Context
The first phase of thise SOLiD project was set up between 2016 and 2018 and covered three countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan).
The project resulted in the drafting of a twelve-point charter that will further be translated into concrete reforms to promote social dialogue in the countries of the South Shore of the Mediterranean.
With the SOLiD project starting its second phase this year (2021-2024), the project consortium (composed of ITUC, ATUC, BUSINESSMED and ANND) aims this time to expand the initiative to three new countries (Algeria, Lebanon and Palestine) with the ambition of having the Charter of Social Dialogue adopted by these new partners and strengthening capacities of the organizations involved in social dialogue at the level of each target country.
To carry out this mission, the SOLiD Project Secretariat has planned an implementation phase of the project mechanisms from January to May 2021, before an official launch scheduled for the end of May. During this implementation period, the partners are to request the services of independent experts to carry out preliminary studies on each new target country in order to establish an overview of the social dialogue in the three new target countries, as well as conduct a series of training sessions in each country.
Mission of the consultant
The expert will have the task of taking stock of the various practices of social dialogue in Palestine. This requires research on the roles and positions of national Employers' Organizations involved in the process of social dialogue in all its forms (national, local, sectoral, or other), an assessment of the mechanisms and practices of social dialogue both as a tripartite or even a quadripartite negotiation (whenever CSOs and Local Authorities are included in the process), and within the workplace environment itself. The work will include, but is not limited to:
1- Develop a training plan for national capacity building workshops
- A presentation summarizing the study conducted by the research expert should be provided. The expert will ensure that realistic and concrete recommendations for all stakeholders are included for the workshops
- The expert will provide a training guide for the three target groups including those recommendations.
2- Targeted training sessions
The expert will conduct one capacity building session, targeting BSOs, based on the training material he will have elaborated in a first stage.
Deliverables
The successful expert will therefore have five deliverables to develop for the Project Secretariat:
- A training presentation (ppt format)
- A narrative end of mission report
The mission is expected to cover approximately 4 working days between August and November 2021, with an expected full delivery in November 2021.
Qualifications and requirements
Academic and professional skills
- Graduate degree with university education (Ph.D. or Masters’ degree), preferably in Human and Social Sciences, Legal or Economic Sciences; or related field.
- Significant experience in supporting organizations and institutions (public and private); project management; coordination of inter-professional or associative networks, including capacity building activities; (cumulative experience of at least 5 years)
- Experience in regional projects and regional and multi-sector data collection
- Experience in social dialogue to assess the role and positions of different dialogue partners (4 types of partners: Governments, Employers, Employees, Civil Society)
- Experience in conducting seminars and capacity-building workshops in the areas of work and social dialogue.
Personal Suitability
- Demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative spirit
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Be able to support and conduct multiple activities simultaneously
- Be able to evolve and adapt to an uncertain socio-political context
- Demonstrate loyalty, trust, flexibility and diplomacy
