Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) to Undertake Annual Program Assessment 189 views0 applications

1. BACKGROUND

Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya is implementing a two-year program titled ‘Protecting Women’s Labour and Economic Rights in the Tea Estates in Kenya’. The program’s overall objective is to safeguard the rights of women in the tea industry towards recognition and full realization of their employment and other economic rights through advocacy, sensitization and empowerment.

The key objectives of this program are:

1. Use of evidence based information in highlighting violations of women rights in the Kericho tea zone so as to persuade policy and regulations reforms.
2. Increase awareness and empower women tea workers to identify violation of their economic rights, seek redress and participate in decision making.
3. Set judicial precedent that would protect women’s employment rights in the informal sector.

2. SCOPE OF CONSULTANCY

The purpose of this consultancy is to evaluate progress made towards achievement of the key objectives of the program, its outcomes and impact on the lives of women tea workers, communities and other stakeholders of the Kericho tea zone. It will also measure the level of community and other stakeholder participation and ownership of the implementation process. It will also identify the intended and unintended outcomes, best practices, lessons learned as well as challenges arising from the program execution. In addition, the evaluation will come up with conclusions and recommendations for learning and future intervention.

The organization would like to contract the services of a suitable firm or individual to undertake the annual assessment of the program.

2.1. Overall Objective of the Consultancy

The overall objective of the annual assessment is to examine the current status of women’s labor and economic rights in the Kericho tea zone in Kenya and determine their level of participation in decision making processes at all levels.

2.2. Specific Objectives of the Consultancy

More specifically, the assessment will ascertain:

a) The relevance of the program in reducing violations of women’s labor and economic rights in the tea zone in Kericho.

b) Current existing barriers to accessing women’s labor and economic rights in the tea zone in Kericho.

c) The relevance of the program in increasing the number of women and girls actively advocating for economic participation and rights in the target community.

d) The relevance of the program in improving the roles women and girls currently play or have in household decision making processes and in decision making processes at all levels.

e) The relevance of the program in increasing the number of members from the public (including policy and decision makers, traditional and religious leaders, celebrities, men, boys, service providers, general public, etc.) engaged in advocacy for girls and women’s economic independence and agency.

f) Changes being brought in the lives of women tea workers as a result of the program.

g) If the targeted community feels empowered by the project.

h) The sustainability of the program to ensure continuation.

i) The effectiveness of the capacity building interventions within the tea estates, farms and community structures.

2.3. Methodology

The consultant will be expected to utilize a multi-method, qualitative and quantitative participatory approach to conduct the assessment.

2.4. Indicative Time frame

It is expected that the whole task should be completed within 30 days from the starting date.

2.5. Deliverables

The following are the deliverables:

1. Inception report with a detailed assessment plan.
2. Questionnaires, discussion guides and other data collection tools before finalizing the same for data collection.
3. First draft report.
4. Hard and electronic copies of materials, data collected/analyzed and other assessment documents together with the first draft report.
5. A summary PowerPoint presentation highlighting main findings and recommendations.
6. Final narrative report of the assessment detailing the process and methodology, findings, lessons learnt and key recommendations.
7. The consultant will have direct communication with FIDA-Kenya’s Program Officer and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer during the execution of this assignment.

2.6. Expected Profiles of the Consultant(s)

1. Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Law, Research or Gender Studies. (Master’s degree in the above will be an added advantage.)
2. A minimum of 10 years’ experience undertaking research in human rights.
3. Evidence of undertaking of similar works in the last five years.
4. Excellent analytical and report writing skills.

2.7. Requirements

Interested individuals, companies or research firms should submit a detailed expression of interest (technical and financial proposal):

• The technical proposal should include an interpretation of the objectives of the consultancy, detailed methodology and an elaborate work plan. Organization/individual capacity statement, past experience and activities related to the annual survey, CVs of the consulting team and their roles in the achievement of the assignment; names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional referees.

• The financial proposal should include a detailed budget proposal; a detailed profile of the firm including contact and physical address, telephone numbers and copy of registration certificate, VAT and PIN where applicable.