SRHR and GBV Capacity Building Consultant At Plan International

BACKGROUND

Plan International Jordan is contracted by Novo Nordisk Foundation to implement a 5-year youth empowerment program called “Najahna” (2022-2026). The action will aim to complement JRP’s top priority, which is to strengthen systems to protect the dignity and welfare of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians impacted by the Syrian crisis. By doing this, the project will support Jordan’s enduring commitment to continue to build an integrated multi-year framework to respond to the Syrian crisis in a transparent, collaborative, and sustainable manner in line with the Global Compact on Refugees framework.

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. Plan actively unites children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. Plan supports children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. Plan places a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. Plan have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Plan International Jordan was established in 2016 and has programmes in Azraq refugee camp and host communities.

THE CONSORTIUM

The Najahna consortium is composed of five organizations, Plan International (Consortium Lead), The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), The Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS), Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and The Confederation of Danish Industries (DI). The consortium partners bring an exceptional combination of experience, capacity and presence built on many years working with refugees and conflict-affected youth in ensuring access to Education, Youth Economic Empowerment, Health/Protection mainstreaming, gender and gender transformative approaches in various countries around the world and in Jordan, including the targeted governorates and the refugee camps. The consortium partners and local partners provide complementary reach to strengthen each other’s existing programming; while ODI and local partner Information & Research Center King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF) are the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and research partners, ensuring our evidence-based programming, learning and research are integrated in all of our work.

The program seeks to empower Jordanian youth, Syrian refugees and other conflict affected youth, especially adolescent girls and young women, with skills and capacities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities and challenge and break down gender, social, economic and refugee barriers as active social and economic members of civil society.

THE CONSULTANCY

Plan International Jordan is looking for a Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Gender Based Violence (SRHR and GBV) Capacity Building Consultant under the Enabling Environment pillar of the Najahna program primarily to strengthen the capacities of public and private SRHR and GBV service providers of the Najahna program, to provide youth friendly and quality services. The consultant will work closely with Plan’s team and with RHAS’s technical teams.

The main objectives for this consultancy are to:

• Conduct a technical capacity assessment for the selected service providers mainly assessing SRHR and GBV capacities.
• Revise existing materials and technical capacity assessment findings to develop a unified training toolkit on SRHR and GBV topics.
• Design and deliver a two-level training program based on the unified toolkit to the selected service providers.
• Facilitate the conduction of workshops with relevant actors including MoH to inform planned activities.

The development of the unified toolkit will build on all existing and relevant material developed by Plan and RHAS, and national key ministries such as the Ministry of Health (MoH). The consultant can use this existing information as a starting point and conduct supplemental research to fill in any information gaps required to complete the training program.

DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE

The role involves working closely with the following external and internal stakeholders:

Internal:

• Plan’s team.
• RHAS’s team.

External:

• CBOs and Youth Centres.
• Key government entities including relevant ministries, such as MoH.
• Relevant institutions, such as UN bodies, INGOs, USAID.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Under direct supervision of Najahna Senior PM, and with support from Plan and RHAS’s technical teams, the consultant will assume the following tasks:

• Develop a work plan that includes a timeline of activities, required resources, and a capacity building plan.
• Conduct a thorough technical capacity assessment of the selected private and public service providers (CBOs and Youth Centres).
• Revise existing training material and adapt it to the different needs identified in the technical capacity assessment, to develop a unified toolkit for service providers, youth core team, and participating youth in the selected communities.
• Design a two-level training program (general and advanced) for service providers (CBOs and Youth Centres) based on the technical capacity assessment. General level such as SRHR, GBV prevention and response, life skills, communication skills. Advanced level such as advocacy, campaigning, research, analytical thinking.
• Deliver the two-level training to the service providers (CBOs and Youth Centres), youth core groups and participating youth in the selected communities using the unified material and the national SOPs of Youth Friendly Services.
• Support in the revision of the existing material for adolescents’ health to cover GBV and gender norms as well as SRHR, to be used at the Health Centres as well as attend frequent meetings with RHAS and MoH committees to revise the existing national material.
• Refer to Najahna gender action plan that identifies entry points for informing gender transformative interventions into the program.
• Undertake any other relevant tasks that are deemed necessary by Plan’s team in order to support gender mainstreaming within the program.

APPROACH

The consultant will be responsible for conducting technical capacity assessment that are to be carried out for the selected CBOs and Youth Centres in the five selected governorates (Irbid, Ma’an, Mafraq, Amman, and Zarqa including the Azraq Camp). In addition, consultations will be made with all relevant partners for the revision and development of a unified training material, which will later be delivered by the consultant to the CBOs and Youth Centre staff.

Furthermore, the consultant will attend and support regular committee meetings to go over the revision of the existing material for adolescents’ health to cover GBV and gender norms as well as SRHR, to be used at the Health Centres.

METHODOLOGY

The consultant will first conduct a desk review to scan all existing material related to the assignment and then conduct a technical capacity assessment, which will employ a mix of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Consultant will also identify and develop an appropriate design for the two-level training and unified toolkit capable of addressing the objectives of the assessment appropriately.

The assessment report will include use of methods that are sensitive to inclusion of all target vulnerable groups, capable of generating disaggregated data, and that are gender sensitive. Overall, the methodology section should cover details of study design and approaches, sampling, sample size determination, data collection methods/instruments, data analysis techniques, plan for dissemination of study findings and aspects of quality assurance/ethical considerations (CPP, informed consent processes etc.) during the study.

Secondary data will be gathered by the consultant through the review of available training materials, literature, and reports. Validation and feedback workshops with the selected communities and relevant actors shall be held, involving Plan and RHAS’s technical teams before and after the assessment is conducted. The consultant will share the findings of the assessment and post design and delivery of the unified toolkit and two-level training with relevant stakeholders including those directly involved in the project, implementing partners, and Plan staff for instance through meetings, workshops etc. The consultant will therefore develop a work plan and dissemination plan for the assignment.

DELIVERABLES

1. Initial Work Plan

Elaboration: A detailed work plan including breakdown of activities and highlighting intervals of regular briefing on progress and challenges. Tools should be indicated as well for the assessment and the training approach. Upon approval of the work plan, technical capacity assessment can start.

Timeframe:5 Jan 2023

2. Facilitate the Revision Process of MoH Training Material on SRHR/GBV

Elaboration: Support bi-weekly material revision meetings with a committee formed of internal and external key parties on SRHR and GBV topics. Amendments including the addition, removal, and merging of topics as well as terminology and language revision are to be made and submitted in a final version by the end of the timeframe for this deliverable.

Timeframe:19 Jan – 28 Feb 2023

3. Conduct Technical Capacity Assessment

Elaboration: The technical capacity assessment should cover the identification of existing SRHR and GBV capacities, gaps and constraints, and opportunities for improvement. A draft analysis of the assessment after the data collection phase will be presented to Plan and RHAS staff. All raw data/material should be shared as well.

Timeframe: 9 Feb 2023

4. Develop a Unified Training Toolkit and Two-level Training Program

Elaboration: Review existing training material and adapt it to the different needs identified during the data collection phase of the technical capacity assessment. Submit a suggested outline of all the training material to be developed for review.

Toolkit is developed, disseminated to, and utilized across selected CBOs and Youth Centres on the program level in the form of a unified training material, and across Health Centres specifically for adolescents’ health.

Timeframe: 2 March 2023

5. Facilitate Two-level Training

Elaboration: Facilitate a two-level training program (general and advanced) for service providers (CBOs and Youth Centres), youth core groups and participating youth in the selected communities based on the technical capacity assessment and the unified toolkit. The training shall encompass pre-post assessments, learning checks, and training feedback from the participants.

Timeframe: 16 March 2023

6. Reporting

Elaboration: Reports are to be drafted at various stages of the consultancy including post MoH training material review meetings. In addition, two reports drafted incorporating feedback from Plan and RHAS staff in English, where one report highlights training overview including but not limited to: training purpose, methodology, approach, pre-post analysis, recommendations, etc., and is broken down to include the two-level trainings conducted. The other report is to highlight participant progress, developed capacities, areas of improvement, and overall facilitator recommendations on the two-level training participants.

Timeframe: 30 March 2023

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Social Sciences, Development or other related fields.
• Sound knowledge of SRH issues in humanitarian and/or development settings, particularly protection and GBV, including relevant international human rights, principles and established international standards.
• Proven experience in conducting similar assignments in Jordan.
• Excellent facilitation skills and experience leading trainings in SRHR and GBV topics.
• Documented experience leading assessment studies and developing technical and training materials.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.
• Excellent reporting and writing skills.
• Outstanding communication skills at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word and ability to use information technology as a tool and resource.
• Commitment to Plan’s key policies mainly the Gender Equality and Inclusion and Data Privacy policies.

ETHICAL AND CHILD PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS

The consultant is required to provide a statement on the respect and protection of child rights, human rights and dignity of participants compliant with Plan’s Child Protection Policy and Gender Equality & Inclusion Policy. The consultant shall read and sign Plan’s code of conduct as fully understood and in agreement to in all respects and shall follow this in all and every aspect during the term of this employment. The consultant must follow Ethical Principles in a research and obtain written/verbal consent from the targeted populations.

LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN

High contact: frequent interaction with children.

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

The consultant will submit both a technical and a financial proposal (of not more than 10 pages) that include the following:

Technical:

• Demonstration of the consultants’ understanding of the terms of reference. This will be included as an interpretation of the consultants understanding of the requirements of this assignment rather than a summary or re-statement of the terms of reference.
• A detailed methodology on how the assessment will be conducted, including a valid sampling method(s) for data collection, possible respondents and linking these with the tools to be administered to each respondent or category of respondents;
• Include and elaborate on the methodology and tools to be used in the training delivery and clearly demonstrate how the two-level training will be cascaded.
• A clear and detailed work plan with dates and deliverables specified.

Financial:

• An itemized and detailed budget, indicating the unit costs for consultancy fees as well as, separately, administrative and support costs such as travel, accommodation, and office support such as stationery. Please note that Plan will not provide transport, meals and accommodation to the consultant or research assistants during the consultancy period.
• All costs must be expressed in Jordanian Dinar.
• Proposed terms and schedule of payment: Plan will make payments as follows;
• Start-up and planning: 20%
• Technical capacity assessment: 20%
• Unified training toolkit: 40%
• Final training reports, and final toolkit: 20%

References and contact information:

• Names, addresses and telephone numbers of representatives of two organizations that will act as professional referees; these must be persons of managerial responsibility at the level where such reviews as these can be authorized.
• Full names, telephone numbers, e-mail address, physical address and contact person of the consultancy.

PLAN INTERNATIONAL’S VALUES IN PRACTICE

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people.

We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.
• We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace.
• We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

ROLE PROFILE AND APPLICATION PROCESS

Type of Role: Consultancy – Short term

Contract Duration: 4 months

Reports to: Najahna Senior PM

Location: Amman, Jordan