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  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Consultancy Short-Term Scoping Study

    Sexual and Reproductive Health Consultancy Short-Term Scoping Study

    BACKGROUND
    Canada has recently launched a new Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), which seeks to promote gender equality and empower women and girls in all of Canada’s engagements abroad. Canada is committed to ensuring that women and girls are not just seen as beneficiaries of international assistance, but are recognized as the actors, leaders and change agents in their communities and societies. Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls is considered to be the most effective approach to reducing poverty and building a more inclusive, peaceful and prosperous world.
    There are a number of complex problems that are a barrier to delivering universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights by 2030, as laid out in the Sustainable Development Goal 5, target 5.6: “Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights (SRHR) as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences.” Ensuring SRHR for women and girls, not only promotes their health and wellbeing but also enhances their education and economic opportunities.
    In line with the new FIAP, Canada is exploring the potential to program in SRHR, including comprehensive sex education, and strengthened health systems for SRHR services such as family planning and contraception. Programming should seek to transform harmful norms and beliefs that can lead to early marriage, female genital mutilation and sexual and gender based violence in Kenya. Canadian support will be targeted to programming that plugs critical gaps, uses innovative approaches, leverages other donor support, prioritizes sustainability and provides visibility for Canada.
    SCOPE OF SERVICES
    The purpose of the consultancy is to assist Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC) development program in exploring and identifying different options for future programming in SRHR as described above. Major activities of the scoping exercise include:

    Analysis: Identification of the current challenges and issues related to SRHR in Kenya;
    Mapping: Mapping other donor engagements, government programs and private sector investments in SRHR programs in Kenya;
    Gap Assessment: Identification and assessment of current gaps in SRHR programing in Kenya that would align with the government of Canada’s FIAP objectives;
    Partner and Initiative Identification: Identification of specific potential partners and initiatives (including project values) that align well with Canadian objectives, respond to identified needs and complement Canada’s existing programming in Kenya;
    Recommendations: Recommendations to GAC on future programing opportunities within the SRHR space in Kenya.

    METHODOLOGY
    The scoping exercise will be consultative and participatory, entailing a review of relevant literature, interviews with stakeholders and a gap analysis. As part of the scoping exercise, the consultant will be expected to seek the views of key national stakeholders, including officials and designated leads on SRHR from the Kenyan Ministries of Education, Gender and Health, development partners and key players in the SRHR sector.
    EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
    The following deliverables will be expected from the Consultant;

    A draft report for discussion and comments by GAC;
    A final report incorporating comments from GAC and stakeholders, as appropriate;
    A presentation to the GAC Development team at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya based on the findings of the final report.

    REPORTING
    The key product expected from this scoping assignment is an analytical report that includes, but is not limited to, the following components:

    Title
    Table of contents
    List of acronyms and abbreviations
    Executive summary
    Introduction
    Description of the scope and methodology
    Analysis of key issues
    Mapping of key existing investments
    Identification of programming gaps
    Programming recommendations

  • Partner Organisation/Consultancy Firm – Life Skills Holiday Camps

    Partner Organisation/Consultancy Firm – Life Skills Holiday Camps

    Summary
    This project brief outlines the key terms of reference for the design and launch of the life skills component of WUSC’s Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP), including designing and delivering extra-curricular life skills camps for in-school and out-of-school girls and the development of resources to support in-school Guidance and Counselling sessions.
    Background
    WUSC
    WUSC – World University Service of Canada – is a leading Canadian non-profit organization in international development, committed to providing education, employment and empowerment opportunities that improve the lives of millions of disadvantaged youth around the world. WUSC is working in partnership with Windle International Kenya (WIK) to implement the Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP), which began in 2013 and will run until 2022 (KEEP Phase I: 2013-2017; KEEP Phase II: 2017-2022).
    Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP)
    KEEP II will create conditions for learning that will allow approximately 25,000 marginalized girls from Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and the surrounding host communities in Turkana and Garissa counties to stay in school as long as possible, attain at least functional literacy and numeracy, be safe and supported at school and at home, and make successful transitions at critical life stages. KEEP II will deliver significant results in terms of improved learning outcomes (literacy and numeracy); increased numbers of girls remaining in school and transitioning to the next grade (attendance and transition rates); and a positive supportive environment that values and promotes girls’ learning (sustainable changes in community behaviour). KEEP II includes a range of project activities, including life skills, remedial classes, school upgrades, cash transfers, community engagement, school management training and teacher training.
    Life Skills in KEEP
    Under KEEP, the life skills component aims to improve girls’ ability to make informed education, career and life choices by equipping girls with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions and choices. Life skills will be delivered under KEEP in 2 ways:
    Extra-curricular Life Skills Camps: Extra-curricular camps will be held for selected girls in Kakuma and Dadaab during school holidays (April and August, annually). The camps will target upper primary and lower secondary girls and will focus on a range of age-appropriate and culturally sensitive themes to support girls to develop knowledge and skills in relation to key issues in the areas where they live. As an extra-curricular component, the camps will be participatory, learner-centred and activity/play-based. The camps are a new component for KEEP and have not been run before.
    Guidance and Counselling: Every KEEP-supported school has a Guidance and Counselling service available. A network of Guidance Teachers operate and support clusters of between 2-3 schools each, providing targeted support to girls on a needs basis. The focus of Guidance and Counselling sessions is to support girls with key issues that are not traditionally covered in the national curriculum and focuses on a range of life skills topics, ranging from career guidance to sexual health to relationships to personal hygiene.
    Project Overview, Objectives and Deliverables
    Project Overview
    WUSC is seeking a partner organisation/Consultancy Firm to support the life skills component of KEEP. The partner will be responsible for designing and delivering life skills holiday camps for selected girls in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and surrounding host communities in Turkana and Garissa counties, as well as creating corresponding support materials to provide reference information for Guidance Teachers.
    Project Objectives
    To design and support extra-curricular life skills camps for targeted in-school and out-of-school girls to improve girls’ ability to make informed education, career and life choices.
    To create support materials for KEEP Guidance Teachers to deliver Guidance and Counselling sessions to girls on a range on life skills topics.
    Deliverables and Expected Timeframes

    Literature Review

    Written evidence basis for the KEEP life skills programme, in the form of an initial, short literature review that embeds the project in the relevant literature.
    This should also outline the proposed approach for the life skills camp and provide a rationale for this. Early March 2018

    Field Research

    Consultations with relevant stakeholders, including Guidance Teachers, Education Counsellors, Community Mobilizers and marginalised girls, in order to ascertain topic areas to be covered in the life skills camps.
    The content of the camps will also need to align with guidance on life skills by the Department of International Development (DfID) (this guidance can be provided by WUSC). March 2018

    Small Scale Pilot

    Sample content and materials will be developed and tested to pilot the approach and content of the life skills camps and corresponding resources for Guidance Teachers.
    Pilot holiday camps will be held in both Kakuma and Dadaab to draw nuanced learnings from each location. April 2018

    Content Development

    Drawing on learnings from the pilot, content will be developed for full scale life skills camps. First, a scope a sequence outlining the themes and topics to be covered, sessions to be developed and resources to create will be shared.
    From there, relevant resources will be developed to support the delivery of the life skills camps and Guidance and Counselling sessions (e.g. manual, session notes, etc.).
    The format of these resources will be jointly agreed with the KEEP team, and must draw on pre-existing materials that have demonstrated success in emergency context settings.
    The consultant will also work with the WUSC M&E team to support the development of tools to monitor and evaluate the impact of the program. May-July 2018

    Delivery of Life Skills camps

    Life skills camps to be delivered in Kakuma and Dadaab. Each camp will be run for 5 days. August 2018
    Design Brief
    Target Beneficiaries
    The life skills camps will be delivered to two target groups: Standard 6 to Standard 8 girls, and Form 1 to Form 3 girls. The content of the camps will need to be carefully designed so that each target group is getting age-appropriate content. Content will therefore need to be designed for camps that will be delivered to primary and secondary cohorts.
    Topics
    There is flexibility in the topics to be included, and field research (deliverable 2) will support the finalization of content to be included, but it is expected that the following themes will be included (NB: this list is not exhaustive):

    Career guidance
    Sexual and reproductive health
    Relationships
    Healthy living
    Managing emotions
    Financial literacy

    Resources
    The resources for life skills camps and materials for Guidance and counselling should be complementary, whereby they present the same concepts and information. We recommend the following resources are developed to support this programme:
    Life skills camps: Facilitator Guide
    Guidance and Counselling: Teaching Manual, containing session notes and key information for Guidance Teachers
    The format of the resources will be jointly agreed between the consultant/partner and the KEEP team.
    Methodologies
    The methodologies proposed by the partner organisation should be culturally and contextually appropriate and relevant, and should also incorporate child-centred, play-based and gender-responsive pedagogy.
    Assessments/Monitoring and Evaluation
    The programme should incorporate assessment/monitoring approaches and tools to measure impact and track progress over time. The approach and tools will be decided in collaboration with the KEEP Monitoring and Evaluation team.
    Contextual Considerations

    The design of the programme approach and content should consider the following:
    English is not the first language of the majority of the KEEP teachers and students.
    Teachers delivering life skills content will not be experts in content or approach.
    KEEP operates in low-resource settings and all programme content should be able to be delivered with minimum, basic resources.
    Programme content and methodologies should consider the cultural differences within the areas the project operates.
    Programme content and approach should consider child protection and ‘Do No Harm’ principles.

    Expected Qualifications of Project Team
    The project team is required to have:

    Expertise in the fields of education, curriculum development and life skills programming.
    Previous experience of delivering life skills programming via a play-based curriculum using age-appropriate strategies to engage primary and high school girls.
    Solid understanding of the concepts and principles of child-friendly, child-centred and gender-responsive pedagogy.
    Experience working in refugee/emergency contexts, and understanding of the specific contexts where KEEP operates.
    Willingness to travel to Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and surrounding host communities.

  • Finance Manager (FM)

    Finance Manager (FM)

    Job RoleThe Finance Manager will hold overall responsibilities for the financial administration for WUSC – Kenya programs.The Finance Manager will be responsible for maintaining project financial records (finance) and monitoring monthly, quarterly and annual financial project reports and performance to budget. The FM will also assist with the development of annual work plans and budgets.The FM is a member of the KEEP management team.Specific Duties

    Manage program finances and developing adequate accounting systems and internal financial control mechanisms including tracking funds for all donors against specific projects. This includes the introduction of new accounting packages as required.
    Lead budget review processes, including coordinating with partners to ensure budget components are realistic and meet program needs and donor requirements.
    Engage with donors on finance-related issues, gathering and coordinating financial information from consortium partners when necessary.
    Ensure that advance requests are submitted to donors on a timely basis.
    Engage with partners to ensure that internal financial reporting is timely and accurate.
    Support the program team and project partners to build and develop accurate annual budgets and financial expenditures plans each year and monitoring progress on same with program teams.
    Work closely with the program and PD teams to develop budgets for project proposals.
    Develop, coordinate and enforce policies and procedures for all financial activities.
    Ensure that payroll is processed accurately and on time, and that the relevant reports and schedules (such as statutory deductions and staff benefit schemes) are generated accurately and sent to relevant sources (WUSC’s local bank; required tax offices) on time.
    Make regular visits to project field offices to review field operations and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures. Provide training to field staff when necessary.
    Monitor and review all project accounts, advance reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
    Prepare regular financial reports as required by WUSC Ottawa and donors.
    Review partner accounting systems, and carry out financial due diligence for potential new partners.
    Recommend improvements to financial reporting systems for WUSC’s local partners. This activity may involve providing training in financial matters for partner organizations.
    Ensure audits are conducted in accordance with donor requirements. Support WUSC–Ottawa’s audit process as required.
    Implement improved polices & procedures following internal audits and or/as advised by WUSC head office.
    Ensure that accurate monthly accounts, quarterly reports to donors, project reconciliations are sent to WUSC Ottawa on time.
    Place financial controls to monitor and forecast cash requirements to meet administrative and program expenditures, forecasting monthly cash requirements for the Kenya program/projects and making advance requests to the Ottawa office and other donor offices.
    Take initiative to make recommendations as needed to ensure efficient and effective use of project financial resources; carry out a cost benefit analysis where necessary
    Provide variance analysis for quarterly reports and annual budget revisions.
    Line Manager of Finance Manager
    Country Director (Kenya)
    WUSC Director of Finance (HQ)
    Position Requires Close Collaboration with

    WUSC HQ – Finance Analyst
    Project Managers
    Operations Manager
    Position Supervises
    Senior Finance Officer

    Qualifications and Experience

    A Master’s in Finance, Business Administration, Commerce or equivalent
    A professional qualification in Accounting e.g. CPA (K), ACCA or equivalent qualification
    Over 7 years professional experience in a similar post (preferably an INGO)
    Experience in the evaluation of Accounting regulations and Tax matters
    Experience managing large budgets with multiple consortia partners
    Experience working with donors and their unique reporting requirements (CIDA, BPRM, EU, DFID, USAID)

    Competencies

    Strong managerial skills
    Ability to guide in the setting of financial objectives and monitoring delivery against goals
    Strong analytical, communication and problem solving skills
    Ability to identify and articulate problems and provide solutions in a concise and clear manner
    Proven experience in developing, managing, and reporting against multiple projects with complex budgets
    Capability to evaluate and improve finance and budget management processes as well as underlying IT-Infrastructure
    Experience using accounting packages (QuickBooks, ACCPAC), and training others to use them.
    Willingness to travel regularly to field offices within Kenya
    Proven ability to manage and monitor staff in supporting roles.