Save the Children International is looking for a Consultant for the Temporary Education Support- Program Development and Quality
JOB TITLE: Consultant for Temporary Education Support- Program Development and Quality
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program Development and Quality, Education, Child Protection
LOCATION: Bangkok Type of Contract: Consultancy
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.
CONSULTANCY ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children’s Thailand Country Office is currently strengthening and expanding our work to promote the rights of migrant children in Thailand to education and protection, as well as the rights of IDPs and refugee children along the Thai-Myanmar border. This involves close partnership and advocacy with the Thai government and other stakeholders to improve the implementation of policies such as the Education for All policy and cabinet resolution of 2005. In the final months of 2016, we are seeking to carry out consultation with local civil society and government to form the basis for program design and funding proposals for 2017. Building on a successful foundation of programming for children on the move and ethnic minorities, we have developed concept notes for a range of donors, to be able to continue to promote access to quality education for these marginalized groups in Thailand. The Education Program Development and Quality (PDQ) Officer will play a key role in carrying out local consultations to inform program design and funding proposals. Furthermore, they will support key projects to improve education quality with our partners, and provide support to advocacy initiatives as required.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: PDQ Director, Education Specialist, close coordination with funding proposal developer.
Role Dimensions: The consultancy will require field and desk research and consultation work that will inform proposal development and project design. This role will also require general support to existing education programs. The role will be 60-70% consultation and 30-40% general support to key education projects.
The officer will undertake extensive consultations to support the development of detailed funding proposals. The consultant will lead on mapping local community based organisations (CBOs) active in the supporting education for marginalized children in target areas and will undertake consultations with government education authorities and CBOs to gather insights, input and feedback to support the development of detailed funding proposals and program design.
The officer will provide general support to key education programs, including serving as the focal point for the ACCESS project OOSC research survey. This will require monitoring and tracking progress connected to the contract. Liaison between the OOSC consultant team and Save the Children staff based in Mae Sot. The OOSC consultant team will likely require regular meetings and other support. Additionally, the officer will provide support to Education For All advocacy meetings, IMPACT project contracts related to self-sustaining Migrant Learning Centers and improving teaching and learning practice in Migrant Learning Centers and other duties as assigned.
Objectives, Responsibilities and Outputs
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Objectives
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Key Responsibilities
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Outputs
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Initial desk research to refine target locations
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· Desk review of migrant situation in target locations around Thailand
· Desk review of CBOs active in education within target locations
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· Report on the migrant situation and CBO mapping in target locations.
· Presentation of initial research to Save the Children’s education team.
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Further research and consultations
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· Based on the initial research findings, undertake further research and consultations with government authorities and CBOs in 4 – 6 selected target locations to refine program design and supported detailed proposals
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· Consultation meeting reports
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Contribute to the development of detailed proposals
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· Share findings of research during proposal workshops and contribute to the development of proposals
· Review and update of proposal log-frames based on consultation findings
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· Presentations and reports research and consultation findings and present findings in program design workshops as requested
· Suggested edits and inputs to program log frames and narrative sections based on consultations
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Education Quality & Advocacy Support
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· Support planning and design of key projects to improve education quality and sustainability in MLCs, in conjunction with partners, project teams and consultants.
· Support advocacy and learning events as required
· Support the Out-Of-School-Children (OOSC) survey as focal point for the Thammasat consultant. This will require liaison with the SC Mae Sot team.
· Support the EFA advocacy campaign as required
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· Contracts and work-plans with other relevant consultants
· Notes from meetings, tracking progress on contract, coordination.
· Event plans and reports.
· Attend meetings, prepare documents for meetings, provide input, assist with presentations
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QUALIFICATIONS
- Thai National
- Bachelor’s degree in social science or relevant area, master’s degree preferred
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Fluency in Thai
- Excellent spoken and written English
- At least 3 years’ experience in NGO, community and education development sector
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to coordinate and consult with actors at different levels
- Strong desk and field research skills ( mainly qualitative)
- Strong report writing skills
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation and log-frame design
- Experience in developing funding proposals
- The role will involve liaison with a wide range of people and will require a proven track record in dealing with people at all levels with credibility, tact and diplomacy
- Demonstrated ability to remain objective/neutral
- Ability to resolve issues swiftly and decisively whilst safeguarding standards and procedures
Desirable:
- Strong networks of contacts across government and NGO education sector
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
- Experience in promoting child rights and child protection with children
Time frame: November & December 2016
Applications:
Please send your CV, consultancy fee proposal, and cover letter to the following email addresses:
hr.thailand@savethechildren.org
Closing date: November 4th 2016
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