Terms of References for Consultant Required at AWAZ for Citizen’s Voice Project For Improving Water Rights in Rural & Semi Urban Communities of District Multan and Bahawalpur
1. Background
AWAZ intends to directly emanate from the parameters chalked out for Citizen’s Voice Project Improving Water Rights- funded by USAID, where it aims to strengthen citizen’s voice through oversight of public bodies and creating linkages between civil society actors and the government at district level that leads to improved accountability in and implementation for water related rights and entitlements, which will ultimately lead to development and implementation of agenda for policy reforms. Awaz will work in 02 Districts i.e. District Multan and Bahawalpur and their 11 Tehsils (with a sharp focus on rural and semi-urban belts of all the Tehsils).
For this project AWAZ will build on its previous experience of running successful policy advocacy campaigns through Tehsil level Peoples’ Awareness and Rights Committees (PARCs) which are functional across 53 Tehsils of South Punjab. The project will contribute in attaining AWAZ’s long term vision and mission for the marginalized communities of South Punjab by strengthening its strategic program Water, Hazards and Environmental Management (2008-2017).
At the onset of the above mentioned project, AWAZ intends to develop a comprehensive advocacy strategy with a strong emphasis on regulating the delivery of services and the use of water resources. The emphasis would be to realize the office bearers and irrigation sector policy makers that on the service side, the government need to shift their basic role from a ‘service provider’ to a body which only creates enabling environment and has a regulatory capacity to ensure that there are modern, fair and enforceable contracts between providers (public, and private) and users in the irrigation sector. Therefore a consultant is required to develop this advocacy strategy in consultation with range of government officials and representatives of communities to finalize advocacy strategy and generate strong advocacy messages to run citizen’s rights campaign of awareness raising and making public bodies accountable.
2. Scope of Work
The assignment aims to engage the services of consultant to use both primary and secondary sources to device the advocacy strategy. The report should not only available and guide AWAZ for its advocacy initiatives on related themes but shall also provide a point of initiation to organizations who may think to initiate similar kind of efforts in future.
3. Expected Outputs of the Assignment
o Development of advocacy strategy in consultation with govt line department experts and other relevant stakeholders
o Generation of a strong advocacy messages to run citizen’s rights campaign of awareness raising and making public bodies accountable.
Expected Outcomes
AWAZ expects following outcomes through implementation of this project:
o Citizens’ groups (PARCs, DWRCs, PWRC) trained and strengthened to oversight relevant public bodies and to advocate for water sector policy reforms
o Voice of the target communities strengthened for full implementation of water rights /entitlements and enforcement of equitable distribution of water
4. Time Limit
The consultant must submit the first draft of the report within 11 days and Final Draft within the week of feedback received from AWAZ.
5. Gender/ SRHR Focused
Facts and figures devised in advocacy strategy should be gender/ SRHR focused. Facts and figures should clearly define the number of males/females/transgender/others in the beneficiaries when and where needed.
6. Assumptions & Risks
It is assumed that the service provider who undertakes this assignment understands the importance of it and will be committed to the work, and is competent to deliver as required. It is further assumed that AwazCDS-Pakistan will fully support the service provider. Risks noted herein include the inability of the service provider to meet the deadlines, unforeseen internal and external structural as well as natural aspects that are beyond the control of both parties.
7. Copyright & Ownership
Advocacy strategy will remain the property of AwazCDS Pakistan and it will not be shared with anyone else before our submission.
8. Official Language of the Document
Official language of the document will be English.
9. Apply by
Last date to apply for this consultancy is August 26th, 2012
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