Urban Inclusive Governance In Protracted Crises Consultant

TOR for Urban Inclusive Governance in Protracted Crises Consultant Work to be undertaken between April – July 2017   Background Building on core Shelter, WASH, and protection programs, CARE International in Lebanon (CiL) has developed an urban-specific community-based approach in Lebanon to improve the living conditions of vulnerable refugee and host communities. The Urban Neighborhood Approach considers whole neighborhoods as an ‘entry point’ for assistance. Interventions target extremely vulnerable families (refugees and host community members) living in dangerous conditions in poor neighborhoods by providing integrated assistance to address vital needs, protection issues and health and safety risks. Activities target both Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese host communities in order to improve the sub-standard living conditions of families at risk and to facilitate community engagement and social stability. CiL has identified inclusive governance as a one of the key intervention areas to support marginalized communities living in poverty and contexts of protracted crisis. Building inclusive governance will also allow the linkage of humanitarian with longer term development programming. This consultancy assignment will support CiL to better understand the scope of our existing work and that of others; exploring what works and what doesn’t; and how women and youth can have meaningful engagement in the process. This will feed into the development of a framework to guide our work in the future. This consultancy piece of work will run concurrently with a similar piece of work on urban livelihoods in protracted crises with the aim of, towards the end of the year, looking at the connectivity between the two areas of work.   Key activities The consultant will conduct the following activities: Assessment of current protection/governance activities in ongoing projects, such as but not limited to, local community committees; form formation to activities, achievements. Will need to look at relevance, effectiveness, and  sustainability of activities in the reference of feeding into how current activities need to evolve Desk & field based review and meet with stakeholders to build an understanding of how CiL and other actors have been trying to build resilience of marginalized populations in Lebanon and other urban crises, identify suitable governance approaches in protracted crises contexts, common challenges and solutions in these contexts. Develop case studies of good practice demonstrating the role of women and/or youth in building governance programming Identify linkages to urban regeneration policy and initiatives that revolve around locally led advocacy Develop a draft governance strategy and suggest linkages with other parts of the program Work with Head of Program to co-design a participatory country workshop to verify findings, seek input into the final strategy, and develop common agreement on CARE’s approach.   Deliverables Matrix and overall assessment of effectiveness of governance-related activities, undertaken by CARE Lebanon; Matrix and overall assessment of effectiveness of governance-related activities of other key actors in different regions in Lebanon; List of most relevant governance, urban development, democracy, and peacebuilding  studies from the past 10 years; A set of 3 – 5 key case studies (including recommendations) on successful models of IG  & economic development initiatives, with a focus on integrating the participation and leadership of women and youth; A draft country-specific governance strategy for CARE Lebanon; Workshop plan/agenda   Essential Profile of the Consultant(s): The consultant (or consultancy team) should have the following essential skills and knowledge: Operational experience in governance and/or economic development programming in middle income countries; Knowledge and experience of the ways of working of emergency NGOs, UN, local organisations and donors; Post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline; The ability to assemble vast amounts of information and identify critical aspects; Excellent facilitation skills; Able to communicate complex subject matter (in a written and oral form) into accessible and simple guidance that is accessible to people with varying language skills; Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders, ensuring effective consultation and engagement is achieved; Fluency (written and oral) in English; Arabic an asset Application Procedure Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified and experienced consultants or teams of consultants with capacity to undertake the above activities. The Lead Consultant should submit a detailed proposal with the following components: a) Technical proposal to include: Maximum of six pages outlining the Consultants’ understanding of the TOR and the proposed methodology to conduct the assignment, including techniques and tools to be used; A proposed activities schedule/work plan with timeframe (including a Gantt chart) Copy of the CV; Shortlist of relevant literature that the consultant might prioritize for the desk review (no more than 10 indicative sources)   b) Financial proposal detailing the following: Itemized consultant’s fees and costs - consultant should indicate professional rate