About the Project

To assess progress toward its goal of substantially strengthening anti-slavery movements, the Freedom Fund is expanding efforts to evaluate the condition of these movements. The organization has commissioned Ignited Word LLC to conduct a baseline evaluation of its Kenya "hotspot" movement-building work, with social network analysis being a key data collection method. The evaluation will illuminate the movement's health as well as its stage of network development (e.g., emerging, rooted, or growing).

Scope of Work

The Kenya-based social network analysis (SNA) researcher will be an important member of the evaluation team, providing research and facilitation support, as well as cultural, linguistic, and context-specific guidance to the team. Key activities are:

• (Co-) Facilitation and Advisory for Participatory Sessions

The consultant will be expected to lead an in-person 2-3 hour session at an in-person community of practice meeting on February 25 near Nairobi. While the session will be designed collaboratively, the consultant will serve as the on-the-ground representative of the Ignited Word team. They will help to field research questions and to lead participants through a process of selecting research inquiry themes and questions, along with familiarizing participants with the evaluation's purpose and process.

• (Co-) Facilitation and Advisory for Participatory Sessions
• Lead an in-person 2-3 hour session at an in-person community of practice meeting.
• Serve as the on-the-ground representative of the Ignited Word team.
• Help to field research questions.
• Lead participants through a process of selecting research inquiry themes and questions.
• Familiarize participants with the evaluation's purpose and process.

• Social Network Analysis (SNA)
• Research
• Facilitation
• Cultural and linguistic understanding of Kenya
• Context-specific guidance

• Experience in social network analysis.
• Experience in research and facilitation.
• Cultural, linguistic, and context-specific knowledge relevant to Kenya.