Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy To Conduct Hfhk Country Program Security Risk Assessment, Risk Management And Safety Plan

Tenders are invited for Consultancy to Conduct HFHK Country Program Security Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Safety Plan. Closing Date: 10 Dec 2024 Habitat for Humanity Kenya (HFHK) is among the 70 country affiliates of HFH International. In Kenya, we were registered in 1982 as Non-Governmental Organization, with the goal of enabling low-income families access decent and affordable shelter. In the last 40 years since its registration in Kenya, HFHK has supported more than 500,000 families across 9 counties in Kenya through housing micro-finance and direct construction. HFHK is currently operating in Laikipia, Homabay, Kisumu, Tana River, Machakos and Makueni. In its current Business Plan (2020-2025) HFHK has outlined four programmatic areas, namely: Financing for Owner-led Construction (FOC); Settlement-Based Practice (SBP); Secure Land Tenure (SLT); Disaster Risk Reduction & Response (DR3) as being its areas of focus in supporting communities in the listed areas through donor funding. Habitat for Humanity Kenya supports building the economic well-being of communities and individual households by improving their access to housing finance and establishment of settlements equipped with quality and affordable houses, having access to basic services and infrastructure including, water facilities, household livelihood activities, and sanitation. HFH Kenya also supports women and other vulnerable groups to secure land titles through advocacy and raising awareness on existing land laws and tenure options in Kenya. Besides, HFH Kenya also supports communities in reducing risk from and exposure to disasters while helping develop sustainable disaster response interventions, from helping internally displaced people build homes to establishing WASH interventions to make the residents more resilient to climate change. Under the Global Mission Fund Project, HFHK seeks to enhance the safety, security management and response of HFHKs operations, premises, and personnel to our best preparation and supports to staffs right of withdrawing from insecure or dangerous situations. 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY The primary objective is to reduce the likelihood that HFHK staff and all its associates in the line of duty experiencing any threat, hazard, disaster related to their safety and security; and to mitigate the impact of those that occur. The "best" security management is when we are so well prepared for the disaster that it never happens. Potential for disaster can be reduced by identifying and correcting hazardous conditions and by encouraging staff alertness in detecting and reporting problems. The plan will address potential threats that staff, international volunteers, visiting partners, and donors may face while working and traveling within HFHKs areas of operation. The consultancy will focus on: To identifying and analysing potential hazards, threats, and vulnerabilities that could compromise the safety of personnel and operations. Creating an emergency response protocol to manage crises such as natural disasters, terrorism, health pandemics, civil unrest, and other security-related incidents. Establishing a Security Focal Point (SFP) structure to coordinate response actions, facilitate decision-making, and ensure readiness in the face of security incidents. Establish a crisis operation plan that ensures HFHKs activities and operations can continue with minimal disruptions, even in high-risk environments and during emergency crisis that leads to cessation, lock down or quarantine. 3. SCOPE AND RATIONALE Habitat for Humanity Kenya (HFHK) operates in regions that pose a variety of security risks to staff, volunteers, partners, and assets. The organization seeks to strengthen its ability to manage and mitigate security risks through a comprehensive security risk assessment and management framework. To this end, HFHK is seeking to engage a consultancy firm to provide expertise in developing a security risk management and safety plan that can effectively address potential hazards, reduce vulnerabilities, and ensure preparedness for potential emergencies. The focus is on identifying and mitigating risks to physical assets, human security, including staff, partners, donors and volunteers, and ensuring the safety/operational integrity of the programs in high-risk region, response and operation framework during crisis, pandemic, disaster or conflicts that may jeopardize the security and safety in the line of duty. Specifically, the firm will be expected to provide the following: SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT (SRA) FRAMEWORK & APPLICATION IN HFHK OPERATIONAL SITES To develop a security risk assessment framework the firm will conduct security risk assessment which will include: Desk review of existing previous security risks documentation and the existing mitigation measures by the government and peer organization working within HFHKs operation areas. Conduct detailed and current site-specific security risk assessments through on-site visits and other information sources in the initial areas of HFHKs operation in 5 operation areas which include, Laikipia (Nanyuki and Rumuruti), Homabay, TanaRiver (Bura, Hola and Garsen), Kisumu (Kisumu central and Ahero), Machakos (Masinga, Matungulu and Machakos central) (Homabay central, Ndhiwa, Mbita and Rangwe). The assessment shall provide an analysis of; Contextual factors that could cause or exacerbate human security risks including local socio-political landscape, clan dynamics, the potential involvement of security actors, minority, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), business and religious interests, political events, historical population movements, existing and potential violence and tensions, the dynamics of extremist and terrorist influences, identification of vulnerable groups, and other accessibility considerations. The differentiated risk profiles of Homabay, Laikipia, Machakos, Kisumu and TanaRiver locations (e.g., based on potential terrorist threats, historical incident patterns, and identification of potential targets and methods of operation), including the respective mitigation measures. Conduct an analysis of potential threats and hazards that HFHK staff, volunteers, partners, and assets may face, including but not limited to: Terrorism Human-wildlife conflict Inter-tribal violence Political unrest Armed attacks Kidnapping Theft Health pandemics Map emergency support resources, including safe houses and external support agencies, for use in emergency scenarios. Evaluate specific security challenges faced in high-risk areas where HFHK operates. Prepare a comprehensive SRA report and presentation summarizing key findings, incorporating an analysis of the current security situation, safety and Health risks in the initial areas of HFHK operation (as described above) Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4115061/consultancy-conduct-hfhk-country-program-security-risk-assesment-risk-management-and-safety-plan