TERMS OF REFERENCE

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CONDUCTING A CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING ON NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENT GOVERNANCE IN ZIMBABWE

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND SCOPE OF WORK

 About WCoZ

Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) is a network of women’s rights organisations and women’s rights organizations in Zimbabwe with national structures established in 1999. WCoZ brings women from diverse backgrounds to advocate for the attainment and enjoyment of their rights and ensure that the women and girls empowerment agenda remains central to the national agenda.

 Background of the Consultancy

WCoZ is working on an intervention that seeks to organize women on equitable, gender-responsive natural resources and environmental governance which enhances the livelihoods of local communities in Zimbabwe. Against this background, WCoZ is inviting expressions of interest from interested consultant/s to conduct capacity-building training on environmental justice in Zimbabwe. The training will build a pool of women environmental human rights defenders to drive environmental justice in their communities.

Tasks under the Consultancy

In carrying out this work, reporting to the National Coordinator and under the supervision of the Project team, the consultant shall:

• Submit a detailed inception report outlining the Consultant’s understanding of the assignment and the approach to be employed.
• Develop the training material
• Deliver 4 virtual trainings

Deliverables:

The Consultancy will be responsible for the following deliverables:

• An inception report clearly stating understanding of the assignment.
• Training material
• 4 Virtual training on environmental justice
• Summarized power-point presentation of the Study report.

 Duration

This is a 10-day Consultancy, expected to begin on the 1^st of November 2022

Expected Qualifications, the experience of the Consultant

• The Consultant MUST possess a  Degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, or any relevant fields.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant National and Regional experience in women’s movements. gender, and environment.

Bid Format

• Interested and experienced individuals or teams should submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to coalitionzw@gmail.com and copy wcozprocurement@gmail.com on or before the 23^rd of October
• The EOI must detail the Consultant’s understanding of the Scope of Work, and methodological approach. It will also detail the work plan, including dates for when specific tasks will be done. The EOI should also include a detailed budget, indicating a breakdown of all costs for conducting this work such as consultancy daily rate.  The EOI must not exceed five pages.
• Cover letter summarizing the applicant’s skills and past experience relevant to conducting the outlined SOW.
• Detailed C.V(s)/resume(s), with names of two referees and their contact details (email and phone)
• At least 1 recent sample similar to that called for in this SOW for which the applicant was a lead author.