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Importance of the strategic Plan to COVAW
The strategic plan is important document for the organisation as it:
• Gives direction to the organization
• Enhances governance and leadership
• Creates a vision that unifies the programs and fosters cohesion
• Improves organizational effectiveness and promotes greater accountability for results
• Assists in mobilizing resources and resource based planning,
• Legitimizes engagement with community based, national, regional and international partners
• Factors in sustainability at all levels, among beneficiaries and within the organisation

Purpose and Objective of the Assignment
COVAW is looking for a national consultant, who will closely work with the Board of Directors and the Executive Director to lead the process of the development of a new strategic plan for the period of 2023-2027.

Specific Objectives:
• Define the scope of strategic plan development (SPD) process by meeting with COVAW’s Board and Senior Management Team(SMT).
• Review and analyse COVAW’s existing strategic plan for 2018-2023 and key documents against prevailing operational environment for Women’s Rights Organizations with a focus to understanding “Where are we?”
• Conduct workshop/consultations with Board of Directors, COVAW leadership and team, key stakeholders to synthesis COVAWs key learnings and identify strategic opportunities in the current environment with a focus to understanding “Where do we want to be?  
• Engage COVAW’’s Board of Directors, SMT, staff, key stakeholders meaningfully in the process to define mission, vision, values, objectives and priorities and ambitions of the organization and identify ‘’how we get there.’’
• g. Draft the strategic plan and present it to the Board of Directors for validation and approval after necessary revisions.

Proposed Methodology:
The consultant shall propose methodology that would adequately result in the expected deliverables outlined in this ToR. A participatory approach together with critical reflection by Board, leadership, staff and key stakeholders will make the process meaningful. The following steps are highly recommended for the process.
i. Development of Strategic planning guidelines and discussion with COVAW leadership.
ii. Inception meeting with COVAW leadership to review SP guidelines, following which the consultant will prepare an inception report outlining the key steps, specific deliverables and timelines agreed upon for the SPD process.
iii. Review and analysis of existing documents, including but not limited to COVAW’s current strategic plan and key project documents, relevant sector/partner/donor publications, critical research on VAWG. The aim is to identify key opportunities and gaps, national and global priorities and what works.
iv. Conduct consultations/FGDS with Board of Directors, staff and key stakeholders to identify key strategic areas, critical issues, opportunities and gaps to be addressed in the Strategic plan.

iv. Develop draft one of strategic plan guided by the following questions:
1. What is the key purpose of COVAW as an organization?
2. Where does COVAW want to do in 2023-2027?
3. What does COVAW want to achieve during this period?
4. How will COVAW work to deliver its targets?
5. How will COVAW get there?
6. What are the risks COVAW might encounter and how will they be mitigated?
7. How the will COVAW know when we get there?

vi. Review and validation of the draft Strategic plan. The COVAW Board, leadership will receive and review the draft of the Strategic Plan in a session with the consultant. The consultant will modify the draft based on feedback and share the second draft. Further modifications may be required, but these should be minimal.
vii. The COVAW Board of Directors will formally approve the final document once satisfied and adopt it in a Board meeting.

Roles and Responsibilities
COVAW
The Board of Directors will understand the benefits of developing a Strategic plan and provide guidance to the Executive Director. The Board will participate in the consultations, review and analysis sessions
Executive Director will lead the process, to guide and supervise the SPD process including: preparing and approving the Terms of Reference; selecting, contracting and managing the Consultant; managing the costs of the SPD process, overseeing the logistics planning for meetings, engaging with the Consultant during the entire process, identifying stakeholders and linking them to the consultant, within the time agreed.
COVAW staff will understand the benefits of developing a Strategic Plan and actively participate in the process. They will share the relevant program documents and support the Executive Director.

The Consultant
The Consultant will be responsible for preparation of a inception report and a work plan with clear timelines, undertaking consultations with COVAW Board, leadership, team and stakeholders, assessing and analyzing data to identify gaps and critical issues, actively engaging with staff, Board members and other stakeholders through the use of participatory processes, providing regular progress reports to the Executive Director, preparing a first draft of the Strategic plan and presenting it for review to COVAW Board and staff, modifying the draft based on feedback received , preparing the final strategic plan document