Consultancy Opportunity

We are looking for a consultant with the following key skills and capacity. These criteria will be used to assess applications alongside applicants’ technical proposals.

 Deadline: 18 April 2025
📍 Location: Murang’a, Nakuru & Meru Counties.

General criteria:

• A master’s degree or work experience in social sciences
• At least 5 years of experience in developing and carrying out monitoring and evaluation (MEL) systems, baselines and evaluation design from a feminist lens with diverse knowledge in mixed methods approach
• Proven experience in applying participatory approaches to designing and delivering baselines and evaluation reports.
• Demonstrable expertise and experience on women’s and girl’s rights, GBV and gender equality, HRBA and a good understanding of the tea sector.
• Experience and willingness to work in the Geographical areas of Ngere, Kionyo and Olenguruone Tea Factory.
• Proven cross-regional experience would be preferable
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Proficient in English and Swahili

Technical criteria

• Experience in qualitative and quantitative methodology, methods, tools and analysis and visualization.
• Experience in participatory and community-led approaches
• Demonstrable knowledge and skills in development and use of digital data collection methods and tools for data collection and analysis.
• Evidence of strong downward accountability mechanisms used with project stakeholders/research participants to actively share results and learning.
• Evidence of use of ethical considerations and methodological measures that respect the rights of all stakeholders
• Evidence of successfully designing and managing large-scale, rigorous and robust research processes and evaluations.
• Evidence of producing clear, concise and high-quality reports in English

Application process

All applications should include the following documents:

• The CV(s) of the lead consultant and the team of applicant(s)
• A covering letter or expression of interest – highlighting relevant experience and skills to the specific End Evaluation, and the reasons for interest in the work
• A brief technical proposal with a cover letter demonstrating how the evaluator or evaluation team meet the consultant experience and expertise specification. (1 page Cover letter and 3 pages maximum or the proposal) on:
• Understanding of the assignment
• Tools and methodology proposed to achieve the work
• Sample size design proposed (overall)
• Roles and responsibilities within the team
• Enumerators training (what it will cover)
• Timeline for the work
• Expected limitations
• A separate financial proposal with a clear distinction between fee rate and expected logistics costs (3 pages maximum)
• Examples or links of similar work / baseline reports/ outcome harvesting evaluation reports/ end of project evaluation reports
• The names of at least 2 previous clients to contact for references.

How to apply

Applications will be submitted via email to procurement.kenya@actionaid.org on or before 18th April 2025.