Consultancy Service To Develop Program Management Manual

The Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI) is an independent and autonomous socio-economic policy research and institutional capacity building organization working in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region. Among other regional interventions, the Institute is implementing a program named Strengthening African Leadership for Climate Adaptation (SALCA) which aims to enhance the organizational performance of African entities working on climate adaptation. The SALCA program is coordinated by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and aims to transform HESPI into an entity that contributes significantly to the implementation of an evidence-based climate adaptation agenda.

In the effort of realizing this transformation, the Institute hereby invites consulting firms or individual consultants to provide the following consultancy services. An individual applicant or a firm can apply for one or more of the assignments listed below. Only summaries of the scope of the role and the required qualification are highlighted here. The full TOR for each of the assignment that contain details of the scope of work, qualifications and submission requirements can be accessed from HESPI’s website www.hespi.org/Announcement/consultancy.

The objective of this consultancy assignment is to prepare a Program Management Manual (PMM) to guide the development and management of HESPI programs/projects.  The scope of the work will include

1. Assessment of program/Project management practices of HESPI to understand the culture, gaps, needs and opportunities for effective program/project management
2. Developing a well-written PMM/guideline
3. Train relevant staff members on the PMM usage/application. 

Qualifications 

• The applicant for this role will require an advanced university degree (Master's Degree or PhD) in business administration, Project Management, Management, economics, development studies M&E or other related fields of study. 
• A successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.
• The applicant is also required to have a minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in project or program management, data analytics, data administration or related areas.

Full TOR is available @ www.hespi.org/Announcement/consultancy.

The closing date for submission of the application is in 15 days from the day of announcement. The applications must enclose updated CVs of the applicants, cover letter and all required documents as detailed in the respective TORs of the assignments. For firms, the updated CVs of all consultants involving in the assignment and the company profile of the firm/company should be enclosed. The applications must be sent to contacthespi@hespi.org with a copy to daniel.fantaye@hespi.org  and hiwot.gezahegn@hespi.org. The applications can be submitted for one or more of the above consultancy assignments.