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Child-to-Child Strategy Development Consultant

Employer
Sightsavers
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
16 Jun 2019

Job Details

Job title: Child-to-Child Strategy Development Consultant

Location: Haywards Heath

Fee: Negotiable

Working with our partners, Sightsavers is supporting inclusive education for children with disabilities (CWDs) in several countries in West and Central Africa. Different approaches are being used to ensure inclusion and participation of CWDs in mainstream education, including a child-centred approach.

In order to facilitate children socialisation and peer-support within our inclusive pilot schools, our projects intend to develop child-to-child activities/strategies for peer learning, i.e. ways in which children can support one another’s learning and development inside and outside the classroom. 

Sightsavers has previously commissioned two national consultants (one in Senegal, one in Cameroon) to collect and analyse:

  • good practices implemented by relevant partners involved in the field of education, e.g. PLAN, Save the Children, UNICEF, Humanity & Inclusion, World Vision; as well as practical tools developed in this area.
  • good practices in place in our pilot schools in these countries.

We are now seeking a consultant (based anywhere in the world) who can complete our work in the field of child-to-child activities/peer learning.

The Objectives of the Consultancy are as follows;

  • Produce a desk review analysing relevant international literature, including teaching and learning manuals and tools, articles in peer-reviewed academic journals; with a focus on:
  • contextually-based literature in West and Central Africa;
  • especially documentation developed by PLAN, Save the Children, UNICEF and UNESCO;
  • using the analysis of good practices and tools collected in Senegal and Cameroon, and other Sightsavers education projects.
  • Develop a teacher training module on child to child strategies:
  • using good recommendations and practices from the desk review;
  • using Sightsavers existing training modules on the subject (TTP, IC handbook, VI manual, etc...)
  • Develop a simple friendly and accessible tool kit for children acting as peer (for children with and without disabilities), with support from Sightsavers communication team.

To be considered for this Consultancy work you will possess;

  • Experience in inclusive/special education, disability, child to child strategies
  • A tertiary qualification, ideally to Masters level
  • International field experience, in West and Central Africa if possible
  • Good reporting, analytical and research skills
  • Experience in teacher training module development
  • Experience in the development of IEC materials, in accessible formats and for children if possible
  • Ability to work independently
  • Fluency in reading and writing in English, good French reading skills

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or outputs and process, so if you are interested in the role and finding out more please read the complete Terms of Reference for further details.

Closing date: 16 June 2019

Company

Sightsavers Head Office

35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 3BW

Postal Address

Bumpers Way,
Bumpers Farm,
Chippenham SN14 6NG

Sightsavers is an international charity that works in more than 30 countries around the world to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. Sightsavers is headquartered in the UK and has over 400 employees. It also has branches in Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

Sightsavers works with partners in order to provide a comprehensive range of eye care services. In 2013, Sightsavers' projects provided eye health examinations for nearly 14 million people, performed 300,000 eye operations, and treated over 100 million people for neglected tropical diseases.

People are also referred for treatment to prevent blindness or restore sight. Through community volunteers in developing countries, Sightsavers distributes medication to prevent blinding diseases. The charity also trains eye care workers and surgeons and funds operations.

Of the 30 countries Sightsavers works in, 23 are in Africa. These include Mozambique, Mali, Liberia and Kenya. Sightsavers is also present in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean.

In addition to its medical work, Sightsavers works with partners in order to train specialist teaching staff and supply glasses, Braille kits and other learning tools. The charity aims to educate communities and reduce stigma around visual impairment and blindness. Through its work, people with visual impairments and other disabilities are supported to live independently, get an education and earn an income.

Sightsavers is also a campaigning organisation, working with national governments to tackle the root causes of avoidable blindness, such as lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities. The charity’s ‘Put us in the Picture campaign calls on the international community to make global development inclusive of the world’s 800m people with disabilities. The campaign’s vision is for all people to have equal access to employment, education, healthcare and participation in society.

Backing up Sightsavers’ work around the world is a strong research capability. Research and policy work revolves around three priorities – health, education and social inclusion. Gathering and disseminating sound research evidence helps to ensure the charity’s programmes meet the needs of the people they are designed to serve. Research evidence is also a strong tool when advocating for policy changes with governments.

Sightsavers has many partners that assist with its aim of eliminating avoidable blindness and may also provide funding. Partners include the UK government’s Department for International Development, the European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Read our latest article on Third Sector: Sightsavers: Work for an award-winning charity tackling blindness worldwide

Company info
Website
Telephone
01444 446600
Location
35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB

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