Capacity Building Training on Communications, Advocacy, Visibility, Fundraising, Program Development, and Storytelling for GREDO Program Staff.

1. Background
   GREDO Relief and Development Organization (GREDO) is a local non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian and development organization with its headquarter in Baidoa and has sub-offices across southern states in Somalia. GREDO focuses on aspects of emergency, humanitarian responses, and development/resilience programs. GREDO, committed to serving communities affected by crises.
   GREDO continues to expand its programming and strategic partnerships across humanitarian and development sectors in Somalia. In this growth, the role of strategic communications, advocacy, donor visibility, and documentation of success stories has become increasingly vital. However, a capacity gap exists within program teams at both senior management and field levels in effectively integrating these components into their work. To address this, GREDO seeks to conduct a comprehensive 4-day training that builds knowledge and skills across all levels of program staff in communications, advocacy, fundraising, and effective storytelling through content gathering and success story writing.
2. Objective of the Training
   The objective of this assignment is to engage a qualified and experienced consultant/facilitator to design and deliver a comprehensive 4-day capacity building training for GREDO program staff including senior management, coordinators, officers, on key themes of communications, advocacy, donor visibility, fundraising, program development, content gathering, and storytelling.
   The training aims to:
   • Strengthen the knowledge and practical skills of GREDO staff in integrating strategic communications and advocacy into project design and implementation.
   • Enhance staff capacity to meet donor visibility requirements and promote the organization’s impact through high-quality success stories and case studies.
   • Improve collaboration and coordination between field teams and the Communications and Advocacy Department.
   • Equip staff with tools and techniques to support fundraising, proposal development, and organizational visibility efforts.
3. Scope of Work
   The selected Trainer/Facilitator will:
   • Design and deliver a 4-day training curriculum combining theory, practical exercises, group work, and real-world examples.
   • Provide training to approximately 25 participants, including SMT, Program Managers, Coordinators, Officers, and Assistants.
   • Develop and share training materials (slides, handouts, tools).
   • Facilitate sessions in both Somali and English as necessary.
   • Include interactive sessions for group discussion, mock proposal design, storytelling exercises, and donor visibility analysis.
   • Prepare a final training report including a summary of sessions, participant feedback, and recommendations for follow-up support.
4. Key Training Modules
5. Advocacy and Campaigning for NGOs
6. Strategic Communication in Humanitarian Programming
7. Donor Visibility and Branding Compliance
8. Fundraising and Proposal Design Basics
9. Content Gathering Techniques (Photography, Quotes, Testimonies)
10. Success Story and Case Study Writing Techniques
11. Internal Collaboration between Program & Communications Teams
12. Deliverables
    • Training Agenda and Methodology
    • Training Materials (PPTs, exercises, templates)
    • Pre and post-training assessments
    • Daily session feedback
    • Final Training Report
13. Duration and Location
    • Duration: 4 Days
    • Dates: July 27–30, 2025
    • Venue: Baidoa, Somalia
14. Required Qualifications of the Consultant/Facilitator
    Educational Background
    • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, International Development, Public Relations, Social Sciences, or a related field.
    • Master’s degree is an added advantage.
    Professional Experience
    • Proven experience in NGO communications, advocacy, and fundraising training
    • Strong knowledge of donor visibility, content collection, and storytelling
    • Familiarity with Somali humanitarian context preferred
    • Fluency in Somali and English
    • Excellent facilitation, communication, and reporting skills
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17. Application Process
    Interested consultants/facilitators should submit:
    • A technical proposal detailing training approach
    • Financial proposal (including facilitator fees and any materials)
    • Updated CV highlighting similar assignments
    • At least three references or samples of related training work
    Submission Deadline: 21st July 2025
    Contact Email: consultant@gredosom.org
18. Child Safeguarding Policy

Confidentiality
You must observe secrecy with regard to any situation and any information that you become aware of during the course of your engagement and which, due to the nature of the issue, must be considered confidential. The obligation for professional secrecy does not cease at the end of the engagement.

How to apply/Application Process:
Interested consultants should submit their proposal, and application including a CV, a cover letter outlining their qualifications and approach, and references to consultant@gredosom.org
The deadline for application and document submission is 21st July 2025
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.