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SCOPE OF WORK

Position:                                             Facilitator for the CSO Leaders’ Workshop on Policy Engagement

Consultant:                                          tbc

Contracting Agency:                            Pact

Final Deliverable Due Date:                 Workshop: August 25-26

Report: Completed within 2 weeks after the workshop  

Total Amount of Contract:                   tbc

Number of Days:                                 Maximum of billable 8 days

Consultant Manager:                            MPE Chief of Party

Background

The Mekong Partnership for the Environment (MPE) is a four-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to advance informed multi-stakeholder dialogues in Lower Mekong countries regarding the social and environmental costs and benefits of regional development projects. 

Part of MPE’s strategic approach is to strengthen capacities of civil society organizations (CSOs) as rapid development across the Lower Mekong regions has brought a pressing demand for CSOs to engage in regional as well as national policy dialogues. CSOs and their leaders are increasingly seen as pivotal actors in contributing to policy development and in holding government to account for its actions.

For CSO leaders to be able to effectively influence development policies and decisions, they need to be seen as credible and legitimate sources of information as decision-makers require reliable and robust data that could be taken into consideration as evidence for policy recommendations. They also need to be able to present and communicate information and their key messages clearly as well as negotiate with decision-makers. 

To support CSOs in these efforts, MPE will hold an event on ‘Leading Change:  CSO Leaders’ Workshop on Effective Policy Engagement’ in Bangkok, Thailand on August 25-26, 2016.  This workshop aims to strengthen CSO leaders’ capacities to be able to deliver, communicate, and negotiate information to decision-makers, and enhance skills to effectively facilitate policy dialogues.

At the end of the 2-day workshop, participants will be able to:   

Use lessons learned from various examples of successful engagements with national government agencies and regional bodies regarding policy development on strengthening safeguard systems and mechanisms including EIA, Overseas Development Investment Guidelines, and others.

Learn how to better engage in high-level policy dialogues through developing:

Deeper understanding of policy analysis, development, dialogue, and decision-making

Skills on communicating key messages and negotiating with decision-makers

Knowledge and skills on facilitating high-level policy dialogues

In relation, Pact is seeking a skilled facilitator to help conduct the ‘Leading Change:  CSO Leaders’ Workshop on Effective Policy Engagement.’

Specific Tasks

Liaise and advise the organizers on the design and process of the workshop

Facilitation of 2-day workshop

Produce the workshop documentation & carry-out the final editing of the report

Deliverables

Consultation and planning with team – July 18, 2016

Draft agenda with session designs – July 25, 2016

Effective facilitation of the workshop – August 25-26, 2016

Final workshop report to be delivered by September 9, 2016

Qualifications/Core Competencies

Skills and experience on facilitating workshops on:

high-level policy dialogues

communicating and negotiating with decision-makers

Experience with curriculum development/training design

Extensive working knowledge of policy analysis, development, dialogue, and decision-making processes, and familiarity of development issues in the Mekong Region

Good understanding of regional bodies (e.g. ASEAN, etc.)

Organized with the ability to handle multiple deadlines and a variety of tasks

Tasks and Timeframe:

How to Apply
 

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and CV to Pact Thailand Human Resources Unit via thailandrecruitment@pactworld.org

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.