Consultancy for Development of Fundraising Strategies for Local Organizations

Introduction

Kvinna till Kvinna is a non-profit organisation that provides support to women rights organisations and women human rights defenders in conflict-affected areas to promote gender equality and women’s participation in all levels of decision making. Kvinna till Kvinna has established operations in the MENA region since 2001 with a regional office in Amman, Jordan, and country offices in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq and Tunisia. Kvinna till Kvinna currently supports some 50 women’s rights organizations in eight countries in the region with organizational, thematical and financial assistance.

Kvinna till Kvinna’s Syria Regional Programme January 2017- December 2022, focuses on women´s increased participation, psychosocial support and women´s economic empowerment as well as support to partner organisations’ capacity building, networking and advocacy in the region.

Kvinna till Kvinna’s partner organisations in the Syria Regional Programme vary widely in structure, level of capacity and topical focus; and they operate under different national and operational frameworks, and degree of physical and organisational stability and they are based in the MENA region and Europe.

Details of the assignment Deliverables

• Work separately with each of the six partner organizations to review existing fundraising plans and strategies and approaches and assess their needs.
• Work closely with each of the six organizations to develop fundraising strategies according to the findings of the review, the need and the operational context.
• Train relevant staff on how to implement the developed strategies.
• Finalize and submit the developed strategies

Deliverables and reporting requirements

Inception

• Submit an inception report (around 1-2 pages) explaining how the consultant envisions the process of the assignment and a detailed work plan, including tentative timing.

Implementation

• Review and assess existing fundraising strategies, budgets, plans and all relevant documents of each of the partner organizations.
• Develop a tailored strategy to each partner according to their operational context and their different needs and capacities.
• Prepare and conduct workshop/training for the partner organizations to train on relevant skills approaches and techniques (could be done separately for each organization or common for all or few (TBC later)) with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna;
• Follow-up with key staff in each partner organisation to discuss and finalize the fundraising strategy for each organization
• Present to and discuss with the Kvinna till Kvinna programme team before finalizing the strategies for approval by Kvinna till Kvinna;
• A report (format can be discussed) that includes overall findings, observations and recommendations per partner organisation to be shared with the concerned partner and Kvinna till Kvinna.

Final reporting:

• A final report (format can be discussed) that includes summaries of overall findings, observations and recommendations per partner organisation, an analysis of common needs/gaps/situations in the current partner portfolio of Kvinna till Kvinna’s Syria Regional Programme
• The report should be sent to the Syria Regional Programme team

Management and organisation

The consultant will be working closely with the Kvinna till Kvinna Syria Regional Programme team. The consultant is responsible for completing and delivering the above specified deliverables to the Syria Regional Programme team.

The total duration of the consultancy is to be decided between the consultant and Kvinna till Kvinna, based on a time frame submitted by the consultant in accordance with the points specified in this ToR, but is anticipated to not be less than 25 days or more than 55 days. The suggested time frame must include sufficient time allocated per organisation including preparation, workshop, analysing the findings, support in developing action plan and follow up. In addition, the consultant shall contextualise the strategies to the operational context of partner organisations, and deliver reports to Kvinna till Kvinna on the implementation of the consultancy

Consultant fees shall be specified as fees per day including taxes, social security contributions and VAT. The tender shall state an estimated total value of tender, including expenses such as telephone, internet or postage, and expenses for travel to the Middle East and/or Europe related to the assignment.

Contracted consultant cannot further subcontract the assignment. In cases where the tender includes a team of consultants, their division of work shall be presented.

Required qualifications

• Substantial experience from supporting local and small organisations in fundraising
• Good understanding of women’s rights, civil society and development programming.
• In-depth knowledge of the Syrian context
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong facilitation skills and the ability to lead a group through a set process.
• Experience of planning and conducting workshops.
• Experience in developing methods and writing publications.
• Educational requirement: University degree or equivalent of relevance for the assignment.