Consultancy: Syria-Specific Civil Society Training Curriculum on Protection of Civilians

About the role

CIVIC, an international NGO protecting civilians affected by conflict, is seeking a consultancy firm or consortium of experts to design a practical, Arabic-language training curriculum for Syrian civil society organizations (CSOs) in Aleppo, Homs and Damascus. The curriculum will help CSOs analyse protection risks, support community-led protection and engage safely with authorities and security actors. The work lasts 4-6 weeks and includes curriculum design and a facilitator guide.

Key responsibilities

• Inception: review CIVIC's Syria program documents, protection analyses and existing training materials, consult program staff and CSOs, and submit an inception report with methodology and schedule.
• Curriculum design: build a two-day training with three interconnected modules, each with learning objectives, session plans, exercises, case studies, handouts and assessment questions.
• Deliverables: a complete Arabic training package with English versions of core materials, including a facilitator's guide, participant materials, case studies, role-plays, a community protection planning tool and pre/post assessments.
• Work closely with CIVIC's Syria program team and technical advisers, and follow confidentiality and safeguarding requirements.

Required profile

• Substantial experience designing training curricula for humanitarian, protection or conflict-affected settings.
• Technical expertise in Protection of Civilians, community-based protection and relevant international humanitarian and human rights law.
• Experience in humanitarian negotiation, civil-military engagement, mediation or dialogue with security actors.
• Expertise in misinformation, disinformation, hate speech, digital safety or information integrity.
• Experience facilitating adult learning through participatory, scenario-based methods.
• Strong Arabic and proven experience in the MENA region and with local NGOs.