Save the Children
Terms of Reference for Endline Survey
Programme Title:Increasing access to quality care for preterm and low birth weight babies in Kenya through Kangaroo Mother Care, and Improving the monitoring of labour using a mobile based partograph.
Duration of evaluation: 23rd Oct - 10th Nov 2017
Save the Children Contact: Head of Monitoring and Evaluation, Accountability
and Learning
Project Background and Context: Maternal and neonatal health indicators in Bungoma county have improved during the demographic and health inter survey period (2008-2014) although much more efforts are needed to improve indicators such as skilled birth attendance (41.4% for Bungoma compared to 62% national) and four ANC visits (51.3% for Bungoma compared to the national average at 57.6%) {Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014}
These are all indicators that determine maternal and
neonatal outcomes. . Maternal mortality represents the biggest health
disparities between the rich and poor countries, and rich and poor communities
within the countries.
The risk of a woman dying from pregnancy complications in
Kenya is higher at 1 in 38 compared to a much lower risk of 1 in 3500 in
developed countries and intra partum related complications are among the
leading causes of death for mothers and new-borns in Kenya (WHO 2014).
The KDHS 2014 estimate for Kenya’s Maternal Mortality
Ratio (MMR) stands at 362 deaths per 100,000 live births, a decrease from the
KDHS 2008 estimate of 488 deaths per 100,000 live births although it’s
difficult to conclude whether or not there has been any change over time between
the two surveys because the differential is not large enough.
There have also been improvements in neonatal mortality
rates from 31 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2008, to 22 deaths per 1,000 live
births in 2014.
The leading causes of neonatal mortality are inter alia
complications around prematurity, birth asphyxia and sepsis; with prematurity
now being the leading cause.
Save the Children with funding from County Innovation
Challenge Fund (CICF) is implementing a project with an aim of improving the
monitoring of labour through the use of a digital version of the WHO
partograph.
This has been installed on an android platform and
curently in use for selected facilities in Bungoma to address the gap resulting
from under-utilization of the paper based partograph.
The key functions within the application include real time
information entry ad utilization, providers alert system andtreatment options
to help service providesr to promptly detect and decide on the appropriate care
for the client.
This is envisioned to contribute to early recognition and
thus appropriate treatment and care for women with potential complications in a
timely manner.
This will also address the challenges faced in use of the
paper based partograph. A partograph is an effective tool, advocated by the
World Health Organization, for monitoring and management of labour and when
properly used, it is effective in early detection and management of
complications during labour and delivery (Lavender et al 2008)..
The project also seeks to improve access to care for
preterm and low birth weight babies by scaling up the use of Kangaroo Mother
Care (KMC) in selected sub-counties; Tongaren -Tongaren Health Centre, Naitiri
sub county hospital, Ndalu health centre, Webuye West - Webuye county hospital,
Milo health centre, Lugulu mission hospital, Bokoli Sub county hospital,
Kanduyi – Mechimeru model health centre, St. Damiano, Kabuchai – Kabuchai
health centre, Nalondo model health centre, Chwele sub county health hospital,
Kimalewa health centre, Sirisia – Sirisia sub county hospital, Luandanyi
dispensary, malakisi health centre, Kimilili – Maeni dispensary, and Mt.Elgon –
Kamuneru dispensary within Bungoma County.
This intervention is building on Save the Children’s
experience in establishing KMC in Bungoma County as well as learning from the
organization’s global expertise in KMC.
The project has worked with BBC Media Action to increase
awareness on KMC to address community level misconceptions on care of small
babies.
The implementation sites were selected based on the number
of preterm and low birth weight babies that were being referred to the County
referral hospital from these areas.
These two above interventions were aimed at improving access to quality service delivery by pregnant women and new born hence contributing to a reduction in maternal and new born mortality and morbidity.
PURPOSE OF EVALUATION:
To assess the processes of the interventions and collect
evidence of their effectiveness in improving quality of care and reducing
maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
This evaluation will provide information that will enable
Save the Children and its partners to measure the outcomes and progress towards
achievements of the goal as well as provide information for future programming
including lessons learnt.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
The End line evaluation will explore the following key
evaluation questions and develop recommendations based on the findings:
1. Assess the project objectives and proposed outcomes by
measuring performance against project outcome indicators under each result
area.
2. Measure the changes in coverage and quality of basic
KMC and paper partograph vs e-partograph.
3. Examine the critical factors that affected the
attainment of the project results.
4. Evaluate efficiency of the organizational set‐up and
systems used in the delivery of the project and to what extent these
contributed to or inhibited the delivery of the project outcomes.
5. Document lessons learned during project implementation
and make recommendations for scale up and replication.
6. Assess sustainability of the interventions by assessing
the capacity of the county health systems and document any gaps and areas of
strengthening required.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
The consultant will propose appropriate mix of qualitative
and quantitative methodologies; and tools as well as an appropriate sample
size; the methodology should also clearly state how bias will be avoided.
The consultant will apply appropriate data collection
tools (e.g. questionnaire, checklist, exit interviews etc.) for interviews and
discussions with proposed project beneficiaries, stakeholders including county
department of health, other implementing partners and Save the Children staff.
Reference material
i. Project proposal
ii. Baseline survey report
iii. Project activities report
iv. Updated project log frame
v. Child Safeguarding policy
1. EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Evaluation questions to be answered, these should be very specific
questions and focus on:
Criteria and Questions
Relevance
·
To what extent did the CICF project
address access to quality care for preterm and low birth weight babies in
Bungoma through Kangaroo Mother Care
·
Was there any improvement in the
monitoring of labour using a mobile based partograph compared to paper based?
Effectiveness
·
Indicate for each expected outcome
and output (result) what has been accomplished in relation to what has been
stated in the project document, logical framework.
·
What strategies have proven
particularly effective for achieving the outcomes?
·
What were the challenges to effective
implementation, with the aim of learning from Program?
·
Were objectives achieved on time and
within budget in the supported program?
Efficiency
·
Were the proposed activities
cost-efficient?
Impact
·
Identify and analyse the significant
changes that the project has brought in mothers and new-born’s lives and what
has led to that change.
·
What real difference has the
intervention made in the lives of the beneficiaries?
·
Assess the progress towards the
actual project impact.
·
Document any evidence of practical
success (case stories) and successful approaches.
Sustainability
·
Assess the sustainability of the
results (will the outcomes endure; how likely does continuing progress towards
the impact seem, and what are the major factors contributing or hindering
sustainability – e.g. capacity building of partners, etc.).
·
Assess to what extent and how the
project has increased the commitments, accountability and capacity of duty
bearers. Document ownership and involvement of Government and communities at
different levels, and other key stake holders e.g. Facility Management
Committee / Community Health Committee, Community Health Management Team, Sub
County Health Management Team
SCOPE OF EVALUATION
The end line evaluation will cover all nine sub counties
in Bungoma county (Kanduyi, Kimilili, Mt Elgon, Cheptais, Bumula, Kabuchai,
Webuye West, Sirisia and Tongaren) for Kangaroo Mother Care scale up and four
sub Counties (Bumula, Cheptais, Mount Elgon and Kimilili) for e-partograph
pilot intervention.
In particular the consultant will;
a. Verbal briefing with Save the Children Country office
technical staff to discuss background and key issues for the evaluation.
b. Conduct a background desk review of all relevant projects as outlined in the section on reference
material.
b. Conduct a background desk review of all relevant projects as outlined in the section on reference
material.
c. Develop a detailed evaluation inception report that
should present the approach, methodology, detailed planning and logistics
support requirements and data collection tools to be used.
d. Hold meetings with the field office technical and
implementation staff as well as stakeholders.
e. Train enumerators (this will be a mix of both male and
female)
f. Conduct data analysis of all data collected for
purposes of the evaluation and finalize the report.
g. Submit all data sets including transcribed qualitative
data.
h. Conduct a validation workshop
ACTIVITIES AND TIME FRAME
The end-line evaluation process is estimated to take in
total 14 days with a tentative start date of 23rd October 2017.
The draft report will be submitted and presented to Save
the Children (SC) and partners before 6th November 2017 and the final report
must be submitted before 10th November 2017.
End line survey report including findings and
recommendations for project design as well as the raw data sets.
Data sets: Quantitative data should be analysed using
SPSS, STATA or Excel and qualitative data should be transcribed for future use
by Save the Children Country Programmes.
This should also be submitted within 10 working days after
completion of field work
EVALUATION TEAM
EVALUATION TEAM
The Evaluation team would entail the Technical Specialist,
Head of MEAL, Project Managers, and MEAL Coordinators, Consultant lead.
Title and Responsibilities
Technical Specialists
·
Provide feedback on the inception
report
·
Consolidate all feedback from project
team and PDQ and share with the Consultant
·
Share technical feedback on the first
draft shared by the consultant.
·
Support the consultant in
disseminating findings to Save the Children Staff and external stakeholders.
Head of MEAL
·
Review the Methodology of the study.
·
Review inception report submitted by
the consultant – majorly on the sample size, sample distribution.
·
Review the study tools to analyse the
quality checks and propose changes.
·
Ensure quality in all the steps i.e.
design, sampling, data collection.
·
Coordinate evaluation process
ensuring that the evaluation checklist is adhered to.
·
Review and sign off the final
evaluation report.
MEAL Coordinator
·
Supervising the field data
collection.
·
Share post enumeration plan with
consultants.
·
Run data quality checks during data
processing for internal evaluation.
·
Ensure quality in all the steps i.e.
design, sampling, data collection.
·
Review inception report and data
collection tools
Project Manager / Area Program Managers
·
Review tools and make sure that all
tools are aligned to TORs and cover all indicators and variables required for
decision making.
·
Provide necessary logistics and do
the necessary introductions to the researchers.
·
Provide project documents –
proposals, log frame, MEAL plans, and progress reports.
·
Review first draft shared by
consultant and provides strong technical and contextual input so that final
report comes up with required quality.
Lead Consultant
·
Review the project documents
·
Submit the inception report.
·
Development and review of data
collection tools.
·
Ensure data collection, entry and
analysis.
·
Debrief at the field on preliminary
findings and at the CO on findings
·
Submission of draft evaluation report
for review – as per SCI format.
·
Validation workshop with community
and other stakeholders including children.
·
Submission and approval of final
evaluation report and datasets.
·
Training of enumerators and project
team (internal)
·
Dissemination of findings to experts
and national stakeholders where necessary.
·
Seek Ethical approval and obtain an
Ethical approval certificate
DELIVERABLES
a. An inception report: The consultant will share his/her
inception report that details the study design (rationale, methodology), data
collection tools, and a detailed work plan within 1-5 days of engagement; this
will be approved by the Head of MEAL & Health Specialist.
b. Draft Evaluation report: The consultant will prepare a
draft evaluation report with details of findings, recommendations and lessons
learnt for review by Save the Children and partners. Evaluation report template
will be shared with consultant.
c. Final Evaluation report: The consultant will share a
final evaluation report after incorporating the comments from Save the Children
and consortium partners. The evaluation report is an exclusive property of the
Save the Children and should not be released without prior authorization. This
will be both in electronic and hard copy. The report shall be presented as MS
Word document of no more than 40pages excluding annexes and PowerPoint not more
than 12 slides).
d. All data sets: Consultant will deliver the data sets to
Save the Children (SPSS, Stata / excel for quantitative and for qualitative the
transcribed data).
e. Two pages brief that include the evaluation key
findings, recommendations and lessons learnt.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OR LOGISTICAL SUPPORT
Save the Children will facilitate the lead consultant and
his two to three members of his team with accommodation costs in the field,
transport to Bungoma and back.
The consultant should share the budget prepared in the
format that would be provided as an annex. The budget should be accompanied by
a work plan for the duration of the contract.
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT
The following payments will be made to the consultant
using an agreed mode of payment:
·
20% of the budget will be paid upon
submission and approval of inception report.
·
20% will be paid upon submission of
draft report.
·
60% of the end line budget will be
paid upon submission of the final report and the other agreed deliverables and
approval by head of MEAL and health specialist.
Note that no payments will be made without written formal
approval of the deliverables (inception report, draft report and final report)
5% withholding tax will be retained as part of the payment
and remitted directly to the Kenya Revenue Authority and the consultant should
ensure that their budget includes this figure.
DESIRED COMPETENCIES OF THE CONSULTANT / CONSULTING FIRM
a. Advanced university degree in public health / health
systems management or related health field.
b. At least 10 years’ experience in the area of maternal,
new-born and child health and public health.
c. Sound knowledge and experience working in the counties
of Kenya, and familiarity with their health systems.
d. Be well informed in gender and rights based programming
in the development sector.
e. Demonstrated knowledge of project evaluations and possess
strong research skills.
f. Experience in the formulation, monitoring and
evaluation of RMNCH projects.
g. A demonstrated high level of professionalism and an
ability to work independently and in high-pressure situations under tight
deadlines.
h. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
i. High proficiency in written and spoken English
j. Ability to use mobile data collection systems and
analysis software like Stata and SPSS.
k. Understanding of child safeguarding and child
participation procedures
CHILD SAFEGUARDING
As the consultant will be working on behalf of Save the
Children he/she will be required to sign and adhere to the Child Safeguarding
Policy and ethical guidelines. Note that background checks will be undertaken
on all applicants.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The title rights, copyrights and all other rights of
whatever nature in any materials used or generated under the provisions of this
consultancy will exclusively be vested with Save the Children Kenya Country
office.
All products developed under this consultancy belong to
the project exclusively, guided by the rules of the grant contract.
Under no circumstances will the consultant use the
information of this evaluation for publication or dissemination without
official prior permission (in writing) from Save the Children Kenya.
SUBMITTING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
All interested Individuals / firms are requested to
express interest following our Expression of Interest form ONLY (CLICK HERE to download) by email
to:bungoma.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the assignment
title in the subject line.
The applications close on 14th October, 2017
Terms
of Reference:Assessing the effectiveness of Child
Protection Training and capacity building for Peace Support Operations (PSO)
within the African Peace and Security Architecture
Introduction: Save the Children is the world's leading independent
organization for children.
As
part of their contribution towards ensuring that every child attains the right
to survival, protection, development and participation, Save the Children has
been working with armed forces in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 1998 and with
the African Union (AU) for the last ten years to promote the rights of children
in conflicts, post-conflict and protracted political emergency situations.
Since
2013, with support from Sida, Save the Children has worked towards strengthening
Child Protection in African Union Peace Support Operations.
The
engagement has borne some incredible results including:
·
The development and adoption of a
harmonized and standardized curriculum and standards on child protection and
child rights by the ECOWAS Standby Force (ECOWAS-SF), the East African Standby
Force (EASF) and the AU Peace Support Operations Division (AUPSD) respectively,
which troop contributing countries are utilizing as their official training
curriculum on child protection and child rights for their personnel;
·
The development of a training
management system that has provided platforms for learning and sharing
information with key stakeholders in PSO through knowledge learning event and
symposium.
These
efforts have enhanced collaborations and synchronized child protection
engagements amongst respective PSO actors.
Building
on the previous interventions and engagements, Save the Children seeks to
continue augmenting efforts to protect girls and boys in conflict
settings.
As
such, the ‘Integrating Child Protection in the African Peace and Security
Architecture Project’ aims at strengthening the capacity of the Peace Support
Contingents’ in East and West Africa respectively, to effectively deliver their
protection mandate by protecting and preserving the rights of children affected
by armed conflicts and protracted political disputes.
This
would be made possible through systematic and standardized, mandatory
pre-deployment trainings for troops earmarked for AU mandated missions using
qualified trainers, a standardized curriculum and training tools.
Though
training remains an important component in peace support operations, however
for peace support stakeholders to effectively fulfil their mandate in
preventing and responding to violence against children, child protection must
be an integral part of peace support structures and processes.
Background: The nature of peacekeeping and peace support operations has evolved over time, from stabilization and maintaining of ceasefire line or keeping local armies apart to more complex assignments including protecting civilians, confronting violent extremism and even engaging in what amounts to counter insurgency.
Background: The nature of peacekeeping and peace support operations has evolved over time, from stabilization and maintaining of ceasefire line or keeping local armies apart to more complex assignments including protecting civilians, confronting violent extremism and even engaging in what amounts to counter insurgency.
These
new burdens demand better preparation of troops headed for missions and clearer
thinking by those who send them.
The
UN Security Council adopted resolution 1261, which highlights the need to
ensure that personnel involved in peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace-building
activities have appropriate training on the protection, rights and welfare of
children, and urges States and relevant international and regional
organizations to ensure that appropriate training is included in their
programmes for personnel involved in similar activities {S/RES/1261 (1999)}
.
This
was further reinforced by the security council resolution 1612 (2005) which
urged Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to take appropriate preventive action
including pre deployment awareness training. Based on the resolutions, training
manuals, guidelines and standards have been developed and adopted.
A
study conducted by Save the Children titled ‘ Behind the Uniform training the
military in child rights and child protection in Africa’, established that the
training on Child Rights has been mainstreamed into the military curriculum in
9 countries {Behind the Uniform training the
military in child rights and child protection in Africa’ Report}.
For
example, the report observed that in Togo and Burkina Faso for officers to be
promoted, one must pass an exam which includes child rights and child
protection.
In
West Africa, the training program started in June 2000 where there was a
Training of Trainers (TOT) officers drawn from 13 states.
In
West African, all 15 ECOWAS member states are involved in some aspects of CP
training programmes. There is also an established pool of child
protection trainers in all the 15 member states that form ECOWAS {Mapping Exercise by Save the Children-Sweden November 2006}.
In
addition, the report states that there are regular training and sensitization
sessions for the military personnel in barracks and camps, as well as
peacekeepers (mainly prior to deployment in the field).
In
Eastern Africa, the adoption of the standardized approach to child protection
training has been established through the approval and launch of a harmonized
and standardized child protection training curriculum and toolkit.
Discussions
are on-going for the ECOWAS Standby Force (ECOWAS-SF) and the AU Peace Support
Operations Division (AU PSOD) respectively to approve and launch the
standardized CP toolkit for utilization by all TCCs, TCEs and stakeholders in
respective Child Protection training programmes.
This
coupled with the development of a training management system provides a
platform for capturing data, promoting learning and sharing information on
child protection with major actors.
This
would also support efforts aimed at enhancing effectiveness of the trainings
through collaborations and synchronized child protection engagements amongst
respective PSO actors.
Within
the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) with a particular focus on
child and armed conflict, Save the Children has greatly invested over years in
strengthening institutions and structures within the Regional Economic
Communities, Regional Mechanisms, Troop Contributing Countries and the Training
centres of excellence including RPA, IPSTC, EMP and KAIPTC in order to enhance
capacities of PSO personnel to adequately protect children during and after
conflict situations.
As
such, key strides have been made in the quest to prioritize the child
protection agenda in the planning and deployment of peace support
operations.
The
finalization and adoption of the child protection curriculum and toolkit by the
EASF provides the first step to crystalizing these commitments.
Through
this study, capitalizing on the gains and efforts to scale up child protection
trainings, Save the Children hopes to draw key lessons and recommendations that
would ensure child protection is institutionalized and integrated within the
APSA for the benefit of all peace efforts.
This
would enable the organization and all other child protection actors on the
continent to provide timely technical support, share knowledge, generate
evidence and draw lessons that would shape dimensions on peace and security.
Purpose
and Objectives of the Consultancy
The purpose of the study is to review existing gaps, explore opportunities for sustainable delivery and implementation and adoption of Child Protection training approaches in Peace Support Operations. with a view of generating evidence to advocate for wider adoption of a stand-alone child protection in PSO training.
The purpose of the study is to review existing gaps, explore opportunities for sustainable delivery and implementation and adoption of Child Protection training approaches in Peace Support Operations. with a view of generating evidence to advocate for wider adoption of a stand-alone child protection in PSO training.
As
such, the study seeks to achieve the following specific objectives:
1.
Review existing gaps in capacity
building and asses the effectiveness of CP trainings among actors in the Peace
Support Operations.
2.
Identify existing opportunities
sustain Child Protection trainings by the TCCs, TCEs and PSO actors.
3.
Determine existing factors that would
improve the CP practices amongst the PSO personnel.
4.
Document existing best practices in
delivery of child protection training and capacity building by the respective
actors (TCCs, TCEs, RECs/RMs and AU)- What has worked and why, lessons learnt
and concrete recommendations from the implementation of a Child Protection
Training Curriculum highlighting opportunities for building sustainable CP
programmes in APSA
Scope
of the Consultancy
The study will be done through a consultancy, adopting a qualitative, participatory and exploratory approach by engaging all involved actors.
The study will be done through a consultancy, adopting a qualitative, participatory and exploratory approach by engaging all involved actors.
Key
participants and informants will include:
·
Save the Children staff,
·
AU
·
RECs/RMs (EASF and ECOWAS)
·
TCCs (Kenya and Uganda, Senegal and
Ivory Coast),
·
TCEs (IPSTC, KAIPTC, RPA and EMP)
·
APSTA.
·
ACCORD
·
Selected CP Trainers,
The
proposed methodology should employ implementation of both primary/first-hand
and secondary means of collecting the required data and information, with a
range of audio-visual tools to document the field/site visits, and the material
recorded will be used for further sharing and advocacy as deemed appropriate.
Key
Deliverables
The output of the study is comprehensive report Documenting Good Practices, Lessons and Recommendations on the delivery of Child Protection Course within the African Peace and Security Architecture from implementation of Peace Support Operations and related studies focusing on children in conflict contexts in Africa.
The output of the study is comprehensive report Documenting Good Practices, Lessons and Recommendations on the delivery of Child Protection Course within the African Peace and Security Architecture from implementation of Peace Support Operations and related studies focusing on children in conflict contexts in Africa.
Expected
deliverables will include communication and advocacy publication materials
produced in various languages and targeted at various actors involved in Peace
Support Operations including – children, families, key decision makers etc. -
and which will further strengthen delivery of agreed advocacy objectives and
outcomes of Child Protection training.
Key
deliverables will include:
I.
Study report with key recommendations from the study.
II.
Policy briefs on lessons and recommendations
III.
Video bytes from respondents
IV.
Any other programming material relevant to the study
Key
Tasks and Duration of the Consultancy
In order to achieve the above objectives, below is the proposed table of activities against suggested period of days.
In order to achieve the above objectives, below is the proposed table of activities against suggested period of days.
Deliverables
and No. of Working days
·
With support from ICPAPSA team,
develop inception plan and appropriate methodology for the study
(incorporating child-friendly approaches for consultations) - 3 Days
·
Mapping of ICPAPSA Implementation
scope and coverage (done by Save the Children and Partner Organizations) - 5
Days
·
Desk review and analysis of available
reports, evaluations, KAP assessments, baselines, end-lines the research topic
selected - 3 Days
·
Data collection - 12 Days
·
Data analysis and reporting - 5 Days
·
In-Put and Final Report - 2 Days
·
TOTAL NO. OF DAYS - 30
Expected
Profile of the Consultant
The
consultant must demonstrate substantial knowledge and experience in child
rights and child protection participatory approaches in armed conflict
contexts.
He/she
must have experience in designing and conducting research in humanitarian
settings.
Qualifications
and experience in human rights core principles and delivery, knowledge of the
military and armed forces role in peacekeeping and armed conflict, and
familiarity with African Peace and Security Architecture
The
consultant will have experience of research including planning research,
outlining and writing reports, reviewing documents, conducting in-person and
remote (skype or telephone) informant interviews– all within an agreed
timeframe.
This
consultancy is open to individuals and consultancy firms who possess the
following requirements:
·
Demonstrated knowledge and
understanding of child rights and child protection approaches in armed conflict
contexts.
·
Capacity to gather and critically
analyse information.
·
Experience in working with on the
continent especially with Regional Mechanisms, Training Centres of Excellence
and International NGOs.
·
Ability to travel within the East and
Southern Africa and West and Central Africa region.
·
Demonstrated experience in carrying
out research and/or similar assessments.
·
Experience of carrying program and
organizational assessments, audits and reviews.
·
Proven knowledge and analysis in
relation to rights-based approach
·
Experience of participatory research
methodologies.
·
Experience writing reports of similar
assignments characterised by ease of readability across mixed audiences.
·
Excellent writing skills in both
English and French.
The
consultant will be commissioned by SC ESARO RMCPU and will through the course
of this assignment work with the team to the successful completion of this
assignment.
Remuneration: Daily rates will be determined after discussions with the
consultant. Save the Children ESARO will cover for the consultant’s air tickets
on economy class to relevant field sites, accommodation on bed and breakfast
plus airport transfers in the field.
All
other costs shall be borne directly by the consultant.
Remuneration
will be based on submission of deliverables. Payment will be made as par the
agreed schedule. Taxation laws for Kenya will apply on the overall consultancy
fee.
Ethics,
Safeguarding and Code of Conduct: As
the consultant firm will be working on behalf of Save the Children they will be
required to sign and adhere to the Child Safeguarding Policy and ethical guidelines.
Note
that background checks will be undertaken on all applicants.
As
regards the documentation, the title rights, copyrights and all other rights of
whatever nature in any materials used or generated under the provisions of
these services will exclusively be vested with Save the Children International
East and Southern Africa Regional Office.
Submitting expressions of interest (maximum 5 pages)
Save the Children invites expressions of interest from individuals with the experience and skills described below.
Interested
individuals must submit a technical and financial proposal of a maximum of five
(5) pages including:
·
A cover letter introducing the
consultant and how the skills and competencies above are met, with concrete
examples as appropriate.
·
An expression of interest including
proposed methodology, time schedule and work plan for carrying out the
consultancy.
·
A CV detailing relevant skills and
experience, including 3 contactable referees.
·
Proven record of experience in child
rights, child protection and economic justice.
·
Reasonable budget breakdown and cost
consideration commensurate to expected deliverables.
·
Indication of availability to start
and undertake this assignment
How
to Apply
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online
Save the Children East and Southern Africa Regional Office by 23rd October 2017.
Save the Children East and Southern Africa Regional Office by 23rd October 2017.