Call for Consultancy
Expression of interest to develop curriculum for social justice courses
Background
Fahamu focuses on working with grassroots social movements and organizations that address the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalized in society. We do so because we believe that the potential impact of these organizations to create change will enhance participatory democracy and human rights in the Africa.
Based on our long term goals to support social movements and grassroots organizations, we intend to deliver cutting edge human rights education using a diversity of tools and platforms to strengthen these movements and assist them in creating the change that they seek.
This has been necessitated by the fact that grassroots social movements and organizations in Africa face a dearth of access to knowledge, information and learning tailored to their needs.
Within this framework Fahamu has planned to develop courses and training packs that promote competencies in the following themes, informed by a needs assessment with our constituents, training alumni and beneficiaries:
· Movement building and grassroots organizing in Africa
· Africa-centred advocacy
· New tactics in human and peoples' rights in Africa
· Sexuality and reproductive health rights in Africa
· New approaches in protection against gender-based violence in Africa
· Women and access to production resources in Africa
· Women’s leadership and participation in democratic processes in Africa
Objective of the assignment
Fahamu is looking for consultants to lead the curriculum development process for each of these courses using participatory approaches.
Scope of work
Each course curriculum development consultant will be expected to meet the following specific tasks:
- Plan and conduct a learning needs assessment with Fahamu’s alumni, constituents and partners
- Analyse and share results of the Learning Needs Assessment
- Draft and share with Fahamu a curriculum development workplan
- Manage planning sessions of the curriculum development committee.
- Provide to Fahamu curriculum first draft for review
- Review feedback of the first and second curriculum drafts by the curriculum development committee.
- Curriculum practice testing to assess sessions coherence and timing
- Expected outputs
· Curriculum development workplan
· Learning Needs Assessment report
· Course curriculum that promotes transformative learning
· Curriculum development process report
Consultancy duration
The assignment is to expected to take not more than 10 weeks .
Skills required
- Advanced university degree in education, social studies, international law and/or human rights;
- Proven experience in curriculum development; use of adult education methodologies and diverse tools for learning; developing training manuals and engagement in activities of social justice
- Experience working with and in community based organizations and social movement in Africa.
- Experience in conducting qualitative research using various methods
- Excellent oral and written skills in English or French
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent facilitation skills
- Be creative and take own initiative
- Able to work to tight deadline
Application Procedures
Interested candidates are expected to send a summary not exceeding 600 words on how they will manage the curriculum development process and the topics they intend to cover in the specific course including the consultancy fees. The summary should be sent together with a copy of the applicant’s CV to winnie@fahamu.org.
The deadline for application is 9th August 2010 at 12 GMT. Material received after this date and time will not reviewed. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
