Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage. With over 50 years of expertise, Practical Action has a strong heritage, and track record of bringing communities and experts together to find practical, sustainable solutions to enable people to meet their needs, which work for both people and the planet. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service.
We are committed to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment through all our work. This includes programmes, knowledge sharing, advocacy, external communications, and our own organisational development. At a minimum, we ensure that all our work is gender sensitive, seeking gender transformative approaches as our overall ambition and in accordance with context.
Background and Purpose of the assignment:
The assignment seeks to engage a competent consultant or a team of consultants to support in the development of two deliverables.
- To carry out a comprehensive analysis of the e-mobility sector in developing the two deliverables. This will involve conducting a deep dive on a selected e- mobility company, documenting the growth of the company, impact to the e-mobility sector and a review of the policy and regulatory environment, documenting the enablers and barrier to the growth of e-mobility companies in Kenya.
- The White Paper will focus on the review of the e-mobility landscape in three selected Counties, with travel to Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu for stakeholder engagement. The Consultant will be expected to facilitate focus group discussions in the two Counties as part of data collection.
Specific Objectives of the of the Assignment
- Conduct desk research, site visits and interviews with key e-mobility
- Review relevant policies, market reports, and sector
- Develop a well-structured case study highlighting business strategy, enabling environment, challenges, and results.
- Draft an informative policy brief with key findings and policy
- Integrate gender, climate, and inclusive development lenses
How to apply
A detailed Terms of Reference can be accessed from the website download section.
Interested consulting entities that have capacity to deliver this TOR are invited to submit a complete proposal to [email protected] with subject line “Development of an E-mobility White Paper and Case study for Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu Counties” to reach Practical Action on or before Friday, 18th July 2025. All information/data given will be handled in the strictest confidence and will only be used for recruitment purposes.
Guidelines for Submission
Technical Proposal
- Understanding of the ToR and proposed
- Detailed work plan and
- Description of relevant experience and
- Team composition and CVs of key personnel (maximum 2 pages per CV).
Financial Proposal: Detailed budget breakdown, including all costs, in Kenya
References: Contact details of at least two past clients
Sample Work: Examples of previous Case studies and Policy
Award criteria
The evaluation of the quotations will be based on the best value for money, weighing up technical quality (the methodology, the CV of the consultant and previous case studies & Policy brief), and price of the quotation.
Additional Information
Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups. We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Note: Practical Action reserves the right to accept or reject any application.