Strategies to sustain the work of the legal task force - Sustainability and Organizational Strategy

Scope of work and deliverables:

Expertise France is seeking a consultant to work on “Strategies to Sustain the work of the legal task force (LTF)” in the aim to ensure the sustainability of the legal task force entity, and the continuity of its services.

The consultant is expected to provide the follow deliverables:

• Methodology specifically tailored to sustain the legal task force.
• Conduct an inception meeting with Expertise France, program manager, components coordinator and key experts of SO1 and SO3.
• Conduct at least two focus groups with task force, additional FGDs subject of findings outcomes, and KIIs with key stakeholders and actors.
• Develop a 5-year strategic planning for the task force entity, including mission, vision, objectives and values, and organigram including settings of regional chapters for LTF and its human resources operational requirement.
• Develop internal policies and mechanisms for the task force entity (for example: Anti-Fraud, Child protection, PSEA, CTIP ---)
• Develop a fundraising strategy to sustain task force entity’s work and fund.
• Provide a 3-day training targeting task force members on the following: developing and writing project proposals, logical framework, theory of change, and additional organizational and programmatic topics to be identified based on needs assessment and within the consultant expertise and FDGs findings.
• Submit a first draft of the above documents to Expertise France program manager, components coordinator and key consultant SO3 component, to get their feedback.
• Submit the final documents and a final report within two weeks after receiving expertise France feedback.

The consultant should present her/his work within a presentation session for open discussion to Expertise France team, to validate deliverables, timeline, to ensure accuracy, reliability, and alignment with the objectives of the consultancy .

Time Schedule

Expertise France shall contract the consultant for the anticipated consultancy agreement term covering a duration of 3 months, estimated to 20 working days. The deadline for the completion of the consultancy is by the end of December 2024.

 Skills and Experience required:

• Degree in social sciences, international development, or Gender field, Law, NGO management or equivalent background.
• A minimum 7 years of proven recorded experience in undertaking consultancies on management, and experience in gender equality issues, or supporting civil society and institutional actors working on gender equality.
• Experience with projects focusing on legal services, GBV, Protection and Response, Survivor- centered approach.
• Knowledge and experience in the field of women’s rights and gender equality.
• Sharp research and interview skills.
• Ability and willingness to work simultaneously on multiple tasks, under tight deadlines.
• Ability to analyze complex legal issues and provide sound advice and recommendations and understanding legal practice and jurisprudence on gender-based violence.
• Proficiency in legal research methodologies and the ability to gather and analyze legal and related information from various sources.
• Capacity to identify challenges and develop innovative solutions to address them.
• Strong attention to detail, as well as organizational and communication skills.
• High level of professionalism.
• Fluency in Arabic and English Languages with excellent written and spoken skills in both languages.