The African Trans Network seeks to engage a qualified consultant to provide governance training and policy development services over a period of 3 months to strengthen the organisation’s institutional foundations. This consultancy is part of ATN’s strategic plan implementation focusing on building robust organisational systems and accountability mechanisms.
Interested applications must email all required documents to recruitment@africantransnetwork.org before 10 August 2025.
Consultancy Period: August 30, 2025 – November 30, 2025 (3 months)
Application Deadline: August 10, 2025
Scope of Work
The successful consultant will be responsible for:
1. Policy Development
- Development of comprehensive governance policies and procedures manual
- Creation of financial management policies and procedures
- Development of safeguarding and protection policies (including anti-sexual harassment, anti-fraud, child protection, and community safety)
- Creation of risk management and crisis response policies
2. Training Delivery
- Design and delivery of a 2-day governance and safeguarding training for ATN leadership
- Training participants: Steering Committee members and Regional Coordinator (approximately 8-12 participants)
- Focus areas: Governance roles and responsibilities, safeguarding implementation, accountability mechanisms
Key Deliverables
Phase 1: Assessment and Planning (August 30 – September 10, 2025)
- Deliverable 1: Organisational assessment and gap analysis
- Deliverable 2: Detailed work plan and timeline
- Deliverable 3: Training needs assessment
Phase 2: Policy Development (September 10 – October 15, 2025)
- Deliverable 4: Draft governance policies and procedures manual
- Deliverable 5: Draft financial management policies
- Deliverable 6: Draft safeguarding and protection policies (anti-sexual harassment, anti-fraud, child protection, community safety)
- Deliverable 7: Draft risk management and crisis response policies
Phase 3: Training Preparation (October 15 – October 30, 2025)
- Deliverable 8: Training curriculum and materials
- Deliverable 9: Governance and safeguarding training resources
- Deliverable 10: Training evaluation tools
Phase 4: Training Delivery (November 1-15, 2025)
- Deliverable 11: 2-day governance and safeguarding training delivery
- Deliverable 12: Training evaluation and feedback collection
Phase 5: Finalisation (November 15 – November 30, 2025)
- Deliverable 13: Final policies package incorporating feedback
- Deliverable 14: Implementation guidelines and timelines
- Deliverable 15: Training report and recommendations
Consultant Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years experience in organisational policy development
- Proven experience in safeguarding policy development (anti-sexual harassment, anti-fraud, child protection)
- Experience working with civil society organisations, preferably LGBTI+ organisations
- Strong understanding of African legal and cultural contexts
- Experience in training delivery and adult education
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English or French
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience working with transgender or LGBTI+ organisations
- Knowledge of South African legal framework
- Experience with international human rights standards
- Certification in safeguarding or protection training
- French language proficiency
- Experience with remote/virtual training delivery
Application Requirements
