Consultancy: Perceptions of Land Tenure Security in Pastoral Areas and Related Issues a Study in Kenya

Scope of Work:
The consultant will hold responsibility for the case study research in Kenya [or Burkina Faso or Sudan]  working under the supervision and guidance of the project ILRI research leads. The consultant will be responsible for the following:

Undertaking a literature view and key informant interviews at national level on the status, trends and dynamics of collective tenure in pastoral areas in Kenya [or Burkina Faso or Sudan].
Refinement of case study research protocol to fit the Kenyan [or Burkina Faso or Sudan] context including checklist of questions and supporting participatory tools for focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
Identification of potential case study research sites, to be agreed with ILRI and partner research leads.
Undertaking the research including organising local logistics equipment and local supporting research team. This will include training in research methodologies as required. An important element of the research should be the inclusion of women and youth.
Analysis and writing up of the research results according to an agreed outline.
Present the findings of the research at a small meeting of key stakeholders for feedback and approval.
Present the findings to the research partners and project advisory group members as part of a reflection process on identifying cross-country characteristics of perceived tenure security and ways to measure these.
Finalisation of report based on feedback.

Duration:  January to 31st March 2023
Essential skills and qualifications

A Master or PhD degree in natural resource management, agriculture, drylands, sociology, geography or other relevant disciplines
At least ten years’ experience working in research in land tenure and governance in pastoral areas of the case study country of focus
At least five years’ experience managing small research teams for field work using qualitative and participatory research tools
Proven significant practical knowledge of pastoral areas of the case study country of focus with at least five years field work experience
Fluent written and spoken English as well as working language of the case study country of focus
Some experience of monitoring tools for land tenure security and advantage

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