Deadline: 14-Feb-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) kindly request you to submit your Proposal for the assignment to increase stakeholder coordination, including civic and media engagement and public participation in governance processes for accountable service delivery, to support informed public participation in the electoral process and strengthened civic space in Kenya.
The objective of the assignment is to increase stakeholder coordination, including civic and media engagement and public participation in governance processes for accountable service delivery, to support informed public participation in the electoral process and strengthened civic space in Kenya.
The selected organization will engage with grassroots human rights organizations and networks as key actors to promote the enjoyment of civil and political rights. The selected organization will work with and support grassroots human rights organizations and networks to facilitate civic education through engagement dialogues in targeted hot spot counties, specifically targeting young women and men, to increase awareness of rights and responsibilities in relation to electoral processes and support informed public participation in governance processes and debates. These dialogues will provide a forum for young people to identify and engage in debate on shared priorities, to promote issues-based democratic processes that are grounded on public participation and the priorities of the people. This consultancy also has the broader objective of supporting civic space and the engagement of human rights defenders and tapping into their potential as agents of positive change and violence prevention in their communities.
Aims
Under the guidance of the OHCHR Senior Human Rights Adviser and working closely with the OHCHR Human Rights Specialist, the consultancy aims to:
- Identify grassroots human rights organizations and networks to collaborate with in conducting civic education and community dialogues in targeted regions and counties (Coast, Rift Valley and Northeastern);
- Develop a methodology and tools to conduct civic education and community dialogues, including to ensure consistent documentation and reporting on dialogues and identified issues and priorities;
- Coordinate with grassroots human rights organizations and networks to ensure common understanding of the methodology, tools and objectives of the civic education and dialogues;
- Conduct civic education and community engagement dialogues, specifically
Eligibility Criteria
The organization will be required to have:
- Over 7 years of experience working in the field of human rights in Kenya.
- Extensive experience working with grassroots human rights networks and communities;
- Sound knowledge of and proven experience in the development and implementation of human rights projects and programmes, including promotion and protection of human rights through training, community engagement and support for grassroots human rights networks, and in integrating gender perspectives in human rights related projects and programmes;
- Proven ability to produce quality human rights analysis and reports;
- Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary and diverse teams;
- Experience working with UN agencies, other international organizations, National Human Rights Institution and civil society organizations to address human rights issues;
- Prior engagement/work on human rights in an electoral context.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=87788
