- Organizational background:
Centre for Domestic Training and Development is a National, Non-Governmental Women Rights Organization that works towards better human rights and employment outcomes for Domestic Workers, especially girls and women in Kenya, through advocacy, skills training, job placement, education and protection. Established in 2001, CDTD’s mandate is to equip unskilled women and prospective local and migrant domestic workers from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds with transitional skills for survival and employment. CDTD implements numerous programs to mitigate the vulnerabilities faced by girls and young women at risk of abuse and exploitation, while creating opportunities for them to recover and reintegrate into society. Over the years, CDTD’s holistic programming has benefitted child and adult victims and survivors drawn from: Abusive Domestic Work, Worst forms of child labor (WFCL), SGBV – Sexual and Gender Based Violence; illegal migration; refugees and asylum seekers; forced migration, local and cross-border trafficking settings among others.
CDTD offers courses in labour relations and rights, life skills, entrepreneurship education, housekeeping, laundry, childcare, food production and service, literacy and continuing education, and HIV/AIDS education. CDTD has endeavoured to dignify domestic work using a five-pronged approach of Protection, Skills Training, Economic Empowerment, Mobilization, and Advocacy. Owing to their vulnerability, occasioned by poverty and lack of education, most program beneficiaries have suffered untold abuse and human rights injustices in the hands of employers. To counter the gross abuse of human rights in the Domestic Labour Sub-sector, CDTD equips the youths and young women not only with skills but also empowers them with information on their rights and obligations so that they can negotiate fair terms and conditions of employment.
- Project background:
In 2021, CDTD was selected as a beneficiary of the URAIA Trust, Women Voice and Leadership (WVL) program, funded by the Global Affair Canada (GAC) through CARE International and CARE Kenya. The WVL project is anchored on Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) which puts gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls at the heart of international development, humanitarian peace and security. The overarching goal of the project is to contribute to gender equality and the increased enjoyment of human rights on women and girls in Kenya. WVL’s objective is to strengthen Women Rights Organizations (WROs) in Kenya to enhance their governance, management, programming, and sustainability by enhancing their ability to deliver quality services and increasing the effectiveness of their platforms to effect policy, legal and social change.
3.0 Assignment Objectives:
It is on this background that CDTD is seeking the services of a qualified consultant or individual to support in the development of a succession plan for CDTD. The succession plan will aid the process of identifying and grooming successors towards attaining better accountability, strategic planning and the processes would demonstrate CDTD’s inbuilt succession planning within the organizational processes. The plan will also help in identifying potential leaders within the organization, strengthen their capacities and then allow smooth transmission of responsibilities where need be.
4.0 Project deliverables:
In a bid to have a CDTD succession plan developed, the consultant will be expected to;
- Review the organization’s constitution and other governing documents and policies to provide succession plan guidelines/standards tailored to strengthen its functionality, sustainability and effectiveness.
- Develop CDTD’s Succession Plan policy.
- Train CDTD’s Board members on the developed succession plan and come up with a report for the training within 7 days.
5.0 Duration and timelines:
The development of the Succession Plan is to take 3 days and the training for the staff 1 day. Total Consultation days are 4.
- Qualifications and competencies:
- Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Development, Corporate Governance, Business Management, Organizational development and other relevant disciplines.
- At least seven (7) years of professional experience in management or organizational policy development.
- Documented evidence e.g. a copy of manuals/SoPs previously developed, contract award or reference letter from the clients.
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking and planning skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills including in presentations and report writing.
- Experience in leading and facilitating participatory processes
- Ability to interpret, analyze, and synthesize information
7.0 Payment and submissions:
CDTD will finance the cost of the consultancy to undertake the work. The amount to be paid will be negotiated with the consultant based on their proposed budgets. 60% payment shall be done upon contracting after a successful selection process and the balance shall be settled after approval of the learning and knowledge management system and a training report.
For the selection and the award of the contract purposes, eligible consultants with relevant experience in conducting a similar exercise should send their detailed proposals together with their resume to the undersigned via email to procurement @ cdtd.org not later than 30**th** March 2023, 1700 hours (EAT).
