Media Coverage and Reporting on GBV Issues Trainer

Background

In Lebanon, the social and gender norms, the shrinking civic space, and the discriminatory laws contribute to upholding gender inequalities and discourage girls and young women from speaking out. Formal and informal youth-led organization and women-led organization are facing a growing pressure from discriminatory social institutions, political figures, and religious leaders, that restrict their access to resources and opportunities.

Therefore, Amel association, as part of a consortium that includes, Plan international, TDH Italy, DCI Lebanon, and Dar el Amel are working together and using a gender transformative approach that aims at eliminating the structural barriers to gender equality, tackling the root causes of gender inequalities, working at all levels (grassroots, community and policy levels) to foster an enabling environment for gender equality and advance the position and conditions of girls and young women.

Assignment

Amel Association is looking to hire a Trainer to conduct 2 days of workshop on “Media coverage and reporting related to GBV issues”, during the month of September 2023, for around 25 participants, from youth-led organizations involving journalists from various media to support in communicating and advocating for GBV issues, the workshop will take place in Saida or Beirut.

The trainer will be responsible of 2 days’ workshop, starting from preparation to have consistent material that addresses all of the workshop's objectives in coordination with the project team, to the proper implementation of the workshop and the evaluation.

The workshop will focus on Gender based violence, Advocacy, Campaigning and Community Engagement.  

At the end of the workshop, the participants will be able to report on topics of their concern related to gender-equality and advocacy using gender-sensitive and girls’ right language, identify and analyze GBV related issues and to advocate for a change through social media platforms and other media channels.

Tasks and duties:

The workshop is expected to be guided by the following key considerations in the development of the workshop guide and its application:

• Strengthening their knowledge on persistent gender-related matters and topics including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Gender and Inclusion.
• Providing participants with additional information regarding reporting on topics of their concern related to gender-equality and advocacy using gender-sensitive and girls’ right language.
• Highlighting the importance of reporting on feminist activism and successes related to gender-equality in the Lebanese realm.
• Providing real-life examples and experiences on present efforts done to forward gender-equality in Lebanon and the need to highlight and cover such stories.
• Creating a space for journalist to share their concerns and limitations when it comes to covering such topics in order to address as possible moving forward the concerns.
• Highlighting ways to support GYW by media (By not portraying GYW as victims but rather survivors, emphasizing GBV experienced by both girls, boy, young women and young men etc.). 

In coordination with Amel and Plan International, the trainer will be responsible for:

• Attending an induction meeting with Amel and Plan;
• Review the project objectives;
• Submit a clear and detailed methodology for the 2-days “Media coverage and reporting related to GBV issues”, including workshop materials, tools and an Agenda to be validated by Plan and Amel;
• develop and submit pre and posttests in Arabic to be validated by Amel and Plan;
• Conduct the workshop in which a pre/post tests should be administered to each participant to show the level of knowledge at the start of the workshop and the change - knowledge increase at the end of the workshop. 
• Present a draft workshop report for validation by Amel and Plan 
• Present a separate pre and posttest analysis as an annex to the draft workshop report Submit a final report in English.

Qualifications:

• University degree in media, journalism and/or communications with focus on training and advocacy or on any other related field
• Excellent knowledge on gender equity, gender-based violence and social behavioral change;
• Proven familiarity with Lebanese context with a good understanding of violence against women and girls and gender related issues;
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively advanced professional experience in delivering trainings and working in the mentioned field (advocacy, social campaigning, strategic management, etc.) using participatory approaches;
• Sensitivity to cross-cultural dynamics and experience working with NGOs;
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; able to understand highly complex issues and translate them into simple, workable actions and plans;
• Experience in creating, designing, developing advocacy campaigns promoting social causes and concerns to human rights, gender equality, diversity and inclusion, women’s issues, men engagement is a plus;
• Excellent communication skills and high flexibility; 
• Fluency in Arabic and English is a must.