Background:
Banyan Global is an international development consulting firm committed to improving livelihoods through market approaches for a broad and lasting impact. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC, with staff working in several developing countries. It operates seamlessly within five practice areas: health, economic growth, gender, youth, monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
Banyan Global is committed to diversity and inclusion in our workforce. We do not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender expression. We recognize the importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and intentionally strive for diversity and inclusion at all organizational levels.
Banyan Global implements the USAID/Malawi Learn to Perform (L2P) activity, with the mandate to improve the Mission’s performance management, enhance program efficiency, and advance Mission learning.
USAID/Malawi has tasked the L2P activity to conduct a technical and organizational capacity assessment of the Peri-Urban Land Governance (PULG) pilot activity implementing partners. The objectives of the assessment are:
The PULG pilot is a four-year (2023-2027) activity implemented by the Meeting Hub (mHub), as the prime implementing partner in partnership with the Centre for Community Empowerment and Sustainable Development (CCESD) and the Creative Centre for Community Mobilization (CRECCOM). The partners implement the activity in collaboration with the Government of Malawi’s Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), and Local Authorities (Lilongwe and Mzuzu Cities and M’mbelwa, Lilongwe, and Nkhata Bay district councils). The goal of the activity is to improve land rights and security of tenure in the targeted peri-urban areas in Lilongwe, Mzimba, and Nkhata Bay districts.
The PULG activity aims to achieve its goal through the following interrelated objectives:
Banyan Global seeks the services of an experienced organizational capacity assessment consultant to lead the assessment, administer USAID’s Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) tool, and write the assessment report. The assignment requires the consultant to be physically in Malawi and interact with relevant stakeholders. The consultant will work closely with the designated L2P technical lead, L2P Chief of Party, and Deputy Chief of Party to undertake the assignment.
Objectives:
The objective of this scope of work is to engage an individual local consultant to lead the organizational capacity assessment for the peri-urban land governance activity and develop the assessment report highlighting key findings, recommendations, and lessons learned.
The consultant will work closely with L2P staff. The roles of L2P staff will include the following.
The consultant will have the following responsibilities:
The consultant should have the following qualifications and experience:
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