on “Strengthening Women Capacity to Engender
Local and National Planning and Budgeting Process”
TERMS
OF REFERENCE TO RECRUIT A CONSULTANT
OF REFERENCE TO RECRUIT A CONSULTANT
JUSTIFICATION
OF THE ASSIGNMENT
OF THE ASSIGNMENT
RCSP,
in collaboration with TROCAIRE would like to hire a consultant or a
consulting company with extensive experience on evidence base
in collaboration with TROCAIRE would like to hire a consultant or a
consulting company with extensive experience on evidence base
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advocacy on “Strengthening women capacity to engender local and national
planning and budgeting process.”. The tasks are to be carried within
a period of 2 months maximum.
OBJECTIVES
OF THE CONSULTANCY
OF THE CONSULTANCY
- Develop
research materials ; - Analyze
the challenges blocking GBS to actively influence the country
planning and budgeting process - Assess
the GBS level in pilot institutions - Engage
with other relevant institutions and initiatives to secure the cooperation
and provision of evidence for analysis; - Draw
key messages, conclusions and recommendations from the research
SCOPE
OF THE WORK AND METHODOLOGY
OF THE WORK AND METHODOLOGY
The
consultant(s) will be expected to undertake the following tasks:
consultant(s) will be expected to undertake the following tasks:
- Attend
consultative meetings between RCSP and TROCAIRE or any other relevant
meeting; - Review
relevant documents to understand the institution; - Develop
and submit a detailed work plan to RCSP; - Produce
and present the inception report to RCSP and its members; - Present
the draft report during a pre- validation meeting; - Present
the draft report during a validation meeting; - Present
the final report with recommendations during a national dialogue; - Draw
a position paper based on the national dialogue recommendations.
DELIVERABLES
AND TIMELINE
AND TIMELINE
The
consultancy will be performed in 2 months maximum. The consultant should
therefore consider the following as deliverables:
consultancy will be performed in 2 months maximum. The consultant should
therefore consider the following as deliverables:
- Inception
report approved by RCSP; - Work
plan approved by RCSP; - Final
report of the research integrating recommendations from the national
dialogue ; - Position
paper with recommendations approved by RCSP.
REPORTING
AND FEEDBACK
AND FEEDBACK
The
consultant will directly report to the Executive Secretary of the RCSP. He/ She
will also be required to submit regularly a progress report to the Management
of RCSP.
consultant will directly report to the Executive Secretary of the RCSP. He/ She
will also be required to submit regularly a progress report to the Management
of RCSP.
EXPERTISE
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
The
lead consultant should:
lead consultant should:
- Hold
a Master’s degree in project management, development studies, political
sciences, Public policy, Law, Public Administration or similar
disciplines. Degrees obtained with distinction will be given priority. - Possess
a strong monitoring, evaluation and analytical skills, with a proven
experience of at least 5 years doing similar work, having worked with
Civil Society Organizations is an added value; - Have
an excellent knowledge and understanding of the development sector
in Rwanda; - Be
fluent in English and Kinyarwanda, a working knowledge of any other
language used in Rwanda would be an asset.
Other
competencies include:
competencies include:
- Display
sound judgment that enables independent work; - Be
creative, pro-active and able to tap information from various sources; - Be
able to work effectively under tight deadlines; - Possess
the capacity to adequately approach the population and to advise the
management team; - Excellent
leadership skills to coordinate the field agents during data collection.
APPLICATION
DOCUMENTS
DOCUMENTS
The
following documents are expected to be included in the proposals:
following documents are expected to be included in the proposals:
- Application
letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of RCSP; - Detailed
CV and relevant education documents; - Two
successful completion certificates of similar directed researches; - The
RRA Tax Clearance.
SUBMISSION
Interested
candidates should hand submit documents including a technical and financial
proposal addressed to the Executive Secretary of RCSP.
candidates should hand submit documents including a technical and financial
proposal addressed to the Executive Secretary of RCSP.
Applications
should be submitted not later than Monday 7th,
August 2017 (4pm), at RCSP head office located at Gikondo, Rebero Stone
Road KK 31 St, Plot number 264. For any query, please contact: 0788932O3O
should be submitted not later than Monday 7th,
August 2017 (4pm), at RCSP head office located at Gikondo, Rebero Stone
Road KK 31 St, Plot number 264. For any query, please contact: 0788932O3O
Done
at Kigali, 24th, July 2017
at Kigali, 24th, July 2017
Executive
Secretary of RCSP
Secretary of RCSP