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Position description:
The Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders (EMHRF) is seeking a regional consultant to support and strengthen the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) and organisations (NGOs) in the Mashreq region. This consultancy, for a period of 7 months, aims to ensure the follow-up of grants and to contribute to strategic discussions related to the sustainability of the local human rights movement in the region. This consultancy requires knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation standards, civil society dynamics (both established and recent) and political developments, especially in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
Background:
EMHRF is a private foundation based in Denmark, established on 9 December 2004 (https://emhrf.org/). The Foundation aims to support human rights defenders and non-governmental organisations through small grants in the South-Mediterranean region. The EMHRF headquarters is in Copenhagen, and it has a sub-office in France. The Board, the highest authority of EMHRF, is composed of twelve volunteer members who are leading civil society representatives from the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Responsibilities:
The Mashreq Civil Society Support Consultant will report directly to the Programme Director and will work closely with the Mashreq Regional Programme team based in France, on the following main tasks:
1) Monitoring civil society developments
- Provide regular feedback on the work of HRDs and NGOs, especially in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria.
- Assist in the assessment of applications and in drafting grant agreements.
- Ensure the evaluation of narrative and financial reports of HRDs and NGOs supported in accordance with monitoring and evaluation standards.
- Send reminders to HRDs and NGOs supported about their reporting obligations and follow up on them.
- Provide advice and work closely with HRDs and NGOs supported on monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting to build their capacity in this area.
2) Organising discussion seminars
- Liaise with civil society representatives, academics and donors for their participation and contribution to seminars aimed at discussing achievements, challenges and ways forward to sustain the human right movements, scheduled to take place early 2025.
- Contribute to and review discussion papers that will form the basis for the seminars.
- Organise translations, proofreading and layout of the discussion papers.
- Assist in the preparation of the logistics for the seminar (clarifying participant travel plans, exploring and booking accommodation, ensuring simultaneous interpretation, etc.)
- Report on the proceedings of the seminars and organise translation of the report.
