30/09/2025
A CALL FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Terms of Reference – Consultancy
Capacity building for organisations for persons with disabilities
INTRODUCTION
The African Disability Protocol (ADP) stands as a landmark instrument for the rights, dignity, and inclusion of persons with disabilities across the continent. The regional project on Realising the Africa Disability Protocol (RAD-P) is funded by the European Union and implemented in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe with the aim of empowering persons with disabilities particularly those most excluded to actively participate in governance and decision-making processes. The project also promotes disability inclusive policy making and supports local development efforts in alignment with the African Disability Protocol (ADP). In Zambia, the project is implemented by Sightsavers, the Zambia Federation of Disability Organisations (ZAFOD) and the Albinism Foundation of Zambia (AFZ).
One of the objectives of the RAD-P project is to strengthen the capacity of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) and their networks to effectively mobilize and fulfil their mandates at local, regional, and national levels. To support this objective, the project will strengthen the capacity of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in policy analysis and advocacy, equipping them to more effectively influence policy formulation and implementation at both national and subnational levels, with a particular focus on advancing the African Disability Protocol.
Scope of the Assignment
We are seeking to engage a team of consultants (or a consulting firm) to contribute to our capacity-building efforts by facilitating a series of targeted training sessions from 14th – 16th October on the following areas.
1. Engagement with legislative processes for disability-inclusive policy advocacy,
2. Advocacy strategy development, including integration within broader organisational strategy frameworks and the formulation of actionable advocacy plans,
3. Policy analysis and the effective use of evidence such as studies and research to inform advocacy efforts,
4. Collaboration and stakeholder engagement, with an emphasis on strategic communications and
5. Monitoring and evaluation of advocacy actions.
The consultant will be expected to:
1. Participate in relevant briefing sessions with the Zambia federation for disability organisations, the Albinism foundation of Zambia and the Sightsavers team to discuss the training needs and materials required,
2. Prepare training materials using the provided capacity needs assessment data and integrate comments from the project team,
3. Train 15 participants from 5 organisations of people with disabilities as guided by the project team,
4. Develop a comprehensive training report outlining key outcomes, insights, and actionable recommendations to guide future capacity-building efforts.
Key Requirements
The consultant must demonstrate knowledge, skills, experience in one or more of the following capacity building areas:
1. Organizational Development: Understanding structures, systems, and change management. Experience in organisational capacity building in advocacy and campaigning.
2. Training & Facilitation: Designing and delivering effective, participatory learning. Including for participants from diverse groups, (women, youth, people with disabilities).
3. Human rights approach to advocacy: knowledge of human rights legal and policy frameworks and civil society advocacy, experience building the capacity of civil society organisations.
4. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning: Experience building capacity to track relevant political and social dynamics to impact advocacy. Familiar with approaches and tools to work monitor the results and outcomes of advocacy efforts.
5. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Skills and experiences of engaging with key stakeholders, mainly duty-bearers, and organisational communications processes to improve visibility through various channels. Ability to train organisations on communications.
6. A minimum of a bachelor's degree in social sciences or a related field is required; advanced qualifications will be considered an asset.
Proposal Submission Details
Interested applicants are invited to submit a brief concept note demonstrating their understanding of the assignment and relevant experience, accompanied by a short workplan, indicative budget inc. the payment schedule, and CVs of key team members no later than 3rd Ocober 2025 by 17:00hrs.The assignment is exected to run for a maximum of 7days .
Applicantions should be submitted to:
Nyambe Mukanda; nmukanda@sightsavers.org
with Cc to:
Lillian Mambwe; lmambwe@sightsavers.org;
Justine Bbakali; bbakalij@gmail.com
John Mvula; johnmvula97@gmail.com.
