Project Context and Scope
Supporting Urban Integration of Displacement-Affected Communities (SUIDAC) Programme: The SUIDAC Programme (2024โ2028) aims to foster the sustainable integration of displaced populations and their host communities in nine secondary cities across five countries in SubSaharan Africa that share significant challenges in hosting displaced populations. It seeks to improve the living conditions of DACsย - which include both forcibly displaced populations (refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, and returnees) and host communities - by enhancing public service delivery, creating livelihood opportunities, and strengthening protection services. It also builds the capacity of local authorities in urban governance and planning, while fostering city-to-city learning within the region to sustainably integrate displaced communities. SUIDAC enhances municipalitiesโ ability to address the needs of DACs amid urban challenges caused by forced displacement. This empowers host cities and local stakeholders to become key leaders of their own development, more resilient, and better prepared for the impacts of human mobility. The EUR 30 million programme is funded by the EU and implemented by Cities Alliance in partnership with six technical implementing partners (TIPs) and nine municipalities through direct implementation and grants.ย
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The primary objectives of the role are to:
โข Conduct a stakeholder mapping of local authorities, ministries, working groups, CSOs, RLOs, and DAC representatives.
Review existing policies, city development plans, and publicโspace strategies.
ย Identify training needs among local technical staff and political leaders (capacityโneeds assessment).
ย Draft an implementation workplan and timeline for the activities.
Implementation of the Capacity Strengthening for Local Governance activity will include the following key actions:
ย Develop training modules:
ย Inclusive publicโspace planning and design
Participatory methods (with DACs and host communities)
Urban safety, accessibility, and genderโsensitive design
Environmental sustainability and maintenance of public spaces
Legal frameworks and the rights of forcibly displaced people
ย Deliver training sessions:
Organize targeted workshops for engineers, planners, municipal staff, and political leaders
Use practical exercises and real publicโspace case studies
Capture baseline and postโtraining assessments to measure learning
Develop or support local publicโspace strategies:
Support local authorities to integrate inclusive and displacementโsensitive approaches
Facilitate consultations with DACs and community groups
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Implementation of the Fostering Policy Dialogue activity will include:
ย Prepare policy briefs on:
ย Forcedโdisplacement trends in urban areas
ย Publicโspace and basicโservice challenges
Governance and rights considerations
Priority needs of DACs
Facilitate national and local policy dialogues:
ย Organize roundtables with ministries, municipalities, CSOs, RLOs, and technical experts
Present findings and recommendations
Collect input to align priorities across national and local levels
Implementation of the Strengthening Working Groups activity will include:
ย Assess existing national working groups:
Identify gaps in current coordination mechanisms
ย Map opportunities to include displacementโfocused urban issues
Strengthen or establish new working groups:
Expand membership (local governments, ministries, unions, CBOs, NGOs, RLOs)
Develop terms of reference and meeting schedules
ย Ensure representation of women, youth, and DAC communities
ย Support ongoing functioning:
Provide technical guidance, facilitation, and documentation
Support the group in producing recommendations and followโup actions
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The Sustainable Urban Integration of Displacement-affected Communities (SUIDAC) in Sub- Saharan African Cities Action in Sudan - Phase II โ CS1421 under Transition and Recovery unitย Tasks to be performed under this contract
Tangible and measurable outputs of the work assignmentย
ย Category B Consultant hired to deliver a report, with a single payment to be issued upon completion of all reports and delivery of five workshops within four months. The deliverables are as follows: