Consultant - Leadership and Advocacy Training at Search for Common Ground (SFCG)

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium, Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict - away from destructive approaches towards cooperative solutions. With more than 600 staff worldwide, Search implements projects in more than 30 countries across the globe.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant - Leadership and Advocacy Training

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contract

About the Project

• The overall objective of the RESILAC project is to contribute to the economic recovery and to the strengthening of the resilience and the social cohesion of the territories of the Lake Chad basin most impacted by the Lake Chad crisis and the climate change. The specific objectives of the project are:
  • Strengthening human capital, social cohesion and collective and sustainable management of natural resources in targeted territories;
  • Promoting economic recovery in targeted areas and the resilience of the most vulnerable populations, especially young people and women, through access to employment and agro-sylvo-pastoral production systems intensified and adapted to climate change;
  • Valuing and consolidating the actors of the targeted territories by encouraging dialogue and commitment, and reinforcing their capacities according to the skills and roles of each one; and
  • Producing useful knowledge for the quality of project activities in a crisis context and for decision-making by local actors.
• Search for Common Ground (Search) is responsible for implementation of objective 1 in Borno State, in partnership with Action Against Hunger and Neem Foundation.
• This will contribute to the creation of the conditions for a broad alliance in these territories by recreating social links between and within the communities most affected by the crisis and by helping victims of violence overcome their traumas and to resume trust.
• Collective and participatory activities will make it possible to offer means of analysis and shared actions to peacefully manage conflict, access and use of limited natural resources.

Purpose of the Consultancy

• Search is working with community and government stakeholders towards building community resilience to conflict, building social cohesion and management of natural resource.
• This is being achieved through community structures supported by the project to utilize community led initiative towards addressing issues militating against access and utilization of natural resource.
• To effective deliver their mandate of addressing local challenges impacting on effective management of natural resource while building social cohesion, Search identified the need to enhance their capacity in leader and advocacy.
• Hence, the consultancy aimed at developing training materials and facilitate training on leadership and advocacy for the project stakeholder in Maiduguri.
• Search is looking at engaging a training consultant with strong expertise in capacity building within the field of leadership, management, community engagement, good governance, social accountability and advocacy to work with Search’s RESILAC project team to design training content, modules/materials that will serve the need of the target participants.

Methodology:

• The Consultant will follow a methodology and training curriculum agreed upon with Search prior to implementation of the training.
• The facilitators will be expected to utilize a mixed approach of facilitating training that is participatory and engaging to ensure active participation and increase learning outcome.
• The training will engage about 40 participants, targeting the project stakeholders from the government and community structures established at the project implementation communities.
• Search’s RESILAC team will provide support to the consultant to prepare and implement trainings.

Deliverables:

• Develop a comprehensive training module that will provide an effective guide to reinforce learning outcomes and serve as a reference material for the participants.
• Facilitation of three days training on leadership and advocacy for community and government stakeholders in Maiduguri.
• Design detailed training agenda and curriculum for trainings to be reviewed and approved by the RESILAC Project Manager and Capacity Building and Training Specialist
• Produce Pre- and post-tests for the trainings based on training curriculum
• Develop appropriate training aids as necessary (ex: case studies, presentations in Power-point, handout and any relevant document(s)
• A detailed training report with key highlights of all the sessions conducted, successes, pictures, and feedback for improvement of future programming.

Reporting Line:

• The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of Search’s RESILAC Project Manager and with support from the RESILAC Senior Community Mobilization Officers

Required Profile
Education:

• The facilitators must possess at least a Master's or Postgraduate in Leadership, Management, Development studies, international relations or other relevant fields.

Experience:

• The Consultant must be specialized in facilitating training in the field of leadership and advocacy with a track record of successes.

Other Relevant Requirements:

• The consultant must be familiar with the context of Northeast Nigeria with focus on conflict dynamics of the Lake Chad region.
• Must be resident in Maiduguri or able and willing to travel to Maiduguri
• Excellent facilitation skills and high capacity to engage participants
• Ability to create a safe space for participants of diverse backgrounds
• Excellent written communication and report writing skills in English
• Basic computer skills is in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel among other skills
• Fluency in Hausa and/or Kanuri and knowledge of other languages indigenous to Northeastern Nigeria will be an added advantage.
• Motivation and self-discipline to work without supervision

Budget and Terms of Engagement

• The consultancy will begin March 8th, 2022, all training and reports should be completed no later than April 5th, 2022.
• The entire consultancy will cover a period of 10 working days {3 day for each training session (2 training sessions would be facilitated), 2 days for development of training materials and 2 days for report writing}.
• 5% withholding tax will be deducted at source from the total cost of the consultancy fee
• All logistics arrangement should be included in the proposed budget.

The consultant is required to respect the following Ethical Principles:

• Comprehensive and systematic inquiry: Consultant should make the most of the existing information and full range of stakeholders available at the time of the review. Consultant should conduct systematic, data-based inquiries. He or she should communicate his or her methods and approaches accurately and in sufficient detail to allow others to understand, interpret and critique his or her work. He or she should make clear the limitations of the review and its results.
• Competence: Consultant should possess the abilities and skills and experience appropriate to undertake the tasks proposed and should practice within the limits of his or her professional training and competence.
• Honesty and integrity: Consultant should be transparent with the contractor/constituent about: any conflict of interest, any change made in the negotiated project plan and the reasons why those changes were made, any risk that certain procedures or activities produce misleading review information.
• Respect for people: Consultant respect the security, dignity and self-worth of respondents, program participants. Consultant has the responsibility to be sensitive to and respect differences amongst participants in culture, religion, gender, disability, age and ethnicity.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Required Documents

• 1 Technical offer detailing the methodology of the training and providing a detailed agenda, in English (max 4 pages);
• 2 Examples of past trainings where facilitators were the lead trainers;
• 1 Financial offer detailing the costs of the services;
• 2 References of organizations who can verify the quality of the consultant’s work.
• Two sample of training reports authored by the Consultant
• Certificate of Incorporation/Business Registration Certificate
• Resume of the trainers
• Tax income certificate.

Note

• Submitted offers will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and selection made according to the following criteria:
• Financial offer will be awarded based on the lowest cost basis but with following criteria:
  • Cost proposal submitted cites specific rates by each major items; and
  • Relevance and consistency with technical proposal.
• Excellent experience with both the content/subject-matter area of what she or he will be training
• Consultant's availability and ability to conduct the training on time.
• Please note that the system only has the functionality to upload two documents per application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.