Consultants at Girl Child Network

Email subject title: EIE-CMS/GCN/2023

 Scope of Work

• The activity will be carried out in 10 working days across the 5 Kajiado Central Sub County wards. The mapping out of service providers will occur for 10 days across the 5 Kajiado Central Sub County wards.
• The consultant will be expected to develop a list/database of all service providers within the Kajiado Central Sub-County and the various types of services that they offer to persons with disabilities. Additionally, the database should clearly outline these service providers’ physical locations and contact addresses.

Qualifications

• Degree in special education, education, or any other relevant social sciences and Masters’s qualifications with more than 10 years of experience conducting surveys of similar nature.
• Consultancy firms should submit a detailed company profile and other statutory documents such as registration documents and KRA Pin Certificate and testimonials while individual bidders should submit a detailed Curriculum Vitae, testimonials, and KRA Pin Certificate.

Email subject title: EIE-AAS/GCN/2023

Specific Objectives

• To conduct an accessibility audit of the 25 project schools and EARCs in Kajiado
• To review the inclusivity and disability readiness of the project schools and EARCs
• To establish an accessibility guideline to review the school’s readiness to comply with the diverse needs of children with disabilities

Expected Outputs

• An accessibility audit conducted on the project schools and EARCs
• Schools and EARCs reviewed to inform suitable modifications

Deliverables

• 1 comprehensive and detailed accessibility audit report (2 bound copies and 1 soft copy) that details findings and recommendations to inform infrastructure modification of the schools and EARCs

Specifically, the Consultant will be expected to:

• Develop data showing the percentage rate in number of persons with disabilities accommodated for employment within the potential companies identified.
• Develop the data showing the percentage rate in number of persons with disabilities offered industrial attachment within the company since its establishment.
• Asses the partnership engagement if ever existed between the company and the VTCs in support of persons with disabilities.
• Examine both internal and external structures within the company surrounding that enables or inhibits accessibility of or utilization of company equipment’s by persons with disabilities.
• Analyze the availability of modified equipment’s for use within the company chain of operations that necessitates effective use by persons with disabilities with full autonomy.
• Conduct awareness creation of company staff on disability and inclusion of PWDs in the labour market.

Methodology

The following methodology is proposed by GCN

• Conduct a desk review of appropriate documents and policies in regards to roadmap and pathways for labor inclusion.
• Observations within the company premises, both in and outside the premises.
• One on one interview sessions with company management, staff and other associated stakeholders.
• Use of relatable, comprehensive and detailed questionnaire aligned to national and international framework.

NB: The consultant will promote data collection with disaggregation by disability, gender, age and interviewing procedures involved.

Deliverables

• Two bound copies and one bound copy of a detailed report indicating the processes of survey, findings on gaps identified, recommendations and conclusion. Annexes of the detailed analysis of any other relatable findings should be attached. (photos, data collection tools, methods and strategies used.
• Training notes and methodologies to be used during the company staff training for the 2 days.
• Conduct awareness raising training of 2 company staff on disability and inclusion of PWDs in labour market in the 30 companies.
• Prepare and submit a detailed Company Staff Awareness Training report.
• A realistic and sustainable approach to securing placements for employment and enhancing accommodation of persons with disabilities within companies.

Time frame

This assignment is expected to run for period of 32 working days upon award of the engagement contract:

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in market research or a related business, communications, or social science field, with specification courses in statistics and research methods.
• Holders of Master’s Degree will be added advantage