Trainer - Community Engagement and Leadership

Scope of the consultancy

We Love is seeking a qualified consultant (or institution) to design and facilitate a community engagement and leadership workshop for a group of volunteers ranging from 18-29 years of age. All participants are students and/or graduates from Tripoli and some other districts in the North. This workshop is intended to build a deep understanding of different outreach approaches to engage communities of vulnerable areas in community initiatives, as well as strengthen the emotional intelligence and leadership skills of participants. By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

• Plan and implement community outreach activities using innovative techniques within a complex context.
• Transform theoretical concepts of emotional intelligence and leadership into practice.

The workshop will take place during November 2021 (8 hours workshop, 16 hours coaching).

Background

The Junior Leaders project is an informal learning environment that targets the children of the vulnerable communities of Tripoli and El Mina. They can socialize and receive support in different aspects. The project also provides an opportunity for youth to engage and acquire skills through voluntary work. The two main target groups of the project are children and youth, who will be capacitated towards enhancing the cultural and behavioral environment from different backgrounds and improving the civic engagement capacity and skills of youth volunteers. They will carry the "WE LOVE" values of social responsibility, solidarity, and peaceful coexistence, and grow up to work with their community and lead positive change in their city. 

The Junior Leaders project is part of the Local Development Programme for Urban Areas in North Lebanon (UDP_NL), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with WE LOVE and the Ministry of Social Affairs. UDP_NL is co-funded by the European Union and Germany.

Required competencies

• Strong understanding of community engagement and leadership, and experience in training on those topics (required)
• Interactive facilitation approach using peer-to-peer learning techniques and real-live cases (required)
• Experience in facilitating workshops for young people (preferred)
• Experience in facilitating workshops in Arabic (required)
• Experience in implementing similar assignments in Tripoli (required)
• Knowledge of Education and Child Protection minimum standards (preferred)

Expected deliverables

• Workshop outline and schedule to be shared with We Love team prior to the workshop
• Workshop materials and/or curriculum to be shared with We Love as well as the participants
• Workshop report detailing the main activities, outcomes, challenges, and recommendations
• Any financial records (such as invoices) based on the project requirements