Freelance Writer

1- Project Summary: Project Name Stand With Me: No Lost Generation Project Location Bekaa Valley, Lebanon   Project Duration April 2014 – March 2016 Project Description The NLG initiative strives to work in partnership with governments and local communities to deliver safe education, protection from exploitation, abuse and violence, psychological care and support and offer more opportunities for social cohesion and stability, while strengthening national and community based child protection systems. The initiative also aims to scale access to early learning and quality education through formal and non-formal approaches. Moreover, NLG covers many components, including Child Friendly Spaces for children aged 7-12 years, Early Childhood Education for children aged 3-5 years old, and Early Childhood Development for caregivers of children aged 0-3 years old.   2- Specific objective of the consultancy: In order to present and shed light on NLG’s achievement and impact on the Syrian refugee and host children as well as the community, the consultant freelance writer is expected to: Consolidate the different types of reports and information gathered by World Vision Lebanon (WVL), throughout the life of the project. The reports are mainly focused on beneficiaries’ feedback, and will consist of monitoring reports, accountability and feedback reports, donor reports, success stories, etc;   Draft a narrative report (10 pages) in English clearly highlighting the project’s impact and increasing its visibility to wider audiences, at a national and international level. The audiences can include donors, local and international partners, ministries, United Nations and government agencies, media, etc;     Submit a draft narrative report to the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) focal person for feedback. The focal person will coordinate with the relevant committee members from each department for input and feedback,  including: a) Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation team; b) Project Manager; c) Resource Acquisition and Management team; d) Technical Specialists; and e) Communications team;   Incorporate World Vision’s feedback and draft a final narrative report in English; and   Continuously coordinate with WVL to ensure that deliverables are achieved.   Timeline: Approximately two weeks TASK ESTIMATED # OF WORKING DAYS Meeting with WVL committee members to discuss the objectives and deliverables of the consultancy, as well as receiving the consolidated documents/reports and samples of WVL published reports 1 day Writing the narrative report (10 pages) in English, and submitting the draft report to the DME focal person, who will be coordinating with the committee members for feedback Note: The consultant is expected to share the progress of the report at least 2 times before the submission of the draft report, in order to provide guidance and review of the writing process. 6 days WVL provides feedback to the consultant on the draft report 2 days (not counted as part of the consultant’s working days) Incorporating feedback on the draft report, and submitting a final report in English 3 days Total Days 10 working days   The consultant is expected to provide services between mid of March 2016 and mid of May 2016, for 10 consecutive working days. Timeline details will be discussed and agreed with the chosen candidate in due time. 3-Target Group: 3.1 The donor/ the wider protection and education working groups (interagency level) 3.2 The wider donor community in future proposals/ World Vision International library 3.3 Local and international partners 3.4 Ministries 3.5 United Nations and government agencies   4- Required Skills and Experience: Prospective consultants should demonstrate to have: English and literature background Strong communications skills Creative and strong writing skills Clear and entertaining style of writing Typing and editing skills Strong planning and organizational skills Detailed-oriented Communications and media experience is preferable Willingness and flexibility to receive feedback Ability to deliver with quality, rigour and accuracy in a timely manner   5- Interested applicants are required to send the following: Curriculum Vitae (CV) Financial bid (quotation) including the rate per working day for the above mentioned tasks In case the consultant is not registered within the Lebanese Ministry of Finance, a deduction of 7.5% of the consultancy fees should always be considered Two samples of a previous narrative report