Consultant - Community Mobilization Training

HelpAge International is a global network of organizations promoting the right of all older people to lead dignified, healthy, and secure lives. HelpAge International envisions a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead dignified, active, healthy, and secure lives. HelpAge International’s mission is to work with its partners to ensure that people everywhere understand how much older people contribute to society and that they must enjoy their rights to healthcare, social services, and economic and physical security.

In addition to working with more than 150 network members in 56 countries, HelpAge operates country programme offices in 13 countries across Asia, Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Project Background: Community-based health and protection intervention for the most at-risk Syrian refugees and host community members, in particular older people and people with disabilities, in Jordan and Lebanon.

The project provides humanitarian assistance to address critical gaps in healthcare, mental health services and protection (specifically protection from gender-based violence (GBV) services for the most vulnerable groups, in particular people with disabilities and older people, while contributing to building crisis resilience among Syrian refugees and host communities living in urban areas of Jordan (Amman, Irbid and Zarqa governorates) and Lebanon (Beirut and Mount Lebanon).

Our Values

Inclusive: We respect people, value diversity and are committed to equality.

Impact: We value and recognise the contribution of our staff and network members, as we put older people at the center of everything we do.

Partners: We work alongside network members and others to increase reach, influence and impact. We are committed to a culture of collaboration and building positive relationships.

Learning: We are passionate about learning, accountable and work together to find creative solutions.

Everyone who works at HelpAge shares our values and are committed to behaviors that demonstrate and support them.

Safeguarding: Everyone has a role in creating and sustaining a safe and respectful working environment, where no one comes to any harm or is maltreated. At HelpAge we take our responsibilities very seriously and will take action against wrongdoing. We will do everything we can to ensure that we do not engage people that pose a safeguarding risk and will undertake criminal record checks as required.

Equal Opportunities: HelpAge International is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities and respecting diversity in employment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Purpose of the Consultancy and scope

The purpose of the consultancy is to Enhance capacity of staff, volunteers from partners and HAI Lebanon and Jordan in community mobilization skills, community participation and engagement in project interventions.  This will contribute to sustaining efforts at community level and for community to take ownership of their issues and advocating for their rights..

Please read the attached Terms Of Reference for additional details