Request for Proposals for Local Partners in Jordan (Zarqa and Amman)

Request for Proposals

Building on the success of project activities in Lebanon, Kenya, Senegal and North Macedonia since 2018, ISD is seeking to appoint an appropriately qualified local partner organisation to support the implementation of project activities in Jordan in Zarqa over an 8 months’ period. 

A qualified partner would support the delivery of a capacity-building programme for 20 young people in Zarqa, Jordan. The programme would begin with a 4-day workshop in late July 2020 where the youth would work in 4 groups to learn how to plan community-based social change initiatives. During this workshop, the groups would plan their own projects, which would be delivered in Zarqa between August and December with ongoing support from ISD and the local partner.

Download detailed responsibilities and requirements here.

The timeline for the proposal period is as follows:

• 21^st June: Request for Proposals published
• 21^st– 23^rd June: ISD’s Senior Grants Manager and Senior Project Manager are available for email discussions and phone calls in relation to the request for proposals
• 2^nd July: Deadline for proposal submissions (to [email protected])
• 5th – 9^th July: Proposals will be evaluated by a panel made up of ISD’s Head of Project Operations, Senior Grants Manager, and Senior Project Manager
• End of business day on 12^th July: The successful organization(s) will be contacted for follow-up interviews, with estimated appointment date of 15^th July.

The approximate timeline for the Project is as follows:

• 15^th July – 8^th August:  workshop preparation including recruitment, logistical support (such as invitations and participant outreach, venue selection, catering, participant travel and accommodation where relevant), and supporting adaptation of training materials to the local context (approximately 2-3 days per week)
• 11^th – 12^th August:  2 days’ training preparation
• 14^th – 17^th August: 4 days’ Workshop delivery
• 17^th – 29^th August: Input into finalizing campaign plans, budgets and timelines for youth-led initiatives
• Starting 29^th August: 5 months’ youth-led project implementation, including group coordination and support and financial administration

About ISD

ISD is a global counter-extremism organisation dedicated to powering new solutions to extremism and polarisation. Young Cities is the Strong Cities Network’s local youth engagement programme to engage young people as key stakeholders in building community resilience, in partnership with ISD’s Youth Civil Activism Network.

About Young Cities

Young Cities works with youth as well as community and municipal leaders to enhance the role of young people in actively addressing hate, polarisation, extremism and violence. Active since 2018, Young Cities has worked in 9 cities across Kenya, Senegal, Lebanon and North Macedonia, training 290 youth and enabling 43 youth-led campaigns with ongoing support and funding totaling more than £129,000. We have also supported municipal leaders in the creation of 4 city grants dedicated to supporting youth in their municipality.

Young Cities works at the community level with youth and local government stakeholders to enhance their capacities, develop a shared understanding of local youth issues, and facilitate new opportunities for cooperation. This joint programme supports a collaborative approach that bridges the gap between municipal efforts to engage youth in P/CVE and the needs and contributions of their young citizens.

Through action-oriented capacity-building, seed funding and direct support, Young Cities facilitates youth-led initiatives as well as city-youth-collaboration, and supports municipal youth engagement strategies. Initiatives have taken on issues such as discrimination, gangs, stereotyping refugees, and the stigmatisation of young people charged with crime.