Call For Consultancy - ToT on Mentorship

Position: Consultant

Requirement: delivering a ToT on mentorship to a group of youth

Project: Generation Gender

Time-Frame for this assignment: December 2022

Duration: 1 month

Location: Beirut

Type of consultancy: training- capacity building

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Generation Gender is a five-year program that aims at positively influencing public opinion, laws and policies towards gender justice, as well as strengthening civil society to advocate for gender justice all the while combatting GBV and inequality. More specifically, the program at hand relies on an innovative and inclusive gender-transformative strategy that equips youth leaders and civil society organizations (CSOs) to address the root causes of gender inequality and foster sustainable change. Its goal is to raise public support, advocate for improved policies and laws, and strengthen civil society.

OVERALL GOAL OF THIS ASSIGNMENT

The consultant will be required to deliver a training of trainers to a selected group of young men and women from various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. This workshop will enable participants to pave the way for young change-makers by becoming coaches to new recruits of the program. Their role will contribute to ensuring the sustainability and continuity of the five-year intervention while helping consolidate the meaningful and inclusive participation of youth. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop a training curriculum on mentorship in collaboration with ABAAD;
• Ensure the learning materials are rooted and practicality founded on participatory active learning, discussions, case studies, demonstration sessions and group activities;
• Carry out 3 training sessions that will result in the following learning outcomes:
  • Youth will develop the necessary leadership skills to provide guidance and structure to new recruit of the program;
  • Youth will be equipped with the necessary tools to support in new members’ induction into the program and operate as “advisors” to youth who will participate in this initiative;
  • Youth will be acquainted with the fundamental tools of providing peer to peer support;
  • Youth will learn how to mitigate challenges and enhance the group’s dynamics to ensure its homogeneity;
  • Participants become equipped with the necessary skill set to act as liaison between the program management unit and the youth by relaying suggestions, concerns or recommendations of their peers to the project coordinator.
• Develop a reference document for the selected mentors which will outline their exact role, responsibilities and commitments vis-à-vis this position;
• Submit a final report detailing achievements, challenges, lessons learnt and main takeaways along with any notable success stories;

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Applicant is required to have a BA or MA in social sciences, psychology, or other related fields;
• Applicant is required to have experience in delivering trainings on mentorship and coaching;
• Applicant must have experience working in the humanitarian field –particularly engaging with local communities (experience working with youth is desirable);
• Applicant must have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the local context in Lebanon;
• Applicant must possess excellent communication skills in Arabic;
• Applicant must have experience working in culturally sensitive contexts.