Consultancy Common Ground USA - Training Consultant for Technical Support
Consultancy Common Ground USA - Training Consultant for Technical Support
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Job Description
The project management team for the Resilient States Project is seeking a consultant to support our programming in Pennsylvania and Texas. Consultants will focus on tailoring and delivering the Resilient States Projects violence mitigation curriculum to different audiences (including sectors geographies roles) i.e. state and nationallevel partners across the political violence prevention fields and related spaces.
Context
Common Ground USA
Informed by lessons learned as the worlds largest and oldest peacebuilding organization Common GroundUSA (CGUSA) represents Search for Common Grounds most significant investment in fostering a peaceful America where collective problemsolving and inclusive belonging are prioritized for everyone. We envision an America where we engage in collaboration across differences to address our greatest challenges and where we can all belong and thrive. At CGUSA we believe that most Americans want to overcome the divisions we face in our society. We see disagreement as an opportunity to transform conflict into cooperation on our daily and most pernicious problems. All of our work is rooted in an evidence base where we strengthen the five vital signs of peace: safety social cohesion institutional legitimacy personal agency and resourcing peace.
The Project
The Resilient States Project is a collaboration between CGUSA and Over Zero that convenes and empowers broadbased networks of diverse leaders to build resilience and mitigate risks for division and political violence in Arizona Ohio Pennsylvania and Texas. Our networks unite diverse leaders across various sectors ideologies and locations. These networks work to transform division and conflict within their states including tailored strategic actions such as public statements creative messaging and public events that unify communities.
Goal and Objectives
- Designing overall agenda and adapt curricula for a training including goal setting and activation assignments;
- Developing engaging and informative presentation materials that bring together best practices of international peacebuilding and the Resilient States Project violence mitigation curriculum;
- Delivering virtual and inperson training with relevant handouts template materials (email and agendas).
- Build and adapt training modules using CGUSAs violence mitigation curriculum;
- Develop and adapt resource documents including but not limited to; training materials template materials (emails and agendas) etc;
- Deliver training to CGUSAs state and nationallevel partners.
- Deep understanding of political violence conflict resolution and related sociopolitical issues.
- Strong research and analytical skills to develop evidencebased curricula.
- Excellent writing editing and communication skills.
- Proficiency in using educational technology and multimedia tools.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups and individuals.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in curriculum development specifically within the field of political violence prevention and the nonprofit sector.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing successful educational programs and training materials.
- 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 databased inquiries. They should communicate their methods and approaches accurately and in sufficient detail to allow others to understand interpret and critique their work. They 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 their 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: Consultant should respect the security dignity and selfworth 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.
- Relevance of their expression of interests as it relates to the applicants ability to meet the goal objectives and research questions for the assessment;
- Qualifications; and
- Proposed budget in relation to proposed methodology and deliverables.
The consultancy should consider the following goals and objectives:
Geographic Locations
This role will require significant travel across Texas and Pennsylvania for training and other convenings. This may include multiple multiday trips within a month and weekend travel is possible.
Logistical Support
Consultant(s) will be responsible for organizing their own logistics and these costs must be reasonably budgeted into the proposal. A CGUSA staff member will be the point of contact and manager of this assessment.
In addition the Resilient States Project team will share background materials including related project curriculum and existing training material etc.
Deliverables
The Resilient States Project team expects the following deliverables from the external consultant as they correspond to the proposed timeline and budget:
Ethical Considerations
Consultancy activities should conform to Do No Harm and inclusion principles (i.e. age gender/gender identity sexuality ethnicity race religion ideology etc.. The consultant will also be asked to sign Search for Common Grounds Code of Conduct.
In addition the consultancy should be conducted in such a way that it builds and maintains the Resilient States Projects relationships and legitimacy with partners and actors in the geographical area of study. Nothing in the study design or should suggest or give the appearance of suggesting that the Resilient States Project team its partners Common Ground USA or Search for Common Ground as a whole are participating in political activity or lobbying that would violate the requirements of their 501(c)3 nonprofit status. The Resilient States Project team also requires consultants to maintain a balanced unbiased and respectful relationship with all parties involved in the research.
Timeline
The contract will span AugustDecember 2024 with an expected level of effort equal to 10 15 working days with a possibility of expansion
Budget
Candidates are encouraged to submit a budget or a proposed daily/hourly rate as part of their application.
Requirements of Consultant
Required qualifications:
More than 5 years of experience in a combination of the following areas are required:
Desirable qualifications:
Strong candidates will also have the following qualities:
In addition the consultant is required to respect the following Ethical Principles:
Selection Criteria:
Consultants should include a proposal for review. Consultant proposals will be selected for:
Applications
To apply interested candidates (individuals or teams) are requested to submit the following two documents:
1. Curriculum vitae.
2. Expression of intent outlining the following: 1 any relevant research and analysis experience; 2 relevant networks community connections and other key relationships in target state(s) that can be leveraged for this process; 3 a budget and/or proposed pay rate; and 4 any other relevant experience as applicable to these terms of reference.
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.
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.
Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Please see our website www.sfcg for full details of our work.All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration Audacity Tenacity Empathy Results. In accordance with these values Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment Protection from Exploitation and Abuse Child Safeguarding Conflict of Interest and Antifraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests rights and wellbeing of children youth and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children youth and vulnerable adults.Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender gender expression age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation or military status in any of its activities or operations.View our code of conduct hereand our privacy policy here.
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Tous les employs de Search doivent adhrer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration Audace Tnacit Empathie Rsultats. Conformment ces valeurs Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harclement au travail la protection contre lexploitation et les abus la protection des enfants les conflits dintrts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search sengage prserver les intrts les droits et le bientre des enfants des jeunes et des adultes vulnrables avec lesquels elle est en contact et mener ses programmes et ses oprations dune manire qui soit sre pour les enfants les jeunes et les adultes vulnrables.
Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fonde sur la race la couleur la religion (croyance) le sexe lexpression de genre lge lorigine nationale (ascendance) le handicap ltat matrimonial lorientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire dans aucune de ses activits ou oprations.
Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialit ici.
Dado que la descripcin de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en lneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.
Slo se contactar con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefnicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organizacin: Colaboracin Audacia Tenacidad Empata Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores Search hace cumplir el Cdigo de Conducta y las polticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo la proteccin contra la explotacin y el abuso la proteccin de la infancia los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses derechos y bienestar de los nios jvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que est en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los nios jvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminar por motivos de raza color religin (credo) gnero expresin de gnero edad origen nacional (ascendencia) discapacidad estado civil orientacin sexual o condicin militar en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro cdigo de conducta aqu y nuestra poltica de privacidad aqu.
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