2022-05-07

Terms Of Reference (TOR) for Proposal Writing and Reporting – Somalia

Somalia
Posted on May 7, 2022

WASDA

Terms Of Reference (TOR) for Proposal Writing and Reporting – Somalia

TOR for Proposal writing and reporting

Background Information and Rationale

WASDA is a non-profit making National organization whose work aims at creating an enabling environment for marginalized communities to break the cycle of poverty and exclusion. WASDA has been working with pastoral communities in North-eastern Kenya and Southern Somalia for the past 23 years. WASDA has been operating in Somalia since 2004 and operates mainly in Afmadow, Badhadhe and Kismayo districts of Lower Juba region. The organization’s program includes Food Security, Livelihoods, Nutrition, Health, WASH, Protection, Education and Emergency Response interventions.

The drought emergency in Somalia has deteriorated to a point where the country is facing the risk of famine. Humanitarian agencies, authorities and local communities are ramping up responses and reprogramming activities to address the impact of the drought, but the levels of need are rapidly rising, surpassing available capacities and resources. At least 1.8 million people were reached with humanitarian assistance in February. The escalating emergency calls for sustained scaling up of response and flexibility in reprogramming, especially given that weather forecasts are predicting an average to below average rainy season starting in April. More than 90 per cent of the country has remained generally dry. In February, water and staple food prices rose by 140-160 per cent above the five-year average in some locations, rivaling the prices recorded during the 2010/2011 and 2016/2017 droughts. Current levels of food and water assistance are quickly being outpaced by the rapid increase in the size of the food insecure population, widening of household food consumption gaps, loss of livelihood assets, and worsening acute malnutrition levels, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) and the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU).

An estimated 4.5 million people have been affected by the drought emergency. Those displaced from their homes in search of food, water, pasture, livelihoods and shelter have nearly tripled from 245,000 people in December 2021, to 697,000 people as of 20 March. The Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster reports that about 3.5 million people are in acute need of water assistance, including 1.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Water trucking activities are ongoing but are insufficient to meet increasing needs amidst dried up rivers and rising prices of commercially supplied water to levels that are unaffordable to most drought-affected people. The lack of access to water for animals and people is a major driver of displacement, and use of unclean and unsafe water is causing increased disease outbreaks, especially acute watery diahorea (AWD).

Further, Health Cluster partners have reported increased numbers of suspected cases of measles, the majority being people arriving to displacement sites from hard-to-reach areas. Over 2,100 AWD/cholera and 1,400 measles cases have been confirmed since January. Health and Nutrition Cluster partners report increased admissions for severe malnutrition treatment at stabilization centers. In Jubaland, local authorities and partners have reported several deaths mostly of children, due to drought-related complications such as measles and AWD. Urgent treatment and nutrition support is required for approximately 1.4 million children under age 5 who will likely face acute malnutrition between January and December 2022, including 329,500 who are likely to be severely malnourished.

The livestock sector, which is central to the economic and cultural life of the Somali people and provides food and income to over 60 per cent of the population, has taken devastating hit. Local authorities have reported the deaths of many livestock.

WASDA through Care International has been awarded a strategic Investment -Humanitarian Partnership Platforms (HPPs) grant mainly capacity building for program staff to be implemented for 2 financial years (2022/2023). Based on this, WASDA seeks to recruit proposal and report writing expert to train program staff in Kismayu -Somalia.

Objectives

The overall objective of the assignment is to equip and strengthen WASDA staff with the skills needed to develop, design and write good quality, effective proposals and reports. More specifically, the training should:

Improve the project design and writing skills of participating staff
Improve the proposal writing skills of participating staff
Increase participant’s understanding of how to develop good funding proposals
Support teams to articulate the contextual challenges and develop their innovative responses into good funding proposals increase participating organization’s understanding of donor/ grant processes.

Expected results

Participants understand the features of a logical, well-designed project
Participants understand the process and key components for a good funding proposal
Participating understand and can identify how or if their proposed intervention responds to funders priority themes and the scope of a call for applications,
Participating have an understanding of due diligence requirements and how to satisfy them,
Participants understand the key elements of a good quality report
Understand how to apply relevant donor reporting requirements
Understand essential writing skills and the support mechanisms available

Scope of work

The consultant will be expected to engage with WASDA before and after the training sessions for maximum impact.

Under the supervision of the Programs Director, the selected individual/s or organization will design and deliver training to cover the following:

Carry out training requirement based on WASDA’S needs; develop comprehensive training modules in project design, proposal writing and reporting respectively.
Lead in the delivery of 10 days training on proposal writing and using the modules
Proposal writing

A brief introduction on “designing your project” – (based on the bullet point above) and resource mobilization methods, principles, practices and the importance of diversification of resources for sustainability. More specifically, the section will focus on;

Checking your eligibility – do you meet the criteria – Understanding the elements of a good funding proposal and (including strategies for writing winning proposals)
Developing a budget to deliver a project plan
Meeting due diligence requirements – Collaborating and writing consortia/joint proposals
Budgeting logical and effective, reasonable and relevant

Report writing

The key elements of a good quality report
How to apply relevant donor reporting requirements
Essential writing skills and the support mechanisms available

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REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

A degree in Development Studies, Human Rights, Communications, Business Management, and Resource Mobilization, Finance, International relations or other related fields.

At least 4 years’ relevant experience in Resource Mobilization, Project Design, and effective Proposal Writing, Fundraising, Financial Management, practices and reporting preferably with African organizations
Previous experience facilitating good quality, impactful training in project design and proposal writing for organizations on the African continent
An understanding and demonstrable commitment to of women’s rights, feminism, and the donor environment around women’s rights.
Strong track record in the successful design and delivery of multi-stakeholder project design and proposal writing training
Experience in design and delivering of virtual/online training. Required skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
Confident and creative use of Zoom and online platforms and tools.
Excellent English and French communication skills
Comfortable working with a diverse team.

How to apply

Interested and capable candidates should send their application documents to: ahmed.billow@wasda.org.in, CC Mohamed.adan@wasda.org.in, osman.dahir@wasda.org.in, Halima.Mohamed@care.org, Hamse.Abdi@care.org, and abdullahi.muhumed@wasda.org.in before or on 10th May 2022.

The email subject line should read “WASDA staff training” only relevant professional credentials should be attached with the application.

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