Gender Mainstreaming Consultancy VRPs

1. CONSULTANCY DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF WORK

Expertise France is seeking the services of a consultant to build the capacities of its local partners under Shabake 2 on Gender Mainstreaming, its integration into the current Lebanese context covering general definitions and terminologies on Gender, Gender Mainstream and Development, tools, best practices, and Gender Mainstream action plans.

2. KEY TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

• Produce a workplan for the task at hand and submit to Expertise France.
• Prepare and share the training session’s agenda with Expertise France beforehand for the mentioned theme.
• Prepare and share the content of the training with Expertise France beforehand for the mentioned theme.
• Prepare the pre and posttests and feedback forms and share with Expertise France and disseminate with the training participants before and after the training.
• Conduct a workshop on Gender Mainstreaming to Shabake 2 partners.
• Prepare one training report for the workshop, that includes (1) the training content, (2) the sessions’ progress, (3) the tests results (analytical results in addition to a comparison of the trainee’s improvement) and finally (4) the general trainee’s feedback.

Task

Deliverable

Time of Implementation

Location

Task 1

Inception Phase

Present the training material and content.

Week 1

EF Office

Agree on the final workplan and approach

Deliver one portfolio with the tentative training material

Task 2

Gender Mainstreaming Workshop

Agenda produced

Week 2-4

TBD

A series of Pre and Post-tests completed

Attendance Sheet filled

The Training Content/Material prepared and delivered

List of additional literature on the subject

Workshop Report completed     

The expected number of beneficiaries in each training is around 15-30 individuals.

3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES

Consultant:

The consultant will oversee designing and delivering the following:

1. Conducting the required inception meetings with the Expertise France team.
2. Participating in coordination and follow-up meetings related to this activity when needed.
3. Strictly stick to the agreed timeline.
4. Submitting all the training materials and deliverables (agendas, activity sheets, presentation, pre and post-tests, feedback forms and training reports.

Expertise France:

Expertise France will contract the consultant and through the Shabake 2 Project Management team will be responsible for the overall management of the consultant including:

• Developing and finalizing the terms of reference and contract.
• Reviewing and approving all expected deliverables with the consultant.
• Supporting the consultant in connecting and meeting with project team members as relevant.
• Overall monitoring of the assignment activities and the delivery of milestones.

4. QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Development, or any related field.  
• Minimum 5 years of proven professional experience related to Gender Equality and Inclusivity, Gender Mainstreaming; and designing and delivering training.
• Proven experience and knowledge in the field of the Lebanese Humanitarian and development ecosystem.
• Demonstrated knowledge of gender perspectives withing the Lebanese context.
• Proven communication, facilitation, presentation and writing skills in Arabic and English.
• Ability to work under pressure, adapt to last minute changes and stick to tight deadlines.