Advocacy Plan and Training.

1. Consultancy Description and Scope of Work

Expertise France is seeking the services of an Advocacy expert to support its partner, Akkarouna, an NGO focusing on supporting the most vulnerable in the Akkar region, in addition to North Lebanon. Focusing on several sectors such as Health, Education, Livelihood, Social Stability, and Protection in addition to Emergency Response. The organization has been closely working with Expertise France on several projects.

Through this consultancy will (a) assess Akkarouna’s expertise in terms of Advocacy, (b) draft an Advocacy Plan for the organization which will contain (1) Objectives, (2) Key Messages, (3) Target Audience List, (4) Potential Allies and Rivals, and (5) Methods and Tools, and finally, (c) conduct an Advocacy training for the Akkarouna team.

Key Tasks and Deliverables

The consultant, an expert in Advocacy, especially within the Lebanese humanitarian sector, with proven experience working with LNGOs, will work with Akkarouna on the following:

• Phase 1: Meeting with Expertise France and Akkarouna to agree on a timeline and priorities.
• Phase 2: Assess Akkarouna’s Advocacy process and expertise by meeting Akkarouna’s staff and reading/analyzing the existing documentation.
• Phase 3:

• Draft an Advocacy Plan.
• Present the Advocacy Plan to Akkarouna’s team during a workshop.
• Conduct an Advocacy Training to the concerned staff.

• Phase 4: Prepare a Final Consultancy Report laying out the whole process and which includes all information (such as deliverables, pre and post tests, MoMs, timesheets, attendance sheets, etc.).

Roles and Responsibilities

The Consultant

• Closely coordinate with Expertise France regarding the activities to be implemented.
• Ensure regular communication with both Akkarouna and Expertise France throughout the capacity strengthening process.
• Collect data and information through interviews with various key individuals working at Akkarouna.
• Draft an Advocacy Plan and present it during a workshop to the Akkarouna team.
• Prepare and conduct an Advocacy training for the Akkarouna team.
• Prepare a final project report laying out all the process (from meetings, activities, and deliverables).

Expertise France

Expertise France will contract the consultant and through the project management team will oversee:

• 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 Akkarouna as relevant.
• Overall monitoring of the assignment activities and the delivery of milestones.

Timeline

Phases

Deliverables

Week

Phase 1:

Inception

Meet with Expertise France and Akkarouna.

Week nº 1-2

Agree on the final workplan and approach.

Produce a workplan including all the activities and timeline.

Phase 2:

Assessment

Interview Akkarouna staff and managers.

Week nº 3-6

Assess Akkarouna’s existing Advocacy processes.

Phase 3:

Implementation

Draft an Advocacy Plan.

Week nº 7-8

Present the Advocacy Plan to the team during a workshop.

Conduct an Advocacy Training to the team.

Phase 4:

Reporting

Produce a final consultancy report.

Week nº 9-10

Include workshop attendance sheets.

Include workshop materials (presentations, minutes, used literature, pre and post tests, etc.).

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Public Policy, International Affairs, Political Science, and/or related fields.
• 5 years experience in NGO Management and/or Advocacy work.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience working with LNGOs in the humanitarian sector.
• Strong local knowledge and comprehensive understanding around capacity building programs and experience in delivering soft skills training.
• Professional working knowledge of Arabic and English is compulsory.
• Extensive experience in delivering the requirements mentioned.
• Ability to communicate, negotiate and adapt to work requirements.