ThaiNGO

Consultant for Refugee Aspiration Assessment

Background:

Save the Children (SC) has been working in Thailand for over 35 years, supporting the most vulnerable children with Education, Child Protection, Child Safety and Health & Nutrition programs. Whenever a disaster strikes in Thailand, we are ready to deploy an emergency response. In 2020, we have deployed a multi-site, multi-sectoral response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on the Southernmost Provinces (Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat) and the border with Myanmar where more than 91,000 refugees still reside in 9 refugee camps.

 Since 2013, SC is the lead of the EU consortium ensuring access to basic education services to school-age children residing in the 9 temporary shelters located in Mae Hong Son, Tak, Kanchanaburi and Ratchaburi Provinces. Access to basic education services inside camps and support for refugee children to successfully transit and access flexible education pathways was ensured through Basic Education Support towards Transition (BEST) and Preparing for Reintegration through Education and Participative Solution Project (PREPS).

To mitigate gender inequality and protection-related risks in schools, SC in collaboration with partners, will conduct gender-sensitive assessment of refugees’ aspiration for a sustainable future and protection risk with a focus on children and teachers. The assessment will answer the following key questions:

• To what extent does the existing refugee Education system support refugee children for more sustainable future regardless of their ethnicity, gender and disabilities?
• What are gender-sensitive needs and protection risks of boy and girls including children with divert SOGIES?
• What lessons can be drawn from the project to further plan, design and develop future programmes?  
• What are the most critical areas of focus for future education programs for refugee children, e.g. how can we have the greatest impact on children in the coming years? 

The consultant team will work closely with SC, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) , Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), and our stakeholders including Karen Refugee Committee Education Entity (KRCEE), Karenni Education Department (KnED), Office of Camp Education Entity (OCEE), Resident Teacher Trainers (RTTs), head teachers, students, teachers and parents to be involved in the research. If the Karenni Refugee Committee (KnRC) and Karen Refugee Committee (KRC) camps are open to outsiders, the consultants team members will conduct the study inside the selected camps. If camps access is restricted due to COVID-19, the evaluation team will be requested to conduct the evaluation remotely with support from Save the Children. From this, the assessment will be limited to three camps known to have access to strong internet and/or phone signal. These include Mae La, Mae Ra Ma Loung, Tham Hin, and Ban Mai Nai Soi.

Key qualifications:  

• Proven experience conducting high quality research
• Proven ability to conduct research and track record with vulnerable populations while ensuring rigorous ethnics, integrity, and safeguarding especially in refugee setting
• Masters’ degree in Social Sciences, Education, International Relation or relevant area to the project
• Familiar with Thailand-Myanmar refugee issues and context
• Thai or international consultant who has experience to work in Thailand
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines
• Language proficiencies required include: English, Sgaw Karen, and Burmese; kindly include a clear plan for language proficiencies in the team and/or translators included in the team
• Flexibility to travel to remote areas

Consultancy period: 1^st August to 31^st of December, 2022

Professional fees:  Based on competitive application process

Management:

The consultant will report to the Senior Field Coordinator. Additional technical advice will be provided by the Education Technical Advisor, MEAL Coordinator and technical team from SC. SC should approve all plans and documents developed by the consultant.

Besides, the lead consultant is to provide reporting against the project plan. The following regular reporting and quality review processes will also be used:

• Regular email at least once a week to the SC BEST/PREPS project Coordinator documenting progress and any emerging issues to be resolved.

 Place of work: Thailand

Period of submission: Until 26 July 2022
Request full TOR or more information through : Kwang.tangmanakit@savethechildren.org          

Submission through: THA_Procurement_BKK@savethechildren.org