Consultant Trainer 2

    TERMS OF REFERENCE   Training on DPOs Mandates, Mobilization for self representation and UNCRPD     “Strengthening the role of the disability movement in promoting the rights of marginalized Persons with disabilities in Lebanon” Funded by the European Commission     1.      Background   The “Strengthening the role of the disability movement in promoting the rights of marginalized Persons with disabilities in Lebanon” project is a Handicap International project, funded by the European Union and the Agence Française de Developpement. The project is implemented in partnership with the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union (LPHU), the Lebanese Association for Self Advocacy-LASA and the Youth Association of the Blind (YAB) and covers the period April 2012 - March 2014.Based on the needs, this project developed two main Expected results aiming to achieve:   Global objective: Lebanese authorities are held accountable by disability movement of the rights of all Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Lebanon following the national response made to the Universal Periodic Review's (UPR) recommendations Specific objective: The disability movement's advocacy on the rights of PwDs towards local and national authorities demonstrates comprehensiveness by including needs and demands of marginalized PwDs living in Lebanon     2.       DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIRED SERVICE PROVISION   As one of its objectives, the project aims at building the capacity and develops a short term action plan with the Palestinian disability forum (PDF). Within that framework, HI is going to implement a training on DPOs mandates, mobilization for self representation. The training aims to ensure that trainees have better understanding on Coordination, Networking and Advocacy. Furthermore, organization participating to the training will acquire knowledge in order to later strengthen their representativeness of PwDs, enabling it to promote the rights based self-advocacy approach to PwDs issues. Finally this training (in addition to another section of trainings) will constitute the base to build on the coaching action plan with PDF and help at producing awareness materials that will be used in local campaigns.   Specific Objectives of Trainer   Objective I: Design and develop training materials for the training module on Coordination, Networking and Advocacy. The trainer will develop the training content and materials in collaboration with HI technical advisor. HI technical advisor will brief the trainer on the relevant element of the post-training need assessment carried by HI team.   Objective II: provide training for 17 members of PDF, 2 ROC coordinators and 5 PwDs on Coordination, Networking and Advocacy By the end of the training the trainer will ensure that the trainees will gain a basic knowledge of:   -          Coordination: Introduction to coordination Importance of coordination Methods of coordination and elements of successful coordination   -          Networking: Objectives and Feasibility Qualitative Standards of Networking Levels of Networking Challenges Framework of Networking (Gatherings, Platform, Umbrella..)   -          Advocacy: Concept of Advocacy Basic Element of Advocacy Advocacy and Policies makers Advocacy Objectives   Objective III: The trainer will carry out a post assessment after the training on the same topics.   Objective IV: Provide support to the trainees to reach common ground for advocacy messages, and propose alternative way to communicate this message. .     3.       TRAINER’s PROFILE Extensive working experience in conducting trainings He/she has skills in developing training contents, analytical and informative materials Expert  in coordination and networking issues and advocacy Good social and communication skills, able to respect confidentiality. Ability to work to deadlines Familiar with the Palestinian context in Lebanon,   4.       TRAINING DURATION AND LOCATION   ØDate: January 2014       ØWorking day: number of working  days according to the requested work load and within the proposed mission time:   Number of working days Task 1day Preparation 2days Conducting training  1 day Reporting 1 day Proposed key advocacy message and methodology of action based on the training     ØTraining location: (TO BE SPECIFIED)       5.    REPORT Number of Reports: one report required on the training:   The report should include: •Summary of the training •Discussion on the input, and output of the training. •Results of the training (impact on the trainees). •Conclusion. •Recommendations     Submission: The report due with 3 working day after the end of the training.   Language: The training material should be in Arabic. The report can be in Arabic with a executive summary in English (or vice versa).   6.    RESOURCE PERSON Within the framework of the training, the trainer will work in close cooperation with both the project manager and technical advisor.   7.    BUDGET Interested trainers are requested to send a quotation with their application