Call For Technical Support Consultant(S)

Hashtag Nonprofit Npc; Pietermaritzburg; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Part time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization in Pietermaritzburg seeks Technical Support Consultants to assist in building an ecosystem for social change. The role includes providing advisory services, facilitating workshops, and synthesizing lessons learned from program implementations. Ideal candidates will have specialized knowledge in group-based savings methodologies and experience working with NGOs. This part-time position allows for some remote work.

Qualifications

• Specialized knowledge in rural and informal economies.
• Experience in facilitating consultations with NGOs.
• Ability to work on systems for scale.

Responsibilities

• Attend to needs for a strong organization providing professional services.
• Assist in onboarding partners effectively.
• Support in synthesizing lessons and disseminating learning notes.

Skills

Group-based savings methodology

Workshop design and facilitation

Communication skills

Job description

SaveAct – Call for Technical Support Consultant(s) – Deadline: 03 October

Region: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Salary: To be negotiated
Type of employment: Part time

Job Description: SaveAct has recently been awarded funding to engage with stakeholders around its savings methodology and how it can address the livelihood needs of women and youth.

The focus is on making the case for an ecosystem of collaborators with a shared vision for change, sharing the value proposition, and assisting interested parties to understand the potential for catalysing far‑reaching change, and exploring the contribution they could make to develop a collective initiative. About the work: The services of one or more consultants are sought to provide short‑term advisory / capacity building, research and facilitation services to SaveAct.

Qualifications & Requirements

Consultants with specialized knowledge and experience are being sought in the following areas:

• Group‑based savings methodology that enables access to finance in the rural and informal economies and its potential to effect deeper social and economic change.
• Design, advice and communication to support SaveAct's scaling plans.
• Workshop design and facilitation skills to enable consultations with NGOs and SaveAct's partners, that would equip them and other stakeholders (e.g. financial services, agroecology and economic use of natural assets, social change actors or investors, and circular economy/micro‑enterprise promoters) to envision their collective potential to effect societal change.

How to Apply

The relevant person(s) should submit:

• A CV (maximum of 2 pages) and daily rate.
• A short submission of one to two pages as to why you are qualified in terms of the above requirements and your suitability to contribute to the following components of work: Building the Ecosystem and Model Replication.

Responsibilities

• Building the Ecosystem
  • Attending to the need for a strong and focused organisation responsible for providing professional services to actors in the programme ecosystem.
  • Skills required, ways of working, coaching and advising on systems for scale.
  • Assisting SaveAct to communicate its ecosystem and partner propositions.
  • Assisting SaveAct in creating an environment conducive to onboarding partners into the programme and enabling successful application of our core methods.
  • Ways of developing a learning‑centred and reciprocal culture within the ecosystem and amongst partners, and co‑developing methods conducive to a vibrant and inclusive community of practice with a wider enabling ecosystem.
  • Supporting SaveAct in establishing what partners need to do their work efficiently and effectively and refining the role that digital tools can play to secure ease of planning, implementation, reporting and learning.
• Model Replication
  • Supporting SaveAct in reviewing experiences in testing the programme replication pipeline, including selection and onboarding of NGOs interested in adopting SaveAct's methods, the structuring of implementation arrangements, and tracking and learning from partner experiences.
  • Periodic reports on the issues and actions required, and the overall learning outcomes will be needed.
  • Synthesizing lessons and disseminating learning notes that inform design and practice relevant to SaveAct, partners, and ecosystem actors.
  • Advice on how to handle new and atypical partner requests and facilitating the review of particular arrangements and experiences related to partnering to strengthen design and implementation.

Timing & LOE

Submissions are to be emailed by 3 October, at close of business. Consultants will need to be available to commence work on a part‑time basis from 7 October. Some remote work is possible, with in‑situ work being done in Pietermaritzburg / KwaZulu‑Natal.