Lead Consultant, Survivor Leadership Training of Trainers at Options Consultancy Services Limited

Summary purpose and objective of role

The overall goal of this initiative is to strengthen the Africa-led movement’s ability to provide community based psychosocial support services to the survivors of FGM/C. The training seeks to strengthen individual survivors and institutional capacities of Survivor-led organizations to effectively plan, implement, and scale up the Survivor Leadership Training in their respective countries. The consultant will help achieve this by undertaking the following:

• Review of the Survivor Leadership Training curriculum
• Working with the ALM Staff and consultants to plan and prepare for a 4-day training.
• Leading facilitation sessions during the 4-day training
• Providing post training activities

Person specification

Essential Skills and Competences:

• Relevant advanced degree in social sciences, economics, development studies, organization development, governance, or related disciplines.
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience building the capacity of feminist-led, youth-led and survivor-led grassroots organizations in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Kenya in particular.
• Experience working with survivors of FGM/C and/or any other form of GBV and taking lead roles in similar trainings.
• Demonstrable experience of conducting capacity assessments of CSOs/NGOs and measuring performance progress.
• Demonstrable experience in developing training curricula and materials related to advancing women rights and delivering participatory trainings.
• Demonstrable technical expertise in at least two or more of organizational capacity functional areas (e.g. organizational development, developing strategic plans, advocacy strategies etc);
• Familiar with a wide range of survivor leadership approaches and programmes.
• Highly proficient in English language (written and spoken)
• Strong commitment to the values and approach of TGG-ALM Programme, including a strong commitment to Do No Harm framework, safeguarding, girl-centred approach, survivor leadership, participation, gender equality, and the end to all forms of FGM/C and other forms of gender-based violence.
• Technical knowledge in the following areas: social change, communications, advocacy, gender, human rights, FGM/C.
• A collaborative approach to teamwork.

Desirable Skills and Competences:

• Previous experience working with feminist organizations/CSOs in Africa.