Capacity Building Trainer

The Movement Social (MS) has been working since 1961 towards sustainable development over all the Lebanese territory in a secular and nondiscriminatory approach. It aims to build a fair and humane society, improve the citizenship and autonomy of the underprivileged through socio-economic development projects and to involve Lebanese youths in sustainable development. In order to pursue its objectives, MS implements different programs and activities targeting children, youth and families, from which we can presents 3 main programs below: - Education: MS works with the most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach children and young people, and their families, in awareness raising and motivational activities designed to support enrolment in formal public education, in providing homework support to improve retention of children in school, and Basic Literacy and Numeracy program to out of school children who lack the minimum skills to join formal education. - Supporting vulnerable girls and boys with learning, soft and hard skills and employability programs in Lebanon: 35% of youth between the ages of 15 and 19 drop out of the school system in Lebanon. Their motivation is drowned by financial as well as domestic difficulties coupled with a lack of emphasis on the value of education, and are usually forced to enter the labor market early to support themselves and their families. Mouvement Social intervenes on behalf of these young men and women to improve their chances of success and social reintegration, offering vocational training that is adapted to their needs, educational level and needs of the job market. - Prevention and protection for children at risk and in conflict with the law: MS has developed a comprehensive approach to work with parents, children and adolescents at high risk (domestic violence, exploitation, child labour, delinquency…). Children and youth can follow life skills and employability programmes or literacy according to their profile. These activities aim at reducing worst forms of child labour and exploitation by reinforcing specific employment related skills for the adolescents to find better opportunities in their life. The MS also works directly in prisons where 170 youth, aged between 14 and 18 years old, are locked behind the walls. These young men live in difficult circumstances. Most of their families are broken; they are affected by poverty, unemployment, resignation, violence… In order to face this destitution, Mouvement Social transforms prison sentence into a rehabilitation time. The association’s team supports those minors, helping the youth to regain their self-esteem and develop professional skills through vocational training and social follow-up. In regards to the local needs, MS programs are implemented through 12 centers (Halba, Tripoli, Zahle, Kafar Zabad, Bourj Hammoud, Sin El Fil, Jnah, Ghobeiry, Nabatiyeh, Saida, Roumieh prison, Barbar Khazen prison), working directly with the local communities in coordination with the headquarters in Badaro. Each center is managed by a head of center whose responsibilities includes ensuring good implementation of program activities by the local team (social workers, educators, trainers, etc) and reaching project goals at local level. Head of centers coordinate with national program coordinator, reporting achievements, challenges and success stories. Program coordinator is in charge of projects overall reporting to funders. Mouvement Social has been constantly adapting to the needs of the society while at the same time making sure to implement long term programs with a perspective of a sustainable change towards social justice. Within these constant changes and adaptation needs, the internal management of the NGO is crucial and team capacity building is an important element in order to improve the quality of interventions. The consultant will work under the overall direct guidance of Mouvement Social Executive director. The objective of the consultancy is to identify the capacity needs of the programs coordination team and head of centers in term of management (including reporting) and coordination of projects. Based on the capacity building needs assessment, capacity building activities (such as training, workshops, coaching), will be designed and implemented. The activities will be tailored to the needs and will be delivered to program coordinators and head of centers when the needs match (different activities can be delivered to different persons or groups). KEY ACTIVITIES - Conduct a need assessment with concerned MS staff; - Submission and presentation of assessment report and plan of capacity-building activities; - Set-up the activities (training, workshops, coaching…); - Submit final report