Building capacity of Municipal staff and NPAs to strengthen devolved management in the Kisumu and Kitale municipal council.
Terms
of Reference
Practical
Action is an international development Organization working with poor
communities to help them choose and use technology to improve their lives today
and in the generations to come. The key areas of focus are Water and
Sanitation, Waste Management, Energy, Food Security, Climate Change and DRR. In
Eastern Africa region, particularly in the Lake region cluster Practical Action
is engaged in offering Energy through the Biofuels Project (Bioethanol Project)
and urban services through Peoples Plans into Practice (PPP) project.
This
assignment is focused on the PPP project that is trying to “Build Productive
and Live-able settlements” within slum dwellers in Kisumu and Kitale. The PPP project
aims to improve the well-being, productivity and living conditions of poor people
living in informal settlements in Kenya and the East African region, majority
of who are women and children. The project will ensure that plans developed
with the participation of residents are put into practice in ways which bring
real improvements in well-being, productivity and living conditions to poor
people in 2 informal settlements (Manyatta
and Nyalenda) in Kisumu and 3 low-income wards (Sokoni, Tuwan, and Grasslands) in Kitale
In light of the above, Practical
Action in partnership with Kisumu Urban Apostolate Programme (KUAP) and Shelter
Forum are currently implementing a five year project which is committed to build the capacity of two
municipal councils namely Kisumu and Kitale to engage with communities and
other stakeholders in the development process.
The
call aims to conduct a five day training programme for 12- 15 key municipal
staffs from relevant service departments and 2 – 3 project officers. The
trainees are from the LASDAP, Treasury/ Town Clerk / Finance department, key
representative from Social Services, key representative from Planning dept., key
representative from Engineering / Public Works, key members from the community.
The
following are the technical areas that should be covered as a minimum
requirement, using adult learning centered modules as the participants are
senior experienced government staff.
i.
Policy:
a.
Refreshing the understanding of policy and practice in Public and
Private partnerships
b.
Revisiting the mandate of the Municipal council as stipulated by
policy and law to people’s participation.
c.
Pillars of the New Constitution in relation to Citizens’ Rights
and Service Delivery
ii.
Planning projects
a.
Refreshing on concepts on Project Cycle Management
b.
Recognizing and promoting local pro- poor economic development
(targeting poor communities living in informal urban and peri- urban
settlements)
c.
Session on bridging the gap / challenges of current practice to
adopting Participatory planning and budgeting processes in real time. (Linkages
to LASDAP, CDF and other relevant planning and devolved funding opportunities;
working together in the service of the urban poor.)
d.
Implication of Land reforms and integrated Informal Settlements
Improvement into project planning
e.
Resource mobilization through strategic Public Private
Partnerships (PPP)
iii.
Joint implementation:
a.
Financing Community Based Plans (Strategic Ward Investment Plans)
b.
Implementing plans in a participatory manner
c.
Principles and Practice of Good Governance: How can these be
incorporated in practice
iv.
Review of projects:
a.
Participatory M&E – how to include communities in M&E
system for effective management and ownership
b.
Transparency and accountability procedures
v.
Special considerations into projects:
a.
Introduction to Environment Planning and Management
b.
Gender, age, disability considerations.
vi.
Follow up implementation:
a.
Follow up commitments made by members on implementation plan after
six months.
i.
Dealing with the possibility of municipal staff relocation and
taking the learning to their new position.
b.
A day’s review meeting on progress of the original commitment’s
made by participants.
Expected
outputs:
1.
The consultants are expected to submit an end
of workshop report with clear activity plan for follow up by participants
2.
A follow up monitoring report after six
months.
We request you to submit a four or five or page clear statement of
ability to undertake this training. Examples of past work and detailed CV of
facilitators experience should be attached along with a proposed course outline
for the five days. Please submit a separate sheet on estimated budget for the
training. Please indicate availability to undertake the training in
October/November, 2012.
Interested consultancy firms/qualified individuals should submit
their EOI by 25th September
2012, to the address below:
Practical Action
P. O. Box 2260-40100
Kisumu
Manjid Building, along Owuor Otiende Road,
Opposite KCB Towers, Milimani.
The logistical arrangements for the training will be organized by
Practical Action LVC Office.
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