An independent evaluation of ADA, Danida and SIDA drew very important lessons on why Civil Society (CS) engagement in the Global South is not effectively working, especially when it comes to topics relevant for marginalized population groups. Details on evaluation can be found herehttp://www.oecd.org/derec/denmark/CSO_indhold_web.pdf)
The evaluation team recommends to devote more resources to empower CSO capacities to engagement in Policy Dialogue and to come up with adequate supporting/ financing tools for Civil Society engagement in Policy Dialogue (ITAD/ COWI, 2012).A Consortium of 5 Austrian NGOs is implementing a programme with the objective to strengthen capacities of East African NGOs regarding policy dialogue, working with 7 local partner organisations; namely CARE Uganda, WORUDET, MIONET, SOS-Children’s Villages Tanzania, DESECE, Kenya Red Cross and GROOTS Kenya.
For the implementation of a first Kick-Off Workshop with all partner organisations of this consortia programme, the following consultancy is needed.
Objectives of the Consultancy
- The 7 local partner organisations have a common understanding of Policy Dialogue and how Civil Society Organisations can engage in it
- It is clear where partner organisations already engage in Policy Dialogue (status quo)
- It is clear what kind of capacity development/ strengthening and cross-learning/ sharing is needed within the programme in order to enable 7 local partner organisations to effectively engage in Policy Dialogue; a respective proposal for a Training / Learning Plan exists.
Time-frame and Venue
Workshop mid-February 2015 in Nairobi (2-3 days)
Consultancy Substance
Workshop including
- Basic Training on Civil Society (Organisations) Engagement in Policy Dialogue (Definitions, Policy Dialogue Cycle, CSO entry points, strategies, tools/methods, etc.)
- Screening of Policy Dialogue activities of partner organisations
- Policy Dialogue Capacity Development and Learning Needs Assessment
- Elaboration of Capacity Development and Cross-Learning/ Sharing Plan for partner organisations
Dependent on the Capacity Development and Cross-Learning/ Sharing Plan, there will be the possibility/ need for further consultancies/ coaching of partner organisations in East Africa within this programme.
Workshop Participants
Around 20 persons from 7 project partners in East Africa and representatives of European consortia partners.
Some of them already work in the field of advocacy/ lobbying, others are completely new to this topic.
Please find a description of East African partner organisations and consortia partners attached.
HOW TO APPLY:
Consultant should be CSO & Policy Dialogue practitioner with strong training background or freelancer/ trainer working with policy dialogue/ lobbying/ advocacy of CSOs in East Africa.
If possible, experience with Policy Dialogue for food sovereignty, women empowerment & Children's/ youth rights in East Africa.
Preferably based in East Africa.
OFFERS
Offers should contain
- A workshop outline (with details on methodology)
- A calculation of trainer costs (fees, travel costs, allowances)
- A CV
- References (trainings, projects, consultancies)
All local costs for trainees including travelling, accommodation and catering will be calculated by HORIZONT3000.
Please send your qualified offer until the latest January 6th, 2015 to Petra Koppensteiner (petra.koppensteiner@horizont3000.at).
