Consultancy to Prepare a full proposal for the GEF Funded project titled: Advancing Human-Wildlife Conflict Management Effectiveness in Kenya

Background The Wildlife Conservation for Development Integrated Program (WCD IP) is among the 11 integrated programs under the Global Environment Facility’s eighth replenishment cycle (GEF-8), henceforth referred to as the GEF-8 Global Wildlife Program (GWP). It builds upon the successes of the Global Wildlife Program from GEF-6 and GEF-7, aiming to address the root causes of wildlife loss through national, transboundary, regional, and global interventions. Building on the impact of the GEF-6 and GEF-7 GWP, the GEF-8 GWP aims to transform systems that are driving wildlife loss. Overall, the GWP brings the total number of countries under both programs to 38. A global coordination project, led by the World Bank and integrated with the GWP knowledge platform, will enhance collaboration, capacity, and partnerships for wildlife conservation for development for the 15 national projects under the GEF-8 GWP, to ensure optimal effectiveness in tackling interlinked threats to wildlife.

The Kenya WCD Child Project, henceforth known as the GEF-8 Kenya GWP Child Project, was among the countries that applied to be part of the program in 2023 and were officially included in the program in the 5th February 2024 Council meeting here. This marked the start of the project preparation phase for the Kenya project. This project will be implemented by Conservation International (CI) and executed by the Kenya Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife (State Department of Wildlife) and other partners who will be confirmed during the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) Phase

Project Overview Kenya’s megafauna loss is estimated at an average of 68% in the last 40 years. The major causes of species loss in Kenya include human population growth leading to resource use pressures, escalating poverty, limited livelihood opportunities, and inadequate institutional capacity to effectively manage and respond to the resulting human-wildlife conflict and wildlife crime. In Kenya, 65-70% of wildlife populations reside outside protected areas where they co-exist with people and livestock, amplifying Human-Wildlife Conflicts (HWCs). The proliferation of HWCs is a threat to socioeconomic development and food security in Kenya.

This project aims to address these challenges through the following intervention areas;

1. Adopting an integrated approach to HWC management by supporting integrated wildlife information management.
2. Provision of built infrastructure, rapid response unit equipment, rehabilitation of wildlife barriers to support early warning of HWC and quick responses to incidences which will enhance the safety and security of both wildlife landscape management field teams and biodiversity.
3. To minimize resource competition, this project will provide water for wildlife and people in and outside protected areas.
4. Strengthen the governance and leadership capacities among the conservancy boards, committees, and managers, to enhance better land management planning, land use zoning, and improved range management practices as well as fair, transparent equitable sharing of collective benefits and risks among women and youth.
5. The project will support research and knowledge sharing on HWCs mitigation and emerging zoonosis and epidemiological surveillance of wildlife helping reduce risk to humans and livestock.

Conservation International (CI) is seeking consultancy services to prepare the full proposal (CEO endorsement package) for the GEF-8 Kenya Global Wildlife Program (GWP) Child Project. **The budget range for this consultancy service is $50-60K (inclusive of travel costs).**The full RFP including the deliverables are available at https://www.conservation.org/about/procurement-opportunities

The consultancy shall include the following activities and deliverables (Due date and payment schedules for each are available in the full proposal link above)

Preparatory Phase

1.Prepare the PPG Work plan (Gantt chart) in the CI-GEF Template and submit the updated document to CI-GEF monthly.

• PPG Workplan (Gantt chart) in the CI-GEF template
• Recurring progress update meeting with CIGEF (frequency TBD)

2.CI-GEF PPG Kick-off meeting: Participate in the CI-GEF PPG Kick-off meeting.

• CI-GEF to introduce key partners to the consultant.
• CI-GEF to provide guidance and share CEO Endorsement templates.

3.A zero-draft outline of the ProDoc (including a results framework) using the outline provided by the CI GEF Project Agency. This draft will indicate gaps that need to be filled and sections requiring elucidation and is intended to be a guide for further preparation of the contents.

A draft outline of the ProDoc that includes:

• A complete Results Framework
• A Theoryof Change
• Filled safeguards screening form.
• Site selection criteria matrix
• The Zerodraft ProDoc must include a draft Results Framework, Theory of Change, and draft safeguards screening form.

PPG Consultation and data collection

4.Virtual and in-person Stakeholder consultations (in-person stakeholder consultation workshop, meetings, Site visits, and engagements with representatives from the respective national and county Government and GEF Country focal points and key partner institutions)

• CI-GEF Stakeholder Engagement Plan template for PPG filled.
• Stakeholder inception/consultation Workshop (date TBD after consulting the Government and key other stakeholders)
• (TBC) site-specific engagements from each of the identified project sites. The proposed areas include protected areas and conservancies in Laikipia, Meru, Taita Taveta and Kajiado County.
• One Field/Stakeholder consultation report including a list of stakeholders consulted (names, contacts, gender) and sites visited.
• Stakeholder inception/consultation report approved by CI

5.Project institutional arrangements and Final ToRs outlining each partner’s role and contribution to the project during the implementation phase

• Final project institutional/implementation arrangements presented clearly showing how the project will be implemented and a clear understanding of the flow of funds
• Final ToRs outlining each partner’s role and contribution to the project during the implementation phase

6.A Zero draft Budget is submitted to CI:The Operations team will work with you to finalize

• Zero draft Budget

ProDoc Package

7.First draft CEO Endorsement Package (ProDoc, Budget, Core Indicator Sheet, Biodiversity Tracking Tool, Co-finance Letters, TORs etc.) which incorporates comments from Stakeholders

• First Draft of the complete CEO Endorsement Package reviewed by CIGEF (ProDoc, Budget, Core Indicator Sheet, Biodiversity Tracking Tool, Co-finance Letters, etc. inclusive of comments from stakeholders
• 1 in-person technical review working session with key Government, site level, and implementation partners
• Response matrix showing how comments have been incorporated and participant list from the technical review session
• In-person Validation Workshop for the CEO Endorsement Package
• Validation Workshop report including a participant list (names, contacts, sex)

8.Final CEO Endorsement Package (ProDoc, Budget, Core Indicator Sheet, Biodiversity Tracking Tool, Co-finance Letters, etc.) which incorporates comments from the CI-GEF Project Agency.

• Final CEO Endorsement Package (Approved by CI-GEF)
• Final CEO Endorsement Package (Approved by the GEFSEC)

How to apply

Proposals must be received no later than 6th May 2024, 11.59pm EAT.Late submissions will not be accepted. Proposals must be submitted via email to procurementaffd@conservation.org

International or National consultancy firms are encouraged to apply ***(*International bidders must include a national consultant in the team composition. In addition to any technical tasks, the national consultant will support the international consultant with data collection, coordination of national stakeholders, and consultations).