National Municipal Strategic Planning Lead Expert

Under the framework of the MASAR Program, ACCD is looking for a National Municipal Strategic Planning Lead Expert to develop the following main activities: 
1. Strengthen the resilience and the capacities of the UoMs in dealing with an uncertain environment (notably the protracted displacement crisis), identifying and planning for different scenarios.
2. Deepen the understanding and learning on participatory strategic planning as a mechanism to enhance accountability, good governance and trust between institutions and the citizenry.
3. Define the basis for a long-term local development strategy with a multi-sectorial, multi-stakeholder approach, considering different scenarios for the future that serves to attract projects and investments.
The UoMs and their municipalities, as governmental institutions, are accountable to their community for the quality of the services that they provide. They have a responsibility to design and deliver services that are efficiently run and appropriate to the needs of their local population. A Municipal Strategic Plan will enable local governments to better design and improve local services to respond to the needs and aspirations of local populations, as well as achieve better value for the resources that they spend. Strategic plan also serves as a roadmap for mid- and long-term development anticipating possible scenarios for the future.
Furthermore, local governments have a wider responsibility to promote the economic, social, and environmental well-being of their communities in a context of constant change: a massive influx of Syrian refugees, overwhelmed services, scarce job opportunities, conflicts at community level, economic hardship, etc. The Strategic Plan will address how the local governments and their community envisage to improve the quality of life, confidence in institutions, economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and the general wellbeing of the population.
The strategic planning process should be conceived as a learning-by-doing exercise in which capacity-building in good governance, participatory decision making or urban planning is an integral part.
The overall objective, therefore, of the strategic planning process is to strengthen good governance practices and democratic values both in the institutions and in the community. Creating a culture of community engagement, transparency and confidence in participation is at the same a means and an end in itself. The success of this intervention depends entirely on the local governments’ ownership of the planning process and the resulting strategy. The expert will therefore act as coach/facilitator encouraging stakeholders’ leadership.

How to apply

ATTENTION: THE DEADLINE FOR THE CALL HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL THE 25/04/2021

 

Please refer to the attached documents on how to apply for the tender. 

 

For further questions, do not hesitate to contact: Nicole Ochando, [email protected]

 

 

Expired
Deadline
Sunday, 25. Apr 2021
Type of Call
Call for Consultancies
Intervention Sector(s):
Advocacy & Awareness, Development, Good governance and transparency, Infrastructure & Services Rehabilitation
Remuneration range:
> 6000 (USD)
Duration of Contract:
22 weeks