81306728-Facilitation of the Social Protection for Women Innovation Lab

The objective of this assignment is to prepare and deliver high-quality facilitation for the so-called Innovation Lab. The responsibility of the contractor is to shape and facilitate the lab process in close cooperation with the GIZ project. The facilitators will provide the methodological tools, facilitate the dialogue and accompany the country teams and the individual participants in their respective learning journeys.

The Innovation Lab approach has successfully been implemented by the GIZ Leadership Academy to promote creative thinking and problem-solving among its participants. The approach is based on the belief that innovation is essential for achieving sustainable development, and that it can be fostered through a structured and collaborative process. The Innovation Lab brings together a diverse group of participants working on social protection and/ or gender topics in country teams from the four partner countries. The group is guided through a structured process that involves identifying challenges, generating ideas, developing and testing prototypes. The process is highly collaborative and encourages participants to share their knowledge and expertise to develop innovative solutions. The Innovation Lab is a sequenced capacity-building intervention consisting of in-country and online support as well as regional collaboration events. It consists of three national workshops and accompaniment for each of the four country teams, as well as three regional dialogue workshops. The process is designed to stimulate in-depth dialogue and mutual learning amongst participants. Moreover, country teams are supported to develop and implement innovations that address specific challenges hindering the expansion of social protection coverage of women. In the context of the Innovation Lab, an innovation is defined as approaches, models, processes or specific products that are new within the particular country and can address and solve specific identified challenges.

Up to 64 leaders (two per institution) from 4 country teams will participate in the Innovation Lab. Participants come from institutions working on social protection or gender topics in the four partner countries (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia) and include senior staff and decision makers from national governments (e.g. Ministries of Social Protection/Social Affairs, Social Security Institutions, Ministries of Women"s Affairs etc.), academia, representatives of the private sector and civil society.

The respective national government partners of the GIZ project "Social Protection for Women in the MENA-Region" in each country will act as coordinators of the respective country teams and will support the selection process of participants representing around 8 relevant stakeholders in their respective country.

The contractor is responsible for providing the following services and work packages:

Intervention design and redesign

Advise the GIZ project management team on the detailed intervention design of the lab process. As the methodology is based on the tested and proven Innovation Lab approach of the GIZ Global Leadership Academy and adaptations previously implemented by other GIZ projects, most planning materials are already available and should be adjusted according to the topic and final design agreed with project staff.

Support the GIZ project convening the country teams. This includes 60 minutes preparatory interviews with each shortlisted institution in all 4 countries (approx. 8 institutions per country).

In close consultation with the GIZ project, the contractor methodologically prepares the activities and sessions of three regional lab workshops and three national lab workshops in each of the 4 countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan). This includes preparation calls with the GIZ project co-facilitators before each session.

Facilitation of regional lab process

Facilitate 3 regional lab workshops

Take part in preparation meetings and reflection processes with the GIZ project project management team to constantly reflect the progress and challenges during the process and to learn for the next steps. This will include preparatory sessions before each lab session, short reflection sessions after the workshops as well as hosting team calls throughout the entire process.

Provide a short-documentation of each regional workshop (incl. e.g. agenda, photo-documentation, use-materials and presentations etc.)

Facilitation national lab process

Facilitate 12 national lab workshops

Take part in preparation meetings and reflection processes with the GIZ project project management team to constantly reflect the progress and challenges during the process and to learn for the next steps. This will include preparatory sessions before each lab session, short reflection sessions after the workshops as well as hosting team calls throughout the entire process.

Coaching

Coach/accompany the country teams in between the lab meetings with regards to their questions, challenges, consequences for innovative ideas and planning and implementing innovative actions (via phone/online sessions). If needed, also offer individual accompaniment/coaching or in small groups to enable the participants to transfer the insights and learnings from the lab into their work. A maximum number of five days per country team should be scheduled for the coaching.

Reporting

Provide a final project report based on the short documentation gathered in each phase of the lab. Include a comprehensive overview of the process, country experiences, and outcomes.

(6) Project coordination

GIZ project liaison/ project coordination (assuming 14-month process in total)

Bi-weekly coordination

One member of the facilitation team will function as coordinator/team leader and key contact person to the GIZ project on behalf of the facilitation team, overseeing the methodological design and ensuring its alignment with the lab"s object