EXTERNAL EVALUATOR – INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT

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POSITION TITLE: EXTERNAL EVALUATOR – INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT

DUTY STATION: JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN – HOMEBASED

1. Duration of Consultancy: 1^st of June 2022 – 31^st of July 2022

2. Nature of the consultancy: Development of the Extracurricular Module for Secondary School Settings on Nurturing Disability Inclusive Attitudes Among Children and Youth

3. Organizational Context and Scope

IOM in South Sudan has a broad range of programming centered around three broad areas: humanitarian coordination and support; humanitarian response and resilience; and peacebuilding, transition and development. Humanitarian coordination and support includes leading/ co-leading the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Clusters, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and management of WASH and Shelter and NFI core-pipelines, humanitarian hubs and common transport services. Humanitarian response and resilience includes CCCM, WASH, Shelter & NFI, health, protection, gender equality and inclusion, mental health and psychosocial support and the management of a Rapid Response Fund. Under peacebuilding, transition and development, IOM South Sudan implements programming on housing, land and property issues, transition and recovery, transhumance conflict prevention, community-based violence reduction, community development and migration management.

1. Project Context and Scope: Provision of Holistic Humanitarian Support to Persons With Disabilities in Aweil South and Tonj South

2. Organizational Department / Unit to which the Consultant is contributing: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Unit and Protection, Gender and Inclusion Unit of IOM Mission in South Sudan. Project code: DP.1717

3. Tangible and measurable outputs of the work assignment

Consultant will be hired to elaborate extra-curricular module for secondary school settings on Nurturing Disability Inclusive Attitudes Among Children and Youth on a three-instalment payment basis:

1. First deliverable – Desk review, inception report, including outline of the extra-curricular module – Deliverable in via email by 15^th of June, 2022**

2. Second deliverable – Extra-curricular module is elaborated and submitted – Second instalment payment – Deliverable via e-mail by 15^th of July, 2022

3. Third and final deliverable – Mainstream feedback of the MHPSS and Protection, Gender and Inclusion Units on the elaborated module and finalize the product for dissemination and piloting in secondary school settings. – Deliverable via email by 31^st of July, 2022

Payment schedule

Based on meeting the above deliverables and based on the work plan, the following payment schedule is agreed for a total of 60 days of consultancy:

1. First payment of 20% of the total consultancy payment is due upon completion of the desk review, inception report and outline of the extra-curricular module (deliverable 1). Expected date of 15^th of June, 2022.

2. Second payment of 50% of the total consultancy payment is due upon elaboration and submission of the extra-curricular module. Expected date of 15^th of July, 2022.

3. Third and final payment of 30% of the total consultancy payment is due upon mainstreaming of feedback provided by the Mission and completion of the extra-curricular module for further dissemination and piloting. To be completed by 31^st of July, 2022.

Submission of the service completion and deliverables approved by IOM, along with timesheet is required for completion of each payment.

1. Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

· Extra-curricular module on nurturing disability inclusive attitudes among children and youth provides outline of psychosocial aspects of exclusion of people with disabilities (PwDs), including effects of marginalization.

· All forms of disability are discussed and presented in a child-appropriate manner.

· Extra-curricular module includes interactive exercises facilitating non-formal learning through experience.

1. Education, Experience and/or skills required

· Master’s Degree in psychology or above in social sciences, anthropology or other related fields;

· At least 5 years of professional experience working on psychosocial and psychological aspects of disability and promotion of inclusive care;

· Demonstrated ability to design and deliver extra-curricular educational material;

· Good writing skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills;

· Solid organizational skills: the ability to be flexible and work well under pressure in a fast-paced and detail-oriented team environment;

· Good computer skills: excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email/ internet;

· Similar experience of working on elaboration of training modules and relevant educational materials, including relevant tools, such as training handouts and PowerPoint presentations;

· Knowledge of cultural context and experience of work in South Sudan in an equivalent role is considered to be an asset.

1. Travel required

This is a home-cased international consultancy.

1. Competencies

Values

· Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.

· Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

· Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators

· Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

· Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action-oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

· Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

· Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.

· Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.