Tenders

1.0 Introduction

The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), a women’s rights network in partnership with STAR Ghana Foundation is implementing a project on Leveraging Collective Power for Inclusive Sustainable Development. The project is part of interventions under the phase 2 of STAR Ghana-led Action for Voice, Influence and Inclusive Development (AVID 2).

The 16-month project sought to strengthen the agency of women in vulnerable situations to access economic resources, thus, targeting women farmers and other marginalised groups in rural settings. Through policy dialogues, the project facilitated entry points and created safe spaces for rural women farmers to engage duty bearers directly while exploring opportunities within the agribusiness ecosystem. Outcomes of the different actions feed into national level advocacy to promote women’s access and control of productive resources. 

This assignment seeks to showcase impact stories as a learning and evidence to support women in agribusiness. 

2.0 Objectives

The main objective of this assignment is to document stories of change from selected project stakeholders. Specifically, the assignment will:

• Document the realities of women farmers before the project implementation. 
• Highlight how project interventions have influenced women’s access to productive resources and facilitated engagement with duty bearers.
• Show how the project has enhanced their livelihoods and impacted on their role within the agribusiness value chain.
• Highlight how the project has opened opportunities for women in agribusiness.

3.0 Rationale

Women’s access to and control over economic resources such as land, markets, finance and agribusiness opportunities continues to be constrained by structural inequalities and systemic barriers. While project interventions aim to strengthen women’s agency and capacity to engage economic opportunities and policy processes, there is often limited documentation of the lived experiences of beneficiaries and how these interventions translate into change at the individual and community levels.

Documenting beneficiary stories will provide an opportunity to record qualitative evidence of change resulting from the project’s capacity-building and advocacy interventions. These stories will help highlight how women are applying knowledge gained through the project, navigating barriers, and engaging duty bearers and other actors to improve their livelihoods. 

The documentary will also contribute to organisational learning and strengthen NETRIGHT’s advocacy efforts by amplifying the voices and experiences of women whose realities inform the network’s policy engagement and movement building work.

4.0 Scope of Work

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Desk Review: Review relevant project documents including activity reports and other materials related to the implementation of the project to understand the context, objectives and outcomes of the interventions.
• Development of Documentation Framework: Develop a brief documentary concept, storyline and guiding interview questions in consultation with the NETRIGHT project team to ensure that the documentary captures key project outcomes and beneficiary experiences.
• Identification and Engagement of Beneficiaries: Work with the NETRIGHT project team to identify selected project beneficiaries whose stories will be documented.
• Field Engagement of Selected Beneficiaries: Conduct field visits and record high-quality video interviews and supporting footage (including B-roll) with selected beneficiaries to capture their lived experiences, perspectives, and outcomes resulting from their involvement in the project.
• Produce Documentary: Document beneficiary stories, capturing visuals that reflect their economic activities, community context, and engagement with project interventions.
• Editing and Post-Production: Edit the recorded footage into a clear and compelling video documentary that highlights the experiences of beneficiaries, including knowledge and skills acquired, positive changes in practices, livelihoods, and accessibility of economic opportunities and policy processes where it applies.
• Draft and Finalisation: Submit a draft version of the video documentary for review by NETRIGHT and incorporate feedback to produce the final version ready for use in advocacy, reporting and communication outputs.

5.0 Deliverables

• Inception Report: A brief outlining the consultant’s understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology and work plan.
• Draft Video Documentary: A draft documentary for review and feedback by NETRIGHT.
• Final Video Documentary: Final edited documentary incorporating feedback from NETRIGHT.
• Photographs: High-resolution photographs of selected beneficiaries and activities (where applicable and with consent).

6.0 Timeline

The timeframe for the assignment is eight (8) weeks after the signing of the contract.

7.0 Person Specification 

We are looking for a consultant with the following expertise: 

• A strong background in gender, social inclusion and development.  
• Proven experience in documenting impact stories and producing documentaries.
• Experience working with rural women, agribusiness actors, or grassroots groups.
• Excellent interviewing, writing, and storytelling skills.

8.0 Fee

The fee for this assignment will be discussed and agreed upon between the consultant and NETRIGHT.

9.0 Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their CV including contact details of two (2) referees, a cover letter and examples of relevant previous work to info@netrightghana.org by 13th April 2026.

NETRIGHT is seeking a consultant to develop an advocacy training toolkit to inform a national level advocacy on UCW.

The main objective of this assignment is to develop a national advocacy training toolkit to inform advocacy efforts on unpaid care work (UCW) to reduce the unequal and unfair burden of UWC on women and adolescent girls in Ghana.

Scope of Work

• The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:
• Desk Review: Review existing advocacy toolkits and materials to identify best practices to inform the development of the toolkit.
• Stakeholders’ Consultation: Consult relevant actors working on UCW to gather insights and perspectives on UCW to feed into the development of the training toolkit.
• Draft UCW Advocacy Training Toolkit: Develop content for the toolkit, including modules on data analysis, message development, and stakeholder engagement.
• Pilot-testing: Collaborate with NETRIGHT to select a group of women’s rights organisations (WROs) and community-based organisations (CBOs) for pilot testing.
• Final UCW Advocacy Training Toolkit: Incorporate feedback and finalise the advocacy training toolkit for submission.

Deliverables

• Inception Report: A report outlining the consultant's understanding of the task, proposed methodology, and workplan.
• Draft UCW Advocacy Training Toolkit: A draft toolkit outlining the content for the toolkit, including modules on data analysis, message development, and stakeholder engagement.
• Pilot Testing: Pilot testing of toolkit with selected WROs and CBOs to identify areas for improvement.
• Final UCW Advocacy Training Toolkit: A comprehensive advocacy training toolkit on UCW to strengthen advocacy efforts towards recognition, reduction and redistribution of UCW.

Qualifications

The ideal consultant should have:

1. A strong background in gender, social inclusion and development, with proven experience in developing training toolkits.
2. Knowledge of the care economy and women’s economic empowerment issues.
3. Previous experience working with CSOs including WROs.
4. Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills.
5. Proven ability to engage and consult with a wide range of stakeholders.

Timeline

The consultant is expected to complete the assignment within a total period of six (6) weeks after the signing of the contract.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should submit their CV including contact details of two (2) referees, a cover letter and examples of relevant previous work to info@netrightghana.org by 8th August 2025.

NETRIGHT is looking for a Consultant to develop the Network’s Five-Year Strategic Plan (2026–2030).

NETRIGHT’s Strategic Plan is reviewed every five years. In 2019, a review of its strategic direction led to the development of the current Strategic Plan for 2020-2025 (SP 2020-2025) which has provided the direction of the network for the past 5 years. In 2023, the SP 2020-2025 was reviewed by members to identify gaps, challenges and emerging issues that need to be addressed to consolidate gains made and enhance its work and sustainability. This strategic review process which will led to the development of the strategic direction of NETRIGHT for the next 5 years (2026-2030) will enable the network to assess its priority areas and strategies for the past 5 years; consolidate the mid-term review, consider emerging issues that require NETRIGHT’s attention and provide the strategic direction of the network for the next 5 years. This process is supported by the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) under the Leading from the South (LFS) grant. 

Aims and Objectives:

The broad aim of this assignment is to develop a multi-year Strategic Plan that feeds into broader sustainability strategies that supports NETRIGHT’s goal of becoming more independent and sustainable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review the mission, vision and values of NETRIGHT 
• Review NETRIGHT’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
• Analyse and incorporate the mid-term review outcomes 
• Work with the governance structures and members to define strategic priorities and action plan for the next five years 
• Recommend effective communication mechanism to enhance collaboration and networking 
• Develop a sustainable fundraising strategy § Develop a 5-year Strategic Plan

Qualifications:

• We are looking for a consultant with the following expertise: 
• Background in gender, women’s rights and development
• Experience in developing Strategic Plans 
• Knowledge and experience in Organisational Development o Experience of working with women’s rights organisations and networks preferably in Ghana

Timing and Duration of the Assignment :

The timeframe for the assignment is three (3) months starting 1st June – 31st August 2025. Any
modification to this timetable will be made in consultation with NETRIGHT. The consultant is
expected to present the situational analysis report and the first draft of the 5-year Strategic Plan to
NETRIGHT by mid-July 2025. The final Strategic Plan for 2026-2030 is expected to be submitted by
the end of August 2025.

How to Apply:

Please send the following to info@netrightghana.org by 16th May 2025:

• CV of the applicant (s) including details on how they meet the person specification
• A detailed proposal of not more than 3 pages including the following:
   - The proposed methodology
   - The proposed work plan
• Example of previous work/s
• Relevant recommendations/references (not more than 2)

NETRIGHT is looking for a consultant to analyse trade and agriculture policies with a gender and social inclusion (GESI) lens to inform advocacy efforts towards inclusive sustainable development.

The ideal consultant should have:
A strong background in gender, social inclusion and development, with proven experience in GESI analysis.
In-depth knowledge of GESI, agribusiness, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion issues in Ghana.
Previous experience working with women in agribusiness, particularly, rural women farmers, women farmers’ groups, MSMEs.
Excellent research, analytical, and report-writing skills.
Proven ability to engage and consult with a wide range of stakeholders.

Interested candidates should submit their CV including contact details of two (2) referees, a cover letter and examples of relevant previous work to info@netrightghana.org by 25th  March 2025.

The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) is seeking to engage a Consultant to track and compile the campaign promises of the presidential and parliamentary candidates to inform NETRIGHT’s advocacy to hold the elected government and parliamentarians accountable to their own promises during the campaign period. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Track and compile campaign promises on interventions for women, youth, PwDs and other marginalised groups by presidential and parliamentary candidates. 
• Present the compilation report at a forum to sensitise stakeholders on the campaign promises on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) to enable citizens to hold elected government and parliamentarians accountable to promises made during the campaign period. 
• Review and monitor implementation of campaign promises beyond Election 2024 to enable women and vulnerable groups to demand greater GESI responsiveness from the executive and legislature to strengthen inclusive, responsive and accountable governance. 
• Prepare a comprehensive report that documents the entire process, including the methodology, findings, and a tracking and monitoring table on campaign promises and interventions by elected government and parliamentarians to meet promises made during the campaign period. 

Qualifications

• A strong background in gender, social inclusion and development, with proven experience in GESI analysis. 
• In-depth knowledge of GESI, socio-economic and governance issues in Ghana. 
• Previous experience working with political parties, CSOs, women and marginalised groups is an advantage. 
• Excellent research, analytical, and report-writing skills. 
• Proven ability to engage and consult with a wide range of stakeholders. 

Timeline: The assignment is expected to be completed within four (4) weeks.

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their CV including contact details of two (2) referees, a cover letter, and examples of relevant previous work to info@netrightghana.org by 8th November 2024. 

The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) is seeking a gender and social inclusion expert to analyse the manifestoes of Ghana's two major political parties (New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress) with a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) lens. The analysis will inform advocacy efforts for inclusive, responsive, and accountable governance in Ghana.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct a desk review of the parties' manifestoes from a GESI perspective.
• Perform a situational analysis based on national and international frameworks.
• Engage relevant stakeholders for insights on inclusive governance.
• Produce a comprehensive GESI analysis report, including practical recommendations.
• Present findings at a stakeholders’ forum.

Qualifications

• A strong background in gender, social inclusion and development, with proven experience
• in GESI analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of GESI, socio-economic and governance issues in Ghana.
• Previous experience working with political parties, CSOs, women and marginalised groups
• is an advantage.
• Excellent research, analytical, and report-writing skills.
• Proven ability to engage and consult with a wide range of stakeholders.

Timeline: The assignment is expected to be completed within four (4) weeks.

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their CV, a cover letter, and examples of relevant work to info@netrightghana.org by 25th October 2024.