Individual expert consultant to work on moderating a roundtable discussion on amending the labor law for a more inclusive and diverse Workplace and addressing the main loopholes in existing policies in Lebanon/ LLWB-KAS"

About the Program:  

LLWB, in partnership with KAS (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung), is conducting a multisectoral dialogue program aiming to amend discriminatory policies and procedures in Lebanon. 

The main first theme under the program is related to how to enhance and amend the current legislation related to labor law and policies. Through its collaboration with KAS, LLWB in 2024 is working on amending discriminatory legislation in Lebanon and gathering recommendations from a pool of various stakeholders on issues aiming at enhancing women economic empowerment and inclusion of all in the workplace, as per LLWB’s mission and vision.  

In this regard, LLWB is organizing a roundtable discussion with specific stakeholders from the Academic, NGO, and private sector and some public institutions, including government representatives, syndicates, the private sector, civil society organizations, and academic experts. The private sector (including women-led MSMEs), the public sector (including formal institutions), and civil society organizations (CSOs) from various backgrounds, fields, and regions in Lebanon. The aim of the consultative meetings is to discuss the reality of laws in Lebanon impacting labor and the workplace, engaging stakeholders to propose amendments and recommendations to get their input in regard to the main amendments needed in the labor law and the policies that could enhance women’s economic participation.  

This work will be conducted using a participatory approach to address the impact of compounded crises on women's economic participation and its impact on women-led businesses in Lebanon. The multisectoral dialogue program that LLWB leads focuses on both the formal and informal sectors and aims to propose amendments for policies to be inclusive and gender aware. The dialogues have various themes that LLWB has already been advocating for years to ensure sustainability, and cumulative of the work. This roundtable  feeds into the advocacy work of LLWB, to ensure multiple stakeholders gather input on main key topics  

This roundtable will be moderated by LLWB and led by an expert in public policies, who will later develop a comprehensive policy brief in English and Arabic based on the recommendations of the roundtable and a comprehensive updated literature review and that LLWB could use when conducting its advocacy and lobbying mission. 

Scope of individual consultation:  

LLWB is calling for an individual expert in public policies to conduct, a Policy consultative meeting in the Month of August 2024 and or early September 2024, that will be organized and moderated by LLWB, aiming at proposing reforms to discriminatory policies and/or incomplete procedures or related labor law amendments in Lebanon. This initiative utilizes a participatory approach to address the impact of compounded crises on women's economic rights and women-led businesses in Lebanon and continues the work that LLWB has been conducting for years in relation to women rights in the labor law in Lebanon. 

The Public policies consultant will also have to consolidate the concept note of the roundtable prepared by LLWB and develop a comprehensive policy brief in English and Arabic based on the recommendations of the roundtable discussion and a comprehensive updated literature review on the themes of the roundtable and that LLWB could use when conducting its advocacy and lobbying mission. 

Timeline:  
The assignment is expected to take place during the months of August to early September 2024 (in person consultation meeting) and September for the drafting of the policy brief in English and Arabic.  

Qualifications:  

• The ideal candidate should possess:  
• An advanced degree in social sciences, law, political sciences from a well-known university with at least 7 years of experience. 
• Proven experience in gender transformative and inclusion policies.  
• Strong background in labor law and discriminatory practices. 
• Have already a proven experience in the labor law and policies and procedures amendments and enhancements for the workplace. 
• Proven experience in the CSOs sector and the various methods of advocacy that could be used to amend legislation with multiple stakeholders be it: private sector, government, parliament commissions, CSOs including NGOs, syndicates, media, Academia and schools.  
• Proven experience in law making, and law amending; 
• Proven experience in amending policies and procedures from a gender transformative approach.  
• Proven experience in collaborative work 
• Excellent English and Arabic skills, French is a plus. 
• Excellent public speaking, communication, diplomatic abilities. 
• Deliverables:  
• The expert should provide the below deliverables including: 
• Consolidation and update of the detailed concept note for the roundtable discussion (Only selected candidate for this consultancy will receive the detailed concept note prepared by LLWB). 
• Presentation, facilitation and moderation of the roundtable to be organized preferably in August 2024 or in early September in presence. Clear sets of agenda items to be discussed with LLWB team and project manager and executive director first. 
• Write and formulate a policy brief in English and Arabic based on the outcomes of the consultative meeting, coupled with a comprehensive literature review and desk research covering the newest publications on the topics, including detailed recommendations for policy reform aimed at creating a gender-supportive environment in Lebanon's economic sector.  
• The policy brief should include an updated and comprehensive literature review of the latest amendments possible for the labor law and workplace procedures as well as formulate constructive main arguments based on data regarding the amendments needed.  
• Submit a final report in English including the main recommendations (of maximum 10 pages)  
• Submit an article of half a page in English and one article in Arabic to describe the impact and potential impact of the intervention on the activity with quotes and recommendations that could be used in media and LLWB publications. (of maximum 250-300 words each)