Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 20, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Project background:
In 2021, CDTD was selected as a beneficiary of the URAIA Trust, Women Voice and Leadership (WVL) program, funded by the Global Affair Canada (GAC) through CARE International and CARE Kenya. The WVL project is anchored on Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) which puts gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls at the heart of international development, humanitarian peace, and security. The overarching goal of the project “Building Bridges between Actors and Victims: Strengthening CDTD’s Governance and Organizational Capacity” is to contribute to gender equality and the increased enjoyment of human rights for women and girls in Kenya. WVL’s objective is to strengthen Women Rights Organizations (WROs) in Kenya to enhance their governance, management, programming, and sustainability by enhancing their ability to deliver quality services and increasing the effectiveness of their platforms to effect policy, legal and social change.

Assignment Objectives:
It is on this background that CDTD is seeking the services of a qualified consultant or individual to support in the Development and implementation of CDTD’s Leadership and Governance Policy. Having this Leadership and Governance Policy developed and implemented will enhance the capacity of the organization in areas of governance and leadership and that of the board to play its role.

Project deliverables:
In a bid to have the Leadership and Governance policy for CDTD developed and implemented, the consultant will be expected to;
Have a meeting with the CDTD Board, review and assess its capacity, gender balance and determine ways of strengthening and enhancing its capacity to play its role.
Develop and deliver a CDTD Leadership and Governance Policy within 7 days.

Duration and timelines:
This assignment is to be delivered within 1 working day after contracting. The development of the Leadership and Governance policy is to take 3 days. Total Consultation days are 3.

Qualifications and competencies:
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in board management, leadership, and governance; or institutional capacity development in the not-for-profit sector.
• At least seven years’ experience in Leadership and Governance.
• Advanced University degree in business, economics, non-profit management, international development, or related field.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent leadership, organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills including in presentations and report writing.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Good judgement, pays attention to nuance and detail, takes initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion, with sensitivity to different cultures.
• Experience in leading and facilitating participatory processes
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and synthesize information
Duration and timelines:
• This assignment is to be delivered within 1 working day after contracting. The development of the Leadership and Governance policy is to take 3 days. Total Consultation days are 3.

Qualifications and competencies:
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in board management, leadership, and governance; or institutional capacity development in the not-for-profit sector.
• At least seven years’ experience in Leadership and Governance.
• Advanced University degree in business, economics, non-profit management, international development, or related field.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent leadership, organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills including in presentations and report writing.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Good judgement, pays attention to nuance and detail, takes initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion, with sensitivity to different cultures.
• Experience in leading and facilitating participatory processes
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and synthesize information


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

For the selection and the award of the contract purposes, eligible consultants with relevant experience in conducting a similar exercise should send their detailed proposals together with their resume to the undersigned via email to procurement@cdtd.org   not later than 23rd January 2023, 1700 hours (EAT)


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