Advocacy and Media Engagement Trainer – Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Medenine Office Retour vers les opportunités

1. Introduction

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organization which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by vulnerable people affected by conflict and instability all over the world. Danish Demining Group (DDG) is the branch of DRC that focuses on human security programming. DRC focuses on human security and programming and strives to identify safety and security needs from the perspective of those living with conflict and to help them find non-violent solutions. These go beyond traditional mine action activities to include Violence Reduction (VR). VR programming specifically seeks to engage communities in developing durable solutions to local safety and security challenges.

Background

DRC operated in Tunisia from 2011 to 2013 to provide direct humanitarian assistance to refugees fleeing the Libyan crisis in Shousha camp near Ben Guerdane. Since that time, the organization has been able to generate visibility and credibility among local communities and develop of sound understanding of the local context. Most significantly, DRC has been present in southeast Tunisia since 2014, enhancing community security and resilience in the border-towns of Ben Guerdane and Dehiba and, in March 2018, extended its current iteration of programming to the Libyan border-towns of Zuwara, Nalut, and Wazin with a similar approach.

DRC programming has sought to address border management holistically, investing in analysing the full system of dynamics that cause tension within and across communities and fuel insecurity and illicit trade throughout the border region. As a result, DRC has succeeded in establishing Conflict Management  and Analysis Committees (CMACs) in each town, as well as opportunities for exchange and joint cross-border conflict response initiatives that are contributing to preventing violence and to the stabilization of the border.

Thanks to the funds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, DRC envisions a process whereby 5 pre-established Conflict Management and Analysis Committees (CMACs) in the border-towns of Ben Guerdane, Dehiba (in Tunisia) and Zuwara, Nalut and Wazin (in Libya) can reinforce their conflict management and advocacy skills, plus create spaces of dialogue for the communities to address conflict in their region.

Within the ongoing “Violence Prevention Along the Tunisia-Libya Border Project”, a second in-depth  advocacy and media engagement training session is foreseen that will strengthen the ability of the Committees to communicate with key stakeholders at the local, regional, and national levels using adequate advocacy strategies and dissemination  tools. This second training session will build on the previous outputs , take away from former sessions and will capitalize the skills gained by participants in order to proceed with the local  implementation of community-led advocacy campaigns.

Purpose of the consultancy

The overall purpose of this consultancy is to design and deliver a training session on advocacy skills addressed  to the members of the Conflict Management and Analysis Committees established in the 5 locations where the “Violence Prevention along the Tunisia-Libya border Project” intervenes based on the outputs already achieved during a first training session that took place in November 2020. The training aims to give participants foundational skills for developing advocacy strategies, messages and tools, as well as best practices for media engagement and concrete implementation of the identified and designed campaigns. Utilizing DRC’s established Advocacy Training Manual, the selected consultant will therefore be fully engaged in the process of designing and adapting the specific training session and will ensure effective rollout of the already established DRC methodologies and materials. The consultant will also provide technical support after the training to ensure the participant groups will realized the designed campaign. As such, DRC  is seeking expert Tunisian trainer/s with excellent facilitation skills, proven experience working in advocacy and a demonstrable track record of implementing advocacy and media campaigns for international humanitarian organisations.

Overall Objectives

The Advocacy and Media Engagement Trainer, in coordination and cooperation with project staff and supervised by the Project Manager, is expected to participate in the design of the training, deliver the training, follow up and review the work produced during and after the training, formulate needs-assessment-based feedback. The Consultant will also provide technical support post-training to the groups in order to finalise and implement the advocacy strategies and campaigns A final training report will be produced at the end of the consultancy.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Collaborate on design and adaptation of the training content and methodology

• Consult with DRC project teams and provide written review and feedback on training outputs (advocacy strategies produced previously by the four training groups of participants)
• Review the advocacy plans and strategies developed by the CMACs during the first training session
• Deliver the advocacy and media engagement training
• Prepare relevant material for the training
• Plan co-facilitation with DRC staff member
• Facilitate theoretical sessions and practical exercises aimed at building the participants’ skills to implement advocacy campaigns

Provide review, support and feedback on post-training participants’ outputs and results:

• Provide post-training feedback and input on the improved advocacy strategies and review the newly produced advocacy plans
• Provide post-training technical support with DRC and CMACs focal points during the advocacy campaign implementation

Report on training outputs and outcomes

• Write a Training Report in the approved DRC template

Provide in-depth feedback and recommendations for ongoing learning and mentorship

Deliverables, timeline & payment

Product

• Consultation with DRC Staff & Feedback on strategies and plans
• Review and feedback on previous training outputs     3 days
• Preparation for training session      2 days
• Training delivery (in-person sessions)      3 days
• Review and feedback on new training outputs    4 days
• Technical support during implementation of the advocacy campaigns   8 days
• Training report     1 day

TOTAL                                                                                                21 days

Deadlines may be revised with consent of the Project Manager. Deliverables are not considered final until approved by the Project Manager. One day of work is equal to 8 hours.

Initial consultation and feedback process are expected to start April 2021.

The consultant must be available to deliver the training during the month of May 2021. The consultancy is  expected to be completed by June 10^th, 2021.

The proposed cost should cover all expenses. National travels and accommodation costs will be covered by the consultant; the training venue and basic material and equipment for delivering the training will be provided by DRC.

Payment will be made in a lump sum at the completion of services.

Reporting line

 The consultant will report directly to the Project Manager

Assessment and award of consultancy

 DRC will evaluate the proposals and award the assignment based on technical (50%) and financial (50%) feasibility.

DRC reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal received without giving reasons and is not bound to accept the lowest or the highest bidder. Only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview with the panel to ensure their understanding of the consultancy services.

Any subcontracting of the consultancy will not be accepted.

Selection criteria

Evaluation is made on a technical and financial basis. The percentage assigned to each component has been determined in advance as follows:

The technical component will be evaluated using the following criteria:

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in facilitate training in the field of the present call (total weightage 30%)
• Experience in advocacy and policy making campaigns (total weightage 20%)
• Experience in communication and dissemination campaigns for civil society organizations (total weightage 20%)

Qualification

• Qualified trainer and assessed in the 3 examples of previous training experience with over 25 participants (total weightage 20%)

Language

• Arabic mother tongue and experience in English speaking work environments (total weightage 10%)

For any queries about the bidding process, please email wissem.chniter@drc.ngo, cc rfq.tun@drc.ngo