Short term Social Stability consultant (STSSC) for Puppetry

1. MISSION CONTEXT

Support and strengthen protection for children, adolescents and caregivers amongst the Syrian-Crisis affected population as well spread the peace and reconciliation themes and promote social cohesion. 

2. OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANT MISSION

General Objective

The general objective of the consultancy is to train around 20 Youth in Beirut and/or Chouf area on Puppetry in order to come up with a puppet show that aims to enhance social cohesion.

Specific objectives

• Offer learning experiences of the highest standards possible, irrespective of gender, ethnic background, age or disability
• Provide experiences covering the full range of individual strengths and abilities
• Produce with the youth a puppet show with a theme related to social cohesion.
• Enhance communication and conflict resolution skills through puppetry.
• Encourage youth to come up with ideas and scenarios.
• Teach youth puppet making techniques.
• Produce with youth the needed puppets for the show.
• Empower youth and motivate them to take part in the puppet show.
• Strengthen the sense of self efficacy and self-esteem; to acquire cognitive, emotional and specific competences and skills.
• Create an environment where beneficiaries develop a sense of belonging, an experience of mutual sharing, and a possibility of building new relationships.
• Taking part of the final performance show that will take place by the end of the training.
• Create tools to measure the impact of the play (pre-post test, focus group discussions)
• Each session should not exceed 120 minutes
• Liaising regularly with social stability officer to guarantee the smooth operation of the program
• The program’s duration is 12 weeks, with a maximum of two sessions per week.

3. Reporting mechanisms

Report directly to the SIF Social Stability officer. S/he will submit the following reports at the end of the training sessions:

• Register attendance on a daily basis
• Progress report of the workshop after each session

At the end of the sessions, a report measuring the quality and impact of the workshop should be submitted.

4. Qualifications of the consultant

Personal qualifications

• Relevant experience of at least 1 year with national and international NGO.
• Awareness of Human Rights and Refugee International Laws.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong cross-cultural communication and resilience skills are very important.
• Excellent command of Arabic language (speaking and writing), English is a plus.
• Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues, proven problem solving and organizational skills.
• Rigorous, and polite.
• Respect of SIF values and mandate.

Work relationships

In coordination with SIF Social stability officer

Time Frame

Availability: starting October 2018

Duty station: Beirut or/and Chouf

Contract Length:  12 Sessions (for each group)