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Term of Reference (TOR) for the

Consultancy on Capacity Building Activities on the subject of

Powerful Presentation

For Raks Thai Foundation and its Sub-Recipients

Under the program title

Stop TB and AIDS through RTTR

(STAR)

Finance by

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

(The Global Fund)

For the NFM grant

Contents in the TOR

1. Purpose
2. Background
3. Objectives of the TOR
4. Expectation
5. Scope of Work
6. Duration and Duty Station
7. Deliverables and Payment
8. Consultant Fees
9. Rights and Properties
10. Qualifications and Required Documents
11. Key Contact
12. Appendix

I. PURPOSE

To identify an interested professional to conduct a consultancy to build capacity of Raks Thai Foundation staffs and its Sup-Recipients (SRs) on the subject of Powerful Presentation.

II. BACKGROUND 

Raks Thai Foundation (RTF), a member of CARE International, has been working in Thailand since 1979 in the area of emergency relief, community natural resources management, micro enterprise promotion, education, health and HIV/AIDS prevention and care for affected families.

Under the new funding model (NFM) of the program funded by the Global Fund, STAR project, Raks Thai Foundation as a Principle Recipient focuses on several key populations particularly Men who have sex with men (MSM), Transgender (TG), People who injects drugs (PWID), Female Sex Workers (FSW), Male Sex Worker (MSW) and other vulnerable populations (migrants and prisoners). The aim is to reduce new infections of HIV and TB by sustaining intensive behavior change programs through RRTTR.

About Powerful Presentation

Powerful Presentation is recognized as an important skill to communicate your message effectively and, today, it is crucial for professionals. In the area of health HIV and TB, effective presentation skills are needed for different purposes, especially for fundraising, stakeholder engagement, and Social & Behavior Change Communication (SBCC).

Raks Thai Foundation as a Principal- Recipient (PR) of STAR project plans to arrange a training on Powerful Presentation for key responsible persons of Raks Thai and its Sub-Recipients (SR) under the STAR project. The primary goal of the training is to advance the presentation skills of key responsible staff from selected Civil Organizations (CSOs), working in the area of health (HIV and TB). The training aims to build the staff capacity on public speaking and influencing people. It is also expected to help them to promote social initiatives and effectively deliver messages of goals and missions. With powerful presentation they will be capable of increasing support and engagement from target audiences: potential donors, supporters, community or volunteers.

To organize the effective training, Raks Thai Foundation is looking for a consultant to “Facilitate Training Activities and Develop Capacity Building Curriculum” on the subject of Powerful Presentation. The selected consultant(s) will work closely with Raks Thai team to ensure collaboration and success according to agreed plan.   

III. OBJECTIVES OF THE TOR

The objective of this TOR is to build the capacity of key responsible persons from Raks Thai Foundation and selected CSOs on powerful presentation to influence audiences for further engagement and collaboration.

IV. EXPECTATION

Staff capacity on the presentation skills are strengthened in following areas;

• Participants will be able to prepare for powerful public speaking,
• Participants will be able to influence people through effective public speaking in order to increase support and engagement from various target audiences.

V. SCOPE OF WORK

The work

The consultant will be accounted for the following scope of work:

1. Work with Raks Thai team to develop appropriate training structure and execution plan according to key objectives and expected results;
2. Develop an effective training curriculum for powerful presentation including concrete examples,
3. Develop training plan and innovative activities with the best use of available resources person, manpower and time,
4. Prepare training materials, presentations and related tools to be used in the training,
5. Organize innovative training, using proficiency and expertise to ensure deeply engagement from participants in the following key areas;
   1. Introducing the structure of powerful presentation,
   2. Introducing the value of stories, and the process of identifying stories,
   3. Equipping participants with basic skills to select, develop and edit their stories,
   4. Teach how to conduct evidence findings and translate them into stories that can influence audiences
   5. Introducing the presentation techniques and tips,
   6. Storytelling practice and learning from others.
6. Conduct the evaluation and assessment of training effectiveness and its impact,
7. Prepare a full final report, including detailed activities and processes.

VI. DURATION AND DUTY STATION

Duration

The period expected for this consultancy is from 1 March 2017 to 30 June 2017, to be divided as follows:

• 1 – 31 March 2017: develop a capacity building curriculum and prepare training materials
• 1 April 2017 – 31 May 2017: conduct all training activities
• Submission of expected deliverables related to trainings by 20 June 2017
• 27 June 2017: discuss with Raks Thai team

Duty station

Actions should take place in Bangkok, and at Raks Thai Foundation Bangkok Office based on agreed plan. The consultant(s) should be able to attend preparatory meetings with Raks Thai team.

VII.   DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT

Expected deliverables

The final deliverables submitted to RTF include the following documents:

1. A capacity building curriculum on powerful presentation,
2. Training materials, presentations and related tools to be used in the training,
3. A full final report, including detailed activities, processes and recommendations for improvements.

Payment

The payment will occur in two instalments:

The 1^st payment with 50% of total amount and will be paid after completion the training activities.

The 2^nd payment with the remaining 50% of total amount will be paid after submission of the following documents: 1) a capacity building curriculum of powerful presentation, 2) training materials, presentations and related tools to be used in the training, 3) a full final report, including detailed activities, processes and recommendations for improvements. The deliverable products must meet Raks Thai expectations as per scope of work before the instalments are paid.

VIII. CONSULTANT FEES

The fees for this action should be proposed by the consultant, with Raks Thai agreement. This amount should include all costs and expenses for the actions, out-of pocket, and service Taxes/VATs.

IX. RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES

Raks Thai Foundation has rights and property for all products under this term of reference.  Any product dissemination needs to get permission in written form an authorized person of Raks Thai Foundation.

X. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Qualifications

Competencies:

• Knowledge and understanding of presentation skills and significant experience in developing training activities particularly related to public speaking and influencing people,
• Previous experience working with NGO agencies is preferred,
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of social development and effective public speaking,
• Excellent communication skills both in English and Thai,
• Excellent public speaking skills,
• Strong training skills
• Ability to work in multi-cultural environments and fully recognizes concepts of marketing for nonprofits;
• The ability to balance a process-driven approach while generating innovative ideas is imperative.
• The consultant(s) must be flexible, enthusiastic, and very passionate about using business tools to maximize the social impacts and possess an energetic personality.
• The successful candidate will be a detail-oriented, a self-starter with strong organizational skills.

Experience: A minimum of 5 years professional experience, which includes at least 3 years in related fields.

Required documents:

1. The name and official address, and legal registration document (if any) of the consultant, with an application letter,

(The position title and number, based on requisition no., should be clearly marked on the application letter and envelope if sent by mail.)

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the consultant,
2. Examples from past experiences that reflect the deliverables and scope that are listed in scope of work;
3. A proposed budget and work-plan for the actions.

Interested candidates should apply with the required documents before 20 February 2017. Please be noted that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview and bidding process.

 XI. KEY CONTACT PERSON

Place for document submission

Submit documents to RTF at:

1. By mail to : Ms. Pruksa Singhapol

Program Officer, Organization Development and Training

And

Ms. Supaluk Boonpeng

Senior Program Assistant

Raks Thai Foundation

185 Pradipat Soi 6, Samsennai, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400

Telephone: 02-265-6888

2. By online to :  Ms. Pruksa Singhapol

pruksa@raksthai.org and supaluk@raksthai.org

XII. APPENDIX