Consultant for the formalization of the psychosocial, economic and leadership support protocol Dukire Twubake at Interpeace

Project: Dukire Twubake – To heal, to rebuild (Phase II)

Location : Remote / Bujumbura, Burundi

Estimated duration of the mission : 20 working days spread between September 2025 and January 2026

Implementing partners : Interpeace and CENAP​

Submission deadline: August 31, 2025

1. Context of the mission

The Dukire Twubake – To Heal, To Rebuild (Phase II) project is part of a holistic approach aimed at strengthening reconciliation and social, economic, and political inclusion for lasting peace in Burundi. A central component of the project is community psychosocial support, combined with activities for dialogue, social cohesion, and strengthening the economic and civic capacities of women, youth, and marginalized groups.

During the previous phase of the project, several tools and methods were developed in the areas of group psychosocial support, leadership and advocacy training, and entrepreneurship. However, these tools were not formalized into structured and systematized documents that could serve as a reference for large-scale use, transmission to new teams, or adaptation in other contexts.

2. Objective of the mission

The objective of the mission is to review, enrich and formalize existing tools, in order to develop a comprehensive, coherent, operational protocol adapted to the Burundian context , which includes the following components:

• Community psychosocial support (group support, individualized follow-up, referral to psychologists). This part of the protocol should include:
  • Group sharing and listening techniques as a central pillar of support.
  • At least 9 sessions per group.
  • Process and tools for identifying and referencing people needing individualized support.
  • Therapeutic approaches based on Burundian culture.
  • Therapeutic approaches based on art and games, such as psychodrama.
• Leadership and Advocacy Training This part of the protocol should include:
  • Content tailored to a vulnerable community audience, focusing on local leadership and taking into account gender and age specificities.
  • A distribution of sessions that takes into account the audience's specific assimilation capacities and logistical considerations.
  • Approaches aimed at strengthening self-confidence.
  • Times for discussion and sharing of inspiring success stories.
  • A very participatory methodology.
• Training in entrepreneurship and collective economic initiatives. This part of the protocol should include:
  • Content and business models tailored to a vulnerable audience, and taking into account gender and age specificities.
  • A distribution of sessions that takes into account the audience's specific assimilation capacities and logistical considerations.
  • Times for discussion and sharing of inspiring success stories.
  • A very participatory methodology.

3. Main tasks of the consultant

Under the joint supervision of Interpeace and CENAP, and in collaboration with the project's Technical Committee, the consultant will be responsible for:

1. Analyze existing documents, approaches, and tools : Collect, sort, and analyze activity reports, facilitator logs, training materials, modules, and other resources already developed by the project. And conduct interviews with staff, psychologists, and community facilitators involved in Phase I.
2. Identify areas for improvement and consolidate relevant approaches, methods, and tools into a protocol that ensures effectiveness and consistency of content, cultural relevance, ease of use, and clarity of methods.
3. Structure and write a synthetic and operational protocol, which includes three components:

• Community psychosocial support (including group support, individual monitoring, guidance, roles of facilitators, mentoring systems, etc.)
• Training in leadership and community advocacy (with modules, educational approach, monitoring and evaluation tools)
• Training in entrepreneurship and economic initiatives (with key themes, training sequences, monitoring and evaluation tools, etc.)

1. Lead working sessions with project teams and the Technical Committee to validate content, collect feedback and integrate suggestions for improvement.
2. Provide a final version of the protocol , reviewed and validated with the teams, and accompanied by practical recommendations for training facilitators and integration into future activity plans.

4. Expected deliverables

1. Methodological note specifying the approach, timetable and resources required (1 week after start).
2. Inventory and critical analysis of existing tools - including protocols developed by Interpeace within the framework of other programs, and protocols used by other actors in Burundi.
3. Finalized and validated protocol (Word and PDF formats).
4. Summary of recommendations for use and capitalization.

Interested persons are invited to submit:

1. A technical proposal (max. 5 pages) including an understanding of the mission, the profiles of the team members, the proposed methodology and an indicative schedule;
2. A financial proposal (fees per day/person);
3. Two examples of work or protocols developed on comparable themes.

Submission deadline: August 31, 2025

Submissions should be sent to: recruitment@interpeace.org , with a copy to brot@interpeace.org.