Consultancy to undertake Conflict & Conflict Sensitivity Analysis in the Mandera Triangle for the Haanaano Programme

Phrases of Reference (ToR)

Concern Worldwide is a global non-governmental humanitarian group devoted to the discount of struggling and dealing in direction of the last word elimination of utmost poverty on the planet’s poorest nations

Background and context

The Mandera Triangle – the realm the place Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia intersect surrounding the Kenyan city of Mandera – is a dynamic crossroads the place individuals, livestock and items transfer freely throughout worldwide borders. The world is essentially inhabited by Somali communities who’ve shut social, familial and linguistic connections that reach throughout borders. The Triangle is remoted, poor and insecure; it has restricted infrastructure, minimal ranges of social service provision, and affords few livelihoods choices. The motion of individuals, items, and companies is often restricted for safety causes; and native governance preparations (a combination of conventional and secular techniques) are weak and hybrid.

Mandera Triangle has a protracted historical past of trans-boundary conflicts over sources equivalent to water and pasture and exterior elements equivalent to spill over political contestation, elevated movement of small arms and light-weight weapons throughout the borders and periodic assaults by violent extremists worsened by an already fragile context.[1] The three nations that represent the Triangle have distinct border insurance policies that have an effect on cross border commerce, commerce and primary service supply.

[1] BORESHA (2020) Battle Technical Temporary: Integrating Battle Sensitivity in Cross Border Programmes

Concern Worldwide along with the Rural Group Improvement Company (RACIDA) in Kenya, Pastoralist Concern in Ethiopia, Lifeline Gedo in Somalia and the Intergovernmental Authority for Improvement (IGAD) are implementing a brand new programme to forestall youngster losing within the Mandera Triangle dubbed ”Haanaano” (Somali phrase for nurturing) and funded by Irish Assist. The programme goals to forestall youngster losing amongst over 305,000 individuals dwelling in essentially the most weak communities within the Triangle by means of three essential pathways:

1. Bettering feeding and caring behaviours for infants, younger kids, adolescents and girls of reproductive age;
2. Bettering meals safety and supporting engagement in worthwhile, local weather resilient livelihood methods;
3. Informing and influencing related nation and regional methods to forestall losing by demonstrating proof of what works, notably at neighborhood stage

Goal of the Consultancy

The aim of the consultancy is to steer Concern and companions to undertake a battle and battle sensitivity evaluation that may assist the programme groups develop a transparent understanding of the battle context within the Triangle and use this context info to make sure a battle delicate strategy to implementation. Particularly, Concern want to make sure that the Haanaano programme interventions and operations minimise unfavorable results (contributions to new or present battle), if attainable, maximise constructive impacts (contribution to peace), and guarantee a “do no hurt” strategy is taken in each facet of programme implementation.

Goals and Particular Duties to be undertaken by the Guide(s)

Goals of the battle and battle sensitivity evaluation embody:

1. Perceive the battle context within the Mandera Triangle. Paying explicit consideration to its profile and dynamics, the actors concerned and the important thing points that join (unite) and divide (separate) individuals and teams.
2. Perceive the interactions between Concern’s and Companions’ actions, processes and operations and the battle context
3. Establish sensible methods to keep away from unfavorable impacts and maximise constructive impacts on the present conflicts and tensions and the Haanaano programme
4. Develop an motion plan to combine the recognized mitigation actions and common up-to-date evaluation/ battle scans into programme implementation/ M&E processes.

Geographical scope: The evaluation ought to cowl battle dynamics within the programme’s goal places: Dolo Ado and Suftu in Liben zone and Dolo Bay in Afder zone in Somali Area in Ethiopia; Banisa, Mandera North and Mandera East sub-counties in Mandera County in Kenya and Belet Hawa and Dollow Districts in Gedo Area in Somalia.

Programmatic scope/actions: The battle sensitivity evaluation will deal with the conflict-related concerns of the three programme elements: Meals Safety and Livelihoods (notably, enhancing entry to meals, pure useful resource administration, animal well being extension companies and agricultural inputs/ coaching); Vitamin (toddler and younger youngster feeding, various family diets, selling behaviours vital adolescent and maternal diet); Gender (girls’s empowerment and male engagement); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); and early warning and early motion techniques and advocacy.

Concern and companions suggest that the battle and battle sensitivity evaluation includes of three elements: battle evaluation, battle sensitivity evaluation and growth of a battle sensitivity technique for the programme.

Half 1: Battle Evaluation

Concern and companions search to grasp the profile of the battle dynamics within the Triangle in relation to meals safety and diet. Beneath is a listing (not exhaustive) of points to be studied.

• Battle Profile and Dynamics: What are the principle patterns of battle seen within the Mandera Triangle (excessive/low depth; escalating / sporadic, persistent/ seasonal)? How do elements equivalent to land/ grazing rights, agriculture actions and seasonality, entry to water, amongst others, influencing the battle? What’s the influence of battle on meals safety, diet of girls and youngsters and WASH? Who does battle have an effect on gender equality and vice versa? Who’re the individuals focused and impacted by the conflicts?
• Actors: Which teams (political, social and so forth) are current and/ or train management within the Mandera Triangle? What position do they play within the battle? And what position do they play in selling peace? Which teams expertise exclusion and what are their grievances? What position does identification (ethnicity, faith, language, political affiliation and so forth) play within the battle? How are tensions between teams manifested (together with between host communities and IDPs/refugees)? How do gender points influence the outlook of key actors –does gender have an effect on how key gamers work together with one another?
• Dividers and Connectors: Which actors, insurance policies, sources or points are notably divisive (a supply of rigidity or contributing to rigidity) and which join (a supply of unity, contributing to social cohesion) individuals in the neighborhood? What connectors are current (frequent language, faith, tradition, faculties and different social facilities, markets, commerce, intermarriage, frequent infrastructure and so forth)? Are there functioning and trusted battle decision techniques in place (formal/casual) that folks use and contemplate authentic)?

Half 2: Battle Sensitivity Evaluation

Concern and companions search to undertake a battle sensitivity evaluation to allow them to translate the battle evaluation into program design and implementation. This may contain analysing Haanaano proposed programme decisions, to grasp their potential constructive and unfavorable impacts on battle within the Mandera Triangle and making programme modifications.

The battle sensitivity evaluation will determine potential actions to make sure a “do no hurt” strategy, mitigate minimise unfavorable results and if attainable, maximise constructive impacts. This will probably be primarily based on an evaluation of : how the programme will probably be applied together with procurement, logistics, human useful resource administration, safety administration, illustration and negotiation; the place we website our workplaces and different amenities; when we implement our interventions particularly livelihoods interventions which can be typically seasonal; who we work with notably Concern and companion’s relationships with completely different establishments and teams and focusing on of programme members and deliberate exit methods.

Half 3: Improvement of a battle sensitivity motion plan for the Haanaano programme

Concern and Companions require a sensible motion plan with steps/ actions to advertise a constructive influence of the programme on battle or no less than to do no hurt and steps to keep up an up-to-date evaluation of battle (battle scans). It’s going to additionally embody a plan for successfully monitoring and responding to any considerations over battle sensitivity that will come up together with approaches for adjusting programmes to answer and minimise potential battle as results of Concern and companion’s actions. One of many sensible actions might embody a comply with up coaching for Concern and Companions.

Proposed Methodology and Moral concerns

Concern and companions suggest the next strategies to carry out the evaluation:

• Desk Overview of present programme and contexts paperwork.
• Major information assortment, primarily by way of key informant interviews (KII) with Concern and companion employees; authorities actors in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, together with IGAD; and non-governmental actors (nationwide and worldwide NGOs, spiritual organisations, neighborhood leaders and personal sector) to construct an understanding of the battle and determine present and future conflict-related dangers and potential mitigation measures. This may doubtless embody a go to to the Kenya companion workplace (RACIDA) in Mandera city and distant engagement with Concern/ Companions in Ethiopia and Somalia. NB: Concern strongly recommends utilizing confidential and personal KIIs for neighborhood consultations versus FGDs however is open to the guide’s solutions.
• Validation Workshop to have interaction Concern, Companions and exterior stakeholders equivalent to authorities authorities, neighborhood representatives and different civil society organisations to validate findings, talk about, and determine potential mitigation measures. This may doubtless embody a go to to the Kenya companion workplace (RACIDA) in Mandera city and distant engagement with Concern/ Companions in Ethiopia and Somalia
• Battle Sensitivity Evaluation Workshop: Concern and Companions translate validated findings into concrete approaches within the last design of the programme and combine concrete actions into the programme cycle. This may doubtless embody a go to to the Kenya companion workplace (RACIDA) in Mandera city and distant engagement with Concern/ Companions in Ethiopia and Somalia

The next moral concerns (listing not exhaustive) will information the battle sensitivity evaluation.

• The battle evaluation should be carried out in battle delicate method to keep away from the evaluation itself contributing to tensions.
• The battle evaluation should be carried out in a gender delicate method paying explicit consideration to the other ways by which males, girls, girls and boys take part in, expertise and attempt to stop or scale back battle. The evaluation should disaggregate between sexes and take note of vital intersecting inequalities and identities. The evaluation must also contemplate hidden and fewer seen options of battle equivalent to gendered energy relations inside the neighborhood.
• Clear and open communication with programme members, wider neighborhood and native authorities regarding the objective of the research.
• Knowledgeable Consent and confidentiality in relation to the research respondents contemplating their security.

Outputs

The next key deliverables of the consultancy

• Battle Evaluation Report (10 pages most, template will probably be supplied)
• Battle Sensitivity Evaluation Report (10 pages most, template will probably be supplied)
• Battle Sensitivity Motion plan (10 pages most, template will probably be supplied)

Monetary Proposal

Concern Worldwide will make cost after passable supply of agreed outputs and outcomes topic to withholding tax. Concern and Guide will agree on an in depth cost schedule throughout the consultancy’s inception interval.

Strains of Communication

The guide will liaise with the Haanaano Programme Administration Unit Coordinator, Regional Advocacy and Coverage Officer each primarily based in Nairobi. Moreover, s/he’ll liaise with the Humanitarian Coverage Adviser, Senior Vitamin Adviser, Senior Adviser Meals and Vitamin Safety primarily based at Concern Headquarters.

Timeframe

The consultancy will take a most of 30 days throughout the interval April- June 2024.

Important and Fascinating Expertise/{Qualifications}

The guide should possess the next expertise and {qualifications}

Important:

• Speedy availability
• Sturdy, technical expertise and expertise in endeavor battle and battle sensitivity evaluation with a deal with meals safety and diet interventions
• In-depth data of the battle and safety disaster within the Mandera Triangle
• Dedication to participatory approaches battle evaluation and battle sensitivity evaluation
• Sturdy analytical, facilitation (together with listening) and writing expertise
• Submit graduate qualification in Improvement Research, Worldwide Relations, Social Sciences, Battle and Peace Research, Battle Evaluation, or different associated self-discipline
• A minimum of 5 years’ expertise in humanitarian and resilience programming in insecure contexts with particular expertise in pure useful resource administration, stakeholder engagement, battle evaluation and conflict-sensitive programming in addition to expertise in designing and delivering capability constructing programmes and actions.

Fascinating

• Earlier expertise endeavor comparable consultancies in Mandera County in Kenya, Dolo Ado and Suftu in Liben zone and Dolo Bay in Afder zone in Somali Area in Ethiopia and Belet Hawa and Dollow Districts in Gedo Area in Somalia.
• Has Somali language expertise and skill to journey to the programme goal places

Required documentation along with your proposal:

1. Firm / Guide profile
2. Certificates of Incorporation (companies) or Nationwide ID card (particular person)
3. Legitimate Tax Compliance Certificates
4. PIN Certificates
5. Firm / Guide’s Profile
6. CVs of key employees
7. Certificates/reference info of earlier undertakings of comparable contracts with NGOs/UN businesses
8. Safeguarding Coverage, Code of Conduct and so forth. or what are the required provisions have you ever put in place to maintain everybody secure in the midst of your engagement.
9. Connect copy of Certificates of Good Conduct or proof that you’ve utilized for a similar
10. An in depth work plan with milestones
11. Affirm the gender ratio for the crew that you can be partaking on this train
12. Technical proposal
13. Monetary proposal
14. Proof of earlier associated works in Mandera
15. Work plan (Gantt chart) displaying particular milestone

Concern Code of Conduct and related insurance policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Related Insurance policies; the Programme Participant Safety Coverage (P4), the Little one Safeguarding Coverage and the Anti-Trafficking in Individuals Coverage. These have been developed to make sure the utmost safety of programme members from exploitation, and to make clear the duties of Concern employees, consultants, guests to the programme and companion organisation, and the requirements of behaviour anticipated of them. On this context, employees have a accountability to the organisation to attempt for, and preserve, the best requirements within the day-to-day conduct of their office in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate supplied a job with Concern Worldwide will probably be anticipated to signal the Concern Employees Code of Conduct and Related Insurance policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they’ve understood the content material of each the Concern Code of Conduct and the Related Insurance policies and conform to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of those insurance policies.

The way to apply

candidates, who meet the above necessities, ought to submit their proposals by e mail to; [email protected] with the topic line “SR103907 – Consultancy to Undertake Battle and Battle Sensitivity Evaluation within the Mandera Triangle for the Haanaano Programme” by 4th April 2024. Together with technical bid outlining an understanding of the duty, proposed methodology, detailed schedule, CV of candidate(s), proof of candidate’s expertise equivalent to certificates of efficiency, examples of earlier profitable battle and battle sensitivity evaluation, contactable references, monetary bid together with each day fee and different logistical prices, registration and tax documentation.