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Title:    Consultant: Trainer for the Drowning Prevention Projects in Bangkok

Background

Drowning is the most common cause of child death in Thailand killing around 2,700 children per year. Thailand’s late remarkable economic rise has created new hazards and vulnerabilities for children. A new trend is now emerging in many middle-income countries with increased child deaths from injury and accident.

Save the Children Thailand is leading a child drowning prevention project in Bangkok, funded respectively by FamilyMart. The project aims at enhancing children’s knowledge of drowning prevention and contributing to reduce child injury and death by drowning across Thailand.

Save the Children will run the program in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Health, the Thai Life Saving Society (TLSS), the Child Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Centre (CSIP) under Ramathibodi Hospital and Thai PBS with overall objective of promoting child drowning prevention through the following methodologies:

1. Educate children on drowning prevention, reinforcing key messages through peer modeling and adult support
2. Develop an inclusive water safety and survival swimming.

The purpose of this consultancy

Save the Children is seeking the consultants who are experience in water safety to deliver survival swimming lessons to 50-75 students from each project’ schools: Surao Sam in, Surao Ban Don, Sawasdee Wittaya, Prathomnonsee and Anuban Phibunwes  to reduce the risk of drowning and techniques that they could save their lives

Timeframe & Scope

The consultancy service period for the whole assignment is between July 2019 and February 2021.

Professional fees:

1. Trainer: 1,000THB/day (only on the working day/s based on the training schedule)
2. 3% withholding tax will be deducted from the individual.
3. Costs involved in the training such as materials, accommodation and travel, will be covered by Save the Children.

Direct report: The Child Health and Safety Programme Coordinator

Location:  Bangkok

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Interested candidates should submit a motivational letter, comprehensive CV and details of at least 3 referees to: hr.thailand@savethechildren.org

Please indicate in the subject as “Consultant: Trainer for the Drowning Prevention Projects in Bangkok_(Name of candidate)”

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

“We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse”

Contact : Hr.thailand@savethechildren.org