Call For Consultants: Review and Development of CEDEP Strategic Plan – 2027-2032

Location: Malawi (with virtual and in-person consultations)

Consultancy Period: Up to 90 days

Application Deadline: 6 November 2026

1.0. BACKGROUND

CEDEP was founded in November 2006 as a human rights organization and registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act of 1962. Its core functions are to address the needs and challenges of LGBTIQ+ persons in Malawi – through advocacy and lobbying; promotion of  human rights and good health through civic education, training, capacity building, networking, and research.

CEDEP has had at least four strategic plans since its inception, the most recent of which was from 2021 to 2025. CEDEP has addressed issues affecting sexual minorities and vulnerable populations by implementing these strategic plans. CEDEP has also made bad governance advocacy a priority in its programming. As the 2021 to 2025 strategic plan comes to an end, there is need to evaluate the plan and develop a new plan to guide the organisation achieven its mission; hence a need to conduct a review of the current strategy and develop a new one.

2.0. PURPOSE, DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

2.1. Purpose

The main purpose of the assignment is to provide technical assistance and facilitation services in the review and development of a five year strategic plan (2027-2032) for CEDEP. The services will include the design and facilitation of the strategic plan review and developent process and the development of the strategy and implementation strategy.

2.2. Key Tasks

The key tasks for the assignment are;

2.2.1 Undertake extensive consultations with CEDEP staff, CEDEP Board and other stakeholders including program/project participants, collecting, collating and analyzing their inputs. This is necessary to ensure that the strategic plan responds to people’s needs and aspirations, and to secure buy-in from a cross range of stakeholders.

2.2.2. Conduct a desk literature review and document analysis of current context and identifying emergent trends, practices and  strategic issues and key dynamics in the environment which are likely to impact on CEDEP work in the next five years.

2.2.3. Facilitate a strategic prioritization workshop to triangulate findings from stakeholder consultations.

2.2.4. Draft the strategic plan document

2.2.5. Present the strategic plan document to a reference group

2.3. Key Deliverables

2.3.1.  The main deliverable for this assignment is a five-year strategic plan.

2.3.2. The consultant will be expected to deliver the following:

2.3.2.1. An Inception Report, which clearly outlines how the assignment will be undertaken, methodology to be used and stakeholders to be consulted. A detailed work plan should be developed, shared and approved by CEDEP.

2.3.2.2. Situational Analysis Report: Thorough analysis on trends in key issues CEDEP focuses on; identifying key strategic issues facing CEDEP, key dynamics in the environment likely to impact on the work of CEDEP; and a SWOT analysis.

2.3.2.3. Status Report detailing activities undertaken, challenges and recommendations to inform future processes

2.3.2.4. Draft Strategic Plan document

2.3.2.5. Draft annual Performance Plan for the year ending December31, 2026.

Application Requirements

Interested consultants and firms should submit:

1. Technical Proposal (including methodology and approach)
2. Relevant experience and examples of similar assignments
3. Financial Proposal

Submission

Applications should be submitted electronically to: [email protected]

Deadline: Friday, 6 November 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.