Background

HelpAge International East, West and Central Africa regional office based in Nairobi Kenya, with funding support from Sweden / Norad, seeks a consultant to develop an appropriate Older Citizens Monitoring guide.

The purpose of the Older Citizens Monitoring Guide

Older Citizens Monitoring approach empowers older people to understand and claim their rights and challenge discrimination based on age. It is based on the idea that evidence is needed to support arguments for change.

The collected data is also used by other actors that advocate for older people rights.

The purpose of the guide is to:

a) Provide standard guidelines for setting up OCM groups

b) Provide guidelines for mainstreaming OCM approach in development interventions

The scope of the Assignment:

a) Conduct literature review of existing in-house OCM guidelines/manuals and other relevant publications

b) Reorganise the in-house materials into a guide using appropriate illustrations (sketches, pictures etc) that suit adult learning.
 

Process

The guide development process will be participatory and may include pretesting and validation before the final product
 

Deliverables

Older Citizen Monitoring guide with appropriate illustrations (sketches) and examples of in-house good practice in the establishment of OCM groups.

Education and Experience

a) Post graduate with extensive experience in curriculum development

b) Experience in adult education.

c) Ability to research, collate and synthesize a range of information and data into useful visual illustrations

d) Strong knowledge on rights based approaches to programming

e) Demonstrated experience of working in different cultures and religions in Africa

Expression of interest

All interested consultants/firms are requested to write an expression of interest by:

a) Explaining their competences to meet the requirements of the assignment

b) Explain in details the methodology to be used in carrying out the assignment

c) Provide a detailed professional budget in USD(Indicate daily professional rates)

d) Provide duration of the assignment and when ready to undertake the assignment.

e) Provide evidence of similar work undertaken in the recent past (Not more than 3 years)

Tax Liability:

Settlement of any tax liability arising from this agreement will remain the responsibility of the consultant.

The fees will be liable to withholding tax to be remitted to the Kenya government and a receipt will be availed to the consultant

Deadline for application: 30th September 2013

Please send your application by email to: hr@helpage.co.ke and copy in helpage@helpage.co.ke