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SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

ROLE PROFILE

TITLE: Cross Border Case Management - Consultant

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Child Protection  

LOCATION: Myanmar/Thailand

Number of Positions: 2

CONTRACT LENGTH: 3 months

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children. It is a dual mandate organization and focuses on development and emergency response. We are currently working in 120 countries around the world touching the lives of 125 million children. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children has been working in Myanmar since 1995.  Our programmes include Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, WASH, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, Child Protection and Child Rights Governance and Humanitarian Responses in across the country.

Save the Children offers attractive salary including non-salary benefits which consists of paid medical benefits, various leave benefits, accident insurance, severance and other allowances.

We are currently inviting motivated and talented individuals to apply for Cross Border Case Management - Consultant position based in Myanmar/Thailand. Please see the following detailed

Consultancy Role:

Save the Children aims to explore child protection and case management needs and practices across Thailand and Myanmar. The objectives of this study are four-fold:

1. To understand situations of children who have experience in moving from Karen State, Myanmar to Tak Province, Thailand;
2. To gather information on situations of children from Myanmar who are exposed to various child protection risks in Tak Province, Thailand;
3. To find out how these children and their family members access to child protection services on both sides of the border;
4. And to conduct initial scoping on challenges and opportunities for strengthening cross border case management.

The local consultant will lead the implementation of FGDs with children, families and communities in Myanmar under the supervision of the international consultant. In Thailand, the child protection staff will support in holding interviews and FGDs. In the light of COVID the national consultant will also be contributing to the COVID emergency response where appropriate. The international consultant will lead in the technical elements of semi-structured questionnaire design and analysis. The local consultant will work closely with the international consultant and the data gathered through FGDs will be shared in a timely manner.

Introduction:

SC Myanmar and Thailand has worked on child protection across the border. Through our work, we learned that 1) a considerable number of children do not receive care and support from their parents and caregivers in Myanmar; 2) when they move to inappropriate institutions in Thailand they become vulnerable to various child protection issues. These protection concerns are intimately related and have negative impact on children’s physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development. This demonstrates a compelling need to strengthen cross-border child protection systems. Save the Children intends to recruit an international consultant and local consultants in Thailand and Myanmar to conduct initial scoping on opportunities for strengthening cross border child protection and case management.

Purpose of Consultancy:

Save the Children intends to recruit an international consultant and local consultants in Thailand and Myanmar to complete this piece of study outlined below.

Proposed Design

Objectives

• To understand situations of children who have experience in moving from Karen State, Myanmar to Tak Province, Thailand;
• To gather information on situations of children from Myanmar who are exposed to various child protection risks in Tak Province, Thailand;
• To find out how these children and their family members access to child protection services on both sides of the border;
• And to conduct initial scoping on challenges and opportunities for strengthening cross border case management.

Methodology

The research will be qualitative and use focus groups discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KII) and document review. FGDs and KIIs will be conducted with three main groups: children and family members, local communities, and both governmental and non-governmental child protection service providers to gather information on how child protection risks across the Myanmar and Thailand border are understood and how access to services is facilitated. KIIs with child protection service providers will provide further information on the role of service providers in Myanmar and Thailand in child protection service delivery and their understanding on opportunities and challenges in cross-border case management implementation.

Duration

All work expected to be carried out between 1 August and December 31 2020.

Deliverables

The national consultant is required to submit the note of meetings to the international consultant in a timely manner.

In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, the consultant is required to be flexible to work closely with SC Myanmar team to support emergency response.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: International Consultant

Travel: Frequent (over 6 days per month)

Person Specifications:

• Education to Bachelor’s level degree in relevant subject
• At least three years of experience working for an international NGO, research agency or government agency
• Previous experience working in Myanmar/Thailand context
• Highly knowledgeable on reform and change context in Myanmar, including political developments, laws related to children, and civil society actors
• Excellent relationship building skills in order to work with diverse stakeholders 
• Knowledge and skills in child protection case management 
• Ability to be flexible and manage priorities in a changing context
• Strong English language communications skills including writing

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
• Always acts in the best interests of children

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Candidates are also requested to mention in the applications if there is, blood/marriage relationships with the existing Save the Children employees.  No requirement of photo or copy of certificates and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Remark: For those who failed to mention or incorrectly mention the apply position title, Programme/Sector name and location in their applications, we will consider those as disqualify and we will not consider for short list.

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to send an Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae to:

Human Resources Department | Save the Children International|

No. 126/A, 2nd Floor, Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar

Email: recruitment.myanmar@savethechildren.org

Not later than 5 P.M., 25 August 2020 (Tuesday)