Terms Of Reference For Consultancy Of Digitalization Workshop Together Project – Mogadishu

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONSULTANCY OF DIGITALIZATION WORKSHOP

TOGETHER PROJECT.

1. Introduction

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe is a German international humanitarian assistance agency with its headquarters in Berlin. It has regional offices in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as country offices in its priority countries, which are responsible for the coordination of aid programs. DKH’s operating model is structured around implementing projects exclusively through a network of local partner organizations. As such, DKH’s core business is partner support and partner strengthening.

The ToGETHER program aims to support localized humanitarian action in eight countries, including Somalia. The program is looking to support the capacity strengthening of the Local Humanitarian Partners (LHPs). To sufficiently apply these standards, the LHPs staff that are directly involved in the ToGETHER program will be capacitated. As part of this process, Diakonie is looking to engage an expert who develops digitalization policy for the 5 LHP’s.

1. The objective of the consultants

The main objective of this consultancy is to develop standardized digitalization policy as part of digital transformation with incorporation of data protection, management and usage guidelines, the following objectives is set to achieve meaningful and guiding policy for ToGETHER Project.

• Under take review session for LHP’s to review existing documents, guidelines and tools of IT and digitization policy.
• Collect main priorities from LHP’s and digitalization policy.
• Develop and disseminate digitalization policy.

1. Methodology

The consultant will employ different methodologies to obtain information needed in the write up of the digitalization policy and mainly cover the following aspects:

• review of existing document in place by DKH and propose ways of adopting it to the Somalia context and working culture of the Local Humanitarian Partners
• Conduct face to face interviews with the LHP” s (PFP and CSC members)
• Practical activities of group discussions, group assignment and presentation for finding out gaps and key priority areas
• Draw the policy skeleton from the partners priorities
• Conduct consultative sessions for policy development.

1. Expected Outcome

In line with the above-objective of the work, it is expected that deliverables would include the following:

• To conduct 5 assessment and consultation days with LHP’s
• To complete 5 days of workshop and 15 days of digitalization policy development.
• To provide necessary guidelines and tools to support policy development
• To produce a full report after the end of the policy development workshop.

1. Location and Duration

The overall duration of the assignment is 20 days. 15 paperwork days and 5 workshop days that will take place in Mogadishu in January,2023. Few days after signing the contract, the consultant will provide Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe with the technical plan for implementing this consultancy that will articulate the overall requirements of the ToR, including a proposed methodology, and work plan with clear timelines, and financial statement.