About the Search Program
Informed by lessons learned as the world's largest and oldest peacebuilding organization, Common Ground-USA (CG-USA) is a bold initiative of Search for Common Ground (Search) building the conditions for a more inclusive, equitable, and peaceful society. We envision an America where we engage in collaboration across differences to address our greatest challenges, and where we can all belong and thrive. We see disagreement as an opportunity to transform conflict into cooperation on our daily and most pernicious problems.
About the Project
University presidents, along with their students, are facing unprecedentedly tumultuous campus climates in the wake of widespread student protests in the Spring and ahead of a contentious presidential election in the Fall. Common Ground USA is preparing university presidents, students, business and community leaders for potential escalation of tensions in the fall of 2024.
Background to the request for technical support
Our "5 Ps of Preparedness" framework brings together global best practices for preventing and managing conflict and the expertise of other university leaders. It is intended to host this bootcamp in the summer, before students arrive in the fall, so that Presidents are empowered to meet the needs and challenges that Universities are projected to face. Each session will include information sharing, activation, and shared review. This is not intended as a turnkey service, but rather as a catalyst and group to help Presidents take timely and early action and to share both hurdles and successes from their own implementation experience. As we are looking at the scope and timeline of this project, and its short turnaround time, we would need additional external technical support for this program to be successful.
Objectives of the assignment
- Design overall agenda and adapt curricula for a training, including goal setting and activation assignments
- Create engaging and informative presentation materials that bring together best practices of international peacebuilding and needs of university presidents
- Create relevant handouts, template materials (emails and agendas) to support university presidents
- Draft or review scenarios and assist in running scenario planning exercise
- Ensure all materials are prepared ahead of time for smooth delivery to presidents
- Potentially facilitate or deliver partial trainings for 1 or more sessions (secondary)
Expected results
- Curricula created and successfully delivered to cohort members for the bootcamp
- Curricula that can be adapted for future fee-for-service clients
Deliverables
- Curricula and overall agenda for training sessions, including goal setting and activation assignments
- "Common Ground Journalism Training" curricula for journalism students
- Engaging and informative presentation materials that bring together best practices of international peacebuilding and needs of university presidents
- Relevant handouts and template materials (emails and agendas) to support university presidents
- Practical tools and exercises, such as scenarios for scenario-planning
Expert profile
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Sciences, Conflict Resolution, Political Science, or a related field. A Master's degree or higher is preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in curriculum development, specifically within the field of political violence prevention and the non-profit sector.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing successful educational programs and training materials.
Skills and Competencies:
- Deep understanding of political violence, conflict resolution, and related socio-political issues.
- Strong research and analytical skills to develop evidence-based 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.
Criteria
Consultants submitting proposals will be evaluated on the relevance of their expression of interest, demonstrating alignment with the project's goals and objectives. Additionally, proposals will be assessed based on the consultant's qualifications, including their academic and professional background, experience in curriculum development, and track record of similar projects. We will also review a writing sample. The proposed budget will also be reviewed for cost-effectiveness, with a detailed breakdown ensuring alignment with the scope of work and expected outcomes. Proposals will be scored on these criteria to select the most qualified consultant.
Duration of the assignment
The consultancy is expected to span August - the end September with an expected level of effort equal to 9 or 10 working days.
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.
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