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Curiculum Consultant
The organization
Save the Children is the world's largest independent organization for children, making a difference to children's lives in over 120 countries. We deliver immediate and lasting improvements to children's lives worldwide. Save the Children listens to children, involves children and ensures their views are taken into account. Save the Children secures and protects children's rights - to food, shelter, healthcare, education and freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation.
Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing
support
to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered
both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
The
rights-based approach of our interventions is founded on four pillars: direct
programming, political and policy change, popular mobilization and fundraising.
We provide support through both longer term development work and humanitarian
relief in emergencies.
Summary of Current Programmes
With funding from diverse donors we are implementing programmes in Wajir, Mandera, Turkana, Nairobi, Garissa and Bungoma Counties. Our programming covers the areas of Health and nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, Water hygiene and sanitation, child protection and child right programming.
Background
The Adolescent Girls Initiative Program (AGI-K), funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), provides a unique and exciting opportunity to reach at least 6200 adolescent girls ages 11-14 in two marginalized geographies in Kenya – Northern arid lands and urban slums in Nairobi. A range of interventions in the health, prevention of violence, wealth creation, and education sectors will be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial including the costing of each packages implementation to provide evidence on the most cost effective combinations which have the greatest impact.
The rationale is that “Investment in adolescent girls, if made early, and before they start dropping out of school at age 13-14, will break the downward spiral into early pregnancy, early marriage and intergenerational poverty.” Thus evidence from research will influence national policy and support scaled up, cost-effective interventions for adolescent girls in the future.
To reach this goal, an integrated approach to the curriculum development process is proposed, leveraging the learning from other curriculums that have been developed by various agencies working with very young adolescents (VYAs). The curricula include: 1) Health, life skills and nutrition, 2) Financial education, and 3) Community dialogues.
The Position
An experienced consultant is sought to help design the revisions that have currently been undertaken from various existing curricula.
Purpose and Results
The purpose of the consultancy:
- To
review, revise, simplify and adapt the current curriculum to the Somali
(Wajir) context. The simplified versions include pictorials to be used
during discussion sessions
- To
produce an integrated learning curriculum based on the revisions
- To
translate important key terms into Somali language(in the glossary page)
- To
incorporate topics that are previously missing specifically early
marriage, FGM and WASH
The key outputs of the curriculum Development Consultant
- Review
all the existing curriculum identified for use, after which revisions be
made on the curriculum
- Translate
key terms into Somali language
- Develop
new sessions on early marriage, FGM and WASH
The outcomes of the curriculum Development Consultant
- To
produce a revised and simplified version including pictorials of
curriculum adapted to the Wajir context to be utilized by mentors
- Production
of a word document of the final curriculum incorporating all topics
mentioned above
- Translated
version of the glossary (key terms)
Description and Deliverables
Working closely with the Project Manager of the Adolescent Girls Initiative project and Save the Children’s Country Office Technical Advisors, the Curriculum Development Consultant will perform the following tasks:
- Review
the curriculums identified by the Project Manager and AGI partners
- Determine
which sections to simplify and revise comparing different curriculums
which will be provided by the manager
- Incorporate
additional topics on FGM, Early marriage and WASH
- Ensure
cultural relevance of all curriculum sessions
- Make
additional changes after pre-test/pilot-testing of curricula
- Provide
a reasonable timeline for the completion of the task
- Present
a word document and facilitate a discussion meeting with Save Technical
Advisors on the revised version
Work Location
The Consultant should be based in Nairobi, but will work remotely in the Save offices should the need arise.
Competencies
- Proven
ability to demonstrate innovate thinking
- Ability
to work independently to strict timelines
- Ability
to contribute to and comfortably work in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Excellent
planning and facilitation skills
- Cultural
awareness and sensitivity
- Strong
interpersonal team work and communication skills
- Excellent
written and spoken English skills and sound reporting skills; Somali
language skills are an advantage
Qualifications
- Advanced
educational background in one of the areas of: Social Sciences, Education,
Curriculum Development or any other related field
- Proven
track record of training curricula (and manual) development
- At
least 7 years of experience in development, assessment and evaluation of
curriculum, teaching and learning resources required
- Experience
with action learning and work integrated curricula
- Thorough
understanding of issues in Northern Eastern Province.
Additional information
Start date: ASAP
Expression of Interest for
Consultancy
Impact of Social Cash Transfer Programmes on Life Course of Children
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
Impact of Social Cash Transfer Programmes on Life Course of Children
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we
completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO,
Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Mandera, Turkana and
Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country. We
employ more than 300 staff and have an operating
annual budget in
2014 of approximately US$25 million.
Purpose
Purpose
Qualitative research on impacts of social cash transfer schemes on the life course
of children in the
arid Counties of Mandera, Wajir and Turkana. Based on the qualitative evidence
provide:
1) recommendations on modifications
to design, implementations and monitoring and evaluation to improve child
sensitivity;
2). recommendations and advocacy
messages for use by Save the Children and partners in influencing government
and donors to increase resource allocation for child sensitive social
protection programmes.
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Outputs expected from the study include:
- Identification of impact of respective cash
transfer schemes on life course of children, including key outcomes in
survival/health, nutrition, education/learning and safety/protection.
- Identification of specific gaps in relation to
child sensitivity of the schemes and impact on child outcomes across the
lifecycle (see principles of child sensitivity, including child
safeguarding, in the Joint Statement on Child Sensitive Social Protection,
by Save the Children and other agencies).
- Identification of impacts and implications for
the empowerment/disempowerment of girls and women, including in terms of
learning, access to information, household decision-making and control
over resources.
- Identify and highlight specific strong
individual or community case studies from the schemes as evidence of
impact of the schemes on life course of children.
- Recommendations for modifications to design
and implementation of existing programmes to increase levels of child
sensitivity and gender equality impacts in social cash transfer
schemes.
- Advocacy messages for influencing increase in
child sensitivity and gender equality, including allocation of more
resources for child sensitive social protection programming and improved
programme design, implementation and monitoring in order to promote and ensure
child-sensitive and gender-empowering impacts.
Specific Tasks
- Collection and analysis of existing literature
on the main social cash transfers programmes in Northern Kenya and
identify evidence of impacts on life course and outcomes among children, and
of impacts in relation to the empowerment/disempowerment of girls and
women. For example, analysis of impact of social protection on nutrition
across household food security, caring practices and health environment
which is part of pathways approach by nutrition sensitive initiative.
- Primary data collection through individual and
focussed group discussions with adolescents, girls young youths, parents
and care givers and identify their perceived impacts of the social
transfer schemes on life course of children and empowerment of girls and
women. Ensure balanced gender perceptions of above aspects and views from
adolescents/young adults from minority groups are captured.
- Undertake interviews of key informants and
stakeholders such as implementers of the existing cash transfer schemes
(HSNP, OVC-CT, OPCT, disability CT, etc), national social protection
secretariat, officials from National Safety Net Programme (NSNP), World
Bank, DFID, UNICEF and child focussed NGOs such WVI, Plan, etc.
- Based on secondary and primary data analysis,
identify specific evidence based qualitative impacts of social cash
transfers schemes on life course of and outcomes among children and on
gender equality dimensions, including decision-making and control of
resources in the household.
- Based on above analysis, specify gaps in
relation to child sensitivity and gender equality design, implementation
and impacts of above schemes and provide recommendations of how they could
be addressed.
- Derive key messages for specific
target/audience for use in influencing increase in child sensitive social
protection programming including modifications of new interventions to
improve effectiveness and increased allocation of resources to improve
children coverage and improved programme design, implementation and
monitoring.
- Draft report and present key findings to Save
the Children and primary stakeholders and capture feedback to enable
refine and finalise the report.
- Finalise and submit report to Save the
Children.
Methodology
Upon approval of methodology and tools (within first week of contract), the consultant will collect and analyse existing secondary data. The consultant will provide a proposed participatory methodology and sampling strategy to Save the Children of how they will obtain the information from qualitative methods, as appropriate.
Estimated number of respondents
and/or informants to be interviewed by each tool should be specified. Specify
how you will interview individual and focussed group adolescent, girls and
young adults, parents and care givers ensuring equal gender participation and
perception capture as well as capture of views and perceptions of children from
minority groups.
The consultant will interview partners implementing the social transfer schemes and earlier mentioned stakeholders such as UNICEF, Children’s Department and other relevant GoK departments, child focussed NGOs, donors (World Bank, DFID, etc) and providers of payment services (banks and mobile phone companies). Interview organised groups of children such as Children Parliament.
Outputs
The consultant will interview partners implementing the social transfer schemes and earlier mentioned stakeholders such as UNICEF, Children’s Department and other relevant GoK departments, child focussed NGOs, donors (World Bank, DFID, etc) and providers of payment services (banks and mobile phone companies). Interview organised groups of children such as Children Parliament.
Outputs
- Inception report detailing specifying
methodology for data collection, tools for data collection and work plan
to be reviewed and approved by Save the Children.
- A presentation summarising the key findings.
- A draft report detailing the findings from
above tasks with clear recommendations to Save the Children on relevant
and appropriate interventions to support increase in child sensitive
social protection programmes.
- Final report (both hard and soft copy).
Profile of desired consultants
- Advanced University degree social studies or
related field.
- Proven knowledge and experience in undertaking
research focussed on children.
- Proven practical experience in interviewing
children (including adolescents and young adults).
- Experience in child focussed programming.
- Demonstrated understanding of gender relations
and gender equality principles, including in the household context.
- Excellent skills organising, facilitating,
presentation and communication skills.
- Skills in designing and undertaking advocacy
with government, UN agencies, donors, NGOs, private sector, etc.
- Experience working/ undertaking research in
arid and semi areas of Northern Kenya.
Expression of Interest for
Consultancy
Impact of Social Cash Transfer Programmes on Life Course of Children
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
Impact of Social Cash Transfer Programmes on Life Course of Children
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we
completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO,
Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Mandera, Turkana and
Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country. We
employ more than 300 staff and have an operating
annual budget in
2014 of approximately US$25 million.
Purpose
Purpose
Qualitative research on impacts of social cash transfer schemes on the life course
of children in the
arid Counties of Mandera, Wajir and Turkana. Based on the qualitative evidence
provide:
1) recommendations on modifications
to design, implementations and monitoring and evaluation to improve child
sensitivity;
2). recommendations and advocacy
messages for use by Save the Children and partners in influencing government
and donors to increase resource allocation for child sensitive social
protection programmes.
Scope of Work
Scope of Work
Outputs expected from the study include:
- Identification of impact of respective cash
transfer schemes on life course of children, including key outcomes in
survival/health, nutrition, education/learning and safety/protection.
- Identification of specific gaps in relation to
child sensitivity of the schemes and impact on child outcomes across the
lifecycle (see principles of child sensitivity, including child
safeguarding, in the Joint Statement on Child Sensitive Social Protection,
by Save the Children and other agencies).
- Identification of impacts and implications for
the empowerment/disempowerment of girls and women, including in terms of
learning, access to information, household decision-making and control
over resources.
- Identify and highlight specific strong
individual or community case studies from the schemes as evidence of
impact of the schemes on life course of children.
- Recommendations for modifications to design
and implementation of existing programmes to increase levels of child
sensitivity and gender equality impacts in social cash transfer
schemes.
- Advocacy messages for influencing increase in
child sensitivity and gender equality, including allocation of more
resources for child sensitive social protection programming and improved
programme design, implementation and monitoring in order to promote and
ensure child-sensitive and gender-empowering impacts.
Specific Tasks
- Collection and analysis of existing literature
on the main social cash transfers programmes in Northern Kenya and
identify evidence of impacts on life course and outcomes among children,
and of impacts in relation to the empowerment/disempowerment of girls and
women. For example, analysis of impact of social protection on nutrition
across household food security, caring practices and health environment
which is part of pathways approach by nutrition sensitive initiative.
- Primary data collection through individual and
focussed group discussions with adolescents, girls young youths, parents
and care givers and identify their perceived impacts of the social
transfer schemes on life course of children and empowerment of girls and
women. Ensure balanced gender perceptions of above aspects and views from
adolescents/young adults from minority groups are captured.
- Undertake interviews of key informants and
stakeholders such as implementers of the existing cash transfer schemes
(HSNP, OVC-CT, OPCT, disability CT, etc), national social protection
secretariat, officials from National Safety Net Programme (NSNP), World
Bank, DFID, UNICEF and child focussed NGOs such WVI, Plan, etc.
- Based on secondary and primary data analysis,
identify specific evidence based qualitative impacts of social cash
transfers schemes on life course of and outcomes among children and on
gender equality dimensions, including decision-making and control of
resources in the household.
- Based on above analysis, specify gaps in
relation to child sensitivity and gender equality design, implementation
and impacts of above schemes and provide recommendations of how they could
be addressed.
- Derive key messages for specific
target/audience for use in influencing increase in child sensitive social
protection programming including modifications of new interventions to
improve effectiveness and increased allocation of resources to improve
children coverage and improved programme design, implementation and
monitoring.
- Draft report and present key findings to Save
the Children and primary stakeholders and capture feedback to enable
refine and finalise the report.
- Finalise and submit report to Save the
Children.
Methodology
Upon approval of methodology and tools (within first week of contract), the consultant will collect and analyse existing secondary data. The consultant will provide a proposed participatory methodology and sampling strategy to Save the Children of how they will obtain the information from qualitative methods, as appropriate.
Estimated number of respondents
and/or informants to be interviewed by each tool should be specified. Specify
how you will interview individual and focussed group adolescent, girls and
young adults, parents and care givers ensuring equal gender participation and
perception capture as well as capture of views and perceptions of children from
minority groups.
The consultant will interview partners implementing the social transfer schemes and earlier mentioned stakeholders such as UNICEF, Children’s Department and other relevant GoK departments, child focussed NGOs, donors (World Bank, DFID, etc) and providers of payment services (banks and mobile phone companies). Interview organised groups of children such as Children Parliament.
Outputs
The consultant will interview partners implementing the social transfer schemes and earlier mentioned stakeholders such as UNICEF, Children’s Department and other relevant GoK departments, child focussed NGOs, donors (World Bank, DFID, etc) and providers of payment services (banks and mobile phone companies). Interview organised groups of children such as Children Parliament.
Outputs
- Inception report detailing specifying
methodology for data collection, tools for data collection and work plan
to be reviewed and approved by Save the Children.
- A presentation summarising the key findings.
- A draft report detailing the findings from
above tasks with clear recommendations to Save the Children on relevant
and appropriate interventions to support increase in child sensitive
social protection programmes.
- Final report (both hard and soft copy).
Profile of desired consultants
- Advanced University degree social studies or
related field.
- Proven knowledge and experience in undertaking
research focussed on children.
- Proven practical experience in interviewing
children (including adolescents and young adults).
- Experience in child focussed programming.
- Demonstrated understanding of gender relations
and gender equality principles, including in the household context.
- Excellent skills organising, facilitating, presentation
and communication skills.
- Skills in designing and undertaking advocacy
with government, UN agencies, donors, NGOs, private sector, etc.
- Experience working/ undertaking research in
arid and semi areas of Northern Kenya.
Interested applicants should forward
relevant particulars including CV’s outlining contacts of three referees
to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org.