Grants Development And Strategy

1.0 Organizational Overview

Right To Play's mission is to use sport and play to educate and empower children and youth to overcome the effects of poverty, conflict, and disease in disadvantaged communities. We believe that the power of play can transform a child’s life. That’s why we provide over one million children with the tools they need to protect themselves from disease, to encourage them to attend and stay in school and to resolve conflict and create peaceful communities.

The UN recognizes play as the right of every child. It is NOT a luxury; it is a tool for learning. Girls, persons with disabilities, children affected by HIV & AIDS, street children, former child combatants and refugees all deserve the chance to grow through play. A game of football can teach children about tolerance and peace; a game of tag can teach about malaria. Play develops skills like cooperation, leadership and teamwork. It can bring entire communities together and inspire every individual.

Present since May 2006, Right To Play Lebanon has been providing critical learning opportunities, psycho-social support and leadership development for Lebanese, Palestinian, and Syrian children and youth traumatized by conflict, poverty and displacement. Initiatives that provide psycho-social support and promote gender inclusion and positive leadership are desperately needed for peace and development in the longer term.

2.0 Grants and strategy development

The consultant would be supporting Right to Play in writing several proposals as well as supporting the country strategy development. The identified tasks include:

- Strategy development: attending staff meetings and summarizing key points within the strategy document

- Proposal writing for the following initiatives:

1- A call for proposal has been identified, posted by the Department for International Development UK (DFID) around the sector of child labor. Right To Play (RTP) would be partnering with 3 organizations to develop this proposal. The deadline for the submission is October 20th 2017.

2- A proposal for Madad fund is being prepared with a focus on sectors such as education, livelihoods or resilience. The details of the project would be set along with the consortium based on the field priorities and opportunities. This proposal write-up is led by a senior consultant but the local consultant recruited will be in charge of co-writing some sections only.

3- A regional EU proposal needs to be drafted with a gender focus. The consultant would need to follow brainstorming discussions and facilitate them to design the project.

3.0 Objectives

The primary objectives of this consultancy are as follows:

To lead discussions between the different partners for the different proposals To draft the proposals combining between the main strengths of partners, major literature review/needs of targeted beneficiaries and the donor interest. To support in the drafting of the country strategy based on staff meetings and discussions

5.0Methodology

5.1 Consultants:

The consultant will be given a thorough orientation on Right To Play methodology, theory of change, current portfolio and other information deemed essential for managing this consultancy at a country level.

The consultant would need to operate a specific time of hours during the week from Right To Play’s office, including attending meetings and facilitating discussions.

6.0key deliverables and timeline

The anticipated number of days for this consultancy is for 2 months. The proposed schedule for the assessment is as follows:

Submission of proposal: September 26, 2017

Decision to award contract: September 26, 2017

Preliminary calls/meeting with RTP: September 27, 2017

7.0Proposed budget and payment schedule

The overall allocated amount for the consultancy (including all costs related) should not exceed 6,000,000 LBP.

First payment: After signing of contract agreement between Right To Play and Consultant (25%) Second payment: After delivering on the DFID proposal and first draft of strategy (25%) – by October 25th. Final payment: Submission of the initial reports of EU proposal and Madad proposals, approved by Right To Play (50%), by November 25th.

8.0qualifications

An organization/individual with at least 2 years of experience in proposal development Experience in development work, and in the Lebanon refugee context Strong facilitation skills Strong writing skills Demonstrated understanding and support of principles of equity and inclusion Fluent spoken and written English and Arabic
9.0proposal application submission

Interested Individuals are requested to submit proposals including the following documents:

Cover letter/expression of interest A complete profile of the organization/individual, highlighting previous experience in proposal writing CVs of any other key team members who will be the part of the team One writing sample, ideally study the organization/individual has lead authorship on

The Proposal must be submitted no later than September 26, 2017 to Janine Ayoub, Program Manager, Right To Play Lebanon at: [email protected]. Early submissions are encouraged and appreciated.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Right To Play is a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs.

To learn more about how we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com.

Right To Play - Human Resources Philosophy

Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses the power of sport and play to improve the lives of children in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. We believe that all children have the right to play.

Right To Play’s human resources philosophy reflects the spirit that drives the organization. The philosophy influences the kind of people who are interested in working for us, the kind of people we recruit and how we treat our people.

Right To Play’s culture is entrepreneurial, where employees are encouraged and empowered to perform in the context of rapid international growth, and to aim for the highest quality and adopt global best practices in delivering our programs.

Our employees are global citizens who are passionate about improving the world we live in through value-based grassroots activities. We work on the ground with and through people in the communities we serve to improve the lives of their children. By having a constant presence in these communities and helping them develop the resources and skills they need to help themselves, we aim for sustainable, long-term development.

To translate our vision into action, our philosophy for delivering our programs is “LOOK AFTER YOURSELF, LOOK AFTER ONE ANOTHER”. Our employees are the backbone of this delivery, and the philosophy supports them by defining the desired outcomes of our human resources philosophy. This means that we pay competitive salaries, provide comprehensive benefits, encourage employee social events, provide development opportunities and a great work environment.

We measure the success of this philosophy by indicators such as employee satisfaction surveys and staff turnover rafjte, as well as the overall success of Right To Play.