Development Of Advocacy Materials And Dissemination Of Findings Of A Conflict In Education And Violence Research at Save The Children

Objectives of the Consultancy
The objectives of this assignment are to develop advocacy materials, three key products: such as Position papers, Policy briefs and Fact sheets and conduct a dissemination of the findings and recommendations of the above mentioned research undertaken as part of the ESSPIN project as well as essential information about conflict sensitive approaches to key education stakeholders(for example e.g. State Ministries of Education, Universal Basic Education, Colleges/Institutes or Faculties of Education, National Teachers Institute, teachers and Principals /Head teachers and teachers in primary and secondary schools, CSACEFA,Community/Faith-Based Organizations, Women /Community leaders) ,Youth Groups, National Union of Teachers , UN Donor Agencies). This is with the view to inform key advocacy issues to improve our educational system at the Federal and state levels. it is expected that dissemination activities will enhance key stakeholders’ understanding of the issues as well as their commitment to working together to kick-start the development of a road map for immediate, medium and long-term interventions aimed at mitigating the impacts of conflicts and violence on children’s education, and facilitating safe, equitable access to quality education through a conflict sensitive approaches in our education system.

Scope of Work

• Develop advocacy materials - policy briefs, position papers, Fact Sheets using resource materials (for example the ESSPIN research on Education Conflict and Violence 2014 and Inter Agency for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Guidance Notes on Conflict Sensitive Education/ .documented conflicts and insurgency Nigerian reports affecting children's education .
• Conduct a one day dissemination workshop with key education stakeholders in Gombe state and share information on the impacts of conflict on education., key findings and recommendations from the ESSPIN research and the importance of conflict sensitive approaches in promoting children's continued equitable access to safe schools and quality education.
• Coordinate stakeholders groups to develop an action plan /strategies for mitigating conflicts in our education system and for developing/infusing Conflict sensitive education in Curriculum for Basic Education in Gombe state schools in the nearest future.
• Submit a report of the dissemination workshop.

Person Specification

• A postgraduate qualification or its equivalent in education, social development or communication, ICT, development management and other related fields.
• Knowledge and understanding of Conflict Sensitive Education as in the Inter Agency Network for Education in Emergencies INEE-Minimum standards for Education: preparedness, response and recovery package.
• Ability to facilitate participatory and interactive discussion and collate necessary information.
• Good knowledge of the global literature on education in emergencies, particularly in conflict settings and of the networks of organizations which provide resources/documentation and learning (for example INEE Guidance Notes on Conflict Sensitive Education and Do no Harm principles ).
• Ability to develop and coordinate participatory activities and design strategies for implementation.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and or Hausa language
• Ability to communicate appropriately with clients/stakeholders and to elicit reliable information
• Ability to apply conflict sensitive education discussion throughout the dissemination activity.
• Ability to design and facilitate participatory and interactive workshops.
• Ability to collate information and prepare appropriate reports