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YOUTH FACILITATOR FOR TRAINING OF TRAINERS (ToT)
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Requested by ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development)
Project Title : Youth, Journalist, and Civil Society Capacity-Building Project (YJCS-CBP) in Medan, North Sumatera"
Position : Youth facilitator for training of trainers (ToT)
Duration : 26 August - 31 December 2013
The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is a French non-profit organization working in over 30 countries worldwide to provide emergency response, early recovery, and development assistance to communities in need. ACTED's interventions seek to cover multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach that is both global and local, and adapted to each context. ACTED's vision is to establish emergency, rehabilitation, and development. ACTED aims to guarantee the sustainability of relief interventions carried out during crises by remaining in the field after the emergency to engage in long-term support to communities in food security, health, education, economic assistance, microfinance, advocacy, and cultural promotion. ACTED's actions are needs based and identified in a participatory manner with communities in the areas where we are present.
ACTED has been active in Indonesia since April 2005, assisting those affected by the tsunami and Nias earthquake and is now working to support livelihoods, community-based disaster risk reduction, and child protection in North Sumatra and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT).
1. Project background
ACTED in partnership with Indonesian NGO, Kajian Informasi, Pendidikan dan Penerbitan Sumatera (KIPPAS) will implement a project to strengthen the capacity of youth, journalists, and civil society organizations to enhance civic engagement in Medan, North Sumatera. The project is co-financed by EU (European Union) and includes working with university and high school students to improve their understanding of the election process.
2. Objectives of the Youth Facilitator
ACTED is seeking applications for Youth Facilitator for conducting a training of trainers (ToT) for high school and university aged voters. The Youth Facilitator will lead the ToT process in 20 schools and 10 universities in Medan City (a total of 30 ToTs lasting a half day each). Each ToT will have approximately 20 participants. ACTED will organise a room for the ToT and provide refreshments. In addition, ACTED will provide the training module and tools for the ToT.
The ToT will have the following key aims:
* Increase understanding of democratic rights for voters;
* Increase knowledge of election regulations and procedures as well as voting practices;
* Provide information about the benefits of general elections and voting procedures;
* Improve skill and knowledge of resource persons on how to be a good facilitator/trainer;
The Youth Facilitator must have significant experience in facilitating and training youths. The key topics which must be covered by the Youth Facilitator in the training are:
* General introduction: to the Indonesian electoral process, including advantages and importance of voting;
* Registration: information on how to register to vote (documents necessary, how to know where to go to register), how to get information about where polling stations will be located and which one to go to, documents needed to vote, etc.;
* Preparing to vote: importance of educating oneself before voting, sources of objective information about candidates, making an informed decision based on issues that affect the voter, political party structure, etc.
* Rights: democratic freedoms and rights according to Indonesian law, as well as common violations that new voters should be aware of.
* Election results: election monitoring, democratic responsibilities (accepting legitimate decisions), holding candidates' accountable, other ways to become more active and involved in the democratic process, etc.
Basic requirements for ToT methodology are:
* Use of interactive teaching methods (i.e. use of media, projector, etc);
* Inclusive and cooperative approach;
* Include practical exercises and presentations to be used during the training;
3. ACTED expects the following outputs by the youth trainer upon completion of the consultancy:
* Facilitating 6 half day Training of Trainer (ToT) for high school and university students;
* One narrative report of the ToTs.
4. Consultancy timeframe
No
Activities
Schedule
Note
1.
Training For Facilitator
15 August 2013
2.
Coordination With Schools and University
16 -22 August 2013
3.
Preparation of ToT
23 -24 August 2013
5.
Conducting ToTs
25 August 2013 to 25th October 2013
TBC
4.
Reporting
29th to 30th October 2013
5. Professional Qualifications and Skills
* Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Social Study, Communications, or other related field
* Experience on Facilitating ToT especially for general election and democratic education for youth voter.
* Good understanding of the Indonesia general culture and democratic education.
* Good methodology skill trainings which have targeted youths and are youth friendly
* Good communication skills and written/spoken fluency in Bahasa Indonesia essential.
* Good interpersonal skills, including patience, diplomacy, willingness to listen as well as respect for beneficiaries required;
6. Coordination and collaboration
Throughout the implementation of these activities, the Youth Facilitator should have smooth collaboration with all stakeholders of the project, such as schools, university and ACTED staffs. He/she will provide on a weekly to the ACTED Project Manager an report of the TOT activities to the ACTED Project Manager, and will plan according to ACTED's procedures with other key ACTED staffs including programmes, finance and logistics.
7. Quotation Submission
Interested parties shall submit the quotations in following structure;
* CV;
* Cover letter;
* References (minimum 3 relevant experiences);
* Financial proposition (bid): this should include all transportation to ACTED's Medan office for meetings and any other related costs for the duration of the consultancy. The Youth Facilitator has to include in the financial proposition the taxes that will be paid by ACTED (2% of the total amount if the youth facilitator has tax registration number, 4% otherwise). The financial proposition will therefore be a gross amount. All submissions without a bid will not be eligible.
8. Deadline for submitting the quotations:
23/07/2013
Only short listed consultants will be contacted.
9. Address for submitting the quotations:
ACTED Medan
Jl. Sei Serayu No.97 Medan20122 - Indonesia
Telephone 08126568364
Email medan.logistics@acted.org
YOUTH FACILITATOR FOR TRAINING OF TRAINERS (ToT)
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Requested by ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development)
Project Title : Youth, Journalist, and Civil Society Capacity-Building Project (YJCS-CBP) in Medan, North Sumatera"
Position : Youth facilitator for training of trainers (ToT)
Duration : 26 August - 31 December 2013
The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is a French non-profit organization working in over 30 countries worldwide to provide emergency response, early recovery, and development assistance to communities in need. ACTED's interventions seek to cover multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach that is both global and local, and adapted to each context. ACTED's vision is to establish emergency, rehabilitation, and development. ACTED aims to guarantee the sustainability of relief interventions carried out during crises by remaining in the field after the emergency to engage in long-term support to communities in food security, health, education, economic assistance, microfinance, advocacy, and cultural promotion. ACTED's actions are needs based and identified in a participatory manner with communities in the areas where we are present.
ACTED has been active in Indonesia since April 2005, assisting those affected by the tsunami and Nias earthquake and is now working to support livelihoods, community-based disaster risk reduction, and child protection in North Sumatra and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT).
1. Project background
ACTED in partnership with Indonesian NGO, Kajian Informasi, Pendidikan dan Penerbitan Sumatera (KIPPAS) will implement a project to strengthen the capacity of youth, journalists, and civil society organizations to enhance civic engagement in Medan, North Sumatera. The project is co-financed by EU (European Union) and includes working with university and high school students to improve their understanding of the election process.
2. Objectives of the Youth Facilitator
ACTED is seeking applications for Youth Facilitator for conducting a training of trainers (ToT) for high school and university aged voters. The Youth Facilitator will lead the ToT process in 20 schools and 10 universities in Medan City (a total of 30 ToTs lasting a half day each). Each ToT will have approximately 20 participants. ACTED will organise a room for the ToT and provide refreshments. In addition, ACTED will provide the training module and tools for the ToT.
The ToT will have the following key aims:
* Increase understanding of democratic rights for voters;
* Increase knowledge of election regulations and procedures as well as voting practices;
* Provide information about the benefits of general elections and voting procedures;
* Improve skill and knowledge of resource persons on how to be a good facilitator/trainer;
The Youth Facilitator must have significant experience in facilitating and training youths. The key topics which must be covered by the Youth Facilitator in the training are:
* General introduction: to the Indonesian electoral process, including advantages and importance of voting;
* Registration: information on how to register to vote (documents necessary, how to know where to go to register), how to get information about where polling stations will be located and which one to go to, documents needed to vote, etc.;
* Preparing to vote: importance of educating oneself before voting, sources of objective information about candidates, making an informed decision based on issues that affect the voter, political party structure, etc.
* Rights: democratic freedoms and rights according to Indonesian law, as well as common violations that new voters should be aware of.
* Election results: election monitoring, democratic responsibilities (accepting legitimate decisions), holding candidates' accountable, other ways to become more active and involved in the democratic process, etc.
Basic requirements for ToT methodology are:
* Use of interactive teaching methods (i.e. use of media, projector, etc);
* Inclusive and cooperative approach;
* Include practical exercises and presentations to be used during the training;
3. ACTED expects the following outputs by the youth trainer upon completion of the consultancy:
* Facilitating 6 half day Training of Trainer (ToT) for high school and university students;
* One narrative report of the ToTs.
4. Consultancy timeframe
No
Activities
Schedule
Note
1.
Training For Facilitator
15 August 2013
2.
Coordination With Schools and University
16 -22 August 2013
3.
Preparation of ToT
23 -24 August 2013
5.
Conducting ToTs
25 August 2013 to 25th October 2013
TBC
4.
Reporting
29th to 30th October 2013
5. Professional Qualifications and Skills
* Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Social Study, Communications, or other related field
* Experience on Facilitating ToT especially for general election and democratic education for youth voter.
* Good understanding of the Indonesia general culture and democratic education.
* Good methodology skill trainings which have targeted youths and are youth friendly
* Good communication skills and written/spoken fluency in Bahasa Indonesia essential.
* Good interpersonal skills, including patience, diplomacy, willingness to listen as well as respect for beneficiaries required;
6. Coordination and collaboration
Throughout the implementation of these activities, the Youth Facilitator should have smooth collaboration with all stakeholders of the project, such as schools, university and ACTED staffs. He/she will provide on a weekly to the ACTED Project Manager an report of the TOT activities to the ACTED Project Manager, and will plan according to ACTED's procedures with other key ACTED staffs including programmes, finance and logistics.
7. Quotation Submission
Interested parties shall submit the quotations in following structure;
* CV;
* Cover letter;
* References (minimum 3 relevant experiences);
* Financial proposition (bid): this should include all transportation to ACTED's Medan office for meetings and any other related costs for the duration of the consultancy. The Youth Facilitator has to include in the financial proposition the taxes that will be paid by ACTED (2% of the total amount if the youth facilitator has tax registration number, 4% otherwise). The financial proposition will therefore be a gross amount. All submissions without a bid will not be eligible.
8. Deadline for submitting the quotations:
23/07/2013
Only short listed consultants will be contacted.
9. Address for submitting the quotations:
ACTED Medan
Jl. Sei Serayu No.97 Medan20122 - Indonesia
Telephone 08126568364
Email medan.logistics@acted.org
