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  • Posted: Mar 13, 2018
    Deadline: Mar 19, 2018
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    Act! is a leading Kenyan, non-profit, non-governmental organization following the organization’s official rebrand as Act Change Transform (Act!) in 2011. Presently, Act! has solid institutional, financial and governance systems that meet international standards as demonstrated in various management and financial audits. Our main program areas include: ...
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    TOR for Training on Women & Countering Violent Extremism (ACT-WCVE-09-2018)

    Objectives of the Training

    Act! intends to conduct a Women and CVE training at the Coast targeting SCORE partner organizations. The main objective of the training is to enhance the technical capacities of the sub-awardees in understanding and effectively programming on women, girls and CVE in the coastal region of Kenya.

    Specific objectives of the training include:

    • To take stock of the current trends and dynamics on women, girls and CVE in Kenya and the coastal region in particular.
    • To find out and discuss the vulnerability of women and girls to recruitment into radical and extremist groups like Al-Shabaab.
    • To establish how women can contribute to the prevention of radicalization and CVE in the coastal region of Kenya through early detection and other means.
    • To help the participants (and the organizations) improve their programming around women, girls and CVE.
    • To equip the participants with analytical skills that will help them tell their stories (success stories) regarding women and CVE better.

    Deliverables and key tasks

    The assignment will be conducted through the successful implementation of the following tasks;

    • Develop content for the training outlining topics to be covered and the objectives of each session;
    • Conduct training for SCORE sub-awardees on Women & CVE;
    • Compile a training report highlighting the lessons learnt, post training evaluation findings and facilitator’s observations and recommendations.

    4. Key Qualifications

    The successful consultant trainer will be required to have:

    • Post graduate qualifications in Conflict Studies; qualifications in gender studies will be an added advantage.
    • Extensive experience in P/CVE and gender programming and work.
    • Experience in designing and facilitating P/CVE and gender trainings.
    • Ability to work under a tight schedule and deliver good quality reports.

    Candidates based in and familiar with gender and CVE in the coastal region of Kenya are encouraged to apply.

    5. Duration

    This task will be carried out over a period of Three days i.e. one-day preparation, one-day actual training and one-day report writing.

    6. Activity Timeline

    • Develop content for the training outlining topics to be covered and the objectives of each session Tentative Timeline: 1st April, 2018
    • Conduct training for SCORE partners on Women & CVE - Tentative Timeline: 2nd April, 2018
    • Compile a training report highlighting the lessons learnt, post training evaluation findings and facilitators observations and recommendations - Tentative Timeline: 3rd April, 2018
    • Submit final report - Tentative Timeline: 4 April 2018

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    TOR to Develop Strategic Communications and Outreach Framework For Peace Messaging /Campaigns (ACT-SCO-10-2018)

    Objectives of the Communications and Outreach Framework

    The main purpose of the of the Communications and Outreach Framework is to implement strategic communications that lead to better integrated approaches for conflict mitigation, outreach and communications programming. The framework will offer perspectives and insights on communications and approaches for preventing and reducing conflicts, to engage, motivate and educate people, change their behaviors and attitudes, and increase their peaceful participation in electoral/political processes.

    The Strategic Communications and Outreach Framework should include among others:

    • Communication analysis;The Strategic Communications and Outreach Framework should be evidence-based, focused and considered. Act! will provide the selected consultant/firm with programmatic reports and previously designed strategies and communications products. The communication analysis should include a scrutiny of the participant groups, behaviors that may hinder or enable their desired behaviors and an analysis of communication channels.
    • Social and behavioral outcomes for the target audience and communication objectives; These should be linked to the achievement of Act!’s larger program and advocacy goals and will be developed in consultation with Act! The consultant/ firm should establish a comprehensive list of recommended behaviors to be promoted for information/awareness raising/knowledge and will select the few key behaviors for achieving change during the project cost extension period and beyond.
    • An audience analysis; that identifies key participant groups in the communication process as well as networks of influencers of community mobilizers who can be called upon during peace outreach initiatives or support behavior and social change among the key participant groups should be articulated as well as the anticipated audience experience.
    • Communication messages and activities;The consultant/firm will recommend how to focus the communication messages more strategically to respond to underlying causes or the difficult nature of the behavior itself. The stages of behavior change should be outlined with the accompanying role of communication. Behavioral and communication objectives should be clearly articulated as well as suggested accompanying communication activities.

    Proposed Approach

    The approach will involve among others literature review, field visits/research and an induction workshop on the developed Communications and Outreach Framework to key Act! program staff

    The detailed approach will be as follows:

    Situational or environmental analysis; The consultant is expected to undertake a situational or environmental analysis which includes among others social listening of demographic data, study findings and other contextual information in order to identify and understand specific issues to be addressed. In addition, examine the current environment as well as the social and political context as it exists in Kenya to guide the vision of the communications and outreach framework/ plan.

    Induction workshop: The consultant will submit a Communications and Outreach Framework/Plan and make a presentation to the program staff highlight key areas of messaging, audiences, media and strategies to use to achieve the objectives of the program as far as promoting peaceful co-existence of communities in target Counties.

    Reporting and Supervision

    The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Communications Specialist and with support from the Democracy and Human Rights Program Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager and program staff.

    Expected Outputs and Deliverables

    The deliverables will be assessed against the provisions of this scope of work set for the assignment. In summary, the following are the key deliverables:

    • Inception statement detailing the how of carrying out the assignment, work plan and budget.
    • Communication and Outreach Framework outlining key strategies, roll out plan and monitoring and evaluation of measuring the effectiveness of the framework in achieving the program objectives.
    • Induction workshop with key project staff on how to apply the proposed communication and outreach framework.

    Expertise Required and Qualifications

    To be eligible to apply for this role, the consultant/s should have:

    • Masters degree in Strategic Communications, Development Communications or other relevant fields. Other team members where applicable should also hold relevant qualifications in any of these areas.
    • Experience in developing effective strategic communications strategies and campaign messaging including developing roll out plans.
    • Demonstrated experience in Communication for Development principles and approaches
    • Knowledge of mass media production, communication and dissemination including creating awareness via written, oral, visual messaging strategies.
    • Demonstrate experience in undertaking similar assignments by use of samples of completed work.
    • Have good knowledge of multicultural aspects in Kenya, cultural nuances, gender and crosscutting issues.
    • Clear articulation of capacity and skills, and innovative approaches to carry out the assignment; as well as ·a clear work plan and articulation of expected methodologies and outputs within the tight timeframe.

    Duration and Timing of services

    The assignment is expected to take 15 working days from the date of signing the contract.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified consultants should submit a write up interpreting this Terms of Reference elaborating the methodology. The same should be accompanied with your CVs (3 pages Maximum per CV) containing a comprehensive profile of similar or comparable consultancies or engagements, daily consultancy rates (in Kenya Shillings per day) and referees. The applications should be submitted electronically to hr.admin@act.or.ke with the e-mail subject line clearly marked; Women & Countering Violent Extremism Training -ACT-WCVE-09-2018.

    The deadline for submission of applications is Monday 19th March, 2018 at 5:00pm East African Time.

    Act! is an equal opportunity employer with zero tolerance to corruption.

    Note: All materials to be developed under this assignment are property of Act! and may not be cited or reproduced under any circumstances.

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