Hiring Notice: Consultant (Documentation & Knowledge Management)

Consultant (Documentation and knowledge management)

Terms of Reference


Introduction

SERAC-Bangladesh is implementing a project on family planning advocacy, which is under operation since 2016 in Bangladesh with an aim to create access to quality Family Planning services in Bangladesh. The project adopted a unique SMART Advocacy approach to achieve its goal. Thereby, the project has some significant outcomes, success and has challenges. The project will be ended in December 2022, and it is essential to document all the processes of the entire project including success stories, learning and project completion reports. The main purpose of the documentation is to share best practices, Advocacy approaches and recommendations for the stakeholders and archive the entire process as learning material.

With this understanding, the project has planned to assign the entire task to an expert to accomplish the entire assignment. As an implementing organization SERAC-Bangladesh is taking the initiative to recruit a consultant for the task.

Brief description of the Project

The project is being implemented with an aim to promote quality FP service and to increase access of the clients, especially women and girls in Bangladesh. The project set its advocacy issues based on the current situation and priority needs to provide FP quality services. Furthermore, it has adopted a unique Advocacy SMART approach to sustain the project outcome by ensuring local ownership.  The project has been implementing its activities in Dhaka, Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Barishal, Potuakhali, Bhola, Mymensingh, Netrokona and Kishorgonj. Furthermore, a collective approach is the key concept of the project, thereby in each district, the project formed a district advocacy working group consisting of local people. They are actively supporting to carry out the advocacy initiatives. The ultimate outcome of the initiative is to sustain the group and advocacy initiatives for improving quality FP services and increasing access to women and girls in Bangladesh.

Duration:
February 1 – December 31, 2022

Scope of work:

  • Review the project documents
  • Documentation of best practices of the project
  • Development of policy brief and case stories
  • Develop the project completion report
  • Organizing an archiving system.
  • Different reports and materials
  • Field visit to collect data/information
  • Closely work with Project lead and partners of the project
  • Liaison with relevant stakeholders to gather their experience
  • Advocacy approach and recommendations for the stakeholders and archive entire process as learning material.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Documentation of the achievements of the program and develop various knowledge products including process documentation, lessons learnt.
  • Develop policy briefs
  • Develop project completion report
  • Develop a high-quality case study of the project
  • Coordinate and maintain the repository of all materials to enable cross-learning and sharing
  • Organizing an archiving system.
  • Labelling, sorting and categorizing documents for easy use

Experience:

  • Minimum 10 years experience with demonstrated understanding of knowledge management principles and capacity to deliver knowledge management and/or organizational learning activities
  • Demonstrated skills and capacity to deliver knowledge management and/or organizational learning programs
  • Ability to link content development and engagement strategies that facilitate timely, useful delivery of information
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Team player with a positive attitude
  • Knowledge for outlining a long-term storage strategy.
  • Working with colleagues to ensure consistency of documentation practice across the organization.

Other required key experience:

  • Master’s in social science or relevant field with an attention on research and development.
  • Have knowledge in reproductive health and family planning in global and country context
  • Working experience in documentation and knowledge management
  • Experience in research and case study development
  • Publications on the relevant field
  • Knowledge on reproductive health, gender, and policy advocacy issues

Remuneration:

This position is part time, and the remuneration is determined as per project policy.

Working modality:

Based in Dhaka with up to 40% field visits.

Please apply here: https://jobs.bdjobs.com/jobdetails.asp?id=1023718&fcatId=-1&ln=1
by January 25, 2022.

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