The Somalia NGO Consortium staff, Steering Committee and the overall membership in April 2017 developed and adopted a comprehensive three year (2017-2019) strategic plan (view/download Strategy here) based on the Consortium Mandate (view/download Mandate here) which was also revised in December 2019. The following objectives and priorities were set following an assessment of the operating environment, organizational capacity and resources:
SNC Strategic Focus Areas (2017 – 2019)
SNC Vision
Stronger together for resilient Somali Communities
SNC Mission
A coordination platform, focused on an enabling environment for efficient and effective delivery of humanitarian and development outcomes.
SNC Core Values
Challenges
To ensure delivery of targeted services to its membership and continued funding, the Consortium will have to review and possibly align its members’ and external stakeholders’ interests more closely through a review of its performance, strategy and possibly its mandate and build upon its strengths and competitive advantages in areas such as coordination, technical resources and influence derived from size and reputation of its member organisations.
Assessment and readjustment are key features of the Consortium’s strategic plan and mandate; the SNC secretariat at all times strives to adapt the Consortium’s strategic focus on the basis of its members’ key priorities, with the aim of facilitating maximum positive output on behalf of the membership. In support of on-going membership outreach (either in bilateral meetings or via the monthly membership meetings), the Secretariat and Consortium Steering Committee herewith look to commission an external evaluation to:
i. Build momentum behind member feedback on the performance of the Consortium;
ii. Assess the implementation of the current strategy;
iii. Align its operations and structures to member priorities and as a reflection of the changing operating environment (which sees restrictions to access to vulnerable populations, sees the federal government increasingly demanding responsibility over aid coordination and challenging the existing aid framework). At the same time, nascent but growing Somali civil society coordination structures might challenge the importance of the leadership and coordination role of the Somalia NGO Consortium has played in this field up to now.
Description of the Assignment
Purpose
To assist the Somalia NGO Consortium, assess its performance and redefine its strategy as an agency (and conduit) for NGO representation and coordination (taking into account the changing context of aid coordination within Somalia and members’ key priorities); as reflected in a member satisfaction survey and assessment of SNCs outputs, services and structures.
Objectives
Activities to be carried out
Following is the three-fold core focus, which will guide the design, process and outcomes of each of the activities listed in this section:
Methodology
The overall assignment will be consultative and will make use of a mixture of qualitative methods of data collection, including semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and workshops.
Task 1: A comprehensive desk study of relevant documentation, including the Consortium’s strategy, advocacy and research papers, meeting minutes, funding proposals; and a full range as possible relevant external documents, such as advocacy papers from members or wider civil society and studies relating to the current challenges for the delivery of development and humanitarian assistance in Somalia.
Task 2: Consultations with relevant internal and external strategic stakeholders and actors through a range of methods including, but not limited to, one-to-one interviews and group consultations. Emphasis should be placed on member organisations at HQ and field levels; however the review should also include representatives of key donors and UN agencies, including humanitarian coordination mechanisms. The task will be carried out mainly in Mogadishu, Hargeisa and Nairobi where consultations will be held with Consortium staff and/or representatives, representatives of the Consortium’s member organizations regional offices and any other external stakeholder deemed relevant.
Task 3: The results of tasks one and two will be written up as summary initial report outlining perceptions regarding the Consortium’s key capacity, strengths, shortfalls and opportunities and outlining their relevance within the overall context of Consortium’s members’ interests and the aid coordination context. The report will be submitted to the Consortium’s Director and Steering Committee ahead of Task 4 and will provide the immediate context for carrying out Tasks 4 and 5.
Task 4: Facilitation of a member workshop discussing the findings of the previous tasks and initial recommendations towards revising the Consortium key activities, strategy and as relevant mandate (including structures).
Task 5: Submission of final report: the report will combine the analysis from Task 1 to 3 and provide recommendations, with their pros and cons, towards revising the Consortium key activities as stated in the Consortium mandate and strategy. It should also identify potential consequences for the Consortium structure and institutional capacities necessary to achieve the revised strategy. The consultant will incorporate comments to finalise the document. The final document will be shared with the membership and external stakeholders as and when relevant.
Expected outputs
Implementation and Management of the Assignment
Scheduling
The assignment will take place over the months of August-September 2018 with following tentative allocation of working days (either consecutively or divided into two periods):
Desk study / preparation: 3 days
Consultations in Nairobi: 10 days
Visits to regional offices (incl. travel): 6 days
Writing Inception Report: 3 days
Design and facilitate workshop in Nairobi: 2 days
Workshop report: 1 day
Final Documents: 3 days
Discussion with Steering Committee and incorporation of comments: 1 day
TOTAL 29 days
Requirements
Candidates interested in the position should send their applications online torecruit@somaliangoconsortium.org to be received no later than 29th July 2018. The application should be titled “Consultancy for SNC’s Mid-term Evaluation” and should include the following:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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