Call For Baseline Consultant at Siasa Place
Purpose, Objectives, and Scope of the Assignment
The purpose of the consultancy is to map county-based art and digital platforms that can be utilized for developing and disseminating information to enhance youth and women’s political and civic awareness, as well as local accountability. The consultant will identify youth organizing structures at the county level that can foster civic participation and improve accountability, ultimately contributing to better service delivery. Additionally, the consultant will assess the strengths and weaknesses of existing art and digital channels and provide recommendations on strategies to strengthen their role in civic and governance processes. Call For Baseline Consultant at Siasa Place
Overall Project objective:
To enhance civic engagement and local accountability in Mombasa, Kakamega, Migori, Kisumu, Lamu and Uasin Gishu counties by empowering youth and women through strengthened art and digital platforms, increasing their capacity for advocacy and effective participation in governance within a 12-month period.
The consultant is expected to:
Map County-Based Art and Digital Platforms:
- Identify and categorize youth and women art and digital platforms in Mombasa, Kakamega, Migori, Kisumu, Lamu and Uasin Gishu that can be leveraged for civic participation and accountability.
Identification of Youth Organizing Structures:
- Asses the institutional strength of the platforms by looking into their strength and weaknesses to facilitate civic participation and hold leaders accountable and provide actionable recommendations on how to enhance their effectiveness.
Reporting and Documentation:
Submit a comprehensive report that shows detailed mapping of county-based art and digital platforms, assessment of their strengths and weaknesses, analysis of county based youth and women organizing structures, recommendations and strategies for improvement and clear action plan for enhancing participation in civic and governance processes.
Scope
- The Scope of Work under this consultancy includes the following; Conduct an extensive review of all relevant literature (secondary data) related to youth and women participation in politics in Mombasa, Kakamega, Migori, Kisumu, Lamu and Uasin Gishu.
- Develop an Inception Report with a clear understanding of the assignment deliverables, proposed methodology and proposed data collection tools.
- Proceed to the field (Mombasa, Kakamega, Migori, Kisumu, Lamu and Uasin Gishu) to collect the required data with proposed methodology and proposed sample unitsAnalyze the data, develop the baseline survey report addressing all the key data points and a commentary on the appropriateness (measurability) of the indicators for review.
Deliverables
These include the following:
- An Inception Report, outlining the consultant’s methodological approach to this assignment, and a proposed work-plan.
- A set of comprehensive data collection tools that will be used to generate the baseline data. These tools ought to capture both qualitative and quantitative data.
- Final baseline survey report, which shall follow a draft submitted for approval to the project team.
- The draft report that will emanate from this exercise shall be submitted in soft copy, on google docs to the Contracting Agency for review, within two weeks of completing the field work phase.
- Further, the consultant will submit the final report, within one week after receiving feedback from the Project Consortium Members.
- Approval of the final report shall be done by the Executive Director, Siasa Place.
Time-frame
- This consultancy will take approximately thirty (30) days, based on a reasonable ‘Level of Effort’ estimation.
- These days will be spread from the day of signing of the contract.
- The consultant is expected to share a work-plan that indicates how these days will fit into the three phases of the consultancy; Inception, Fieldwork and Post-Fieldwork phases.
- The proposed plan will be reviewed by the project team in consultation with the consultant, before roll-out.
- The consultant will be expected to be in the field for about two weeks (15 days) days during the Fieldwork Phase.
- Other days will be spent away from the field in accordance with the proposed plan.
Consultant competency
- The consultant must be able to demonstrate extensive experience working in the youth and women governance sector, especially in capacity enhancement and advocacy programmes.
- Knowledge of and experience in working in the project county counties will be an added advantage.
- Solid experience in mixed methods research including designing and conducting studies on governance programmes.
- Knowledge and understanding of devolution and county government systems in Kenya. Proficiency in report writing skills in English language
- A degree in any of the following fields: public policy, monitoring and evaluation, project management, political science or in a related field is an added advantage.
Management of the Consultancy
- The Programme Manager, Siasa Place shall be directly involved in the supervision and management of the consultant during the period of engagement.
- The consultant shall work with county based organizations to ensure meaningful engagement.
Terms and Conditions of Engagement
- These include the following; Where possible, the contracting Agency (Siasa Place) may provide the consultant with some information and support in setting up interviews.
- The Contracting Agency commits to provide ‘Duty of Care’ to the consultant during the Field/Data Collection Phase of the work in line with Siasa Place’s policies and guidelines.
- As part of the contracting process the consultant shall be expected to abide by all the policies of the contacting institution.
Application Procedure
Interested applicants should send their applications addressed to the Programme Manager, Siasa Place, by close of Business on 7th March 2025 via https://forms.gle/QSqenTbMpUCqFiF78
Applications should include the following documents:
Cover letter (max 1 page) outlining your suitability for this assignment
Technical proposal (max. 8 pages). The technical proposal must outline the following;
– The consultants’ understanding of the TORs
– Proposed methodology
– Proposed work-plan
– Consultant’s relevant experience in previous related assignments
Financial Proposal (max. 1 page)
Outlining in Kenya Shillings, the consultant’s proposed cost for undertaking the baseline survey. This should include both the professional and logistical costs.
- Attach a SAMPLE of a baseline report that you have conducted in the recent past.
- List of referees
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