Tripoli, Libya
UNICEF Tripoli, Libya
CP/MHPSS Mainstreaming in the Education System in Libya (Remotely with some travels to Tunis)
Job no: 528917
Position type: Consultancy
Location: Libya Division/Equivalent: Amman(MENA)
School/Unit: Libya
Department/Office: Tripoli, Libyan Arab Rep.
Categories: Consultancy
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, Education
Children who have been affected by conflict, violence and displacement face difficulty in achieving their full learning and developmental potential. Violence hampers learning and is detrimental to children’s well-being. Corporal punishment of children in schools is forbidden in Libya by law. However, available studies show that the level of violence against and amongst children is high in Libyan schools. The UNICEF- NCDC study (2017) on violence against children in Libya found that 90% of boys and 88% of girls reported that they had experienced some forms of violence at home, schools or in their communities There are no formal school-based referral or support mechanism in place for child victims of violence, including bullying, The VAC study found that children reported high levels of violence in schools (from adults and peer-to-peer). Teachers were also found to be the most common adult perpetrators of physical violence: almost 67 per cent of children reported physical violence by their teachers in the 12 months preceding the survey. Parents were the second-most common perpetrators of physical violence, with around 38 per cent of students reporting to have experienced violence by their parents in the last 12 months. These factors can impact a child’s ability to thrive in a learning environment, resulting in poor school performance.
UNICEF Libya with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Affairs and other relevant ministries and partners is committed to ensure a protective environment for children in schools, as clearly spelled out in the 5-year National Action Plan (NAP) for Ending Violence Against Children (EVAC). Schools can in fact provide a link into families and communities particularly in the Libya context where the enrollment rate is over 96% which can enable a dialogue and encourage positive collective steps to end violence against children more broadly. UNICEF Child Protection section in coordination with Education section will support the Ministry of Education to mainstream and integrate a child protection and psychosocial support component that is applicable and practical, effective and sustainable. This will include the development of a Child Protection and MHPSS mainstreaming module for schools, including the development of a training/capacity development curriculum for teachers and social workers/school counselors to be integrated within the in-service teachers/social workers training and the piloting of CP/MHPSS and violence prevention intervention package in targeted schools.
How can you make a difference?
The consultant will support UNICEF and the Ministry of Education to achieve the following results:
- In consultation with UNICEF and the established national team (composed of key government ministries CSOs and the academia), develop a comprehensive curriculum and operating procedures that shall include but will be not be limited to:
- Training manual development for teachers and school counsellors/social workers
- Implementation of Capacity Building for teachers and school counsellors/social workers (ToT)
- Standard supply of recreational materials
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- Forums of engagement with the children in schools
- Forums of engagement with parents in school
Strengthening PTAs
Communication initiatives for raising awareness on and address violence in schools
- Undertake the capacity building of selected teachers, school counsellors and social workers through a set of ToTs in Tunis (with contents customized to the two groups).
- Provide guidance, coaching and mentoring through remote support to pilot the designed training package through cascade training (by trained teachers and school counsellors) as well as the pilot implementation of designed CP/MHPSS service package in at least 30-40 schools in eastern, western and southern Libya and provide feedback.
- Provide remote support the national consultant field visits to selected (30-40) schools. Review the monitoring visits and field trip reports to ensure adherence to the developed curriculum and report the lessons learnt.
- Propose a monitoring and evaluation strategy for the pilot implementation of the CP/MHPSS package in schools and prepare an M&E module (with tools) (for cascade training, pilot phase in 40 schools, third party monitors etc).
- Facilitate an end of project workshop and present outcomes, lesson learned and best practices with key stakeholders and agree on the way forward. Final report presented to UNICEF and Ministry of Education, the national team as well as other relevant stakeholders.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
Masters’ Degree, preferably in in psychosocial and related domains such as psychology, social work, educational sciences (educational psychology, psychological services in education, inclusive education) or Social Sciences.
Work Experience:
Experience in development of materials and hand-on to teachers/social workers and training guides
Experience in development of strategies.
Experience in working with national government ministries is considered an asset.
Experience in referral mechanism and experience in policy advocacy with government including designing policy framework and implementation standards.
Previous experience of working in MENA countries and/or conflict-affected countries.
Knowledge of the institutions of the UN system; ability to work in an international or multicultural environment. Working experience in developing countries.
Analytical and conceptual thinking and writing ability.
Fully proficient computer skills.
Fluency in English. Knowledge of Arabic is considered an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
The interested qualified candidates are expected to submit financial proposal for this consultancy.
Advertised: Jan 05 2020 E. Europe Standard Time Application close: Jan 23 2020 E. Europe Standard Time
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