Consultant scope of work
Critical to the above approach is to develop deeper institutional partnerships with Local Education Authorities (at the county, subcounty and school level) in Kilifi and Kwale. This partnership would include institutional capacity development informed by an inclusive capacity assessment and capacity development planning process. While AKF have extensive experience in conducting these with Civil Society Organisations (CSO), AKF recognises the need to contextualise the process and tools to meet the needs of local education Authorities across the two targeted counties.
This consultancy will build on previous work done by AKF with respect to CSO. For this work, the consultant or organisation will be required to work in-person and/or remotely to implement a human centric approach (process clearly articulated in the application) to deliver high quality, relevant, and actionable results, processes, and tools. This consultancy is a co-creation process in which
The objective of this consultancy is to
To review and conduct an initial contextualization of the Government Performance Index tool to effectively support participatory reflection and analysis of Local Education Authorities performance in provision of gender responsive quality education services.
In collaboration with the AKF team, to facilitate the participatory Local Education Authorities assessment using the contextualized (draft) GPI tool and development of the local Education Authorities strengthening plans
Build on feedback from the delivery process and experiences of the education Authorities to further adapt the GPI tool.
To achieve the above objectives, below are illustrative activities. The consultant will be expected to build on these as needed to ensure the assignment is completed to the expected standards. He/she is encouraged to consult regularly with AKF for any clarification or assistance to further inform the products from this assignment.
Review the Government Performance Index (GPI), other AKF’s CSO Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA) tool in addition to other country level LGA capacity development tools to inform the contextualisation
Produce recommendations report on the appropriate contextualization and customization as needed on the GPI highlighting areas of customization with respect to applicability to Local Education Authorities for discussion with AKF.
Review the Government Performance Index (GPI), other AKF’s CSO Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA) tool in addition to other country level LGA capacity development tools to inform the contextualisation
Produce recommendations report on the appropriate contextualization and customization as needed on the GPI highlighting areas of customization with respect to applicability to Local Education Authorities for discussion with AKF.
Prototype the tool in collaboration with AKF and with the country level LGA across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Iterate the GPI process and tools based on the learning and feedback from the prototype to finalise a high quality and designed product for each country.
Conduct the LGA assessment and support the LGA to develop and prioritise a one-year plan of action with resources to implement the interventions.
Develop a comprehensive assessment report on the LGA assessment and plan of actions
Key deliverables
Inception report comprising methodology, tools and timeframe for the consultancy
Final contextualised and customized GPI tool and processes for each country with feedback incorporated.
Detailed LGA Assessment and plan of action report
Work Plan
A detailed work plan should be submitted keeping in mind the above listed activities and key deliverables. The envisaged timeframe of the consultancy is 20-25 days between April 2022 to May 2022. **
Criteria for selection
All submissions will be assessed on the following criteria:
Technical proposal 40%
Technical experience 30%
Value for Money 30%
Consultants or organisations interested in this opportunity with AKF should submit:Five-page (maximum) technical proposal including work planCV of core team membersOrganisational experienceProposed budget (inclusive of all taxes)Applications should be submitted by midday EAT on 6th May 2022 to akfkenya.procurement@akdn.org
Apply via :
akfkenya.procurement@akdn.org
