ThaiNGO

1. Background

According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the first cause of children death in children in Thailand killing approximately 2,700 children per year. Over 50% of these children are less than five years of age. Water is an essential feature of Thailand’s geography and climate and children have easy access to a wide range of aquatic recreational activities and water environments. Open waters, rivers, ponds, ditches, and quarries are found in abundance in both rural and urban areas and filled with water during the rainy season. Closed vessels such as large buckets and troughs are used for water storage, cooking, and feeding livestock which represents an additional danger for children. Additionally, Thailand is prone to natural disasters including floods, tropical storms, typhoons, and tsunamis as exemplified last December (2016) when heavy rain hit Southern Thailand and flooded 12 provinces, tragically killing forty people . Despite the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) efforts to promote water safety, two out of every three children under the age of 15 (approximately 11 million children) do not know how to swim. In addition, parents, caregivers, and communities are unaware of the high rate of child drowning and have limited, if any knowledge of water safety.

In search for sustainable solutions, Save the Children International (SCI) is positioned as a leader of Comprehensive School Safety (CSS) in Thailand and takes integrated actions to protect children where they are the most vulnerable, promoting high-impact child safety Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), road and water safety projects. With growing public concerns over the danger of child drowning death, SCI Thailand is among the early front-runners in pushing the boundaries of water safety knowledge by harnessing the power of communities, family effort and citizen support to meet the emergency demand of drowning prevention. SCI implements complementary projects in Khao Lak, Phang Nga province to raise awareness, promote knowledge of drowning prevention and teach lifesaving survival swimming practices.

The purpose of this consultancy

Save the Children will hire a consultant to Art teacher for teaching in the ECDs staff, Kindergarten teachers and primary schools teacher on water safety following objectives:

• Tteaching for water safety prevention for ECDs staff and kindergarten staff for create materials for water safety and drowning prevention.
• Develop and create invention or Materials together with ECDs staff and kindergarten staff, primary teacher and Sr. Phang_Nga field coordinator for plot project on water safety prevention.

2. Scope of this consultancy:

A consultant will be hired to set up the campaigns and teaching kindergarten teacher, primary school teacher and ECDs staff on water safety prevention though various art technique/ method. The aforementioned story shall be undertaken based on the Save the Children International requirements and must be in line with Save the Children’s ethical guideline.

Preparatory work:

• Tteaching for water safety prevention for ECDs staff and kindergarten staff for create materials for water safety and drowning prevention.
• Develop and create invention or Materials together with ECDs staff and kindergarten staff, primary teacher and Sr. Phang_Nga field coordinator for plot project on water safety prevention.
• Develop curriculum with Sr. Coordinator on water safety prevention.

Data Processing, Analysis and Reporting:

• Teaching on topic/ campaigns of water safety prevention.
• Develop curriculum with Sr. Coordinator on water safety prevention.                                                          

3. Deliverables

Note that all deliverables will be reviewed and must be approved by the Save the Children Phang Nga Field Coordinator.

4. Consultant qualifications and profile

• Thai National
• 5 years’ experience for teaching with the children.
• Understand physician and Psychosocial of child development.
• Be able to have teaching in various age of children.
• Excellent communications
• Know about relevant health and safety and procedures
• Have good knowledge on various art skills.
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Be able to work calmly and efficiently to tight deadlines

5. Management of consultancy

The Consultant will work closely with Phang Nga Sr. Field coordinator on planning of workshop trainings, children camp and the development 1) Teaching for water safety prevention for ECDs staff and kindergarten staff for create materials for water safety and drowning prevention. 2) Develop and create invention or Materials together with ECDs staff and kindergarten staff, primary teacher and Sr. Phang_Nga field coordinator for plot project on water safety prevention. Save the Children will provide technical support as necessary in a timely manner.

6. Timeframe

The consultancy service period for the whole assignment is from October 2017 to 30 December 2017.

7. Consultancy (individual or team) Budget

The consultant is requested to submit the proposal and detailed budget with their application letter. The financial competitiveness of the fee will be considered in the selection process.

3% withholding tax will be deducted from the individual.

Proposal will include transportation, accommodation, and materials.

Submissions for the consultancy

The submission must address the terms of reference and include:

• Name and contact details of applicant
• Resume of the lead consultant
• A cover letter outlining the relevant experience and expertise of the consultant and initial ideas on the approach to be taken the achieve the consultancy objectives
• A draft summary activities proposal
• A detailed quote in ___THB (including travel and other costs),

Close date for submissions: 13 September 2017

Qualified candidate please send your application, covering letter and CV to hr.thailand@savethechildren.org

Please indicate in the subject as “ Apply Art Trainer Consultant for Phang Nga Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Projects_(Name of candidate)”. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

“We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.”

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)