Organization: International NGO Training and Research Centre
Are you an international development consultant or aspiring to become one?
Do you want to benefit from free training to improve your professional skills and knowledge for the benefit of civil society in your country?
INTRAC is looking to train a selected group of participants for the Consultants for Change Programme (C4C), an innovative and participatory professional development programme.
Successful applicants will be offered the chance to participate in a facilitated learning process which will allow individuals to reflect on their own practices and to access training and mentoring support. To apply please complete the electronic application form.
Who is the programme for?
The programme will offer places to nationals of Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Lebanon, Tanzania and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Please see the table below to the application deadlines for these countries.
Participants may include graduate or post-graduate in a related field who have a few years of paid or unpaid experience with local NGOs/CSOs; staff of INGO/UN with several years of work experience who understand strengths and challenges facing the local sector who see a future for themselves supporting civil society through consultancy work; someone in a senior management role in NGO/CSO who wants to shift to more of a consultancy advisory role; or an established consultants with many years of experience who has missed opportunities to learn from others and feels the need for new ways of looking at things.
How is the programme structured?
C4C is a part-time 15 month funded professional development programme for aspiring and established consultants working with non-governmental/civil society organisations (NGO/CSO).
Through the C4C programme participants will need to:
- Attend three full-time residential training courses, totalling 4 weeks, for which international travel, visas, accommodation and meals will be covered.
- Spend up to 12 days participate in action learning sets and webinars between the residential training courses
- Undertake up to 8 hours of self-study per week which can be completed in your own time at weekends or evenings as you chose
- Be matched with mentors who will guide and support the participants to develop skills, experience and knowledge.
- Spend up to 25 days on practical assignment work which you will fulfil through your existing work or consultancy commitments.
- Commit to providing up to 15 days consultancy support to local CSOs in the 12 months following the programme.
The schedule will be confirmed following the interview stage. A provisional timetable is outlined below:
The curriculum
The programme looks at the consultancy input process from a number of different angles. Individual course modules will cover the role of civil society, what it is to be a consultant and how we understanding change and learning. The different modules will offer the opportunity to explore how to engage clients and analyse the systems in which they operate, the importance of collaborative planning and how to facilitate and implement change.
Upon completing the programme participants will:
- Understand the value, role and contribution of consultancy to civil society and NGO strengthening and improvement.
- Have a core understanding of best practice and the processes of consultancy and the qualities of a good consultant.
- Have acquired with core skills for managing a consultancy assignment competently and deliver outcomes to a high standard. These outcomes could include assessments, evaluations, workshops and seminars, consultation and review.
- Have the skill and knowledge to engage a client in a process of organisational change and development where the client and their respective stakeholders own and drive the process of change.
- Have gained the awareness and skills for doing their own learning, personal critical reflection and self-development.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this programme you must meet the following requirements:
- Citizenship of Indonesia, Lebanon, Tanzania or the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
- Attend 4 weeks of face-to-face training outside of your country. This element cannot be completed remotely. Attendance is a requirement of the programme.
- Educated to tertiary level (completion of a university undergraduate degree)
- A minimum of 4 years’ experience of working with non-governmental/civil society organisations
- Professional working proficiency in written and spoken English. No formal qualification is required but as a guide we expect you to achieve 6.5 in IELTS.
- Professional working proficiency in the major local language
- Professional working proficiency in computer skills (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel) as well as access to a computer and the internet
Selection criteria for applicants
There are a limited number of places available for this programme. Applicants will be short-listed and assessed at interview based on the following criteria, please be sure to clearly articulate how you meet these in your application:
Core Attitudes
- Commitment to civil society
- Integrity
- Openness to learning
Core competencies
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Prior knowledge and experience in one these specialist areas: Organisational Development; Project Design & Monitoring; Monitoring & Evaluation/Impact Assessment; Advocacy & Policy Influencing; Fundraising; Financial Management
How to register:
Application process
If you are interest in taking part in this programme, please apply by completing this online form. Please take careful note of the deadlines outlined in the earlier table.
You can download a pdf version of the advert here. If you are in full time employment you will need to complete and upload the Management Support Form.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by us to arrange a time for interview.