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TRAINER ON CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACE BUILDING WITH FOCUS ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES

Location : Tbilisi/Sukhumi, GEORGIA
Application Deadline :10-Aug-12
Type of Contract :Individual Contract
Post Level :International Consultant
Languages Required :
 English   Russian  
Expected Duration of Assignment :up to 12 days per mission up to 11 times during 3 year period

Background
The Confidence Building Early Response Mechanism (henceforth COBERM) is a flexible grant making mechanism, funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP. The major objective of the programme is to enhance peace dividends and foster a peaceful transformation of conflicts in Georgia.
Specifically, COBERM aims to:
  1. Support opportunities for confidence building through direct people-to-people contacts; and
  2. Build an enabling environment within the divided communities to strengthen the respect for the democratic processes as the main basis for direct confidence building.
COBERM was set up in May 2010, and during its first phase was able to successfully engage with civil society representatives by supporting a large number of confidence building projects, ranging from public diplomacy events, youth education initiatives, joint infrastructure and improved livelihood operations, joint cultural endeavours and peace journalism trainings and actions, among others.  As a result, UNDP is considered a trusted and impartial partner by a significant number of civil society representatives on all sides of conflict divides. 
 
As of June 2012, the second phase of the COBERM programme is being initiated, with a duration of three years. One of the lessons learned from the first phase of COBERM was the acute need for capacity development of the civil society organizations, especially new ones that are committed to peace-building endeavors. Engaging with new actors and enhancing efficiency of the overall civil society representatives to contribute more substantively to peace-building processes will be actively pursued under the second phase of the COBERM programme. Thus, COBERM intends to offer a series of trainings prior to each call for project ideas to support NGOs and other civil society representatives to:
  1. Better understand the concepts and tools for conflict prevention and peace building;
  2. Facilitate partnership building and identification of common ideas;
  3. Stimulate networking among NGOs working on conflict prevention and peace building. 
Furthermore, it is envisaged that ad hoc trainings on various topics of interest related to conflict prevention and peace-building will be offered periodically to stimulate increase of the knowledge base of civil society representatives while at the same time stimulating networking and strengthening of partnerships.
 
The current call seeks to set up a roster of international trainers that would be available periodically for short term assignments to conduct trainings on conflict prevention/ peace-building concepts, including tools to achieve such development objectives. It is envisaged that such trainings will be conducted up to 4 times a year, and up to 11 times during the life of the project.
 
The trainings will be provided by a team of one International and one national expert. The number of trainees is expected to vary according to the number of interested civil society actors. Based on the experience from the previous phase around 200 participants are expected to attend the first general informational meeting that would also include an introduction to conflict prevention and peace-building (e.g. training #1). It is anticipated that from the subsequent trainings the number of the participants will be much lower.
 
Trainings will be held in Tbilisi and Sukhumi. Logistical support will be provided by the COBERM team. 

Duties and Responsibilities
The overall objective of the training is to increase capacity of potential COBERM applicants (usually local NGOs and representatives of other organizations) in conflict prevention and peace building create opportunity for communication and information sharing among civil society representatives and also familiarize them with COBERM II strategy and approaches.
 
Specifically, the following deliverables are anticipated:
 
For trainings to be hold before each call for proposals: 
  • Prior to delivering the training, the international trainer is expected to submit the training methodology, agenda, modules and handouts to COBERM for review and translation in local languages, as needed. (2 weeks in advance or as agreed with COBERM team);
  • Conducting up to two trainings for up to two groups depending on the number of potential applicants) and a one-day training in Sukhumi on conflict prevention, peace-building and tools related to confidence building;
  • Conduct an “idea forum” to identify major ideas and partnerships within the group (crowd sourcing);
  • Evaluation of training and wrap up;
  • Submission of a summary of training for posting on the COBERM website and a brief report on observations and recommendations from during the trainings. (to be submitted by email one week after completion of trainings).
For ad hoc trainings on various topics related to conflict prevention/peace-building: 
  • Prior to delivering the training, the international trainer is expected to submit the training methodology, agenda, modules and handouts to COBERM for review and translation in local languages, as needed. (2 weeks in advance or as agreed with COBERM team);
  • Conducting up to two trainings for up to two groups depending on the number of potential applicants) and one training in Sukhumi on conflict prevention, peace-building and tools related to confidence building;
  • Evaluation of training and wrap up;
  • Submission of a summary of training for posting on the COBERM website and a brief report on observations and recommendations from during the trainings (to be submitted by email one week after completion of trainings).

For more information please refer the IC Procurement Notice and ToR available at: http://undp.org.ge/index.php?sec_id=27&lang_id=ENG.

Competencies
Communication skills:
  • Strong communication skills and proven ability to collaborate with different civic actors;
  • Flexibility, discretion, and tact;
  • Experience in managing trainings in multi-cultural/ethic audience.
Professional skills:
  • Good analysis and judgment;
  • Teamwork, proven management and results-orientation;
  • Ability to advice on development of conflict prevention and conflict resolution project proposals;
  • Strong ability in managing politically sensitive issues, in a responsible way.
Technical aptitude:
  • Strong oral presentation skills for stimulating lively discussion and running training on conflict prevention, peace building, including confidence building issues with tangible results taking into account the local context.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:
  • Masters degree in social sciences, international relations, political science, or other related domain; concentration in conflict prevention and peace-studies would be an asset.
Experience: 
  • Substantive international experience (at least 5 years) in the field of conflict prevention, peace-building and conflict-sensitive development;
  • Substantive experience (at least 3 years) with trainings on results-oriented development in the areas of conflict prevention, peace building, including tools etc. 
  • Proven track of excellent diplomatic skills and ability to work in very sensitive political environments; 
  • Knowledge of the United Nations system, practices, and procedures, including UNDP program modalities, particularly in conflict-affected areas; knowledge of EU processes would be an asset;
  • Previous experience in the facilitation/participation in peace processes and dialogue activities would be an asset for the position; 
  • Knowledge of the post-Soviet transitional context in general and Georgian context in particular would be an asset.
Languages:
  • Fluency in spoken and written English is a requirement;
  • Knowledge of Russian language is highly desirable.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.


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