Vacancy Notice – Electoral Campaigning Expert

Assignment Description: Preparing and delivering two full day training sessions on Electoral Campaigning for around 50 municipal council members and potential candidates who are keen to run for the upcoming municipal elections.

Assignment Location: Beirut & Tripoli - Lebanon

Employment Type: Short-term consultancy 

Assignment Period: October 2023

Level of Effort: Three expert days

How to apply: Please send the application documents to info.lebanon@democracy-reporting.org cc’ing e.haddad@democracy-reporting.org, by 3 September 2023, 11:59 PM local time. 

DRI is looking for an expert in Electoral Campaigning to train around 50 municipal council members and potential candidates who are keen to run for the upcoming municipal elections.

Background

Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. It has been established in Lebanon since 2016. DRI promotes political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies and the development of democratic institutions worldwide. Democratic discourse is the basis of our mission and vision. In our work, we facilitate discussion and exchange about democratic government and the need for a continuous discourse adhering to democratic rules.   

In the framework of its Lebanon project “A bottom-up reform agenda for Lebanon: Supporting youth, women, and civil society actors to expand civic space”, DRI is empowering elected municipal councils and potential candidates who wish to run for the upcoming municipal elections, all genders included, by delivering trainings on good-governance to promote citizen-centric and gender-responsive actions. The Electoral Campaigning training is one of a series of six training sessions delivered to a total of around 50 participants in two selected areas: Beirut and Tripoli.

Therefore, DRI is looking for an Electoral Campaigning Expert to train around 50 participants in two selected areas (Beirut and Tripoli) on the campaigning techniques, how to build coalitions, how to develop a cohesive program, etc.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of DRI’s Programme Manager, the Expert will:  

• Develop interactive and detailed training modules, a training session plan, and all accompanying background materials (½ expert day);   
• Deliver two full-day training sessions to municipal council members and potential candidates (1 expert day in Beirut, and 1 expert Day in Tripoli) following an interactive, engaging approach, e.g., discussion activities, exercises, role plays; (two expert days in total);  
• Prepare pre- and post-training test modules to be shared with the participants before and after the training sessions, once validated by DRI;  
• Once the training is completed, submit a training report summarising the training outcomes and the pre/post tests’ results, and reflecting the trainees’ increase in knowledge as per the template provided by DRI (½ expert day).  

 Your Skills & Experience  

• A university degree in law, political studies, social studies, or relevant fields; 
• At least 7 years of experience in public policies, electoral systems and procedures;
• Deep knowledge of the Lebanese financial context and municipal processes;
• Proven experience in training on Electoral Campaigning using interactive methods;
• Working proficiency in Arabic and English.