PACT NGO - Consultancy for Editing Services in Kenya

PACT NGO - Consultancy for Editing Services in Kenya

Pact Inc. has been operating in Kenya since 1998, implementing a number of projects with local CSOs across a variety of sectors.

These projects, implemented in partnership with local CSOs, have included but are not limited to: natural resource management, cross-border peacebuilding, community conservation, health and HIV/AIDS, women's empowerment, artisanal gold mining, and good governance. At the foundation of all of these projects is Pact’s capacity development approach.

Today, Pact Inc. is working with local partners regionally on peacebuilding and conflict management along cross-border areas of Kenya and Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Somalia.

In addition, Pact is working with a range of local CSOs in capacity development, financial inclusion, health, and artisanal gold mining projects. Donor partners include: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID); DFID, American Cancer Society, Aga Khan Foundation, and the European Union Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF).

One of Pact’s project is the Regional Approaches for Sustainable Conflict Management and Integration (RASMI) project which adopts a conflict systems-based approach to promote peace-building, conflict management, and conflict resolution capacity at the community and cross-border levels.

It is part of the EU's programme for Collaboration in the Cross-Border areas of the Horn of Africa, providing over 60 million euros of investment to prevent and mitigate the impact of local conflict and to promote economic development and greater resilience in four different cross-border regions.

RASMI, which means “reliable” in Somali, targets stakeholders in the Mandera Triangle who are most vulnerable to engaging in conflict, irregular migration, and recruitment into militias and terror groups.

These stakeholders include youth, internally displaced people, pastoralist drop-outs and marginalized ethnic groups.

At the same time, RASMI engages local government agencies, women, religious leaders, security forces and the private sector – those who have the greatest capacity for managing conflicts and promoting peace.

Objectives and Scope

Overview

This request for proposals aims to identify at least one Consultant with the ability to provide reliable editing skills, usually to a tight deadline, reviewing EUTF (RASMI & SEEK) technical documents and making them ready for wide-spread publication in a variety of electronic and hard-copy formats.

The consultant will be required to quote for each work, which will be approved before work begins.

Objectives

The objective of this work is to ensure RASMI and SEEK’s communiqués are of the highest standard. The Consultant will review, edit and revise both RASMI and SEEK communication materials e.g. bi-annual

The work will be focused on two main outputs: a) carrying out substantial editing of RASMI and SEEK reports and b) writing report summaries, key messages and recommending information to help develop infographics.

Scope

To achieve these objectives, the Consultant’s scope of work will include: