Consultancy – Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Training at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

TERMS OF REFERENCE: PREPARATION, DELIVERY AND REPORTING FOR CORE CVA SKILLS FOR PROGRAMME AND NON-PROGRAMME STAFF COURSE IN KENYA

As part of the Global IRC SAP 100, the Kenya Country Program has an ambition to increase its cash-based programming to reach 7% of the direct program costs by 2024 increasing from the current level of less than 4%. To achieve this, the Country Programme (CP) is intent on improving the proficiency CVA programming in planning for and implementing cash-based activities as a primary modality for delivering humanitarian assistance to the most affected populations. On completion of the training, trainees are expected to have in-depth understanding of the key policies, modalities, approaches, practices, standards and guidelines on Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA). By engaging IRC staff, Government and Partner representatives  to gain an understanding of how CVA should be integrated in the PCM and different roles within the organization, this will deliver better collaboration and coordination in endeavor to increase efficiency, effectiveness and quality  in program delivery.  

The consultancy is for the purpose of carrying out CVA training needs assessment,  preparation of the curriculum and training materials, delivery of the content and reporting on training delivery.

• To conduct the Training needs assessment
• Develop a curriculum contextualized to our program delivery strategy  and prepare for the training materials and content.
• Carry out pretest, facilitate the training course in 5 days and a posttest evaluation at the end of course in collaboration with a co facilitator.
• Prepare a final training report including action plan and post training support framework.

The training with be face-to-face training and guided by CaLP methodology for the Core CVA training course curriculum (5 days) . As this will be a combined training for program and non-program staff, variations to the curriculum and mode of delivery will be agreed in advance with the CALP team.

• Programs: Technical Coordinators, Program Coordinators, program Managers, Senior Officers and officers as applicable
• Grants and Accountability: Grants coordinator, MEAL Coordinator, Partnership coordinator  and managers
• Operations: Supply Chain, and IT Coordinators and Managers
• Finance: Coordinators and Managers.
• County representatives from NDMA and Cash Working Groups drawn from Tana River, Garissa, Turkana and Nairobi Counties
• Partner organization representatives drawn from SHOFCO, PGI and TUPADO.

Key Deliverables/Outputs

• Delivery of a high-quality training course, using CALP training materials - contextualizing materials as appropriate to the setting and participants.
• Evaluation feedback and training report inputs: Written feedback and recommendations to inform training report an action plan.

• Must be a CALP-Certified Trainer, certified to deliver the Core CVA Skills for Programme Staff course.
• Proven experience of delivering high quality training and learning events related to cash transfer programming.
• Good understanding of current good practices with regard to CVA and, preferably, experience in Kenya and East Africa.
• Substantial knowledge and experience in capacity building: adult learning methodological approaches and tools and strong skills in facilitation; designing trainings; collecting and analysing secondary information; conducting surveys, consultations and key informant interviews; synthesizing qualitative and quantitative information; and evaluating training impact.
• Strong interactive facilitation skills and an adaptive, dynamic instructional approach to ensure learning remains tailored to evolving discussions and questions.
• Knowledge and work experience of the ways of working of humanitarian NGOs (local and international), state actors (e.g. National Disaster Management Authorities and social welfare departments), UN agencies, and private sector actors (e.g. financial service providers).
• The ability to communicate technical subject matter (in oral and written form) to people with varying technical knowledge/skills and from different educational and cultural backgrounds.