SCOPE OF WORK (Organization)

Assignment Title:	Kenya fieldwork, community engagement and local adaptation support for an adolescent communications and advocacy strategy
Assignment Period:	Indicative: up to five months from contract award
Reporting to:	SBC Programme Manager
Engagement Type:	Deliverable-based

MAGENTA is a leading Social and Behavioural Change (SBC) agency that specialises in understanding human decision-making processes in order to design relevant and impactful solutions to some of the most challenging problems of our time. We implement programmes across Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and The Caribbean using the latest in behavioural science principles and a rigorous approach to research, strategy, campaign design and implementation.

We help social-impact focused organisations across the world, including UN agencies, INGOs, governments and the private sector. Whether we are aiming to improve hygiene behaviours in schools or to understand how social norms shape menstrual health practices, we always go the extra mile to ensure we can create positive impact for some of the most underserved populations in the world. Our culture is driven by curiosity, transparency, authenticity and innovation.

Background

MAGENTA is preparing to support a UN agency and the Government of Kenya to develop an evidence-based, SBC-informed communications and advocacy strategy for a national adolescent social protection programme. The assignment includes a knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) assessment in up to six counties, a participatory process to create a Kiswahili programme name, validation with government stakeholders, and dissemination of the final strategy.

To deliver the Kenya-based elements of this initiative, MAGENTA is engaging a Kenyan partner company to carry out fieldwork, local-language and community engagement, and in-country coordination. This Scope of Work is conditional on the award of the contract to MAGENTA and on the client’s written approval of the subcontractor.

KEY RESPONSABILITIES:

The vendor will be responsible for the following deliverables and tasks:

Deliverable 1: Kenya field plan and inception inputs

Provide Kenyan context inputs, county selection advice and a fieldwork plan.

Prepare the research approvals and ethics plan and the enumerator recruitment and training plan.

Deliverable 2: KAP assessment fieldwork and dataset

Translate and adapt the KAP tools into Kiswahili and local languages and pilot them.

Recruit and train enumerators and supervisors, and collect data in up to six counties with caregivers, adolescents, community and religious leaders and frontline workers.

Run focus groups for testing the Kiswahili programme name alongside the KAP fieldwork.

Deliver a clean dataset, transcripts and a fieldwork report.

Deliverable 3: Analytical support

Clean and code the data and prepare county-level outputs for the analytical report.

Respond to MAGENTA’s queries on the data during analysis.

Deliverable 4: Validation and strategy support in Kenya

Provide logistics and facilitation support for validation meetings with government and development partners in Nairobi.

Support in-person stakeholder consultations.

Deliverable 5: Local adaptation and dissemination

Support the adaptation of communication materials to participating counties, including local-language review.

Support dissemination of the final strategy for implementers.

Beyond specific deliverables, the vendor will be expected to attend regular project meetings and deliver presentations to the client as required.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience: Organization registered in Kenya, with demonstrable experience of KAP and household surveys in Kenya, including with adolescents, caregivers and community leaders; experience of Demographic and Health Survey-type work is an advantage; field presence or reach in diverse counties, including arid and semi-arid areas.

Skills: Trained enumerators and supervisors; tablet-based data collection and data management; use of data analysis software (for example STATA, SPSS, CSPro or NVivo); qualitative fieldwork, including focus groups.

Competencies: Ethical research with adolescents, safeguarding, confidentiality and data protection; quality control and timely delivery.

Languages required: English and Kiswahili, plus the local languages needed in the selected counties.

SUMMARY OF DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

The engagement is structured around 5 deliverables, as summarised below.

#	Deliverable	Indicative Timeline
1	Kenya field plan and inception inputs	Per client schedule (TBC)
2	KAP assessment fieldwork and dataset	Per client schedule (TBC)
3	Analytical support	Per client schedule (TBC)
4	Validation and strategy support in Kenya	Per client schedule (TBC)
5	Local adaptation and dissemination	Per client schedule (TBC)

WORKING CONDITIONS

Based in Kenya, with fieldwork in up to six counties (to be confirmed by the client)

Travel requirements: field travel to selected counties and in-person meetings in Nairobi, as set out in the agreed field plan

The partner will comply with the client’s requirements as flowed down by MAGENTA, including ethical standards, safeguarding, anti-fraud, data protection and confidentiality. MAGENTA remains accountable to the client for all subcontracted work

This Scope of Work is conditional on the award of the contract to MAGENTA and the client’s written approval of the subcontractor

The signed agreement between MAGENTA and the partner governs this Scope of Work

INSTRUCTIONS

Applications must be submitted by 11 November 2026 through https://recruitcrm.io/apply/17938685673280125780KGk in ONE singe PDF containing:

Company profile: legal registration in Kenya, years of operation, core services, and the capacity to operate in the six counties (Nairobi, Kilifi, Samburu, Migori, Bungoma, and Wajir)

Relevant past performances: at least two examples from the last five years, preferably KAP or household surveys with adolescents, caregivers and community leaders.

CVs: At least two CVs of proposed team members.

MAGENTA is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age. If you have a disability and require adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know—we’ll do our best to support you.

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