1. Background on the 8th Programming Conference & General Assembly (PC/GA)

The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) convenes a triennial Programming Conference and General Assembly – a gathering of over 100 women who strategize responses to emerging threats against women’s rights.  The PC/GA, which targets members and partners, offers delegates an opportunity to debate on topical issues in Africa and globally and how they impact the gender equality agenda and women’s advancement. These debates feed into the identification by delegates of priorities and recommend actions that FEMNET should focus on or spearhead in the next strategic plan.

The 2021 PC will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 25-27, 2021. The Conference is meant to create a platform for members to strategically engage in discussions and chart the way forward for advancing gender equality and human rights of women and girls in Africa under the theme: A Pan-African Feminists Festival.

The Pan-African Feminists Festival is a brave, creative, autonomous, and intersectional space for all those identifying themselves as feminists from all works of life and who engage at different levels within the feminist movement. The space is designed to reaffirm our commitment to dismantling patriarchy in all its manifestations in Africa, to remind us of our duty to defend and respect the rights of all women, without qualifications and to protect the legacy of our feminist ancestors who made numerous sacrifices for us to exercise greater autonomy.

The festival is set to be a triennial convening, led by the African Women’s Development and Communication Network

Participants will be drawn from the 5 sub-regions: North, West, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa to cater for geographic, linguistic and thematic representation. The participants will constitute both FEMNET members and partners who support work on women’s rights and gender equality.

2. Scope of Work:

The Rapporteur for the 8th Programming Conference and General Assembly will undertake the following tasks: –

• To capture the proceedings of the 8th Programming Conference and General Assembly to be held on August 25-27, 2021, in Nairobi, Kenya
• To work closely in collaboration with the facilitators, presenters, and moderators to ensure that note taking is coherent and accurate, while ensuring the final report of the programming conference and Minutes of the General Assembly (27th August 2021) captures all discussions and recommendations from the meetings.
• To take workshop photos.

3. Rapporteur’s Tasks:

• A maximum 10–15-page report highlighting the main content of the discussions throughout the workshop.
• Compile communicating photos of the workshop.
• Provide report/minutes of the whole 2-day meeting proceedings in consultation with facilitators, Moderators, presenters and FEMNET to ensure that the objectives of the meeting are realized.

4. Deliverables:

• 8th Programming Conference report
• Minutes of the 2021 General Assembly
• Photographs to support reporting.

5. Duration of the Task

The work will be done for 4 days which include 0.5 day for preparation 2 days for the workshop: one (1) day for development of the report including sharing the draft and 0.5-day finalization of the report (with comments from participants).

6. Key competences of the consultant

• Have a degree in social science, gender development, communication and journalism, sociology, or relevant training with an experience of at least 3 years of experience.
• Sound experience in rapporteur of technical workshops
• Good report writing and photography skills.

7. Selection of Individual Consultant

FEMNET shall contract the Consultant. The contract will include Withholding Tax (WHT) deduction in line with contracting laws where FEMNET is headquartered. A WHT certificate will be issued to the Consultant. Payment will be made through bank transfer to the consultant bank account. FEMNET will not meet the costs of bank charges. The payment schedule will be agreed upon with the Consultant upon successful selection

8. Application Process

Interested applicants should send the following:

• Not more than 1-page financial proposal.
• CV of not more than 3 pages with names and contacts of 3 professional referee
• Sample work from similar assignment

Applications are by e-mail only, sent to: recruitment@femnet.or.ke. Please indicate the reference on the subject line as ‘FNT/EOI/50/2021 Rapporteur -Programming Conference and General Assembly’

Deadline for submission of applications is on 12^th August 2021

Please note:  Our recruitment and Selection procedures reflect our commitment to safety for all in all our activities. FEMNET is committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, culture and experience. We will make any practical adjustments to enable people with a disability participate fully in an inclusive working environment. Please let us know in advance if you have a disability and require any special assistance in making your application.

Only candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted.