Terms of Reference for Developing Youth Policy and Gender Policy

Background

Tell
Zimbabwe Trust is implementing social accountability programs in Masvingo and
Manicaland provinces under the following key objectives:

• To capacitate 140 citizen journalists on
  new media reporting and
  civic engagement in the era of fake news for the promotion of citizen
  oversight and participation in development processes by May
  2021. 
• To promote access to credible information
  for informed decision making by citizens on elections and accountability
  in Chiredzi, Masvingo, Manicaland’s Buhera and Mutare by May
  2021.  
• To create platforms for youths’ voices for
  dialogue and engagement between politicians and marginalized communities
  in Chiredzi, Masvingo, Manicaland’s Buhera and Mutare by May
  2021.  

Tell Zimbabwe fully
appreciates that for these objectives to be actualized there ought to be vibrant
youth and gender policies that guide the organization.  It is against this background that Tell
Zimbabwe seeks an expert to help the organization develop comprehensive Youth
and Gender policies.

Purpose

The purpose of the
assignment is to support Tell Zimbabwe Trust to develop comprehensive Youth and
Gender policies.

Objectives

·        
To
work with Tell Zimbabwe Trust Board and staff to develop a comprehensive Youth policy

·        
To
work with Tell Zimbabwe Trust Board and staff to develop a comprehensive Gender
policy

·        
To
guide Tell Zimbabwe Board and staff on how to best utilize the Youth and Gender
policies

Roles
and Responsibilities of Consultant

·        
Conducting
organizational analysis to understand current documents that are relevant to
the development of Youth and Gender policies.

·        
Working
with Tell Zimbabwe Trust Board and staff to understand organizational needs and
to draft Youth and Gender policies.

·        
Developing
draft documents of Youth and Gender Policies.

·        
Finalizing
Youth and Gender policies.

Deliverables

·        
Gender
Policy

·        
Youth
Policy

·        
Workshop
Report

Scheduling

The
assignment should be conducted within November 2020.

Total LOE: 12 days

Payment

Payments
will be done at the end of the assignment upon submission of an approved Youth
and Gender Policies.

Reporting

The Consultant will provide finalized Youth
and Gender policies outlining key approaches and procedures to be followed in
conducting these policies within Tell Zimbabwe Trust.

Interested
consultants should send their expression of interest together with a financial
proposal to goldenmaunganidze37@gmail.com or editor@tell.co.zw copying kuzipap@gmail.com by 15 November 2020.