- Job Type Contract
- Qualification MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience 7 years
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field Consultancy 
Consultancy for Developing a Strategic Plan for the Gums and Resins Association(Gara)-2025-2030 at Millennium Water Alliance
Consultancy for Developing a Strategic Plan for the Gums and Resins Association(Gara)-2025-2030
SCOPE OF WORK
The scope and focus of the assignment is to provide both technical and strategic support required to facilitate the review and updating of GARA’s Strategic Plan. This process will align the strategy with emerging political, economic, and social developments affecting the gum and resin sector.
The strategy review and development process will encompass the following:
- Thorough review of GARA’s current organizational strengths and weaknesses, including its internal and external capacities.
- Thorough review of GARA’s strategic objectives and goals.
- Review of past GARA’s strategies and their implementation frameworks.
- Co-developing of GARA strategic plan of 2025-2030
Millennium Water Alliance will provide support to the consultant by:
- Issue letters of introduction and invitations to county governments.
- Cater cost for the initial stakeholder workshop and validation workshop for the final Gara strategy.
- Facilitate county government staff participation in the initial stakeholders’ workshop and the GARA strategy launch.
- Design and print GARA strategy 2025-2030.
- Organize, convene and cater cost for the launch of the GARA Strategy (2025–2030).
The consultant will be responsible for
- covering his logistical cost during engagements with GARA staff, board members and stakeholders.
- Lead the Initial stakeholder workshop, Strategy review writeshops and GARA final strategy validation workshop.
- Production of deliverables in accordance with the requirements and timeframes of the Terms of Reference.
EXPERTISE REQUIRED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT
- A minimum of an advanced degree in business management, Strategic Management, Organizational Development, Natural Resource Management, or related fields.
- At least 7 years of experience in strategic planning or institutional development.
- Proven expertise in participatory approaches and results-based planning and experience working with Agricultural associations.
- Strong facilitation, analytical, and report writing skills.
- Familiarity with development issues in arid and semi-arid including dryland economies in Kenya.
Method of Application
All applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered in the subsequent levels of bid analysis and evaluation. Each application should consist of:
- A cover letter- 2-3 page.
- The consultant’s profile and relevant projects undertaken – 4 pages.
- Contact details of 3 organizations that have contracted the Consultant to carry out similar assignments in the last 3 years.
- The methodological approach to the assignment. – 7 pages.
- The financial proposal/Budget- 2 pages.
- Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae. – No more than 4 pages per CV.
- Attach or link to one strategic plan or equivalent document you developed that best illustrates your approach and capabilities in similar assignments.
The interested individuals/firms should submit their applications in PDF format and clearly labeled by 7th July 2025. All applications should be submitted electronically to the following email address: mwakinfo@mwawater.org
The email subject should be clearly titled “Consultancy to Develop GARA’s Organizational Strategy 2025–2030”
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