Facilitation of the annual Civil Peace Service coordinator meeting

1. Background of the meeting

Brot für die Welt together with local partner organizations currently implements nine Civil Peace Service (CPS) country and regional programs. Each of these programs counts with a coordinator or coordinator team. Brot für die Welt wants to organize an international meeting of the CPS coordinators to facilitate learning and teamwork. We expect 11 coordinators to participate in the meeting from 2 to 5 December at Brot für die Welt offices in Berlin. The meeting will be held in English, with interpretation into French, as some of the coordinators are English or French speaking. The main responsibility for preparing the meeting rests with the CPS coordination team working at the Brot für die Welt in Berlin.

2. Mandate of the Consultancy

The consultant is responsible for the design and the facilitation of a 4-day meeting. The task includes the methodical conception, drafting of the workshop agenda, and chairing and facilitating a participatory workshop for around 15-20 participants from six countries (Germany, Switzerland, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, DR Congo). The working languages are French and English.

The consultant accepts the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Participate in preparatory meetings with the coordination team.
2. Responsibility for the design, preparation and facilitation of the meeting.

3. Timeframe

The consultancy begins on November 1st and ends on 6 December 26th, 2024

Preparatory meetings (in person or online) with the coordination team = 1 day

– Content-wise and methodical design and preparation of the workshop,

– Preparation of the agenda in consultation with the coordination team

Workshop agenda = 1 day

Finalizing workshop preparations together with coordination team = ½ Day

2 – 5 December Chairing and facilitating the meeting in Berlin = 4 days

Total: 6,5 Days