Background

Kvinna till Kvinna, in partnership with UN Women and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, is implementing the Strengthening Her Voice Initiative in Liberia. The initiative seeks to strengthen the capacity and leadership of women’s rights organizations (WROs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and local women’s networks to advance gender equality, women’s empowerment, and meaningful participation in governance, peacebuilding, transitional justice, security, and development processes.

As part of its deliverables, Kvinna till Kvinna will select several WROs/CSOs and local women networks to receive capacity-strengthening support and sub-grants. Prior to implementation, an organizational capacity assessment will be conducted to identify strengths, gaps, risks, and priority areas, enabling them to meaningfully participate in national and county development processes.

Objective

The consultancy will assess the organizational capacity of 20 selected WROs, CSOs, and local women’s networks and provide recommendations to guide capacity strengthening, partner support, and sub-grant implementation under the Strengthening Her Voice Initiative.

Scope of Work

The consultant will work closely with the Kvinna till Kvinna project team and use Kvinna till Kvinna’s organizational capacity assessment tools and methodology. The scope of work is as follows:

• Conduct organizational capacity assessments for 20 selected partner organizations.
• Review organizational documents and facilitate interviews, focus group discussions, and validation meetings.
• Assess governance, leadership, financial management, programme management, safeguarding, monitoring and evaluation, advocacy, communications, and organizational sustainability, with a focus on strengths, risks, gaps, and priority capacity-development needs.
• Produce a consolidated assessment report with findings and recommendations.

Deliverables

1. Inception note and workplan.
2. Organizational capacity profiles for 20 partner organizations.
3. Consolidated organizational capacity assessment report, including key findings, capacity gaps, risk analysis, and recommendations for organizational strengthening and sub-grant readiness.

Duration

The consultancy will cover 15 working days between 20 November and 20 December 2026.

Required Qualifications

The consultant should possess:

• An advanced degree in Organizational Development, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• At least three years of demonstrated experience conducting organizational capacity assessments and institutional strengthening assignments for civil society organizations.
• Experience working with women’s rights organizations, civil society organizations, and donor-funded programmes.
• Strong knowledge of organizational development, governance, financial management, compliance, safeguarding, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity-strengthening approaches.
• Excellent facilitation, analytical, and report-writing skills.
• Knowledge of Liberia’s civil society and women’s rights sector will be an advantage.

Submission Requirements

Interested consultants should submit:

• A cover letter outlining their suitability for the assignment.
• A technical proposal describing their proposed approach and workplan.
• An updated CV highlighting relevant experience.
• Two examples of similar assignments conducted within the last five years.
• Contact details for three professional referees.

Reporting

The consultant will report to the Country Director, Kvinna till Kvinna Liberia, and work closely with the Strengthening Her Voice project team throughout the assignment.

Submission of Applications

Applications should be submitted electronically with the subject line:

“Consultancy: Organizational Capacity Assessment – Strengthening Her Voice Initiative”

Deadline: 16 November 2026

Email: comfort.baysah@kvinnatillkvinna.se with copy to korto.williams@kvinnatillkvinna.se