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.
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 (Nairobi, Western and Central);
- 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 targeting young women and men, in select counties (ward level) on citizens’ rights and responsibilities, informed public participation in governance processes, as well as the role of youth as agents of positive change and violence prevention in their communities;
- Utilize information, education and communication materials and communications strategies to raise awareness of governance processes and citizens’ rights and responsibilities;
- Prepare monthly analytical reports from information collected from the community dialogues, reporting on activities and numbers of people reached, highlighting key issues and priorities identified, and flagging risks and concerns to inform appropriate action and follow up.
Duration
The work will commence on 1 March to 30 September 2022 (7 months). All reports are to be submitted in a confidential and timely fashion: monthly analysis reports should be submitted at the latest 3 days after the end of each month, and quarterly reports should be submitted at the latest 5 days after the end of each reporting quarter.
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=87791
