Organisational Capacity Sharing Consultancy – IRC VPRU at International Rescue Committee

Purpose

• The purpose of this individual consultancy is to support the organizational capacity strengthening.
• Specifically, this consultant will support IRC grantees to conduct a comprehensive Organizational and Technical Capacity Self-Assessment using a co-designed self-assessment tool; and support the IRC grantees to implement the organizational capacity strengthening activities, coordinating the process with sub-consultants and internal consortium partners.
• The tool will help them identify their organizational strengths, challenges, and gaps and use the findings to develop comprehensive organizational capacity improvement plans.

Deliverables

• The consultant's deliverables for this consultancy are as follows:
• Methodology and Work Plan;
• Capacity Sharing offer strategy;
• Tailored and Contextualized Capacity Assessment Tools;
• Online meetings with grantees;
• Individualized capacity sharing plans for grantees;
• Coordination with country level consultants;
• Facilitators manual;

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualifications and Expertise

• The ideal consultant should possess the following qualifications:
• An advanced degree in International Development, business administration, management, education, social sciences, gender studies or a related field.
• Proven experience in conducting and implementing Organizational Capacity Assessments especially using the facilitated self-assessment methodology preferably for local organizations.
• Clear understanding of feminist and women’s rights organizations and feminist movements
• Experience working with feminist movements and grassroots organizations across Africa
• Strong knowledge of the local organizations landscape especially in Africa.
• Experience in assessment tools development and customization to fit diverse contexts.
• Knowledge of best practices in capacity building and organizational development
• Ability to develop standardized processes and quality assurance tools and mechanisms
• Instructional design skills and experience in developing training materials and manuals
• Ability to distill key insights and recommendations from assessment processes
• Experience in compiling and synthesizing data and information.
• Proficiency in online meeting platforms, collaborative tools, facilitation and participatory methodologies.
• Ability to develop engaging session plans and agendas and experience in designing and delivering training materials and capacity enhancement interventions for local organizations.
• Fluency in English and French is mandatory- (the ability to communicate effectively in both languages is necessary to collaborate with Consultants and local organizations across all target Countries Reporting and Coordination