READY Initiative, Knowledge Management and Research Consultant

Timeframe: June 2022 – September 2022

Level of Effort: 15 working days, with a possibility of extension

Location: Home-based

Overview

In 2018, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) funded Save the Children (SC) to lead a three-year initiative to augment global capacity for major disease outbreak response. Through a consortium of partners, the READY initiative supplements existing efforts to strengthen coordination between global humanitarian outbreak structures and operational response organizations. READY is building capacity among humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders to more quickly and effectively respond to major outbreaks, including COVID-19, with a multi-sectoral integrated approach that addresses the holistic needs of affected communities – with community engagement and communications at the center.

In 2022, BHA funded the next phase of READY which builds upon READY’s platform, expertise, and global networks to broaden its reach with an in-depth capacity strengthening portfolio, further investment in development, operationalization, and application of operational and technical guidance, and development of a comprehensive knowledge management strategy to improve awareness and application of the best global resources for outbreak responses. In this next phase, READY is refining its focus on strengthening capacity for national and local NGOs, engaging those stakeholders in the design and roll-out of resources. READY’s primary purposes center around holistic capacity strengthening and capturing and applying learning. The READY initiative is led by Save the Children in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UK-Med, and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy.

READY is seeking a knowledge management and research consultant to support the development of the READY dissemination strategy and the curation of existing resources for the READY Outbreak Preparedness and Response Learning Hub. The consultant will perform desk research on distribution lists and key networks for non-governmental organizations around the world to ensure that READY is reaching its target audience with tools and trainings. The consultant will also conduct research on existing e-learning courses related to infectious disease outbreaks to support the development of the READY Outbreak Preparedness and Response Learning Hub on Kaya, and compile a list of relevant technical terms to ensure consistency across language translation products.

Key deliverables

• Mapping of existingnetworks, forums, newsletters, key contacts, etc. to be integrated into READY’s dissemination strategy and used for the dissemination of READY tools and trainings. This should include contact information, links (if relevant), target audience (region/country), timing (if a newsletter or other ongoing communication platform), connections, etc.
• List of existing e-learning courses that align with the predetermined course topics for the READY Learning Hub. This should include relevant titles, summaries, links, etc.
• Compilation of key technical terms for language translation.