Consultancy to Train AFSC Partners on Safeguarding at American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)

• AFSC seeks to engage a consultant with broad knowledge, skills, and experience in safeguarding to conduct safeguarding training to strengthen the capacity of its partners in Somalia and South Sudan.

Scope of Assignment:

The consultant is expected to train exhaustively on safeguarding covering aspects including and not limited to:

• Background and importance of safeguarding
• Key terms in Safeguarding
• Key components and principles of safeguarding
• Legal & and policy frameworks
• Best and current practices of safeguarding.
• Preventing intentional and non-intentional harm that could occur during delivery of programs or interventions.
• Safeguarding prevention toolkit including survivor-centered support.

Expected Outcomes

• Deliver clear and easy to understand safeguarding training to AFSC partners and program staff.
• Providing reference materials and tools to the participants.

Objectives of the Consultancy:

To train a team of AFSC partners from Somali, South Sudan, AFSC program and finance staff on safeguarding. Specifically, the Consultant(s) is expected to:

• Develop training materials including any relevant case scenarios. • Develop effective reference materials for participants.
• Share a package of training materials (handouts) for future reference.
• Conduct in person training for AFSC ‘s Somali and South Sudan Partners and program staff.
• Prepare and submit final training report.

Duration of the Assignment:

• The assignment will be conducted and completed within 10 consultancy days between 14th to 29th February 2024.This time will be allocated to 2 days-preparation and initial meetings with AFSC team on consultancy, and 3 days- development of training materials,3 days -delivering the training and 2 days reporting.

Participants: 25 participants from the partners organizations in South Sudan, Somalia and 8 staff members of AFSC.

Training dates: 20th to 23rd February 2024

Applicant Requirement Desired Qualifications:

AFSC is seeking qualified, experienced, proactive, and dedicated expert with knowledge in safeguarding. The ideal candidate should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline such as social sciences, social work, political science, or any other related field.
• Experience of peacebuilding work in a Conflict/post-conflict setting.
• Previous experience in safeguarding training.

Key skills and competencies

• Proven experience in developing and delivering safeguarding training, with a focus on prevention, support, detection, and survivor-centered approaches.
• Knowledge of international safeguarding standards and best practices.
• Strong communication with excellent facilitation and training skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English

All interested applicants who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit their application including:

• Cover letter and CV
• Technical proposal that summarizes understanding of TORs and methodology
• Financial proposal indicating consultancy fee with breakdown.
• Three referees (one being on the most recent assignment)