Facilitation of Bread for the World Civil Peace Service partner workshop At Brot für die Welt

1. Background

Bread for the World, as one of three implementing agencies of the Civil Peace Service (CPS) in
Myanmar is supporting local partner organisations through the secondment of international
peace workers and through financial support of project activities since 2019. Covid and
developments since the military coup on the first of February 2021 have an enormous impact on
the work of local partners and BfdW’s CPS programme. To reflect on these impacts and changes,
and in strategic preparation of the next programme phase a partner workshop will be organised.

2. Objectives of the workshop facilitation

The objectives of the workshop are to create space for the partners to reflect on the changes in
context and conflict dynamics, debrief their experience together and based on a common
analysis, to review their projects and strategically reflect on their organisational strengths and
peacebuilding goals for the next cps- programme phase. The facilitator is supposed to facilitate
this process using appropriate tools for analysis, review, reflection, and strategic planning in
peacebuilding. It is intended that parts of the workshop will be additionally accompanied by an
MHPSS expert.

3. Scope of the assignment, methodology, time frame and cooperation

Time frame: April to August 2023.
The workshop facilitation will take place 3 to 3,5 days in May in Thailand. One day before the
workshop a preparation meeting of the facilitators and CPS staff is supposed to take place at the
workshop facilities. The assignment includes the facilitation of the workshop and the
methodological development of the workshop design to achieve its objectives. The facilitator
uses methods which are conducive for the partners to analyse the current situation and reflect on
their current CPS projects and future priorities and objectives. The facilitator uses methods which
enable a good documentation of the workshop results. In preparation of the workshop, during
and after the workshop the facilitator will closely cooperate with the CPS coordinator Myanmar,
staff at Bread for the World, Berlin and the facilitator on MHPSS to ensure a coherent and
effective workshop design, implementation and documentation.

4. Deliverables
• Sound project design (including preliminary questionnaire for the partners for
preparation of the workshop) and integration of MHPSS parts from MHPSS expert
• Facilitation of the Workshop
• Comments on final documentation

5. Qualifications
The facilitator should have following qualifications and experiences:
• Academic degree in peacebuilding, social sciences, or another relevant field.
• Profound knowledge and experience in the field of peacebuilding, conflict
transformation, gender, and social cohesion.
• Profound knowledge of and experience with relevant methods for reflecting on conflict
dynamics and peace practice.
• Profound knowledge on Myanmar context, conflict dynamics, peace process, human
rights and civil society.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills in area of peacebuilding and experience in
designing and facilitating workshops for civil society organisation in peacebuilding/
conflict transformation.
• Empathy, excellent interpersonal skills and profound experience in facilitating group
processes. Cultural- and gender-sensitive attitude and approaches.
• Profound English knowledge.
Of advantage are:
• Knowledge and experience with the German Civil Peace Service programme (CPS)
• Knowledge of Burmese language (spoken and/or written)

6. Contract Award criteria

• Experiences and qualifications
• Quality of proposal
• Costs