JOB DETAILS:

About the Consultancy
This consultancy will facilitate the production of organizational strengthening (OS) plans by and for up to 21 different funded partners, and these plans will be used as a basis for allocating the funds available for OS activities for funded partners. The ultimate aim of the OS support is to leave behind a cohort of strong, effective and sustainable CSO partners able to represent local people’s priorities.
Comic Relief is therefore seeking an external consultant/s to work with up to 21 funded partners to conduct organisational assessments and to develop OS plans by August 2021. .

Job Responsibilities: Not Specified

Job Skills : Not Specified

We are searching for individuals or consultancy organisations based in, or from, Sub-Saharan Africa with the following skills and experience:
• Excellent facilitation, listening and analysis skills.
• Demonstrated experience working with civil society organisations of different sizes and capacities in the Global South including small CBOs, small to medium sized local CSOs, national NGOs, and country offices of international NGOs.
• Demonstrated understanding of capacity strengthening/institutional development principles and approaches, including capacity building, institutional strengthening and accompaniment.
• Experience in conducting organisational assessments, and familiarity with a range of organisational assessment tools.
• Expertise in the effective application of capacity strengthening tools and approaches resulting in enhanced organisational capacity and performance.
• Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation and training applying adult learning principles and practices for capacity strengthening and partnership building through formal and informal methods.
• Ability to listen to diverse views and experiences, consolidate, and interpret them.
• Ability to clearly communicate findings and recommendations in an accessible way to a variety of audiences and stakeholders.
• Experience in specified programme countries and themes is desirable.
• Experience delivering meetings remotely in an effective and engaging manner.

The full ToR is available here: https://comicrelief.box.com/v/ToR-OS-Apr2021 

Tenders must be submitted by 5pm British Summer Time (BST)  to

c.baker@comicrelief.com  with the subject line “Facilitated Self Assessments for OS”. Any applications received after this time will not be considered.
Shortlisted applicants may be invited to discuss their proposals in more detail at Comic Relief’s discretion. Interviews with shortlisted candidates are expected to take place between 11th – 15th May 2021. If you anticipate that you will not be available on any days during this period, please state this in your application outlining your availability, to facilitate efficient scheduling.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that their application is complete and meets the requirements laid out in this Terms of Reference. Failure to comply may lead to your proposal being rejected. Please ensure that you read and fully understand the requirements of this consultancy. If you have any queries in relation to your submission or to any requirements of this tender, please email: c.baker@comicrelief.com