Gbv & Srhr Consultant

PROGRAM SUMMARY: 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.  A growing programmatic focus is on mitigating the emerging tensions between hosts and refugees, particularly over economic resources, by addressing both livelihood opportunities and conflict mitigation capacity.   UNHCR recently calculated that approximately 34% of refugees have specific protection needs including women and children at-risk, and survivors of GBV. In response, Mercy Corps proposes a 12-month integrated WASH and Protection program aimed at addressing basic WASH needs and immediate protection/GBV concerns of approximately 53,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees and Lebanese host populations (47% Lebanese, 53% Syrian refugees) in low income underserved urban areas and rural settlements in Bekaa and South Lebanon Governorates.    SUMMARY  The consultant will be responsible on preparing a training material toolkit on GBV & SRHR and deliver capacity building for local partners, male groups in regions of intervention in addition to educators and service providers.   DELIVERABLES   Develop a GBV & SRHR training material toolkit   Design and Implement a TOT on GBV & SRHR for educators, caregivers & local partners Train Males Groups through the 3 local partners on GBV and engagement Men Train school teachers, and social workers of SDCs in the 2 different project regions (South & Beqaa) Technical support and coaching sessions for partners Prepare a final report for the consultancy    KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Strong technical knowledge and experience with designing GBV and SRHR training material and modules. Excellent knowledge of gender based violence, and working with host and displaced communities, etc. Experience in providing training to community members on Gender equality. Solid knowledge and application of established inter-agency standards and guidelines relevant to protection. Experience in capacity building and strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to GBV. Minimum 5 years of professional work experience in protection programming, including at least 2 in GBV. Proven technical support provision, capacity building and capacity development skills. Good understanding of the linkages and intersections between GBV & WASH with ability to advise and implement strategies that promote coordination between sectors. Excellent analytical skills with ability to identify problems and propose solutions. Strong communication, networking, advocacy, negotiation and diplomacy skills. Specialized background in gender and minority rights and other vulnerable groups preferred. Knowledge of Lebanon, in particular its displacement context and protection threats relevant to internal conflict preferred. Proficiency in English and Arabic essential   Submission guidelines: Applicants are requested to submit the following documents by email to reception@lb.mercycorps.org. Please mention the title “GBV & SRHR Consultant” in the subject of the email.   1)      Consultant’s CV 2)      List of consultancies conducted in the last three years. Please include: Client name Brief description of services performed Client phone number and email Number of days worked Substantiated daily consulting rate A scan/copy of applicant’s registration at the Ministry of Finance. In case applicant cannot provide this document, and is selected for this consultancy, Mercy Corps will deduct the 7.5% services tax imposed by the Ministry from submitted invoices   Payment: In bank checks or wire transfer, after the successful delivery of the service based on monthly invoices and timesheets submitted (to include work days and hours. 8 hours = full day and 4 hours = half a day), with an approved consultant deliverable report.   Incidentals, including transportation, per diems and communications costs, will not be covered separately by Mercy Corps, as they should be included in the consultant’s daily rate.   CONSULTANCY DURATION: 4 months starting May 02, 2016