Child Protection Community Facilitation Toolkit-National Consultant, Accra, Ghana (This is open to Ghanaian nationals only)

Contract

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For every child, Protection

In partnership with the Government of Ghana and Non-Governmental Organizations within the Child Protection sector, UNICEF has supported the development of resources to build capacities of social welfare and community development officers, civil society partners and other child and family welfare stakeholders on child protection issues, and to stimulate communal reflection and dialogue on child protection, including its gender dimensions, and encourage local actions.

One such key resource is the Child Protection Community Facilitation Toolkit, which includes a training manual and several resources including flashcards, interactive games, activities, information packs, etc. for stimulating dialogue, communal reflection and action on a range of child protection issues and topics including gender role analysis, child marriage and teenage pregnancy among others. The tools can be used to engage various audiences including community members – parents, community/traditional leaders, teachers and children in different cultural settings across the country.

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of this assignment is to develop additional content and resources on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MPHSS), Engagement of Men and Boys, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) and Positive Parenting as an additional module for the CP Toolkits. This is to deepen the discussions on these topics during community engagements with the CP toolkits.

Key Tasks (see attached TOR for details) TOR - Additional Contents for CP Toolkits .pdf

The assignment is in two parts as specified below

PART ONE

Develop additional content on for inclusion in the CP Toolkits

The consultant is required to develop additional contents, flashcards, tools, games etc and facilitator’s guide focusing on the underlisted topics:

1. 1. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MPHSS)
   2. Engagement of Men and Boys
   3. Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
   4. Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE)

PART TWO

Develop a Stand-alone Module on Positive Parenting

1. Consultant is expected to develop a stand-alone module on positive parenting for parents and caregivers of children aged 0–17 years, which is intended to deliver a structured curriculum on parenting targeting primarily families at high risk of maltreating their children to prevent abuse and maltreatment of children and enhance parent–child relationships. The module should consist of 60-90 minutes sessions to be delivered weekly in a structured manner in a group-based or individualized format, over a specific period of time, for example, 10weeks/3months etc. This is intended to equip parents/caregivers with knowledge, attitudes, skills, behaviour, and practices to enhance their role as parents.
2. The stand-alone module should be interlaced with appropriate tools, exercises and flashcards from the existing CP Community Facilitation Toolkits or additional ones could be developed to complement the sessions on parenting where relevant.
3. Consultant is expected to have consultations with stakeholders, technical experts and target beneficiaries on key topics to be covered in the standalone module on parenting. The topics could include but not limited to the following:
   1. Understanding developmental stages and how a parent can respond appropriately to stimulate and encourage desired behaviors
   2. Nurturing / responsive care,
   3. Managing difficult behaviour - Nonviolent discipline techniques, positive reinforcement, proactive parenting techniques,
   4. Setting boundaries/ rules for safety
   5. Parenting Adolescents (Adolescence is an age characterized by increased parent-adolescent conflict, sometimes linked to more autonomous decision-making and risk-taking behaviour) Caregivers of adolescents therefore often face unique parenting challenges.
4. Facilitate trainer of trainers’ workshop

5. Develop an implementation Roadmap for rolling out the parenting module in consultation with relevant partners.

   Deliverables

6. Inception report outlining understanding of the assignment and suggested methodology and workplan, proposed outline and contents based on a review of existing resources to inform the development of the additional contents.

7. Draft content/tools e.g., flashcards, games, activities Facilitators Guide focused on MHPSS, Men & Boys Engagement, PSEA, and CPiE. This should follow a similar style of the existing Toolkit
8. Revised newly developed content/ resources and tools based on pre-test results, feedback from UNICEF and partners
9. Copy of training Guide/PPT/Agenda
10. Training report including recommendations for rollout
11. Draft outline of key contents for the Positive Parenting module for consultation and validation by key stakeholders
12. Draft Module on Positive Parenting
13. A copy of the revised manual based on field testing and inputs from partners and UNICEF
14. A copy of Print Ready Positive Parenting Manual
15. A copy of the training Guide/PPT/Agenda
16. Training report
17. Roadmap for rollout for the Positive Parenting Module

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in human rights, gender studies, sociology, communication studies or other social science field is required.

1. At least 10 years of proven experience in content development around issues of gender, child development, child protection, parenting, MHPSS among others
2. Prior experience in development of curriculum content, capacity building and community engagement tools development
3. Capacity to organize and manage participatory consultations with stakeholders including ability to negotiate and engage with multi-sectorial teams and stakeholders and manage dynamics
4. Prior experience in working with families, children/adolescents and communities on engagement around child and family welfare issues and transformative education on gender equality is a strong asset
5. Prior work with Government and/or UN Agency is asset
6. Demonstrated previous experience of similar assignments including a submission of a sample of two assignments of similar nature
7. Capacity to effectively respond to feedback, work independently and under tight timelines
8. Demonstrated ability to build capacity of partners through face-to-face or virtual interaction

To Apply:

Interested candidates should apply provided and indicate an all-inclusive fee, including lump sum travel cost in Ghana Cedis.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.