Art- Specialist Consultant

ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality   “Enhance GBV protection and prevention mechanisms of women and girls in the most affected communities through enhancing quality access to psychosocial services” Project   Terms of Reference (TOR)   Art specialist consultant   Position: Art- specialist consultant Requirement: conduct a total of 20 (3 hours) Art-Based Psycho-Social sessions (AB-PSS) in Tripoli area, targeting five different groups (25 women per group) Project: Enhance GBV protection and prevention mechanisms of women and girls in the most affected communities through enhancing quality access to psychosocial services Time-Frame for this assignment: October 2017 – March 2018 Duration: 20 days Location: Tripoli, Lebanon Type of consultancy: Art-Based Specialist Funded by: UNWOMEN and UNHSF   About the project Non-Lebanese GBV survivors face greater difficulties than Lebanese women. Obstacles to overcoming the cycle of violence include not knowing the Lebanese legal frameworks, cultural context, and geography. Although several efforts have been put in place to respond, evidence from the field continue to highlight large service delivery gaps. Still, although supply may be improved, there is also a negative demand side related to lack of information and social norms. The latter include, as in most societies, a tendency to blame the GBV survivor. The prevalence of these forms of GBV is combined with the following needs and gaps: -         Lack of awareness of the impact of GBV on the community, especially on women and girls. -         Lack of mobilization of male youth and youth groups to address GBV issues. -         Lack of awareness and community engagement amongst the affected communities on the necessity of interventions and the advantages of support for GBV survivors. 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 Empowering vulnerable women and female youth in Tripoli and surrounding area through promoting nonviolent attitudes and practices towards women & girls through using artistic mediums and expressive techniques. This will lead to an increase in Psycho-social related competencies, resilience and adopting positive coping strategies. Duties and Responsibilities -          The Consultant will be responsible for conducting 20 AB-PSS sessions, 3 hours each, targeting a total of 100 women from both refugee and host communities in Tripoli. -          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; -          Activities can be as follow: drawing, animation, theatre, dance, laughter Yoga, singing, graffiti, etc.; -          The Art Based specialist is responsible of the procurement of tools and materials and logistical preparation and set up; -          The Consultant is to provide progress reports after finalizing the workshop, and to provide support in the application of the quality assurance procedures –in close coordination with the project team namely the project officer – through: Assessing the satisfaction of targeted beneficiaries using the satisfaction survey; Facilitating complaint mechanism procedures through informing the targeted population of the complaint cycle procedures; 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, 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 of August 2017, a proposal demonstrating their suitability to undertake this assignment. Documents requested are: -          CV/portfolio, 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.                                                                                                                                                                                           **END** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality Furn Chebbak, Sector 5, 51 Bustani Street, Najjar Bldg., Ground Floor; P.O.Box: 50-048 Beirut-Lebanon Tel/Fax: +961 (1) 28 38 20;  +961 (1) 28 38 21 ; Mob (office): +961 (70) 28 38 20 ; Men Center:  +961 (71) 28 38 20 Al Dar Emergency Line:+961 76060602 Women & Girls Safe Space Safe line (24/7):+961 81 78 81 78 Email: abaad@abaadmena.org; Volunteering: volunteers@abaadmena.org Web: www.abaadmena.org ; Twitter @abaadmena Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/abaadmena Register to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ABAADMENA