be expected to:

1. Facilitate through adult learning methodologies, virtual, physical and hybrid meetings on;
2. Policy advocacy on women’s economic empowerment- WEE
3. Budget processes and public participation
4. Gender responsive budgeting
5. Entrepreneurship and business skills
6. Consultative engagements between duty bearers and community
7. Development of memoranda, position papers and communique on various women’s economic empowerment- WEE issues where applicable

Deliverables

After provision of facilitation and or drafting of the documents highlighted above; the facilitator will be expected to submit;

• An activity program providing for active engagement of participants including those with various disabilities, to be shared at least one day before the engagements
• PowerPoint presentation and reading materials to guide the facilitation, to be shared at least one day before the engagements
• Summary facilitator’s report on the forums or engagements with general observations and recommendations for action submitted within three days of the engagements

Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline

The duration of the consultancy will be for two to twenty working days inclusive of the days of the meetings or engagements, depending on the tasks.

Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

1. An undergraduate degree in development studies, economics, entrepreneurship or relevant social sciences. A postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage.
2. At least 5 years’ demonstrable work experience on women’s economic empowerment
3. Good facilitation and writing skills

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REF: (CRAWN/RMATS/CA/22023-22025)

Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultant/firm will be expected to:

1. Participate in inhouse meeting(s) with CRAWN Trust to discuss the assignment
2. Development of an inception report detailing the approach, methodology and scope of the training materials development
3. Conduct desk review on the topic of interest and on existing CRAWN Trust materials (where available) to identify gaps for action
4. Engage diverse stakeholders (where applicable) in consultative meetings eg Focus Group Discussions- FGDs and validation meetings or discussions for the identification of key content to be covered and co-curation on the materials development.
5. Develop and submit the first, second and final drafts of the training materials as per CRAWN Trust and stakeholders’ feedback within the stipulated dates

Deliverables

The consultant/firm will be expected to submit;

1. An inception report on the engagement in the stipulated timeline
2. A first, second and final draft of the training materials in the stipulated timelines
3. Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline

The duration of the engagements will be for seven to twenty working days inclusive of the days of the stakeholder engagements(where applicable), depending on the assignment.

 Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

1. An undergraduate degree in environmental studies, climate change, development studies or relevant social sciences.
2. A post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
3. At least 5 years’ demonstrable work experience on climate action including in development of training materials
4. Good facilitation and report writing skills

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REF: (CRAWN/MODS/22023-22025)

Background and purpose of the events moderation consultancies

CRAWN Trust hosts various national conferences and forums on women’s and girls’ rights in terms of their access to leadership and decision making spaces and positions, their socio-economic advancement, climate action and other key rights issues. CRAWN Trust also convenes the women’s movement in various networking fora. CRAWN Trust thus seeks to engage suitable event moderators in moderation of the various fora.

 Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultant(s)/firm(s) will be expected to:

1. Participate in an inception meeting with CRAWN Trust to discuss the assignment.
2. Participate in events planning committee meetings and event dry runs where applicable.
3. To perform events moderation/master of ceremony duties for the identified fora. They entail;
4. Compilation of speakers’/panelists’ bios ahead of the forum
5. Compilation of key questions for participants engagement in plenary, pre and post the fora and liaising with CRAWN Trust for uploading on relevant platforms
6. Officially opening the meeting
7. Administration of surveys before and after the fora
8. Provision of context/background on the forum and overview of the program with participants
9. Opening the various sessions, introducing speakers and panelists while ensuring timeliness of each session
10. Coordination of plenary sessions in participatory manner, while ensuring marginalised groups are not left behind. This can include engagement of participants in social media engagements around the topics among others

Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline

The duration of the consultancy will be for at least two days inclusive of the day(s) of the meetings or engagements or as shall be determined by CRAWN Trust.

Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

1. An undergraduate degree in journalism, communications or any other relevant degree in social sciences (postgraduate qualification is an added advantage)
2. Experience in programming, training or events coordination or planning
3. Experience in public speaking and event moderation
4. Proven and impactful track record in advancing human rights.
5. Good interpersonal skills

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REF: CRAWN/KSL/ 22023-22025

Background and purpose of the consultancies

Two of CRAWN Trust’s core values are transparency and accountability and inclusivity and participation. CRAWN Trust thus facilitates participatory and inclusivity in its programs.

It is in this regard that CRAWN Trust seeks to engage Kenya Sign Language Interpreters in the implementation of the key programmes and interventions conducted virtually and in person.

Objectives:

The sign language interpreter will be tasked with;

1. Provision of Kenya sign language interpretation services during virtual or physical meetings.
2. Liaison with a co-interpreter to ensure continuous and seamless interpretation of meeting proceedings

The Consultancy expected Outputs & Deliverables

• Kenya Sign language interpretation of the content presented by keynote speakers and panel discussion speakers.
• Facilitation of communication between the deaf and other participants and the event moderator.

Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline

The duration of the consultancy will be for 1-2 days or as shall be determined by CRAWN Trust

Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

1. Certification in Kenya sign language Interpretation.
2. At least 2 years demonstrable experience in Kenyan sign language interpretation during forums and trainings (experience in interpreting issues on gender development or community development and governance will be an added advantage)
3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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REF: CRAWN/EDP/ 22023-22025

Background and purpose of the consultancies

Two of CRAWN Trust’s core values are transparency and accountability and inclusivity and participation. CRAWN Trust thus facilitates participatory and inclusivity in its programs.

This consultancy involves development of puppetry content on the thematic areas. Upon the development of puppetry work, the firm is required to disseminate the messages through live performance or as agreed.

It is in this regard that CRAWN Trust seeks to engage a consultant/firm for the conducting of live puppetry work in the implementation of the key programmes and interventions conducted virtually and in person.

Objectives:

The consultant/firm will be tasked with;

1. Development of puppetry work for dissemination of the agreed upon messaging based on our programmes/ thematic areas.

This will include: –

1. To develop puppetry content tailored to the respective counties as per the issues in each county
2. To deliver live puppetry performance during the implementation of our programmes or as agreed upon.
3. The Consultancy expected Outputs & Deliverables
4. Scripts for the puppetry work and live performances.

Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline

The duration of the consultancy will be for 1-5 days or as shall be determined by CRAWN Trust

Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

1. Track record in conducting themed puppetry work
2. Experience in gender related programming and training is an added advantage
3. Strong project management and financial/budget reporting.
4. Excellent communication skills with the ability to write clearly, concisely and with strong verbal communication skills.

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REF: (CRAWN/ITCWM/22023-22025)

Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultant(s)/firm(s) will be expected to:

• Facilitate websites security by having SSL certificate up to date
• Facilitate storage of website files on cloud for backup
• Facilitate installation of  extensions incase a change is needed on the website
• Make suggestions that would elevate the look and feel of the website depending on the organisations colours
• Integrate the website with external platforms whenever that is required
• Troubleshoot errors in the websites database like the 404 error

Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

• Degree in information technology or related field
• Have more than five years experience in IT consultancy with a good track record.
• General computer knowledge
• Have knowledge of the control panel and its components
• Should have knowledge in dashboard coding languages like php and front end development programming languages like css and html
• Have deep knowledge in wordpress
• Have knowledge in moodle LMS system
• Should be conversant with popular wordpress functionalities.
• Should have knowledge of joomla content management system

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REF: (CRAWN/DOCCOM/22023-22025)

Background and purpose of the consultancy

CRAWN Trust seeks to create a pool of preferred service providers for consultancies on documentation of projects and its implementors. The consultant will facilitate discussion, offer innovate data collection means that will facilitate improvement of projects, satisfy key indicators as per project, advocate for women rights and their active involvement in thematic areas mentioned above as well as highlight work of partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultant(s)/firm(s) will be expected to:

• Facilitate documentation of networks, organisations and collectives that are to be engaged or are already being engaged in projects
• Evaluate projects at initial, mid and completion states to take into account success
• Collate human stories from beneficiaries of projects with the guidance of specific projects key indicators.
• Travel under the facilitation of CRAWN Trust to project implementation locations
• Write reports on wither project inception or evaluation after completion
• Develop tools for data collection that are easy to navigate and comprehensive
• Organise, moderate and document virtual meetings, focus group discussion and peer to peer learning

Deliverables

• Report after the documentation process which will be forwarded for review to CRAWN Trust and its stakeholder with an allowance of revision
• A detailed work plan on how to execute the task on hand.
• Submit all raw data as received from those engaged.

Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

• Degree in Social sciences and/or monitoring and evaluation.
• Worked with grassroot communities in advocacy work.
• Experience working in humanitarian sector especially women rights empowerment.
• Proficiency with data collection tools such as menti – meter.
• Soft skills such as conflict resolution that allow for easy data collection.
• Understands the dynamics women rights advocacy.

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REF: (CRAWN/SMAP/22023-22025)

Background and purpose of the consultancy

To strengthen CRAWN Trust’s collaborative engagements and networking efforts, CRAWN Trust will conduct stakeholder mapping, especially women rights organizations- WROs mapping to identify key stakeholders working on various women and girls rights issues and human rights in general. Suitable firms and individual consultants with experience on stakeholder mapping and analysis are hereby invited to submit their Expression of Interest for consideration for pre-qualification. They should be qualified and experienced to deliver the services highlighted in the section below.

 Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultants/firms will be expected to:

1. Participate in in-house meeting(s) with CRAWN Trust to discuss the assignment.
2. Development of an inception report detailing the approach, methodology and scope /focus of the mapping exercise
3. Conduct primary and secondary data collection (as relevant) through participatory approaches, detailing stakeholders’ thematic areas, geographical location, existing partnerships and networks and other key information as may be determined by CRAWN Trust
4. Develop a database of mapped stakeholders in the format determined by CRAWN Trust
5. Facilitate stakeholders mapping report and database validation and launch meetings.
6. Develop a first draft of the report and incorporate stakeholders feedback in the second and final drafts of the stakeholder mapping report.

Deliverables

The consultant(s)/firm will be expected to submit;

1. An inception report on the engagement in the stipulated timeline
2. Activity program(s) for the stakeholder engagement meetings as relevant
3. A first, second and final draft of the research report, abridged version of the report and policy brief
4. A stakeholders database in excel format or as shall be determined by CRAWN Trust

Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline

The duration of the engagements will be for seven to twenty working days inclusive of the days of the stakeholder engagement meetings (where applicable), depending on the assignment.

Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

1. An undergraduate degree in development studies, gender or relevant social sciences.
2. A post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
3. At least 5 years’ demonstrable work experience in community development, women’s rights, research and networking
4. Good facilitation and report writing skills.