CONSULTANCY FOR CONFLICT SENSITIZATION TRAINING

VSF Germany is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1991 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (Tierärztliche Hochschule). It has its Africa Regional Office in Kenya where it was registered in 1999 and from where it coordinates its program in Kenya, South Sudan, North Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia. VSF Germanys’ mission is “to improve the welfare of pastoral and agro-pastoral vulnerable population in developing countries through special focus on animal Health, production and marketing, but also tackle broader issues of food security, livelihood diversification, conflict mitigation and resolution, drought preparedness, advocacy, post conflict recovery and rehabilitation.” VSF Germany is currently working within a consortium on an ECHO funded project focusing on strengthening resilience and emergency preparedness among pastoralist and fishermen communities in arid lands of Kenya. The Consortium was formed in consultation with ECHO with the aim to establish a network of partners who are prepared and ready to respond quickly and effectively in time of emergencies.
The action targets arid lands of Northern Kenya (Isiolo, Mandera, Turkana, Marsabit, Moyale, Garissa, Wajir, Baringo, Pokot and Samburu), a region that has suffered recurrent drought and extreme climatic conditions with devastating effects on the lives of people, the environment and communities’ livelihoods. These droughts often occur in contexts where conflict, high food prices, and restrictions on traditional livelihood strategies have already impoverished large sections of the population. Therefore a conflict prevention and mitigation component with the focus on resource based conflicts is included in the project. As part of the conflict prevention and mitigation activities a conflict sensitization training on the Do No Harm approach and on the utilization of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools in conflict related projects will be organized by VSF Germany for key stakeholders in Turkana and Marsabit County. The training will prepare key stakeholders to contribute to the planned activities using the Do No Harm and the PRA approach. Location • The conflict prevention training will take place in Marsabit and Turkana County.

Deliverables • Learning needs analysis prior the training • Proposed training work plan and content for training materials • training manual for the Do No Harm approach and PRA tools for training participants • action plans for key stakeholders to develop by the end of each training • Documentation of training proceedings final report

Timeframe • The assignment will last a total of 13 days per training including travel, preparation and days for report writing. The actual training will take 8 days excluding travel and preparation days. • One day preparation including learning needs analysis, one day training preparation, two days report writing and two travel days.

The two trainings are expected to take place by the end of January 2013 and in the beginning of February 2013 in Marsabit and Turkana County.

Tasks • Conduct a learning needs analysis prior the training • Prepare a detailed work plan for the consultancy which outlines the methodology to be used • Conduct a training on the Do No Harm approach, PRA tools for conflict related projects and methods and tools of conflict analysis • preparation of content for all training materials • Integrate any feed-back into the final report.

Required qualifications • Working experience in NGOs • Working experience in the Horn of Africa region • Experience with the implementation of conflict prevention projects in the field • Experience in training Do No Harm, PRA and tools and methods of conflict analysis • Excellent proven training skills • Excellent written and spoken Kiswahili and English

Responsibilities: VSF Germany Has together with a local partner organization an overall responsibility on the logistics of the training, procurement of all training materials, venue and coordination of participants.

How to apply:

Application Guidelines:- Interested and qualified professionals (individuals or Institutions) should submit their applications /bids by COB on Friday, 11th January 2013. Applications will be assessed on a continuous basis and once a qualified individual or institution is identified the opportunity will be closed. All application should be submitted to: admin_hr@vsfg.org Only short-listed consultancy firms / individuals will be contacted. Applications should include a proposal entailing the following:

a. Work plan & Methodology b. Costing/financial proposal. c. Profiles of consultant(s) including previous similar assignments. d. Recommendations letters.