An international NGO working in Somalia is seeking to recruit a consultant to conduct training to teachers and CEC members on Psychosocial support, social emotional learning, and gender-based violence case management.
- Purpose of the Consultancy
To train teachers and CECs on psychosocial support, socio-emotional learning and gender-based violence case management with a bias on child protection, parenting without violence, PSEA (prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse), safe referral, Teachers’ Code of Conduct, and appointing child protection focal points at schools.
- Scope and Specific Objectives
The scope of activities and specific training objectives shall be guided as follows:
- Undertake desk research and analyze all the necessary documents/training modules, training materials to fully understand the ground situation needed to develop training manual (5 days)
- Determine school-based challenges or risk areas that affect children’s learning in the context of the target schools and develop adaptive success for the identified risk areas.
- Carry out a “Gap” analysis to identify gaps in the trainings being imparted on training of teachers and CECs on child protection and gender-based violence case management, psychosocial support, parenting without violence, PSEA (prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse), safe referral, Teachers’ Code of Conduct, and appointing child protection focal points at schools.
- Recommend evidence-based processes that support successful promotion and protection of children in distress using school friendly appropriate resilience building interventions to the trained teachers and children with a clear Parent Engagement framework.
- Organize Training of the sampled teachers and CECs from all the target regions and other relevant school/educational stakeholders. Develop training action work plan, modules, training manual and technical support from key resource person/line ministry for school children resilience-building (4 days).
- Conduct capacity building training: (8 days)
- Develop cluster training plans by District.
- Designate qualified staff to effectively and efficiently deliver the chosen training plan using the developed pedagogical support materials and training methodology/techniques.
- Based on the findings of the survey, develop training modules to train CECs from the 20 targeted schools.
- Develop draft ToT training manual and workshop reports and share with the agency for review (6 days)
- Develop final draft ToT training manual and workshop report (5 days)
- Methodology
The consultant is expected to consider the following:
- A desk review of relevant literature and to enable localization of teachers’ training on psychosocial support, socio-emotional learning, and gender-based violence case management.
- Primary data collection to assess knowledge attitude and practices on psychosocial support, socio-emotional learning, and gender-based violence case management.
- Use participatory approaches that are adult friendly to execute the training using variety of methods.
- Appointing child protection focal points at schools.
- Deliverables
The tasks deliverables are:
- Submission of a comprehensive inception report detailing the training work plan and methodologies to be used in the assignment.
- Submission of Gap Analysis findings and draft modules to project team for validation
- Conduct training to the CECs and teachers in the target areas/districts
- Final training reports.
- Simplified training modules.
Proposals should include:
- Detailed description of proposed approach and methodology
- Projected budget including travel expenses (Note that flight costs and accommodations will be covered by the consultant)
- Short overview of how the candidate(s) meets the qualifications, experience, and skills requirements.
Further Information:
- The consultant’s travel from base to the field and back after the end of the contract will be covered by the Agency.
- The consultant will propose the professional fee as part of their financial proposal. (Daily rate X number of days = Total professional fee).
- The consultants shall be responsible for their income tax and/or insurance during the assignment.
- The consultant is bound by the principles and conditions of Agency Code of Conduct.
A contract will be signed by the consultant upon commencement of the assignment which will detail additional terms and conditions of service, aspects on inputs and deliverables.
Qualifications of the Consultant
- Professional or graduate studies in either Clinical Psychology, Education or Social Sciences
- Good technical knowledge on child protection and child rights issues.
- At least 3 years of experience in psychological and psychotherapeutic interventions, specifically working on SEL or MHPSS system development.
- At least 3 years of previous experience in providing services to displaced populations, migrants, refugees, or conflict affected populations in a protracted context.
- Demonstrated experience in the development of training curricula and solid understanding of adult learning principles.
- Fluency in Somali language is a mandatory requirement for this assignment.
How to apply
Technical and Financial including a detailed curriculum vitae should be sent hr@adrasom.org not later than 12th December 2023 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.