Consultancy on Stakeholder Mapping at Community Advocacy and Awareness Trust, CRAWN Trust

REF: (CRAWN/SMAP/22023-22025)

Background and purpose of the consultancy

To strengthen CRAWN Trust’s collaborative engagements and networking efforts, CRAWN Trust will conduct stakeholder mapping, especially women rights organizations- WROs mapping to identify key stakeholders working on various women and girls rights issues and human rights in general. Suitable firms and individual consultants with experience on stakeholder mapping and analysis are hereby invited to submit their Expression of Interest for consideration for pre-qualification. They should be qualified and experienced to deliver the services highlighted in the section below.

 Duties and Responsibilities

The selected consultants/firms will be expected to:

1. Participate in in-house meeting(s) with CRAWN Trust to discuss the assignment.
2. Development of an inception report detailing the approach, methodology and scope /focus of the mapping exercise
3. Conduct primary and secondary data collection (as relevant) through participatory approaches, detailing stakeholders’ thematic areas, geographical location, existing partnerships and networks and other key information as may be determined by CRAWN Trust
4. Develop a database of mapped stakeholders in the format determined by CRAWN Trust
5. Facilitate stakeholders mapping report and database validation and launch meetings.
6. Develop a first draft of the report and incorporate stakeholders feedback in the second and final drafts of the stakeholder mapping report.

Deliverables

The consultant(s)/firm will be expected to submit;

1. An inception report on the engagement in the stipulated timeline
2. Activity program(s) for the stakeholder engagement meetings as relevant
3. A first, second and final draft of the research report, abridged version of the report and policy brief
4. A stakeholders database in excel format or as shall be determined by CRAWN Trust

Consultancy activity schedule / Timeline

The duration of the engagements will be for seven to twenty working days inclusive of the days of the stakeholder engagement meetings (where applicable), depending on the assignment.

Qualifications/ requirements / Desired Expertise

The applicant should possess the following desired knowledge and expertise.

1. An undergraduate degree in development studies, gender or relevant social sciences.
2. A post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
3. At least 5 years’ demonstrable work experience in community development, women’s rights, research and networking
4. Good facilitation and report writing skills.