National Consultant To Conduct Mapping Of Civil Society And Community Based Organizations

  Terms of Reference   National Consultant to Conduct Mapping of Civil Society and Community Based Organizations     Location : Lebanon Languages Required : Arabic/English Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) July  2016 Deadline for Application: Duration of Initial Contract : Friday July 15, 2016 Expected Duration of Assignment 18 working days Type of consultancy:   Home based (with possible travel to field locations)     Background   ABAAD is a non-profit, non-politically affiliated, non-religious civil association founded in 2011 with the aim of promoting sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region through equality, protection and empowerment of marginalized groups, especially women.   ABAAD has partnered with UN Women’s Regional Bureau of Arab States (RBAS) to conduct a mapping of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), as part of a regional program entitled “Women for Women and Men for Women.”, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation (SIDA). This three year regional program aims to respond to new challenges and opportunities in the region regarding gender equality and women’s empowerment. It seeks to understand the root causes of gender inequalities and to address them through an innovative bottom-up approach. The regional project will be implemented in Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt. This consultancy assignment relates to a mapping of CSOs and CBOs in Lebanon only.   With the overall goal to enhance gender equality in the region, the program intends more specifically to contribute to the following: Understand the root causes of gender inequality in order to develop evidence-based advocacy and awareness-raising tools; including on masculinities and working with men and boys;                                                                                         Strengthen the capacities and networks of GEWE civil society organizations, with a particular focus on the sustainability of new and emerging movements;                                                                                       Develop community-based solutions to promote gender equality based on innovative approaches and South-South exchanges.   Overall goal of the assignment: The overall goal of the consultancy is to provide a mapping of Civil Society Organizations and Community-Based Organizations who are new and emerging, focusing their work on innovative approaches to gender equality, engaging men and boys and working with young people. UN Women is particularly interested in new and emerging organizations who are working on gender equality and who that are youth-led or youth-driven. Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision of the ABAAD Program Manager, the consultant will be expected to work on the following:   a)  Identifying NGOs and CSOs at the community (local) and national level, in particular those who are youth led or driven and emerging or newly established, working in the following areas: -          Engaging men and boys -          Community based solutions and approaches to Gender Equality and Women Empowerment   -          Eliminating violence against women -          Engaging youth as agents of change towards achieving gender equality   b) Conducting a mapping of the organizations, including collecting data about their organizational profiles;   c) Develop a matrix table of these organizations, containing all the profile data collected.   The mapping is aimed at identifying potential partners, emerging youth movements, CSOs and youth groups that could benefit from the program interventions, namely the capacity building training program and the mentoring program, which will work through linking young and emerging organizations/movements with well-established organizations. The main purpose is to strengthen organizations who provide community-based approaches to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon. Following the mapping, ABAAD and UN Women will identify selected NGOs and CSOs to benefit from the aforementioned program interventions, in addition, these organizations will be  eligible to apply for the small grants to provide seed funding for their initiatives. Time frame: The assignment is expected to start in April 2016 and be finalized within 18 business days.   Key deliverables 1.    A Final mapping report including the following: -          Summary of the assignment and methodology and tools used, -          Overview of any meetings and consultations held as part of this assignment; -          A matrix table of the organizations, along with the profile data collected about them -          Contact details: contact person, mailing address, street address, email address, web-page, telephone/fax number -          Intervention Strategy (i.e. capacity building, research, community mobilization, etc…) -          Geographical location -          Some basic insights or recommendations as to organizations that have the potential to be part of this program.   The report including matrix table must be submitted in English. Required Skills and Experience Education:    Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics or related fields.   Experience:    The Consultant should have the following qualifications: strong knowledge of national movements and civil society Minimum of 5 years of experience working with CSOs and/or CBOs Minimum of 3 years of experience in planning, conducting mapping reports and surveys Strong Microsoft office skills Fluent in Arabic and English   Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.   How to apply: Interested individual consultants must submit, by July 15, 2016, a proposal demonstrating their suitability to undertake this assignment. Documents requested are:  •A cover letter with a brief presentation of your consultancy explaining your suitability for the work; •A brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work (limit to under 1500 words). •Personal CV. •Budget (which should consist of the proposed daily fee, costs of transportation, communication, and miscellaneous expenses).  Proposals should be sent to HR@abaadmena.org, attention of Ms. Roula Masri, Gender Equality Program Manager at ABAAD, at the following email: roula.masri@abaadmena.org. ABAAD can also be contacted for any technical questions related to this assignment.