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Urunana Development Communication,Consultancy Service

Othuke Andrew Akpeli7 years ago6 years ago09 mins

URUNANA
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION

P.O
BOX 4720, KIGALI, RWANDA

Consultancy
Services Required

Ref.
no.: 001/CONSULT/UDC/2018

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Background

Urunana
Development Communication (Urunana DC) is a not-for-profit Rwandan NGO which
was founded in 2004 and registered under Minist

erial order # 138/11 of 26th
December 2006. The Mission of the organization is to contribute to the
development and well being of the communities in Rwanda through innovative,
creative and interactive communication and social services. Urunana DC
implements a Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) program that
largely focuses on health issues. The program is mainly funded through donor
funded projects that focus on social and behaviour change communication.
Urunana DC’s SBCC program activities include: Production and broadcast of
Urunana radio soap opera broadcast on Radio Rwanda and Radio Ten weekly,
Umuhoza Radio Magazine broadcast on Radio Ten, production of radio spots, radio
sketches, serial mini drama and Community outreach drama shows.

The
Urunana radio soap currently has a listenership estimated above 70% in Rwanda.
The Urunana DC has been implementing the SBCC program for over 13 years since
2014 when the organization was formed. Over the years, the financial
sustainability of the program has been a big challenge resulting from unstable
donor funding which is the main source of funding to the program. As a result,
the strategic orientation of the organization including the organizational structure
needs to be assessed so that a more sustainable strategic plan in light of the
current and projected project donor trends is developed.

It
is in this regard that Urunana DC wishes to hire an experienced and qualified
consultant to carry out an assessment of the organization (Urunana DC) with the
aim of proposing a more sustainable strategic orientation of the
organization including a sustainable organizational structure which should
facilitate the implementation of the Urunana DC’s SBCC program.The successful
bidder shall have demonstrable skills and experience in reviewing the existing
policies and strategies including statutory and by laws of the organization.
He/she shall have demonstrable skills and experience in reviewing the financial
capacity of the organization particularly with regard to resource mobilization,
resource/financial management and accountability and also expertise in
reviewing SBCC programs.

Scope
of the Assessment

The
assessment shall cover; review of policy, statutory, by laws, financial and non
financial capacity of Urunana DC. The consultant will review the funding trends
of the organization and recommend robust strategies to sustain the program. The
qualified consultant shall provide recommendations for improvement of the organization’s
programme.

Specific
areas of focus will include but not limited to:

Review
of the organization’s current funding level, risk assessment report and
structure;
Recommend
organizational structure that matches with the current sources of income
to align positions with current projects (In the details, he/she will
review positions and/or suggest new ones);
Propose
short and long term strategies to address high risks identified but also
potential risks.

Expected
outcomes/deliverables:

An
inception report at the commencement of the consultancy written in English
showing the background, rationale, methodology, timelines and assessment
tools. The report has to be approved by Urunana DC Board of Directors
before the assignment starts.
Preliminary
report of findings presented to Urunana DC Board of Directors.
Final
report of the assessment submitted to Urunana DC Board of Directors,
properly bound in two copies one of which is the original. A soft copy of
the final report will be submitted on a CD-Rom.

Profile
of the consultant

Must
possess a master’s degree in social sciences, Public health, Public Health
majoring in health promotion and education, mass communication or
development studies
Must
have at least 5 years proven experience in organizational assessment,
organizational development, including program monitoring and evaluation.
Evidence of accomplishment of similar assignments will constitute an added
advantage.
Proof
of previous exposure to Health Communication for development, and
knowledge of Rwanda health policies.
Must
be fluent in English with strong report writing skills.

Application
requirements:

The
application file will be comprised of;

Letter
expressing interest to carry out the consultancy service;
Detailed
CV (maximum 2 pages) of the lead consultant and key staff of the
consultancy team if any;
A
brief proposal written in English describing the background, methodology
and timeline (maximum 2 pages)
Price
quotations for the consultancy fee rate (including taxes) required by the
consultant.
Certified
copies of academic and professional qualifications;
Copy
of national Identity card/passport;
2
copies of certificates issued to the applicant by previous clients for
accomplishing similar assignments;
Copy
of certificate of registration of own consultancy firm or the firm the
applicant is registered with plus certification of registration in that
firm;
Certificate
of tax clearance with RRA and RSSB (Valid);

Duration
of the consultancy: Fourteen
(14) calendar days

Deadline
for application

The
proposals should be submitted to Urunana Development Communication offices, at
Kimironko opposite Engen petrol station at plot No. 628 along KG 17 AV
not later than 24th January 2018 at 3:00 pm Kigali Time.
For any clarification you can send an email to the following e-mail addresses: uwaphiljos@gmail.com; rkdidier@gmail.com;
or ggahendak65@urunanadc.org

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