Social Stability consultant (STSSC) for Comic Art

General Objective

The general objective of the consultancy is to train around 20 Youth in Beirut area on Comic art in order to help them express their thoughts through drawings and storytelling.

Specific objectives

• Offer learning experiences of the highest standards possible, irrespective of gender, ethnic background, age or disability
• Provide experiences covering the full range of individual strengths  and abilities through activities
• Teach Youth about Comic Art techniques
• Teach youth about Basic Drawing techniques
• Strengthen the sense of self efficacy and self-esteem; to acquire cognitive, emotional and specific competences and skills according to the handcraft activities proposed
• Create an environment where beneficiaries develop a sense of belonging, an experience of mutual sharing, and a possibility of building new relationships
• Taking part of the Exposition fair to show the final outcomes
• Create tools to measure the impact of the activities (pre-post test, focus group discussions)
• Each session is 90 minutes
• Liaising regularly with social stability officer to guarantee the smooth operation of the program

1. Reporting mechanisms

 Report directly to the Child Protection Manager. S/he will submit the following reports at the end of the training sessions:

• Submit by the end of each month a monthly report regarding the beneficiaries’ attendance
• Submit a monthly progress report.
• Submit at the end of the recycling cycle a report measuring the quality and impact of the workshop

2. Qualifications of the consultant

Person qualifications

• Relevant experience of at least 1 year with national and international NGO.
• Awareness of Human Rights and Refugee International Laws.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong cross-cultural communication and resilience skills are very important.
• Excellent command of Arabic language (speaking and writing), English is a plus.
• Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues, proven problem solving and organizational skills.
• Rigorous, and polite.
• Respect of SIF values and mandate.

Ethic and professional practice

• Always respect of beneficiaries’ confidentiality
• Openness to working with refugees as well as with Lebanese beneficiaries.
• Always respect of beneficiaries’ confidentiality.
• Address needs and requests in a professional way.
• Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others.
• Always interact with children with the presence of their parents or caregivers.
• Always respect a refusal of treatment.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Always respect a refusal of participation.
• Respect and promote SIF’s Policies and report to your line manager any non-respect of SIF’s policies amongst the teams or partners.