Resilient States Project, Evaluative Study

Summary

Common Ground USA (CG-USA) is seeking an individual or a team of consultants who can evaluate lessons learned in our programs across geographies (Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas) and identities (political, racial, gender, age, class), to recommend actions to improve future project iterations. In particular, the study must examine the link between resiliency networks of local and state community leaders and the mitigation of political violence in states where the networks operate.

Candidate teams should have experience researching political violence prevention strategies, and also have experience in program evaluation. Ideal teams will have experience in applied research and iterative programs design, in other words using research and evaluation to inform program design. This consultancy is project-funded.

Context

Common Ground USA

CG-USA pursues projects that enable enduring change through “Dignity of All,” or multi-partiality, the premise that enduring solutions require ownership from across divisions. CG-USA is an office of Search for Common Ground (Search).  Search is an international conflict transformation NGO that aims to transform the way individuals, groups, governments and companies deal with conflict, away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative solutions. Headquartered in Washington DC, USA, and Brussels, Belgium, with field offices in 29 countries, Search designs and implements multifaceted, culturally appropriate and conflict-sensitive programs using a diverse range of tools, including media and training, to promote dialogue, increase knowledge and determine a positive shift in behaviors.

Over Zero

Over Zero builds whole-of-society resilience to identity-based violence and other forms of political violence. Over Zero works with local leaders, civil society, global peacebuilding practitioners, and researchers to create educational resources and tools; and builds place-based programs that anchor this work. Over Zero supports a wide range of organizations, communities, and cross-sector leaders with resources, advising, and connections to effectively use their platforms to prevent and address political violence. Over Zero is building coordination and rapid response systems that connect local, state, and national leaders, organizations, and resources in the face of potential risks.

The Project 

The joint Common Ground USA and Over Zero Resilient States Project (RSP) aims to prevent the United States from becoming a place where violence, intimidation, and harassment are used to define who gets to participate in civic life. RSP is working with civic leaders, like those from the business, education, faith, and veteran communities, who are interested in reducing and preventing the tension, toxic polarization, and violence that is making our politics worse. 

In target states of Ohio, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Texas, the project has built networks of leaders from diverse backgrounds and geographies who take coordinated actions to prevent, defuse, and respond to political and identity-based violence. RSP provides network facilitation, expertise, resources, and advice, when needed, while supporting participants’ visions and priorities for the change they want to see in their communities. Over Zero supports the Ohio and Arizona networks while Common Ground USA supports the networks in Pennsylvania and Texas.

Objectives of Study

This final evaluative study will seek to test the project’s theory of change, measure program outcomes, identify possible changes to the project’s approach to improve its outcomes - including the most effective activities and adaptations made during the life of the project, and determine if the project is addressing the root causes of the problem. 

This study will become the foundation of a best practices guide for state-cohort-resiliency models, and as such needs to emphasize lessons learned and examples of what’s working. 

Please go here to see the full terms of reference.

• Relevance of proposed methodology to the goal, objectives, and research questions for the project.
• Candidate capacity and experience
• Method of approach
• Budget (inclusive of travel and accommodation) in relation to proposed methodology, deliverables and team.
• Timeline for proposed activities.

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities. 

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Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.  Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.

Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.

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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg.org pour tous les détails de notre mission.

Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.

Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.

Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.

Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.

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Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg.org para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables.  Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí.