occupied Palestinian territory: Consultant : Organisational Planning – Palestine
Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Closing date: 20 Sep 2013
Requirements
MSIF is seeking an experienced consultant, currently living and working in Palestine, to carry out mentoring service on organisational planning including carrying out needs assessment for people with MS (MSPF’s members), developing the organisation’s vision, mission, values and a 2-3 year strategic plan (including key aims and objectives, areas of focus (projects and activities), timeframes and financial/human resource implications).The consultant will be required to give 10 working days (to include material preparation) between 1 October 2013 and 31 December 2013.
It is essential that the consultant
• is a native Arabic-speaker;
• has excellent spoken and written English;
• has at least 5 years of proven work experience in the field of organisational development and NGO capacity building;
• has at least 2 years of proven experience in training, consulting or on-the-job coaching of NGOs in the region, particularly in the area of organisational and strategic planning and governance.
Background
The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) www.msif.org is a London-based international organisation linking the work of more than 85 multiple sclerosis (MS) organisations worldwide.
MSIF has been working with the Arab region since 2008 and in the current strategic period (2012-16) is committed to continuing its efforts to strengthen the growing number of MS organisations and groups in the region, which, in turn, will be better able to meet the needs of people affected by MS.
The Country-focused Capacity Building Programme comes under MSIF’s activities in the Arab region. Its main objective is to build the capacity of three selected MS organisations from the Arab region in their key area(s) of need. MS Friends Society in Palestine (MSPF) is one of the three selected organisations to benefit from the Programme.
Task
An organisational capacity assessment was carried out for MSPF to help identify their key area(s) of need. Strategic planning was identified as one of the key areas of need to be addressed this year.
MSPF does not have a strategic plan in place; it currently plans activities on a predominately ad-hoc and incremental basis. It needs to develop its overarching vision, mission and values and its strategy for the next 2-3 years.
A period of mentoring (mentoring service) to develop the above strategy is planned for MSPF in 2013.
Services
• Preparation, in liaison with the MSIF Secretariat and MSPF staff, of the mentoring service.
• Participation in 1-2 webinar/teleconference calls prior to the start of the mentoring service with the MSIF Secretariat and MSPF staff, call charges to be covered by MSIF.
• Preparation of all relevant materials required during the service.
• Meeting with the MSPF staff at the start of the service to brief and set a timeline for the period.
• Delivery of the mentoring service during the period 1 October - 31 December 2013.
• Participation in around four teleconference calls with the MSIF Secretariat during the service, call charges to be covered by MSIF.
Outputs
• A 2-3 year strategic plan for MSPF (including vision, mission, values, key aims and objectives, areas of focus (projects and activities), timeframes and financial/human resource implications).
How to apply:
Interested candidates are requested to submit the following to Abdelfatah Ibrahim, MSIF Regional Capacity Building Manager, abdelfatah@msif.org by 17.00GMT on 20 September 2013:
• CV including your daily rate (for preparing and carrying out the mentoring service).
• A proposal of no more than 250 words explaining how you would approach the mentoring and the methodology/techniques you would use. This should include the areas to be covered and tasks to be included and a breakdown of the time/days required to carry these out.
• The cost of the service (daily rate/ total cost).
