Consultancy For Coach Capacity Building Training

SCOPE OF WORK: Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. The agency pursues its mission through emergency relief services, sustainable community development, civil society and economic development initiatives. Mercy Corps has been present in the Middle East since the 1980s and currently has offices in Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Libya. Working in Lebanon since 1993, Mercy Corps promotes economic development and increased opportunity for marginalized communities while responding to emergencies as they have emerged. Until recently Mercy Corps’ focus has focused on bolstering civil society and give voice to under-represented groups through the empowerment of young leaders. Recently, the country office portfolio expanded in response to the massive refugee influx from Syria, to address key needs like non-food items/winterization, water and sanitation, child protection, and capacity building. The conflict that began more than three years ago in Syria has resulted in a steady increase in Syrian refugees to Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey.  To date, more than one million refugees have fled to Lebanon, and the numbers continue to mount. All refugees who have entered Lebanon are staying with host families or in rented accommodation.  As numbers rapidly increase, humanitarian conditions are deteriorating.  The burden on host communities and the financial and emotional stress on refugees and their hosts is tremendous. Mercy Corps is responding to these needs by addressing urgent basic needs, child protection as well as the psychosocial impact of the conflict and displacement. With the support of the Government of Canada, Mercy Corps will support Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian adolescent boys and girls, between the ages of 13 – 17 who are not currently enrolled in school or are at high risk of dropping out of school as a means of providing them with life skills, drawing adolescents away from their segregation, and encouraging greater interaction between host communities and refugees. Furthermore, the program will reach out to young adults between the ages of 25-25 from among refugee and host communities, seeking their involvement and building their skills to act as coaches within the program. GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: The Busma adolescent project is seeking an experienced consultant to train and support the approximate 48 coaches in the four youth centers, as well as MC staff and partner facilitators, in the development of their conflict transformation, classroom management and facilitation skills. Each session will contain approximately 15-20 persons. The consultant will have extensive experience in training on the below topics and will be familiar with the Profound Stress and Attunement psychosocial support model and ensure to incorporate this framework within his/her training activities and approach: Active Learning  Strategy Class management Dynamic group activities Non-violent communication Conflict transformation Active listening Improvisational  theater  exercises Creative and critical thinking exercises ( out of the box thinking )   ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Work alongside the Training & Capacity Building Coordinators to select dates of training, which will involve one Friday per month in each of the four community centers, as well as support the Curriculum Coordinator in Curriculum Design; Train the MC program team, as well as partner staff and coaches in the abovementioned topics; Support the centers in the development of community project ideas and designs for implementation during the trainings and develop projects/campaigns related to the training topics; Work alongside coaches that require additional support and provide feedback, guidance, and mentorship; Trainer will work with Lebanese, Palestinian, and Syrian youth in training and must cater training approach to meet the needs of respective group of youth;   KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:  BA/S or equivalent in social work, social sciences, human rights, or other relevant field required; Extensive experience training youth in conflict trransformatin and mediation; Received traning on profound stress and attunemen framework; Protection-related programs experience preferred; Strong understanding of refugee issues in the current Lebanon context; Strong management skills, with good understanding of relevant cross-cultural issues and ability to work with refugee and host community populations; Positive, respectful attitude and collaborative approach to problem solving; Demonstrated attention to detail; ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently as well as cooperatively with team members; Significant knowledge and understanding of the current political, economic, cultural and historical context of South Lebanon preferred;   DELIVERABLES: Provide 16 days of training from 9am-5pm (4 trainings for each center or possibly 8 trainings per center if we combine two areas) over the course of the next four months; Contract dates 6 March 2015 – 30 June 2015; Provide Mercy Corps with all training materials before implementation, as well as agenda and hand-outs; Each coach will attend approximately 4-8 trainings;   Provide a mid and end of program evaluation on each individual coach on areas of strength and areas of improvement. The consultant will coordinate one on one meetings with low-capacity coaches and provide greater support and mentorship to help them develop their skills. Training Dates   Tyre Saida Zahle Baalbeck   March 6 13 20 27   April 3 10 17 24   May 8 15 22 29   June 5 12 19 26   ***Kindly note, center dates may change as coordinated with other trainings.         Mandatory: 1)Please mention the title "Consultancy for Coach Capacity Building Training" in the subject of the email 2) Applicants to submit the daily rate based on 16 Training Session days of consultancy duration 3) Applicants are requested to submit a Biodata form that includes a list of consultancies provided in the last 3 years with a proof of remuneration (invoices, receipts....) 4) Submit a list of 3 references names, emails & phone numbers of previous clients. Applicants MUST provide the mandatory information otherwise their APPLICATION WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.