Consultancy Services for the Development of the PWDAC Strategic Plan 2027–2031

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Request for Expressions of Interest

Consultancy Services for the Development of the PWDAC Strategic Plan 2027–2031

Organisation: Persons with Disability Advisory Council (PWDAC)

Location: Maseru, Lesotho

Assignment Duration: 30 working days

Application Deadline: 20 November 2026, at 12:00 midnight

1. Background

The Persons with Disability Advisory Council (PWDAC) invites qualified and experienced consultants to submit proposals for the development of its first-ever Five-Year Strategic Plan for the period 2027–2031.

PWDAC is established under Section 4 of the Persons with Disability Equity Act No. 2 of 2021, with the mandate to promote, protect, and monitor the rights of persons with disabilities in Lesotho. Its establishment gives effect to Article 33(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which requires States Parties to maintain, strengthen, designate, or establish an independent framework to promote, protect, and monitor the implementation of the Convention at the national level.

The Council was inaugurated in February 2023, while its Secretariat was operationalised on 1 April 2025. Since commencing operations, PWDAC has been implementing its mandate through annual work plans. However, the absence of a medium- to long-term strategic framework limits the Council’s ability to establish clear institutional priorities, strengthen organisational capacity, mobilise resources, and systematically measure progress in fulfilling its statutory mandate.

PWDAC therefore intends to engage an independent consultant to lead a participatory process for developing its first Five-Year Strategic Plan for 2027–2031.

2. Objective of the Consultancy

The overall objective is to develop a comprehensive, evidence-based, inclusive, and results-oriented Strategic Plan to guide PWDAC’s institutional development and implementation of its statutory mandate during the period 2027–2031.

The process shall involve consultations with the Council, Secretariat, organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), persons with disabilities, relevant government ministries and public institutions, development partners, civil society organisations, the private sector, and other stakeholders.

3. Scope of Work

The consultant shall:

Review the legal, policy, and institutional frameworks relevant to PWDAC’s mandate.

Assess PWDAC’s institutional capacity, achievements, challenges, opportunities, and strategic needs.

Conduct accessible and participatory consultations with the Council, Secretariat, persons with disabilities, and relevant stakeholders.

Facilitate the formulation of the Council’s vision, mission, institutional values, strategic objectives, and priority areas for 2027–2031.

Develop a results-based implementation framework containing activities, outputs, outcomes, performance indicators, targets, timelines, institutional responsibilities, and estimated resource requirements.

Develop a monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning framework.

Develop a resource mobilisation and partnership framework to support implementation of the Strategic Plan.

Prepare and present a draft Strategic Plan for review and validation.

Facilitate a one-day validation workshop and incorporate the comments and recommendations received into the final Strategic Plan.

4. Expected Deliverables

The consultant shall deliver the following:

Inception Report: A report setting out the methodology, work plan, stakeholder mapping, consultation strategy, and proposed approach to developing the Strategic Plan.

Draft Strategic Plan 2027–2031: A comprehensive draft based on the institutional assessment, document review, and stakeholder consultations.

One-Day Validation Workshop: Preparation, facilitation, and documentation of the validation workshop, including a record of stakeholder comments and recommendations.

Final Strategic Plan 2027–2031: A revised document incorporating comments from the validation workshop an