Public speaking training

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Public speaking training

Background

Oxfam has been working in Lebanon since 1993 providing humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people affected by conflict, and promoting economic development, good governance at a local and national level, and women’s rights through Oxfam’s work with partners. Oxfam also works with local partners to contribute to the protection and empowerment of marginalized women and men.

Oxfam in Lebanon is currently implementing the “Masarouna” project aiming to support young people to achieve more freedom to enjoy their Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in inclusive societies. The project will improve social justice for young people, empowering them to reclaim civic space and speak up for their SRHR to make their societies more inclusive, underpinned by principles of equality and non-discrimination.

Pathway 1 is focused on influencing with and by young people for their SRHR, direct influencing of decision-makers, service providers and other stakeholders, and challenge harmful traditional social and cultural norms and values, countering misconceptions and misbeliefs by providing accurate and up-to-date information on the importance of SRHR for young people.

Pathway 2 is focused on strengthening civil society and reclaiming civic space. We will work with young people and support their inclusion in civil society, build partnerships, and safeguard and reclaim space for young people’s voices.

Purpose and objectives

As part of Masarouna, Oxfam in Lebanon is planning to provide capacity strengthening for young people and women aiming at enhancing participants’ communication and public speaking skills.

More specifically, the training will help participants to:

• Identify the different elements of public speaking
• Manage verbal and non-verbal communication
• Conduct a clear audience analysis
• Speak confidently with appropriate rate, movements and vocal varieties
• Design and deliver arguments and presentations clearly
• Acquire techniques to catch and maintain audience attention

Scope of work

Oxfam is looking to hire a consultant/consultancy firm to deliver youth engagement training to   40 youth and women in Beirut and Bekaa.

The main key responsibilities of the consultant/consultancy firm are:

1. Develop comprehensive training modules that are relevant to the Lebanese context and to the needs and preferences of participants.
2. Create training materials to be shared with participants including presentations and handouts, etc. in English and Arabic. The handouts should include practical tips that the participants can use later.
3. Facilitate interactive training sessions to ensure that participants gain the needed knowledge and skills in public speaking
4. Conduct pre and post assessments and training evaluation to measure the impact of the training.
5. Provide a final training report summarizing the training outcomes, challenges, and recommendations.

The topics of the curriculum to be developed should include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Fundamentals of public speaking: effective communication, building confidence
• Understanding audience needs
• Engaging with diverse audience
• Speech structure and content development
• Voice and delivery techniques
• Non-verbal communication and body language
• Improvisation
• Managing challenging questions
• Practical applications

The training will be provided in 2 workshops of 2 full days each (9:00 to 16:00): one workshop in Beirut and one workshop in Bekaa. The training is planned to be delivered in-person with possibility for hybrid modality depending on participants’ needs.

The training in Beirut will be provided during weekend.

The trainer needs to provide the material in both language English and Arabic.

Oxfam in Lebanon will provide interpretation to participants when needed.

Notes: the participants have different capacities and knowledge related to the topic. The trainer should be able to facilitate hybrid and in-person workshops for 40 attendees from different backgrounds and speaking different languages (migrants, youth, CSOs staff, refugees, etc.)

Timeline

The total number of working days allocated for this consultancy is set at 8 days starting on 17 March 2025, and running until April 20, 2025.

Activity

Deadline

1. Submit a comprehensive capacity building program (training material, handouts, pre and post-test, evaluation form, etc) for review

29 March

1. Conduct 2 trainings (each of 1 day)

14 April

1. Submit a final report

20 April

Expected Outputs

The main expected outputs are:

• Training curriculum, agenda and schedule
• Training delivery
• Pre and post assessment and evaluation survey
• Final report

Qualifications of the consultants/consultancy firm

• A masters’ Degree (or equivalent degree/experience) in communication, media, etc.
• Extensive experience for more than 5 years in public speaking in Lebanese context
• Familiarity with CSOs work in Lebanon.
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to work with people from different backgrounds (refugees, migrants, youth, etc.)
• Good experience and knowledge in youth rights, women rights, gender justice, advocacy, and feminist approaches.
• Excellent knowledge of the Lebanese context.
• Proven experience in developing manuals and training materials.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality written reports.
• Experience in using participatory workshop facilitation methodologies.
• Excellent communications skills (written and oral) in English and Arabic.

Management of the assignment

The tasks and deliverables of the consultant will be coordinated with Masarouna’s project team at Oxfam in Lebanon. Oxfam team will review and provide feedback to training materials and reports, book venues for trainings sessions, hire interpreters if needed, and coordinate with the participants.

Expression of Interest (EOI)

Interested consultant(s)/consulting firms should submit their:

• CVs of consultants and/or role of each consultant recruited under the scope of this assignment for firms;
• A cover letter detailing the interest in the assignment and relevant experience;
• A proposal including a detailed methodology and workplan;
• Financial proposal detailing the consultancy fees as well as all the costs associated with this assignment;
• A sample of relevant previous training material;
• Minimum of three references of similar activities implemented, preferably INGO or local NGO experiences;
• Registration and official government documents, if applicable. Noting that 8.5% will be deducted from the total amount if not registered.

Oxfam in Lebanon reserves the right to reject any and all bids, including the Bidding processes, or not to award the contract at any time, without thereby incurring and liability to the affected Bidders.

Please submit the full application documents (as mentioned above) to lebanonprocurement@oxfam.org.uk by March 12, 2025 midnight mentioning “Public speaking training” in the subject line.