DAI is implementing the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Rights and Labor (DRL)’s funded project “Strengthening Leadership within Union Councils (LUC)”.

LUC is a four-year project (2019-2023) and is working with local governments in Sindh and Punjab to increase the capacity of local councils to fulfill their commitments to providing services to local communities and improve the equitable allocation of local resources. LUC is working with the Union Councils in Sindh and Punjab, various government departments, independent commissions, academia, and local civil society organizations and platforms to achieve the following objectives:

Objective 1: Increase the local councils’ capacity to engage in good governance best practices.

Objective 2: Increase the leadership skills of council members (officials and elected representatives).

Objective 3: Provide councils with opportunities to engage under-represented groups (women, youth, and minorities).

In the result of Local Government elections in Sindh, a new pool of local councilors is elected and there are limited opportunities to provide capacity building support to these newly elected councilors. Although the Local Government Department conducts orientation programs for newly elected local councilors, but still there is a room for a more comprehensive training focusing on LUC’s thematic areas such as inclusive planning and budgeting process, Caucus Formation and strengthening of their leadership and communication skills Gender Mainstreaming, Women Rights, Minority Rights and Leadership Skills etc.

In this connection, LUC project is seeking the services of a sector expert/consultant to develop training manuals in English for trainers and local elected councilors, focusing on strengthening “Leadership Skills”.

The consultant is expected to assess the existing training materials and Sindh Local Government Act 2021 and develop training manuals for intended trainees. The training resource material will consist of four main components: a) trainer’s manual, b) trainees’ manual, c) the training assessment toolkit, and d) IEC material.

Purpose of the Consultancy

The major objective of this consultancy is to develop a training manual on “Leadership Skills” for the capacity building of local elected councilors in Sindh, Pakistan.

The Consultant will be expected to:

1. Undertake a desk review of existing literature pertaining to local governance and training on Leadership skills for local elected councilors in Pakistan
2. Collate feedback from consultations with stakeholders and finalize training manuals and IEC material.
3. Consultant will develop table of contents and submit to LUC team for agreement and approval

The modules should cover topics including: (The list of topics is not final; consultant can suggest more topics)

a)     Introduction and background information

b)     Objectives of training manual/course

c)     Agenda of training

d)     General introduction of leadership

e)     Description of leadership styles

f)      Advocacy, Negotiations, and consensus building skills

g)     Overview of leadership in the current Local Government system/structure (local elected councilors/leaders and appointed officials/leaders) considering SLGA-2021

h)     Leadership role and responsibilities of local elected councilors

i)       Importance of women, minority and youth elected councilors/leaders in incorporating the concerns/needs of their connected communities for development planning at local council and higher level

j)       Building working relationships among appointed officials and local elected councilors/leaders

k)     Managing external relationships (community engagement)

l)       Building partnerships/collaborations to improve LG functions and service delivery (working with Community Based Organizations, Community Councils and adjacent local councils, and District Councils)

m)   Conflict management skills

1. Each module should have notes/handouts, case studies and exercises for trainees.
2. Training modules should have illustration/pictorial images for better understandings of content for trainees.  
3. Develop an assessment toolkit, which includes: an evaluation to be administered both at the beginning and end of trainings to measure the impact of training
4. Develop Information Education and Communication (IEC) material
5. Consultant will conduct consultation meetings with LGA, Jamshoro for approval of training manuals.  
6. Consultant will closely work with LUC team for development and approval of training manuals

Expected Deliverables

The consultant will be expected to.

1. Inception Report with detailed work plan, methodology and suggestions for improving training table of content
2. In consultation with LUC team, develop and submit drafts of two (02) training manuals ensuring that they are in keeping with the principles of DAI-Pakistan, Local Government Department, Sindh, and other relevant Government Departments.
3. The two (02) manuals, as detailed in the ‘scope of work’ section above.
4. Submit agreed templates, tools, and IEC material
5. Submit assessment (pre and post-test) toolkit
6. Submit meeting minutes of consultation meetings 
7. Revise and refine the content of the training manuals after receiving feedback from LUC team
8.  Deliver the two finalized training manuals (English version), described above.

LUC’s Responsibilities

1. Oversee the overall development of the training materials and provide feedback on table of content and drafts submitted to LUC
2.  Process payments on accomplishment of the task according to contract and deliverables met

Timeframe

The assignment should be completed within the period of TWO months. The overall duration of the tasks covered under this Scope of Work (SoW) has been estimated to not exceed (15) Consultancy days, including a) Development of Manuals (trainers and trainees) on “Leadership Skills” in English, b) Development of IEC material, and c) Development of assessment toolkit

Skills & Experience

Education

1. Minimum formal qualification from a recognized university master’s degree in Governance and Public Policy, Leadership Program, Sociology, Economics, or related field

Required Experience and Skills

1.  Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience in developing resource material on Leadership skills to be used for training of local elected councilors in Pakistan
2. Strong knowledge and understanding of Leadership programs and in particular strengthening of leadership role of representatives from under-represented population (women, minority, and youth) 
3. Strong knowledge and understanding of Sindh Local Government Act 2021 and legislative frameworks pertaining to LG system in Pakistan.
4. Excellent skills and experience in developing training manuals.