Call for Applications: Consultant for Organization Development Assessment and prepare an organisational development strategy for Intersex Asia

Intersex Asia (IA) is recruiting a Consultant for Organization Development Assessment and to prepare an organizational development strategy for Intersex Asia. This is an amazing opportunity to work with inspiring intersex leaders who started the Asian intersex movement.

• Location: home-based (remote working) 
• Start Date: As soon as possible (no later than 20 January 2024)
• Expected duration: To be completed by 30 March 2024.
• Application Deadline: We are receiving applications on a rolling basis. We’d like to start the project as soon as possible.

About the role

The Consultant will be expected to evaluate the current governance structure, policies, and approach as well as the strategic plan and how it is aligned with the project implementation approach. By engaging a consultant for this activity, the organization hopes to understand the organizational progress since it was founded 3 years ago and how the current processes can be improved further to increase our effectiveness. This exercise will lead to specific changes in our current governance manual and ensure our organizational processes are suitable to the growing needs of the movement. 

The outcome of this consultancy will be an organizational development strategy for the next three years. It’ll also impact the other important organizational policy documents which need to be prepared for the organization, namely- HR Manual, Finance Manual, and Communications Strategy.

Key responsibility

1. Conducting assessments: The consultant works with IA to conduct assessments of their programs, projects, or policies. This may involve reviewing documents and interviewing stakeholders.           
2. Developing evaluation plans: The consultant helps IA develop an evaluation plan that outlines the goals, objectives, and methods for evaluating their programs. This plan may include identifying key performance indicators, data collection methods, and analysis techniques.
3. Facilitating stakeholder engagement: The consultant may facilitate meetings or workshops with stakeholders to gather input and feedback on the program being evaluated. This may include staff members, beneficiaries, donors, and other partners.
4. Analyzing data: The consultant analyzes data collected during the evaluation process to identify strengths and weaknesses of the program and make recommendations for improvement.
5. Reporting findings: The consultant prepares a report that summarizes the findings of the evaluation and provides recommendations for the NGO to improve its programs. This report may be shared with stakeholders, donors, or other interested parties.

The consultant/s are expected to assess the areas mentioned in the scope of work and prepare a plan for IA to implement for organization improvement. The deliverables include:

1. Compile a final assessment report of the areas mentioned in the scope of work 
2. Develop an organization development strategy for IA for the next 2 years.
3. Prepare a realistic plan for IA to fill the gaps discovered during the assessment including suitable recommendations for amending IA’s Governance Manual and Constitution.

How to apply ?

If you think you’re a good fit for this position, please send your application include the following documents:

• CV and Relevant experience of those who will be involved in the project.
• 2-3 page proposal that, among others, shows how the consultants understand and will operationalize the work (methodology), the outline of the activities involved against deliverables, timelines, and potential risks.
• Samples of Past work
• 2 References of previous clients/organisations. 

Please send your complete application to: research@intersexasia.org no later than 20 January with the subject line “Application- IA OD Consultant”

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Detail Term of Reference

Intersex Asia’s equal opportunities statement: 

• Intersex Asia aims to ensure that all full-time and part-time employees, potential employees and other individuals will receive equal treatment, including access to employment, training and opportunities for promotion, regardless of any personal attribute, including but not limited to colour, nationality, national or ethnic origin, race, gender,  sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, domestic circumstances, marital status, pregnancy, trade union membership, gender reassignment, health status, HIV status, religion or belief, age, sexuality, sex characteristics, bodily diversity and disability.
• We encourage intersex individuals, as well as people from ethnic and racial minority backgrounds to apply.
• We want to make sure the recruitment process is accessible to applicants with disabilities, so if you would like us to make any arrangements in this respect, please let us know.