Tenders Are Invited For Recruitment Of An International P 3 Consultant For The Development Of An Education Contingency Plan

Tenders Are Invited For Chad Recruitment Of An International P 3 Consultant For The Development Of An Education Contingency Plan In Chad I Background And JustificationContinuing Instability In The Subregion Darfur Sudan Libya Nigeria Central Africa Led The Government Of Chad To Open Its Borders And Gates From 2003 To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Refugees Displaced And Returned To The Country East West And South Of The Country The Latter The Majority Of Whom Are Children Young People And Women Have Found Refuge In The Regions Of Ennedi East Wadi Fira Sila Salamat Lake Ouaddai Logone Occidental Logone Oriental Mandoul And Moyen Chari These Massive Arrivals Of The Population Are Not Without Consequences And Raise Questions Of Social Order Including That Of Education Chad Is Obliged To Share Its Resources With Other Peoples In Accordance With The Cardinal Principle Adopted By The Government Which States That Education Has No Borders In Addition Chad Is A Vulnerable Country In The Face Of Natural Disasters Food Insecurity And Health Emergencies Related To Among Other Things Drought Land Degradation And Flooding Thus The Interim Education Plan In Chad Piet Providing Strategic Orientations For The Education Sector From 2018 To 2020 Defines As Main Challenges The Risks And Conflicts Reducing Access To Education For Children And The Low Financing Of Education Aggravating Disparities Of All Kinds One Of The Challenges Of The Countrys Education System Is Therefore To Make Education At All Levels Of Education More Equitable With A View To Reducing Disparities In Line With The Prospect Of Achieving The 2030 Agenda For Education Sustainable Development Goals Sdgs4 Including Education And Training Aimed At Ensuring Access For All To Quality Education On An Equal Footing And Promoting Learning Opportunities At The Life Long However The Constant Demographic Pressure Exerted By The Influx Of Refugees Returnees And Displaced Persons Conflicts And Natural Disasters Are Constantly Changing The Forecasts And Targets For Quality Education For All Thus Affecting Performance Efficiency And Effectiveness Yield Of It With This In Mind The Education Can Not Wait Project Ecw Decided To Support The Government Of Chad By Intervening For Two Years To Contribute To Improving Access To And Quality Of Education In The Areas Concerned In Particular The Ecw Project Will Support The Menpc To Develop A Contingency Plan For The Education Sector In A Participatory And Inclusive Manner Indeed The Development Of An Education Contingency Plan Linked To The Transition Plan Is One Of The Main Expected Results For Developing And Strengthening Prevention And Resilience Mechanisms In The Face Of The Risks Of Conflict And Or Conflict Natural Disasters Therefore The Contingency Plan That Will Be Developed As Part Of This Consultation Will Be Inserted In The Education Sector Plan In Force Interim Plan Of Education In Chad Or Piet In Order To Guarantee Its Financing In A Context Of High Levels Of Education Risks Of Crises And Disasters Where Resources For Financing Education In Emergencies Are Limited This Contingency Plan Which Is A Tool For Clarification And Predictability Should Highlight The Main Activities Needed To Enable The Country To Prepare And Respond Effectively To The Risks Of Conflicts And Or Natural Disasters That Could Occur And Affect The Population Vulnerable Groups Of Refugees Returnees Internally Displaced Persons And Host Communities In The Long Run It Will Lead The Country To Put In Place Measures To Take Better Account Of These Phenomena In Its Development Policy In This Way It Is Estimated That By 2019 The Menpc Will Be Prepared To Deal With Crises Or Disasters During The Implementation Of The Education Sector Plan To This End An International Consultant Will Be Committed To Accompany The Menpc In Consolidating Existing Plans And Formulating An Overall Vision In The Contingency Plan Document Education Sector The Present Terms Of Reference Are Intended To Provide A Comprehensive Basis For The Consultants Work By Defining The Objectives And Expected Results But Also To Specify The Principles And Methods Of Work How Can You Make A Difference Main ObjectiveThe Main Objective Is To Formulate A National Contingency Plan For Education That Aims To Contribute To Better Preparedness Of The Country To Cope With Possible Emergencies In A Coordinated And Integrated Framework That Promotes Rapid Response Under The Leadership Of The National Party And On The Basis Of All Existing Tools At The Country Level Specific Objectives Specifically These Are Make Proposals On The Threshold Of Alert And Activation Of The Plan According To The Scale Of The Risks In Evidence According To The International Standards And Adapt Locally The Threshold By Putting In Place The Mechanisms Of Reinforcement Of The Resilience And Mitigation Of The Communities Affected Propose A Budgeted Contingency Plan For The Country That Can Enable The Authorities To Activate This Plan In The Event Of A Disaster Of A Certain Magnitude And According To The Established Thresholds Make A Mapping Of Recurring Risks And Those Whose Occurrence Is Deemed Likely According To An Appropriate Methodology Based On Existing Tools Establish A Risk Prioritization By Categorizing And Characterizing Them According To Their Origin And Then Performing A Risk Assessment According To The Threat Seasonality Periodicity Probability Of Occurrence Severity Morbidity And Mortality And The Scale Of The Risk Event In Order To Define The Most Likely Scenarios Translate Input Costs And Other Implementation Activities Into A Budget For An Adequate Response To The Emergency Identify Resource Needs And Map The Capacities Of Actors State Services All Un Agencies Civil Society Organizations And The Private Sector In The Country With Clearly Defined Roles And Responsibilities In The Event Of An Emergency Operation To Provide Coordinated And Consistent Support Through The National Contingency Plan Propose A Risk Monitoring Mechanism At All Deconcentrated Levels Of The State Propose A Disaster Coordination Management System With A Well Defined Institutional And Legal Anchor Responsible For The Implementation Of The Plan Work Closely With The Various Actors Involved Including The Focal Points Of The Ministry Of Education And Other Ministries In Charge Of Risk Management For A Possible Transfer Of Capacities If Deemed Necessary During The Analysis Propose A Pre Positioning Plan Or Quick Purchases On The Basis Of Analysis Of The Situation Of All The Necessary Inputs For The Safety Stock For The School Kits Miscellaneous Equipment Food Medicine Vaccine Etc To Cope With A Possible Crisis Iii Expected ResultsAt The End Of This Consultation The Results Below Are Expected A National Contingency Plan For The Education Sector Is Available The Following Components Are Included In This Plan Availability And Resource RequirementsMapping The Capacities Of The Actors State Services All Un Agencies The Organization Of The Society And The Private Sector A System Regrouping All Risk Monitoring Mechanisms A Disaster Coordination Management System Is Known With An Institutional And Legal Anchor Standard Operating Procedures Defining Who Does What In What Time Frame And With What Means For The Central And Decentralized Level A Validated Report Of The National Contingency Plan Is Available If Necessary A Pre Positioning Plan For All The Inputs Needed To Cope With A Disaster Kits Equipment Food Medicines Vaccines Train The Actors On The Articulations And The Mechanisms Of Activation Of The Contingency PlanIv MethodologyDevelopment ProcessThe Methodology Will Follow A Participatory And Consultative Process That Will Primarily Involve Consultations With The Steering Committee The Various Menpc Directorates And Other Ministries The Education Cluster Civil Society Organizations Academics Development And Humanitarian Partners And The Ministry Of Education Private Sector To Better Collect Objective Information On The Historical Crisis History Sectoral Alert Thresholds Roles And Responsibilities And Response Actions Already Planned Within Sectors Through This Consultation This Participatory Approach Will Make It Possible To Propose A Holistic Document Roll For Its Next Validation At A Workshop That Will Bring Together The Main Actors Involved The Methodology Will Also Take Into Account The Close Collaboration To Be Established With The Focal Points Of The Lead State Institutions In The Area Of The National Contingency Plan To Do This A Technical Workshop Will Be Organized To Mark The Starting Point Of The Activities And To Allow A Collective Reflection And A Common Consensus On The Issues And The Approaches This Workshop Will Be Followed By A Mini Workshop Training To Familiarize Stakeholders With Key Concepts Related To The Development Of A Contingency Plan Towards The End Of This Consultation A Validation Workshop Will Be Organized To Present The Contingency Plan And Validate Its Content By The Ministry Of National Education And Civic Promotion And Key Partners Multisectoral Technical Consulting SMultisectoral Technical Consultations Will Be Conducted By The International Consultant In Key Ministries Eg Ministry Of Social Affairs Ministry Of The Territory Ministry Of The Interior Ministry Of Planning Etc To This End The Menpc Will Accompany The Steps Of The International Consultant By Facilitating Access To The Various Services And The Necessary Documents Data Collection And AnalysisThe Collection Will Be Conducted With The Menpc Executives Who Support The International Consultant And The Data Analysis Will Be Conducted Through Various Methods Defined By The International Consultant And Validated By The Managers Of The Various Ministries That Will Be Involved The Collection Of Information On The Various Sectoral And Local Plans Will Be Facilitated By The Focal Points Of The Ecw Project If Deemed Necessary The International Consultant Will Carry Out Field Missions To Collect Primary Data And Then Compile Them Into A Detailed Database To Qualify As An Advocate For Every Child The International Consultant Must Have The Following Profile Have An Advanced University Degree Bac 4 In Social Sciences In The Fields Of Disaster Economics Social Sciences Geography Or Strategic Planning Of Territorial Development Or Any Equivalent Degree Have An Experience Of At Least 5 Years In The Field Of Contingency Planning And Be Able To Do The Review And Document Analysis Have A Good Knowledge Of The Educational System Of Chad And The Humanitarian System For Example The Education Cluster The Humanitarian Response Plan And The National Contingency Plan Have Actively Participated In At Least Two Exercises In Developing A Government Contingency Plan Have A Good Knowledge Of Organization And Conduct For The Development Of Contingency Plan Be Able To Meet Deadlines And Be Able To Work In A Multicultural Environment Collaboration With Government Agencies Multilateral And Or Bilateral Institutions Is An Asset In Depth Knowledge Of The Development Of Detailed Program Costs And Contingency Plans In The Field Of Education Conducting Group Work With National Technical TeamsHave A Thorough Knowledge Of Emergency Projects Have A Good Command Of Excel And Word Spreadsheet Software Master The French Having A Good Level Of English And Or Local Arabic Will Be An Asset For Every Child You Demonstrate Unicefs Core Values Of Commitment Diversity And Integrity And Core Competencies In Communication Working With People And Drive For Results The Competencies Required For This Post Are View Our Competency Framework AtHttp Www Unicef Org About Employ Files Unicef Competencies PdfUnicef Is Committed To Diversity And Inclusion In Its Workforce And Encourages All Candidates Irrespective Of Gender Nationality Religious And Ethnic Backgrounds Including Persons Living With Disabilities To Apply To Become Part Of The Organization Unicef Has A Zero Tolerance Policy That Is Incompatible With The Aims Of The United Nations And Unicef Including Sexual Exploitation And Abuse And Sexual Abuse Unicef Also Adheres To Strict Child Protection Principles All Selected Candidates Will Therefore Undergo Rigorous Reference And Background Checks And Will Be Expected To Adhere To These Standards And Principles How To Apply Unicef Is Committed To Diversity And Inclusion In Its Workforce And Encourages Qualified Female And Male Candidates From All Over The World To Apply Click On The Following Link Http Www Unicef Org About Employ Job 520403

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