2020-03-21

Consultant – Guidance and Counselling – Kakuma and Dadaab

Kakuma and Dadaab, Kenya
Posted on March 21, 2020
Applications have closed

WUSC – World University Service of Canada

Consultant – Guidance and Counselling – Kakuma and Dadaab, Kenya

Closing date 23 Mar 2020

**Terms of Reference

Position Title: Consultant: Guidance and Counselling

Reports to: Education Advisor and Education Program Manager

Contract term: 30 days – over 60 days

Overview

WUSC – World University Service of Canada – is a leading Canadian non-profit organization in international development, committed to providing education, employment and empowerment opportunities that improve the lives of millions of disadvantaged youth around the world. WUSC is working in partnership with Windle International Kenya (WIK) to implement Kenya Education Equity Project to support girls in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps. The Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP) aims to support girls in northern Kenya, both in and around the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps. Girls in these areas are considered to be particularly vulnerable and in need have support. Opportunities to access quality education in schools are very limited in these areas and support for girls’ education is very low in the communities relative to that for boys.

Scope of Work

Given the project context, and the extent of girl’s challenges and other barriers, KEEP is providing marginalized girls with access to counselling services for helping them build necessary skills and support for transition. Strengthening counselling is also a critical component of improving resilience and providing girls with of other opportunities in life. Therefore, the consultant will review and assess existing Guidance and Counselling manuals and recommend relevant changes to the manuals, set clear modules to monitor implementation progress and provide ToT training.

Duties and Responsibilities

Review and assess existing guidance and counselling manuals that include identifying gaps in the manuals as compared to best practices;
Mainstream gender into the training manual and design activities that deal with gender equality or transformation;
Training the KEEP Counsellors on gender and how to implement effective gender sensitive guidance and counseling;
Develop a detailed Guidance and Counselling strategy and framework for KEEP.
Based on the produced manual, conduct ToT training session(s) to the target group to explain the manuals produced;
Provide advisory support services to Counselling and at times Life Skills to ensure that the counselling tools and procedures are functioning, troubleshoot and suggest corrective action during and after the consultancy period;
Work with WUSC’s MEL team to support development of observation tools for lay and school counsellors.

Deliverables

The Key Deliverables for the consultancy are as follows:

Revised guidance and counselling training manuals
Training report

All deliverables to be met within 2 months.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Guidance and Counselling
At least 5 years’ experience working in Life skills and guidance and counselling programming in the education sector.
Experience in developing Gender sensitive training manuals
Strong English communication and writing skills
Kiswahili language skills or other relevant local language skills are a significant asset.

Functional Competencies

Expert knowledge of refugee education landscape in Kenya
Experience in conducting teacher training in guidance and counselling in similar contexts
Proficiency in use of basic computer software

Core Competencies

Ability to produce high quality outputs in a timely manner
Strong organization skills
Ability to work independently and produce high quality outputs
Sound judgement, strategic thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities
Demonstrate integrity by modeling WUSC’s values and ethical standards and safeguarding policies
Displays cultural gender, religion, race nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Solid understanding of the concepts of gender mainstreaming and equality in the KEEP context (Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps and surrounding host communities). **

How to apply

**How to apply:

The application should contain the following:

Cover Letter expressing your interest in this role. Please include your expected daily rate;
The application should contain a Cover Letter, CV and sample of similar work previously done by applicant (In PDF format, not more than 9MB).
Applications should be submitted via email to: infonbo@wusc.ca
Please include in the subject line Consultancy- Guidance and Counselling
Deadline to submit – 4pm on 23 March 2020.
Applications that do not respond to these requirements will not be considered.

WUSC’s activities seek to balance inequities and create sustainable development around the globe; the work ethic of our staff, volunteers, consultants, representatives and partners shall correspond to the values and mission of the organization. WUSC adheres to strict safeguarding principles and promotes responsibility, respect, honesty, and professional excellence and we will not tolerate harassment, coercion and sexual exploitation and abuse of any form. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract with WUSC will not be considered “staff members” and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements, medical insurance coverage and or advance payments). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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