Crisis Response Training Consultancy

Expertise France is seeking the services of a consultant to build the capacities of its team in terms of principles and best practice in Strategic Planning, Crisis Response and Contingency Planning, and Risk Management.

Task

Deliverable

Time of Implementation

Location

Task 1

Inception meeting with Expertise France

• Present the training material and content and agree on the final workplan and approach.
• Deliver one portfolio with the tentative training material and an executive inception report of the meeting and planned trainings.

Week 1 – July 2024

EF Office

Task 2

• 1 Strategic Planning workshop delivered.
• 1 Agenda produced.
• A series of Pre and Post tests completed.
• 1 Attendance Sheet filled.
• The Training Content/Material.
• 1 List of additional literature on the subject.
• 1 Workshop Report completed.

July 2024

TBD

Task 3

• 1 Crisis Response and Contingency Planning workshop delivered.
• 1 Agenda produced.
• A series of Pre and Post tests completed.
• 1 Attendance Sheet filled.
• The Training Content/Material.
• 1 List of additional literature on the subject.
• 1 Workshop Report completed.

July 2024

TBD

Task 4

• 1 Risk Management Workshop delivered.
• 1 Agenda produced.
• A series of Pre and Post tests completed.
• 1 Attendance Sheet filled.
• The Training Content/Material.
• 1 List of additional literature on the subject.
• 1 Workshop Report completed.

July 2024

TBD

Consultant:

The consultant will oversee preparing training materials (the agendas, the pre and post-tests, feedback, training presentation and literature, and finally, the training report) and deliver a series of sessions regarding (1) Strategic Planning, (2) Crisis Response and Contingency Planning, and (3) Risk Management), to Shabake 2 Team.

The consultant must ensure that it is interactive and engages the participants with constructive activities. The consultant is to also take attendance, and to collect feedback from participants on the workshop’s quality.

Finally, the Workshops Final Reports should outline the training’s content, the flow of the workshop, the methodology used, and the results and findings.

Expertise France:

Expertise France will contract the consultant and through the Shabake 2 Project Management team will be responsible for the overall management of the consultant including:

• Developing and finalizing the terms of reference and contract.
• Reviewing and approving all expected deliverables with the consultant.
• Supporting the consultant in connecting and meeting with project team members as relevant.
• Overall monitoring of the assignment activities and the delivery of milestones.

• Degree in social science, humanities, risk or crisis management or related field.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in developing strategic and crisis planning, and risk management plans, policies, and tools for non-governmental organizations, especially in the Lebanese context.
• Minimum of 5 years of delivering capacity strengthening sessions to humanitarian and human rights organizations under the fields of crisis management, humanitarian response under emergencies, risk analysis and mitigation measures.
• Strong local knowledge and comprehensive understanding around capacity building programs
• Professional working knowledge of Arabic and English is compulsory.
• Extensive experience in managing and implementing consultations.
• Ability to work in a participatory approach with a certain flexibility.
• Professional commitment and ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to communicate, negotiate and adapt to work requirements.