Consultancy Call for Review of The Child Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP) FRAMEWORK at Africa Platform for Social Protection

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The Africa Platform for Social Protection (APSP) seeks a consultant to review the draft CSSP framework. The aim of the review is to improve on the content of the CSSP framework as well as to make the draft CSSP framework an easy and accessible document.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

The overall objective of the consultancy is to update and synthesize the content of the draft CSSP framework to make it a usable and reader-friendly guide. Specifically the review will involve:

• Simplifying the content in the draft CSSP framework and to ensure there is coherence in the entire framework.
• Break down the information in the framework to make it a usable guide by state and non-state social protection and child rights service providers.
• Work with selected APSP platform members to generate content on country examples of child sensitive social protection programming.
• Regular interaction between the consultant, APSP and Save the Children International on the content of the framework.
• Updating the CSSP framework using feedback provided by peer reviewers from APSP and Save the Children International and the global team.
• Develop a final edited copy of the CSSP framework.

EXPECTED OUTPUTS

A final edited copy of the Child Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP) framework.

TIMELINES ON THE CONSULTANCY

This work is expected to take place between August and September 2018.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CONSULTANT

• Excellent writing skills in English.
• Post graduate qualification in social sciences, development, law, child rights, law or economics.
• Experience in social protection programming.
• Experience in advocacy and evidence generation for development organizations.
• Experience in developing guideline documents for social protection programmes.
• Familiarity with the child rights and socio-economic context of children in Africa.
• Experience in editing documents is essential.
• Experience in rights-based programmes and producing evidence based research material for rights based programmes.