Art Specialist Consultant

ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality "Enhance the Role of Youth in the Local Development within the Host Communities in North Lebanon” Project Terms of Reference (TOR) Art Specialist Consultant   Position: Art Specialist Consultant Requirement: Art PSS activities and artistic mural production Project: Enhance GBV protection and prevention mechanisms of women and girls in the most affected communities through enhancing quality access to psychosocial services in partnership with UNWomen and Human security fund. Time-Frame for this assignment: November to January 2018 Duration: 3 months Location: Tabbane – Jabal Mohsen Type of consultancy: Art Based consultancy About the project This project will aim at reducing GBV against women and girls (from both Syrian and host communities) in the most underprivileged areas in Lebanon through enhancing protection and prevention mechanisms while ensuring quality access of women and youth to psycho-social and life skills services. Overall goal of this assignment ABAAD is working with 30 active female and male youth who are conducting community based actions. Under this assignment, ABAAD is looking for an Art Specialist to engage with the youth groups and other community members through an art-based project (Mural, etc…), as part of the social cohesion activities. Duties and Responsibilities - The Art specialist will be responsible for conducting 8 (3 hours) community/art based PSS actions and artistic therapeutic activities in Tripoli -Lebanon, targeting host and refugee boys and girls between 12 and 35 years old; - The Art specialist is to submit a proposed methodology and roadmap of the AB-PSS while detailing the relevant tools, scripts, materials to be used during sessions to ensure these are culturally sensitive to the targeted population; - The Art Based specialist is responsible for the procurement of tools and materials and logistical preparation and set up; - The Art Based specialist is to provide progress reports after finalizing activities in each targeted area, and to provide support in the application of the quality assurance procedures –in close coordination with the project team namely the project coordinator – through: o Assessing the satisfaction of targeted young women and men using the satisfaction survey; o Facilitating complaint mechanism procedures through informing the targeted population of the complaint cycle procedures o Assessing impact of the provided activities through using MEAL tools, such as pre-post-tests, evaluation forms, etc… Skills required - Previous experience in conducting Art based PSS activities for young women and men among this age group, while addressing sensitive issues through interactive actions; - Previous experience in targeting vulnerable population in rural (high risk) villages; - Willingness to work with adolescent girls and boys; - Previous knowledge of the cultural aspects (norms, traditions and beliefs) related to most vulnerable population in Lebanon (including Syrian, and Palestinian refugees and host communities). APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Interested consultants must submit, by 15 November 2017, a proposal demonstrating their suitability to undertake this assignment. Documents requested are: - CV, demonstrating previous experience in the same requested field; - A brief methodology on how to approach and conduct the assignment; - Budget (which should consist of the proposed daily fee, transportation and miscellaneous expenses). Proposals should be sent to the attention of Ms. Hala Jamil, Gender Equality Program Coordinator at ABAAD, at the following email: hala.jamil@abaadmena.org. ABAAD can also be contacted for any technical questions related to this assignment. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. ABAAD is an equal employment opportunity organization.