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  • Senior Associate Consultant Internship / Research Assistant

    Senior Associate Consultant Internship / Research Assistant

    Ref: BEC/HR/2/2021**
    About the Job: We are looking for suitable candidate to fill the above position, in Kenya/Remote. The position reports to director.
    Key responsibilities:

    Participating in firm business development services.
    Developing specific research methodologies, reporting and deliverables to each study.
    Developing and design of data collection tools in various platforms i.e. ODK, Kobo Enketo, Survey to go, Survey monkey, CSpro e.t.c
    Recruiting, training of data collection teams, budgeting and managing field works to ensure quality work.
    Support project planning and management of various new and ongoing projects.
    Data analysis, report writing, editing and preparation of presentation for each study conducted.
    Manage each client needs and expectation for the project assigned.

    Qualifications

    PhD/Masters in Economics, Sociology, Statistics, Development Studies, Agriculture, Rural development and/ or MBA.
    Bachelor’s Degree; Economics, Sociology, Statistics, Agriculture, Rural development and/ or Relevant field.
    At least 5-7 years of experience involved in measurement, evaluation and learning research.
    Excellent skills in writing winning proposals.
    Hands on experience in M&E training, designing, conducting, and managing baseline, midline, and end line surveys.
    Strong data analysis (use of Stata/SPSS, English report writing, and presentation skills.
    Able to effectively manage activities in a multi-cultural environment.
    At least five (5) years of research hands on experience
    Experience working with INGO’s and government is preferred.

    Important
    Please submit evidence of writing skills (3 latest reports/proposals authored by the consultant)
    Canvasing will lead to automatic disqualification from recruitment process.

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    Interested candidates should apply by sending their cover letter, resume, sample report online by 5th March 2021 to jobs@becoconsulting.comAll application will be reviewed on rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.All applications MUST be submitted in PDF only.

    Apply via :

    jobs@becoconsulting.com

  • Consultant Demographer

    Consultant Demographer

    APHRC invites applications for a Consultant Demographer to lead the re-design of its Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) project for a 6 month engagement. 
    The successful candidate will lead the re-design of the NUHDSS project to ensure that the NUHDSS achieves its primary purpose while mitigating the aforementioned challenges and considering the all or some of the following key questions that have arisen regarding improving the utility of the NUHDSS. These key questions include, but are not limited to:

    How should the re-designed NUHDSS position itself in order to generate evidence that is relevant to the national and regional policy processes and that is cognizant of existing intra-slum and intra-urban inequities?
    How should the re-designed NUHDSS be implemented in order to have impact both at the local level and on a wider intra urban scale?
    Which approach would enable the re-designed NUHDSS to achieve its goals: a whole population surveillance or a thematic, sub-population surveillance?
    How can lessons learned from previous membership in HDSS networks be addressed in the re-designed NUHDSS? Such lessons include: few or no Principal Investigators in HDSSs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), limited engagement with the East African society, low productivity in terms of scientific outputs and a lack of a community of practice in HDSS science.
    How can the re-designed NUHDSS use advancements in technology to inform methodology for evidence generation and dissemination, e.g. data science methodologies, real-time capture of vital-statistics indicators, and linkages between HDSS data and health facility (hospital) data?
    Should the re-designed NUHDSS exclude or include surveillance data pertaining to a) various forms of exposure to health risks; b) access to and use of health services; c) access to and use of other social amenities; and/or d) on health and other social outcomes?
    Should the re-designed NUHDSS limit its scope to selected socially vulnerable groups such as, children, women, adolescents, the elderly?
    Should the re-designed NUHDSS have a special focus on an environment and health agenda that includes, low toilet ownership, contaminated drinking water, solid waste management, and, indoor and outdoor air pollution, among others?
    How can the re-designed NUHDSS incorporate safety measures to protect data collection teams as well as the respondents in the face of highly infectious outbreaks such as the Covid-19 pandemic?

    The Consultant Roles and responsibilities
    The anticipated roles and responsibilities may include but not limited to:

    Lead, supervise and carry out the work pertaining to the benchmarking that informs the re-design
    Lead, supervise and participate in the development two to three topical issues (and related indicators) in the urban space that highlight existing intra-slum and intra-urban inequities in Nairobi City in order to be relevant to the national and regional policy processes
    Lead, supervise and participate in the development of a new NUHDSS protocol project that addresses the challenges listed above for submission to desired institutional ethical approvals
    Advise on mobilization of resources for the NUHDSS project to ensure its financial sustainability.

    Qualifications

    PhD Degree in Demography, Population Studies, Public Health or Statistics with an emphasis on Demography
    Minimum 7 years of professional experience in the implementation and management of HDSS or related longitudinal population studies
    Knowledge of methods of demographic analyses and theories that pertain to urbanization, urban demographic change and/or urban population trends
    Experience in developing protocols
    Excellent communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills
    Strong organizational and program management skills
    Ability to take initiative and work both independently and in teams.

    If you meet the criteria above and are interested in this opportunity, please send your cover letters, technical and financial proposals to consultancies@aphrc.org  and copy procurement@aphrc.org  by March 7th ,2021 with the subject: Consultant Demographer. APHRC will contact the shortlisted candidates only. Applications should be should be addressed to:The Human Resources OfficerAfrican Population and Health Research Center, Inc.APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, KitisuruP.O. Box 10787-GPO, NairobiWebsite: www.aphrc.orgAPHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of vulnerable persons.

    Apply via :

    consultancies@aphrc.org

  • PACS Consultant

    PACS Consultant

    THE ROLE

    As part of our continuous expansion, we are looking for talented consultant to help us drive our business.

    Key Responsibilities

    Primary responsibility is in the area of PACS ticket resolutions in an effective and efficient manner.
    Understand the functions of the specific T24 module, in which expertise needs to be built via training programs including on the job training, class room training and training material available on the knowledge-base
    Fully understand the details provided in logged ticket.
    Validate the completeness of information provided and if required, seek to collect outstanding information from client.
    Use the collected information to analyse the problem.
    When identified as a bug, complete the required documentation process including product analysis of defect, clearly and explicitly indicating reason and resolution of the defect.
    Work in collaboration with the Development team to provide any additional information as required to fix and test the problem effectively.
    In case of non-defects, close the ticket with sufficient information for the client to be able to understand and appreciate the answer with full satisfaction.
    Available to perform onsite analysis of tickets at client places.
    Typically this would be required during the milestone period of the client like Go Live of implementation, branches, modules and Upgrade

    Skills & Experience

    Professional experience in development/support of Temenos T24 product for financial and banking institutions.
    Through expertise in TAFC, TAFJ, Info Basic (jBC), JQL and OFS.
    Strong knowledge on the latest T24 template programming language.
    Thorough expertise in T24 customization(Enquiries, versions and online services)
    Fair knowledge on the T24 Technical architecture.
    Hands on experience into Web services, Interface development, Integration Framework, Interaction Framework (Iris), Design Studio, Data Formatting
    Engine and SOAP/REST integration tools.
    Strong functional knowledge in Trade Finance, Syndicated Lending, Retail Banking Business, Delivery, Accounting, GL set-ups and treasury module.

    WHY TEMENOS

    You will work at the cutting edge of technology innovation; we challenge the status quo and are transforming banking every day.
    You will experience in a fast-paced environment, ambitious team; we look forwards and continuously strive to be the best.
    You will be part of a team that values integrity; we support each other and keep our promises.
    You will be able to work freely, flexibly and true to your authentic self; we champion diversity.
    You will be joining a global and diverse family that works together through the good times and bad; we care deeply about each other and our clients.
    You will experience what we call – Temenosity!

    We value applications from people from all walks of life; if you are excited to be part of our journey and want to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.

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    Apply via :

    temenos.csod.com

  • Terms of Reference for a Baseline Survey Scaling Investment for Resilience of East Africa Coffee Producers Program – (Extension Phase)

    Terms of Reference for a Baseline Survey Scaling Investment for Resilience of East Africa Coffee Producers Program – (Extension Phase)

    Preamble:
    Solidaridad strives to be an organization that understands the signs of modern times, seeking to be a Civil Society Organization (CSO) with its own place and role in society, while simultaneously interacting with Governments and markets. The organization envisions a world in which all we produce, and all we consume can sustain us while respecting the planet and the next generations. Solidaridad embraces the public-private and people partnerships (PPPP) in order to test innovations, speeding up change, and take success to scale. Globally, Solidaridad works around coffee and other 12 commodities/sectors (http://www.solidaridadnetwork.org)
    Program Summary:
    The Coffee Resilience Program 2018-2022 dubbed Practice for Change (PFC) is a multi-country program with 2 main result areas as per Solidaridad’s Strategic vision: Good practices (GP) and Robust Infrastructure. The program supports small and medium scale coffee farmers/producers across 3 East African countries; Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. The program was designed to address a myriad of challenges facing East African Coffee farmers which include; high costs of production, poor governance at the cooperative level, decreasing coffee productivity, poor quality of coffee, erratic weather conditions, low income earned by coffee farmers, limited access to finance for coffee farmers and the need for a data-driven sector
    Despite the above issues, smallholder farming is a resilient practice and has a strong future for East African coffee producers. Smallholder farming has stood strong despite the tribulations that some of these countries have undergone since the ’70s. It is, however, imperative that the sector players should continue to work in a more coordinated and collaborative manner. Solidaridad East and Central Africa in a consortium with the public and private sector players work towards driving an inclusive, resilient, and economically viable coffee production region that moves from slow and small to speed and scale. In the first phase of the program (2018-2020), 23,500 farmers were reached in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In the extension phase (2021-2022), an additional 27,000 farmers will also be reached in the same countries.
    Program expected Outcomes:

    Increase productivity to 4 kg of cherry per tree (from a national average of 2 kg per tree) for smallholder coffee farmers and 6 kg of cherry per tree (from a national average of 3 kg per tree) for medium-scale farmers as a result of Good practices (GP) by 2023.
    Increase quality by 25% (premium grades reaching 70% from 45%) as a result of GP package by 2021.
    20% increase in income for farmers as a result of increased coffee productivity & diversification.
    10% women membership and direct access to knowledge and income from coffee by 2021.
    Economic and farming performance data available to farmers, cooperatives, and financial institutions through ICT solutions.
    Farmers’ access to finance to invest in good practices and/or new technologies.
    One (1) million Euro of blended finance secured from financial institutions or investors to implement in good practices and robust infrastructure by 2021.
    Improved governance, efficiency, and accountability in coffee cooperatives involved in the project.

    Baseline Objectives:
    The main objective of the baseline survey is to prepare a pre‐project / baseline information of the target beneficiaries as per the indicators of project objectives and expected results specified in the project document and the project results framework.
    The specific objectives of the baseline survey are:

    To collect and analyze data on the verifiable indicators from the project results framework.
    To collect and analyze the key information of the existing situation of the project’s targeted beneficiaries (including coffee farmers, cooperatives, and coffee boards among others), service providers, and/or related stakeholders.
    Survey Methodology:
    The methodology for this study will include both direct and indirect data collection, analysis and cross-referencing, and formulating recommendations thematically and as area/site-specific. The Consultant will finalize the methodology to undertake this study in line with the scope of the assessment, presented and refined with the management during the inception meeting.
    The methodology used during this assessment will overall, include, but not be limited to the following:
    Review existing relevant secondary information and reports related to the East Africa coffee origin.
    Review of previous Solidaridad coffee project level documents and reports.
    Discuss with key Solidaridad staff, partners, and key informants at Office and field implementation levels.
    Carry out field visits in the implementation areas for data collection, observations, and triangulation.
    Hold community-level participatory meetings and focused group discussions for data collection and information gathering.
    Carry out a household-level survey for data collection through structured questionnaires.
    Data collection will also entail analysis of climate risks and vulnerability where both secondary data and primary data through qualitative and quantitative methodologies will be done.
    Special emphasis will be put on women spaces, youth engagement, and people with disabilities participation, so as to understand and recommend interventions on issues concerning these interest groups from a gender, youth, and people with disability inclusion’s perspective.
    Use of data from local institutions or organizations.
    Data analysis and verification of analyzed data.

    Responsibilities of Consultants/Scope of Work:
    The composition of the survey team is left up to the consultant/ organization based on their internal system, ideas, and logic. However, Solidaridad recommends that the team comprise one Team Leader (TL) to coordinate/conduct the overall study and liaise with Solidaridad. To collect information from the field using an adequate number of Field Enumerators (FEs). Supervision of the fieldwork and quality (reliability and validity) of the data/information collected from the field is the primary responsibility of the TL. The TL will work closely with Solidaridad M&E Officers and the project team. In each step and process, consultation with the Project Manager and the M&E Officer are vital. The survey will be conducted in the following locations;

    Kenya- Kisii, Nandi, Kericho, Kitale Counties
    Tanzania- Moshi DC
    Uganda- Sironko, Bulambuli, Masaka, Wakisio Districts

    The consultancy/consultant team will be primarily responsible for:

    Develop/design baseline survey tools including questionnaires for HH survey and checklist and tools for group interaction including FGD with target beneficiaries at village levels.
    Share the study design including process, methods, and questionnaires/checklist with the project team, collect feedback and finalize the study design.
    Pre‐test questionnaires and other tools in one of the project sites.
    Submit an inception report.
    Debrief/discuss with the project team about effectiveness of questionnaire, checklists, and other tools used in the pre‐test, collect feedback and finalize them.
    Orient, train, and supervise the enumerators.
    Carry out fieldwork together with enumerators.
    Ensure the quality of information collected from fields, cross-check with the validity of information collected and verify/revise where needed.
    Update progress of the study on a weekly basis to the M&E Officer.
    Analyse data and prepare quality reports.
    Give a presentation of the draft report to Solidaridad, and;
    Submit a final report (a compiled version of the report ‐ both hard copy and electronic version in word format) to the project after incorporating the feedback and suggestions from Solidaridad.

    Deliverables:

    Work plan and expression of interest (EOI) for the baseline survey, outlining;
    A detailed methodology for implementation of the survey, including proposed sample sizes.
    Draft data collection tools (The Consultant shall refine proposed standard indicators in reference to the proposed program indicators and other guidelines provided by Solidaridad)

    A detailed work plan for the survey
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    Presentation of survey methodology to Solidaridad team in an inception meeting and later incorporate suggestions in the final inception report.
    A draft report of the study for feedback and comments from Solidaridad and partners involved.
    Presentation on the main findings of the study for validation involving project teams, and other stakeholders as agreed with the project team.

    A final report in English with a maximum of not more than 40 pages, excluding annexes and consisting both hard and soft (CD ROM/USB) copies, with the following sections:

    Executive Summary
    Introduction
    Literature review
    Methodology
    Findings of the study.
    Conclusions and recommendations as per the project’s outcomes, outputs, activities, and indicators
    Electronic annexes with the site-by-site raw data used for the analysis.
    Expert/Consultant’s Profile:
    Consultancy firms/companies with verifiable research work in the coffee sector are encouraged to express their interests.
    Relevant degree(s) in social sciences or development studies,
    Strong experience with and knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods and sampling strategies
    Experience in designing and conducting studies using experimental or quasi-experimental techniques. Experience with longitudinal study designs desired.
    Statistical analysis skills and strong proficiency with data analysis packages.
    Proven experience in conducting baseline study surveys, impact studies and evaluations, preferably on the coffee industry
    Research experience with coffee farmers is an added advantage
    Excellent communication and written skills in English and Swahili.

    Consultancy Period:
    The overall time frame of the survey will be around 30 working days, which will include inception meetings, finalizing the survey methodology, training of enumerators, data collection, data analysis, report writing, and presenting findings of the survey.

    All applications should be sent using the contact below:procurement.eca@solidaridadnetwork.orgWith the subject below;Expression of Interest to conduct a Baseline Survey: Scaling Investment for Resilience of East Africa Coffee Producers Project (Extension Phase)NB; Only successful candidate will be contactedApplications should be submitted by 24/02/2021. All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above, those unable to meet the requirement will not be considered. Remember that Solidaridad is an equal opportunity employer. Each application package should include the following:

    Apply via :

    procurement.eca@solidaridadnetwork.org

  • NTD /WASH Framework development Consultant

    NTD /WASH Framework development Consultant

    TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR NTD-WASH FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
    Duration: Maximum of 15 days
    Introduction
    Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of NTDs (ASCEND) is an investment from the UK government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), to advance the impact and sustainability of national programmes tackling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). To be implemented between September 2019 to March 2022, ASCEND comprises of two lots – one focusing on South Asia, East and Southern Africa (lot 1) and the other on West and Central Africa (lot 2). ASCEND lot 1 is implemented by a consortium of technical partners led by Crown Agents, including Abt Associates, Oriole Global Health and the Royal Tropical Institute. Central to ASCEND 1’s approach is a close collaboration with National Governments and other implementing partners, to enhance national approaches to NTD control and elimination. ASCEND’s goal is to contribute to the global goal of reducing the burden of targeted NTDs so that they are no longer a public health problem.
    In Kenya, ASCEND will focus on three NTDS – Schistosomiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis and Visceral Leishmaniasis anchored on the following broad areas of intervention:

    Treatment and prevention of disability, including mass drug administration (MDA), diagnosis and treatment, surgeries, morbidity management.*
    Increasing the integration of aspects of NTD programmes within the health systems.***
    Strengthening national health systems, integrating efforts to strengthen the relevant building blocks of the health system.*
    Data for targeting and monitoring, including impact assessment and alignment of NTDs with national and international MEL systems and processes.*
    Cross-sectoral collaboration, in particular within the health and WASH/BCC sectors. *

    FCDO has contracted Crown Agents together with its consortium partners to act as Fund Manager for ASCEND in Kenya.
    ASCEND programme supports the Ministry of health (MOH) in cross – sectoral activities such WASH and BCC. For the BCC activities the MOH with support from ASCEND is developing the ACSM strategic plan. The main gap identified by the MOH in the coordination of the WASH and NTD activities is lack of a framework to guide and provide standards for the coordination and collaboration of the WASH and NTD sectors both at the national and county governments. The WASH – NTD coordination activities will be guided by a national framework. The MOH has started the process of development of the NTD – WASH framework, hence the purpose of this technical assistance.
    Scope of work
    The technical assistance offered by the consultant will be focused on reviewing of all the relevant documents and provide the information needed for the development of the NTD – WASH framework. The reviews will provide information on the status of the WASH – NTD activities, background information on the WASH – NTD collaboration, coordination and planning activities, integration between WASH and NTDs and the technical programme quality.
    The specific roles of the consultant will be;

    Identify and obtain all the relevant WASH and NTD documents to be reviewed
    Review the necessary policy documents and provide the policy context of the NTD – WASH interventions both globally and nationally
    Review the WASH – NTD activity documents and data and provide the NTD and WASH statistics per County
    Develop an excel sheet with WASH and NTD data per sub – county.
    Collect background information on the NTD – WASH collaboration and the link between the collaboration and the national health agenda
    Provide information on the coordination structures for NTDs and WASH at the national and counties and also any joint coordination and planning activities
    Review the various programme implementation guidelines and structures and identify areas of integration for WASH NTDs
    Review the technical performance of the WASH and NTD interventions against the national standards.

    Deliverables

    Preliminary report which outlines the documents and information reviewed
    Provide background information on the NTD – WASH status, co-ordination structures, and areas of integration
    WASH and NTD data per sub – county
    Technical report after incorporating inputs from the stakeholders in a workshops

    Key Requirements.
    Knowledge (Education & Related Experience):

    Bachelors degree in health, environmental or WASH related discipline – Master degree is an added advantage
    Experience in implementation of WASH related activities
    Experience in review of research documents, policies and guidelines
    Working knowledge of NTD diseases is essential, experience in NTD research is preferred.
    Experience in report writing as proven by past experience
    Skills (Special Training or Competence):
    Strong communication skills
    Ability to conduct desktop reviews of various documents
    People management skills with clear understanding and ability to interact with government officials and other partners
    English fluency (required) – written and spoken.

    Send a covering letter, copy of your CV and samples of the previous similar work to “recruitments@ascend.crownagents.com” by 19th February 2021NOTE: This is a national only position and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

    Apply via :

    recruitments@ascend.crownagents.com

  • Professional Audit Services

    Professional Audit Services

    Closing Date: 1st March 2020
    Please see complete REQUEST FOR BIDS and BIDDING DOCUMENTS at the following link:
    https://e-fop.org/posts/60179ea4f8edac001887ddba
    Tender No: REF: FSSFS-CEFA09
    INVITATION TO SUBMIT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PROPOSALS**
    Re: Professional Audit Services
    Dear Madam/Sir:

    The European Committee for Training and Agriculture (“CEFA”) has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (“IFAD”) for Food Security and Sustainability in Fragile Situations (FSSFS) Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under this contract, for which this Request for Proposal is issued.

    CEFA invites you to submit technical and financial proposals in accordance with the documents attached to this letter and the annexed Terms of References (TOR). The Client intends to hire a professional firm (the “Auditor”) to provide Professional Audit Services on the FSSFS project in Somalia. **

    The Auditor may sub-contract selected activities provided that the said services will not exceed 20% of the total consultancy work.

    4. A firm will be selected under the *Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method in accordance with the procedures set out in the IFAD Procurement Handbook which are provided on the IFAD website[1].

    Submission Procedure: Please submit your Technical and Financial Proposal using the forms provided for this purpose within this Request for Proposals (RFP). Your proposal should comprise one (1) original and one (1) copy of both the technical and financial proposals to the address provided below.**The Technical and Financial proposals shall be submitted no later than 5:00pm EAT 1 March 2021 to the address below:**CEFA Regional Office in NairobiBrookside close, off Brookside drive, WestlandsAttn: Fulvio Giberti – CEFA Program ManagerOr alternatively to the following email address:procurement@cefakenya.co

    Apply via :

    procurement@cefakenya.co

  • Consultancy Services – Baseline Survey

    Consultancy Services – Baseline Survey

    Project Background
    The Laikipia, Isiolo, Samburu Transforming the Environment through Nexus (LISTEN) is a 3.6 million Euro project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented by a consortium of partners comprising Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation with SNV as the lead agency. The 3.5-year project seeks to contribute to enhance resilience by increasing food, nutrition and water security in the three selected Arid and Semi‐Arid Lands (ASAL) counties of Laikipia, Isiolo and Samburu in Kenya.
    The project is anchored on the centrality of county governments for ownership and scale and will work at the county, landscape, community and farmer levels. It is designed to support the three selected county governments in identifying initiatives and increasing the adoption and upscaling of climate resilient practices and innovations leading to an improved resilience through improving food, nutrition and water security in the counties in spite of climate change. The project will use a Nexus approach[1] to development, recognising and leveraging on ongoing and complementary activities and agencies across the different sectors, drawing in community and ward level initiatives with implementation and service delivery carried out through the private sector where possible. Specifically, the project will:

    Capacity build on existing skills and roles in county, including in coordination, and bring in lessons learned and best practices from consortium members and other sources.
    Use the Nexus approach to provide a platform and environment for a landscape and ecosystem approach between ministries and counties based on the Ewaso Nyiro watershed, and to advocate for and catalyze action and funding within and between ministries at national and county level, and between counties. The Nexus approach will improve inter‐ministerial collaboration and strengthen coordination.
    Support the establishment and management of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Funds, plans and strategies at national and county level, which are climate‐proofed and protected from emergency spending. Involvement of local community and private sector in implementation CCAF projects will be encouraged and written into the conditions.
    Provide technical support to county governments on water efficiency and balanced plant nutrition; on sustainable rangeland and natural resource management, ensuring private sector involvement in provision of innovative technology, business planning, linking farmers to finance and input and service suppliers, aggregation for offtake and market events.

    Project target groups
    a.    The county government of Laikipia, Isiolo and Samburu who will be engaged and benefit from activities geared towards improved institutional capacities and programming frameworks. The project will facilitate the review of existing Climate Change Action Policies and support the domestication of other relevant policies, frameworks and plans. The governments will also benefit from an enhanced knowledge and adoption of the nexus approach in their planning and implementation of activities during and beyond the project timeframe.
    b.    The irrigators, pastoralists and water users within the Ewaso Ngiro basin who will benefit from increased knowledge on sustainable and integrated water management and use, knowledge, access and adoption of good agricultural practices and better planning and inventory of resources both at the individual and community levels. This is intended to result in improved livelihoods for people living in the Ewaso Nyiro basin and better water management and planning by the Water Resource Users Associations.
    c.     The private sector within the project focus counties will also benefit from the linkages created between them and the farmers, pastoralists and other water users in the Ewaso Nyiro basin. This way, they will get an opportunity for them to provide products and services to beneficiaries in (ii) above and further develop their businesses.
    Project Outcomes
    Each consortium partner brings their own specialty to the table and will combine their capacity to achieve four key outcomes:
    Outcome 1: Improved institutional capacities and programming frameworks for inclusive climate resilience at the county level.
    Outcome 2: Improved water and livelihood resource management at landscape level in the Ewaso Nyiro River Basin Ecosystem.
    Outcome 3: Increased production and income through adoption of Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), good management and efficient water practices, technologies and innovations in selected crop and livestock value chains, including fodder and forage.
    Outcome 4: Use of Knowledge and Innovation management increased in ASALs.
    Expected Key results of the program

    More than 180,000 project beneficiaries with at least 20,000 being benefitting households, 66% of whom are targeted to be women and youth.
    Involvement of 1,000 participating actors from government agencies and the private sector including women/women‐owned companies.
    The capacity of county government personnel and actors built in order to allow for the operationalization of the NCCAP within counties and improve coordination both vertically and horizontally. This will be supported by the domestication of the nexus approach within counties.
    Enhanced multi-stakeholder coordination within the focus basin to address resource use and management.
    Good agricultural practices and climate smart irrigation technologies and innovations introduced, made accessible and adopted by the irrigators in the
    6 feasible business cases developed and implemented

    [1] Nexus approach in this context recognises that food, water and energy systems are inextricably linked and are dynamic. Thus, the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus, actions in one system, or sector, affect the other two. The production of food requires water and energy. The supply and distribution of clean water requires energy and land-based ecosystems. The production of energy requires water and land, choices about food production affect the use of energy and water, while choices about water and energy supplies affect land us. The project intends to ensure that interactions between/among systems and sectors are strengthened and included in project implementation and decision making
    Job Description
    The Assignment: Baseline Survey
    Objective: To undertake a review, survey and verification of LISTEN project goals, objectives, target groups and expected result areas to establish the baseline indicator profile against which project targets shall be set for implementation, performance monitoring and evaluation. The survey will establish the baseline for the project´s key indicators and will provide the benchmarks to measure the project performance.
    Scope of Work:
    The assignment will build on the results of the assessments done in the three counties during the project proposal development. The assessments obtained further insight into the level of understanding of the nexus approach by the county government staff and actors, the level of knowledge and adaptation to climate change by communities, the challenges faced in resource management, functions of selected stakeholders within the region and the challenges faced by smallholder farmers within the Ewaso Nyiro basin.
    The assignment will also build on the existing literature and baseline survey reports in the counties for relevant project outcome indicators. This calls for an understanding of ongoing and previous projects implemented in the focus counties by the county government and other development partners.
    The proposed baseline survey / situational analysis purposes to establish the current level/baseline of:

    Number of people within the three counties who are likely to benefit from the project. These include herders, pastoralists, farmers and other water resources users (to validate the proposal’s set target of more than 180,000 project beneficiaries). The survey will also verify the feasibility of 66% of these beneficiaries being women and youth.
    Number of participating government actors involved in policy formulation and private sector involved in the region. The survey will identify existing actors and identify opportunities for new private sector engagement in the project. 
    The extent of gaps in data collection, coordination and reporting among ministries in counties and across counties for formulation of policies and frameworks and the understanding of the nexus approach, climate change strategies, action plan and evidence. (The survey will detail how county government operate while formulating policies and identify gaps which the project can work on including strengthening monitoring, evaluation and learning).
    The extent of multi-stakeholder coordination within and across counties. The survey will detail existing multi-stakeholder platforms in the three focus counties and suggest opportunities for new platforms and/or strengthening of the existing ones.
    The number of farmers involved in irrigation in the area and their current irrigation technologies, practices and solutions (disaggregated in male, women and youth). The assignment will also assess policy gaps, the level of knowledge, access and adoption to climate smart irrigation technologies by farmers.
    Number of key Climate smart irrigation technologies providers and suppliers (which the project shall strengthen for improved service delivery to farmers in the Ewaso Nyiro basin).
    The area of land under irrigated agriculture per county and the average production and income per farmer
    A detailed list of counties based and national-level private sector companies which may need to be supported to invest into the sectors addressed by the project (agriculture, water management, environmental management, etc) for further development of business cases.
    Frequency of resource-based conflicts and the understanding of the manifestations and drivers of the conflicts along the Ewaso Nyiro river basin
    Extent on how violent extremism is identified and prioritized as a problem by communities in each county.
    The capacity of extension staff to domesticate the Nexus approach and their level of understanding and knowledge of resilience and resilience practices.
    Estimate water productivity (number of litres per metric tonne/number of litres per income) of four selected value chains within the Ewaso Nyiro basin

    Methodology
    The final assignment methodology will be developed and specified by the consultant(s). Developed survey methodology shall cover the following:

    An understanding of the LISTEN project
    Literature review of recent and relevant climate change policies, and governance, agriculture and irrigation, related technology research, reports, plans, existing studies, in the project area.
    Stakeholders’ consultations: National and county governments, development partners, conservancies, ranchers, large scale farms, resource use multi-stakeholder platforms, irrigation technology suppliers, Water Resources Users and related key players including farmers, herders, pastoralists, conservancies among others identified fit for consultation.
    With reference to the LISTEN reporting indicator profile, develop data collection tools, pilot the tools, tool coding including other works related to baseline surveys.
    Data collection through field surveys/assessment in selected counties
    Data cleaning and analysis: the data collected from desk review, stakeholder consultation and field survey will be analyzed per variables (a – l) on the scope of work including related indicators. It is important that specific indicators are aligned to the above variables.
    Validation workshop: with stakeholders and, target groups and other players as the project team may find necessary
    Report: based on the data collected and analyzed the current situation, provide baseline values and probable targets to be achieved by the program and a list of probable indicators at output and outcome levels.
    Assignment debriefing with SNV, LISTEN team

    Expected Deliverables

    A detailed baseline survey report for the project covering the three counties addressing the project scope outlined above. Clear baseline figures and related indicators must be well outlined and justified.
    At least 2 PowerPoint presentations: one for use in debriefing meeting(s) and for use during stakeholder/public workshop(s). The presentations will be made to the LISTEN project team and shared in editable and legible format with the team

    Assignment duration
    This assignment is expected to take no more than 20 days to complete.
    The final report is to be delivered latest by 10 March 2021.
    Qualifications
    A group of consultants, including a Team Leader/ Policy and Governance/ Agricultural/Climate Change/ Environmental Management expert/Water Resources Management Expert and a gender/social specialist and local resource person(s).
    Team leader profile:

    A post graduate degree in policy and governance, agriculture, agriculture economics, development science, statistics, irrigation, agricultural engineering or related.
    Extensive training in an understanding of the nexus approach and gender and development issues
    Extensive experience in research and analytical work in policy and governance, Water Resources Management and Agriculture.
    Experience in undertaking similar work.
    Proven track record and ability to liaise with different groups at different levels including policy makers, field workers and technical experts, amongst others.
    Knowledge of participatory approaches and tools

    Apply via :

    jobs.smartrecruiters.com

  • Counsellor or Counselling Psychologist

    Counsellor or Counselling Psychologist

    What Tushinde can offer you?

    Working with a friendly team in a young and growing organisation delivering real change. 
    A monthly salary of 38,000 – 50,000 kshs, depending on experience.
    21 days of paid holiday plus public holidays. 
    The opportunity to work flexibly.
    Individual private health insurance.
    Training and development with the opportunity for progression and further qualifications.

    What would you be doing?
    He or she will work alongside a passionate, professional and supportive team to help deliver the Tushinde family support programmes.
    More detail can be found in the job description here: https://tushinde.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Tushinde-Job-description-Counsellor.pdf
    What is Tushinde looking for?
    Ideally, applicants should have 3 years’ experience in a similar role and have an honors degree, minimum, in a related subject.
    Applicants should have experience of working with a team of qualified professionals and serving the public.

    Please send a CV and a cover letter to info@tushinde.org.uk or visit our website for more details. In your cover letter you must demonstrate that you have researched the work of Tushinde, analysed what you think the challenges of the position may be and what your priorities will be if you are successful in your application. Applications with letters that have not done this will not be considered. Unfortunately, we only have the resources to contact those candidates who are shortlisted.

    Apply via :

    info@tushinde.org.uk