Term of Reference
Development of Strategic Plan Documents and Other Manuals for CARD
(an open call for consultancy)
About CARD
Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) is a board-led, for-not-profit organization registered in Ethiopia under the revised Civil Societies Law 1113/2019 with registry number 4307. CARD envisions a democratic Ethiopia, and has a mission of echoing principles of democracy to make it the only rule of the game in Ethiopia.
CARD is a reimagined and expansive version of a previous organization known as the Ethiopia Human Rights Project (EHRP) which was a foreign-based Human Rights Organizations due to legal restrictions in Ethiopia. EHRP has investigated human rights violations in Ethiopia since 2015 and also told the stories of more than 50 political prisoners (prisoners of conscience) and the situation they were detained, advocated for a speedy and fair trial by monitoring the trials of human rights defenders and journalists.
Programs and Targets
CARD is an organization that follows a rights-centered approach to help the democratization process in Ethiopia. CARD is currently working on programs including youth and women empowerment, media literacy, civic engagement, and digital rights. To this end, it has targeted the youth and women in general; specifically, CARD targets media practitioners, online content producers, youth leaders, and activists.
The range of its activities is from awareness creation to advocacy. Therefore, it has been implementing a dozen project activities to create knowledge in researching, in consultation, panel discussions, and training, as well as engaging with stakeholders and policymakers to influence decision making and policy crafting.
CARD’s Vision: To see a democratic Ethiopia.
CARD’s Mission: To echo the principles of democracy in order to make it the only rule of the game in Ethiopia.
CARD’s Objectives
CARD, as legally registered for, and is mandated to:
CARD aims to do strategic plan, Organization development manual, grant & contract management manual and other necessary organizational manuals.
Therefore, CARD needed to hire a consultant to ensure the development and update of these plans and manuals in accordance to its mission, vision, and objectives.
Objectives of the assignment
The main objective is to assist CARD for the installment of the necessary documented five years strategic plans, manuals, and guidelines in regard to finance and human resource management as well as institutionalization of it works in up to date market standards.
Expected Deliverables
The development of strategic documents and developing/updating manuals and guidelines, requires joint cooperation between the consultant and CARD. CARD expects the consultant to deliver the documents including, but not limited to, the following products:
Based on the consultant’s baseline study of CARD’s demands or from previous experience, the consultant can recommend to CARD other necessary deliverables.
Experience:
Additional Requirements