Consultant - Developing Localization Strategy – Sudan INGO Forum
About The Position
This Assignment is contingent to Funding. The Sudan INGO Forum represents over 80 international NGOs and plays a central role in coordination, advocacy, and representation. As outlined in the Sudan INGO Forum 2026–2027 Workplan, a key priority is strengthening localisation by improving collaboration with national and local NGOs, women-led organizations, civil society actors, and mutual aid groups. This includes developing a localisation strategy, improving partnership practices, and supporting more equitable and locally led humanitarian action. The objective is to operationalize the Sudan INGO Forum’s localization priorities by developing a practical localisation strategy, establishing coordination mechanisms, and deliver practical tools, guidance, and processes that enhance cooperation/partnerships between INGOs and national actors/NNGOs, support more inclusive in building ToRs/Tools for the engagement with national NGOs, women-led organizations, civil society actors, and local humanitarian networks.
Requirements
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience in humanitarian coordination, localisation, or partnerships
- Strong understanding of localisation policy and practice
- Experience working with national NGOs and civil society organizations
- Demonstrated facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience producing practical tools, strategies, and guidance documents
- Ability to work in complex and politically sensitive environments
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Sudan or similar contexts
- Familiarity with INGO Forum structures
- Experience with donor engagement on localization
Responsibilities
- Conduct stakeholder consultations and key informant discussions to inform localisation priorities, provide technical review of existing partnership practices and coordination approaches for NNGOs, support identification of operational barriers affecting equitable partnerships/ collaboration between INGOs and NNGOs-
- Engage with NNGO Forum leadership to identify priorities, gaps, and opportunities for collaboration.
- Establish and support a Localization Working Group (including ToR, structure, and workplan)
- Lead the co-creation of a Sudan INGO Forum Localization Strategy aligned with Objective 4
- Conduct mapping of national NGOs, local actors, and networks (including geographic and thematic analysis) and support in documenting stakeholder feedback and consultation outcomes to inform strategy development
- Design and facilitate peer learning events and roundtables on localisation in practice
- Develop practical guidance and tools on equitable partnerships and collaboration models
- Establish structured feedback mechanisms for national partners
- Support exploration and recommendations for due diligence harmonization among Forum members
- Facilitate dialogue and experience sharing between INGOs, NNGOs, and donors on localisation priorities
- Support in challenges analysis and opportunities related to localization.
- Provide recommendation to strengthen participation of local actors/NNGOs in humanitarian decision-making processes
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