Consultant for Lessons-Learned Workshop and Writing of Concept Note for Capacity Building Project in the Refugee Response 246 views0 applications

The German Red Cross, in collaboration with Uganda Red Cross Society, is currently looking for a consultant to review an ongoing project and conduct a lessons-learned workshop. The project focuses on building the capacities of our partner, URCS in the food security sector, looking specifically at strengthening URCS as a national aid society in the refugee response. The consultant is also expected to assess potential for a follow-up project. Interested applicants are expected to submit their offer until December 9th, 2022. The consultancy is expected to take place in February 2023

The consultant is responsible for methodology and all organisational issues related to the process.

He/she will coordinate all necessary measures leading to the expected outputs.
The major tasks are:

• Review and analysis of relevant documents
• Carry out initial telephone / skype briefings with GRC HQ and Kampala staff
• Travel to Uganda, assessment in the field
• Interviews with most important and relevant stakeholders in Uganda such as URCS HQ staff, other PNS
• Hold workshop with URCS, GRC and potentially other PNS (the consultant is to plan and determine methodology of workshop)
• Submit elaborated concept note for the third phase
• Collect feedback on draft concept note from GRC and URCS
• Adaptation of documents based on feedback from URCS and GRC in country and HQ
• Development of all necessary annexes

You will be assisted during your mission by the respective Country Manager at GRC HQ level and the GRC / URCS team in Uganda.

Consultant Profile
Obligatory:

• Technical experience in the field of Food Security and Livelihood, refugee response and Institutional Preparedness
• Profound experience in developing capacity building programming, as well as experience in strategic and institutional development
• Solid and proven ability to write high standard concept notes and proposals
• Proven ability to develop and carry out workshops
• High proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferable

• Expertise in analysing opportunities for strengthening civil society organisations/capacity building and developing long-term programming
• Experience with the donor – BMZ (specifically the instrument of SSF)
• Knowledge and experience of working in Uganda
• Knowledge/experience of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and its tools/approaches (NSD, PER etc.)