Learning Consultant, Community – Nigeria

Anticipated timeframe: 30 working days – July 2023 – April 2024

Location: Nigeria

Anticipated timeframe: 30 working days – July 2023 – April 2024

Background

Sightsavers is implementing several disability inclusive projects in Nigeria, Kenya and Bangladesh under the global consortium Disability Inclusive Development (DID) programme. The DID programme is guided by the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and aims to develop evidence of what works to deliver results for people with disabilities.

Sightsavers seeks to appoint a consultant/ consultancy team experienced in generating and evaluating data and evidence of lessons from projects; writing learning products suitable for the audience and message; facilitating learning uptake to:

• develop a learning and dissemination/communication plan and toolkit for Sightsavers to implement in the DID programme
• facilitate, capture and disseminate project and programme learning.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and facilitation.
• Strong writing skills with the ability to write compellingly in different styles according to the product and audience.
• Extensive experience in facilitating the sharing of project learning and knowledge.
• Extensive experience producing learning papers using quantitative and qualitative research methods and other learning products. This is to support the dissemination of learning such as blogs, videos, articles, infographics etc.
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning in programmes and projects within the international development sector.
• Proven experience working with the FCDO or other international donors in the adoption of learning for adaptation/adaptive management.
• Experience in the field of social inclusion, particularly for women, girls and people with disabilities.

Please read the full Terms of Reference for the full scope of work and deliverables required.

Expressions of Interest

Please read the full Terms of Reference before applying. We ask the consultant complete an Expression of Interest indicating their daily rates for the assignment. Sightsavers will assess EOI’s submitted according to standardised quality assessment criteria. Also assessing their competitiveness and value for money in line with the budget available for this contract.

Bidders are required to submit:

• One research or learning paper developed using quantitative and / or qualitative methods.
• Two learning communication products i.e., articles or blog.

Please use the upload facility to ensure all documents are submitted.

Consultants with a proven track record in the above will be procured to undertake the project through an expression of interest process.

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