Capacity Building Consultant

Responsibilities and details of work

• Conduct a comprehensive review of all organisational capacity-building initiatives implemented at Blue Ventures to date for partner organisations to identify the knowledge gap, future needs and resources for Blue Ventures to scale this initiative.
• Engage with BV’s regional team and selected partner organisations (if necessary) to identify specific gaps and challenges related to organisational capacity faced by grassroots organisations in managing and/or implementing BV grants and their governance.
• Develop training modules and a replicable learning curriculum covering key areas such as organisational/leadership development, governance, financial management, grant compliance and reporting, fundraising, and the other regions identified during the needs assessment.
• Design and implement a trainer development program that equips BV staff as trainers with participatory, context-sensitive training approaches.
• Develop a capacity-building approach that integrates mentorship or peer-learning models.
• Develop other relevant tools and materials to support Blue Ventures in integrating leadership and organisational development into the Partner Operating Model. Tools may include an Organisational Capacity Assessment Tool and a technical Capacity Assessment Tool.
• Provide a final report with key insights, recommendations, and an implementation roadmap for scaling the initiative. This could be a workshop.

Expected deliverables

• A detailed assessment report outlining the internal review and needs assessment results.
• Training modules tailored to grassroots organisations, with materials and guidelines.
• A trainer development framework and associated materials.
• Implementation of pilot training sessions for trainers
• A monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework with key performance indicators
• A final report summarising lessons learned, partner feedback, and recommendations for scaling

Qualification and experience

• Proven experience in designing and delivering capacity-building programs for grassroots organisations in countries of interest to Blue Ventures; ideally in the field of development and/or coastal conservation
• Expertise in financial management, grant compliance, fundraising, and organisational development.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience in participatory and context-sensitive training approaches.
• Ability to develop explicit training materials and reports in accessible language.
• Strong monitoring and evaluation experience to assess training effectiveness