Psychosocial Support Consultant

## **1-Introduction**

Dawlaty is a non-governmental organization that works with civil society partners and marginalized groups, in particular, young men and women, to achieve a democratic transition. To do this, Dawlaty often organizes workshops, webinars, and gatherings to shed light on the important matters at hand as well as try to bring the voices of its beneficiaries to the forefront of the discussion.

## **2-** **Location and Duration**

**Location:** Field-based (Damascus, Daraa, Aleppo, Homs, and Tartous); it is preferred that the consultant resides in Syria.

**Estimated Starting Date:** 15-Jul-2026

\*\*Estimated end date:\*\*10-Oct-2026

**Duration:** 25 working days

## **3-Scope of Work:**

As part of **"Talaqi: A Space for Dialogue through the Arts"** project. This project targets young Syrian women and men interested in artistic and community work. It aims to enhance the presence of arts as tools for social interaction and to build safe spaces for dialogue on concepts of justice, accountability, citizenship, and civil peace. Dawlaty will be directly responsible for implementing the first component of the project, which consists of five specialized training workshops on transitional justice.

For this purpose, the foundation intends to contract a professional Psychosocial Support (PSS) Consultant to be present at all workshops under this component to ensure the facilitation of safe spaces for dialogue and to address psychosocial sensitivities associated with conflict environments As part of the "Talaqi: A Space for Dialogue through the Arts".

Dawlaty seeks to contract a Psychosocial Support Consultant who possesses high capacity and experience in accompanying training workshops and managing and securing a sensitive, interactive psychosocial environment.
The scope of work entails providing direct psychosocial support to participants throughout four-day workshops in five cities. The consultant will be responsible for fostering a safe, open environment for dialogue, facilitating the sharing of diverse experiences among participants (aged 20–35), and proactively mitigating potential emotional triggers related to discussions on transitional justice, human rights violations, and conflict.

## **4-Responsibilities of Dawlaty:**

1. Providing the necessary facilities for the success the work.
2. Coordination between the service provider and Dawlaty’s beneficiaries.
3. Paying the service provider after completing the delivery the requirements.
4. Dawlaty has the right to divide the quotations as it sees fit in order to obtain the deliverables.
5. Dawlaty has the right to contract one or more service providers as it deems appropriate.
6. Dawlaty does not compensate for any exchange rate differences.
7. Dawlaty reserves the right to increase or decrease the required quantity based on the financial allocations.
8. A late penalty of 1% of the contract value will be applied for each week of delay.
9. All-Estimated dates of this request (Duration, Due Date) are tentative and may be subject to minor and urgent adjustments due to logistical, technical, or unforeseen circumstances. The finally dates will be fixed in the contract.

## **5-Responsibilities of the Service Provider:**

The Service Provider shall:

1. Coordinating and planning ahead with the workshop trainer well in advance of the training workshops, and reviewing the agenda and training methodology to ensure they align with and respect the psychological safety and specific sensitivities of the participants.
2. Commitment to full and direct field presence throughout all days of the five workshops in the specified provinces (totaling 20 training days).
3. Providing and managing a Safe Space for dialogue that ensures respect for privacy, diversity, and gender, while considering the cultural and social sensitivities of the participants.
4. Prompt intervention and provision of Psychological First Aid (PFA) and individual or group psychosocial support to participants or trainers when needed, given the nature of the workshop topics (reparation mechanisms, truth documentation, and violations).
5. Monitoring group dynamics and interaction during training, and providing technical advice and rapid psychological assessments to the training team (trainers) to ensure the smooth running of the workshop.
6. **Strict Confidentiality and Data Protection:** It is strictly prohibited to share or use any stories, narratives, or personal data of the participants outside the defined and narrow scope of this assignment.
7. Continuous and effective communication with Dawlaty Foundation’s technical team and responding to feedback to ensure quality in line with organizational standards.
8. Important Note: the training workshop dates are tentative and may be subject to minor and urgent adjustments due to logistical, technical, or unforeseen circumstances. The consultant will be notified of any updates immediately.

**6-Deliverables Table**

See TOR [Link](https://drive.g