Bangladesh: Consultant- Inter Agency Participatory Child Protection Assessment

Background

Since August 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled large-scale, systematic violence and human rights abuses in Northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, and settled in makeshift camps in the Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Approximately 55% of this new influx are children (UNHCR Population Factsheet, August 2018). After a dangerous journey, children have experienced and remain vulnerable to violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect. Child protection authorities and agencies provide a range of support to Rohingya adolescents (aged 13-17 years), including adolescent friendly spaces, adolescent clubs, and life skills programmes etc.

Objective and Research Questions

The objective of this consultancy is to strengthen understanding amongst child protection agencies in Cox’s Bazar of the views and protection needs of displaced Rohingya adolescents living in camps and makeshift settlements. This inter-agency, qualitative assessment should contribute to improved design of child protection services. Suggested research questions include:

· What are the main protection risks facing adolescent Rohingya girls and boys?

· What are the main trends in knowledge, attitudes, and practices amongst adolescent Rohingya girls and boys about seeking support for child protection concerns?

· What are the views of adolescent Rohingya girls and boys about existing child protection services for adolescents?

· What are the recommendations of adolescent Rohingya girls and boys about how to strengthen existing child protection services for adolescents?

The assessment should be focused on child protection issues and include thematic issues identified by the adolescent contributors, e.g. recreation, education, sexual and reproductive health. It is hoped that the assessment will include a focus on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support as a priority integration focus in the Rohingya Response.

The assessment is expected to generate rich, experiential data to continue to build a complete picture of the specific risks and vulnerabilities faced by displaced adolescent Rohingya girls and boys. The findings and recommendations should inform child protection programme design at the inter-agency level.

Scope

The assessment should target displaced Rohingya girls and boys’ aged 13 to 17 years and take steps to reach the most marginalised children. As a result, purposive sampling to include adolescents with disabilities, housebound girls, children engaged in work, and child-headed households etc is recommended. Targetting should include both refugee and host community children and include children participating in the adolescent clubs and adolescent friendly spaces of Save the Children and one or two other national or international NGOs (to be confirmed). The sample size and locations will be determined by the consultant in consultation with Save the Children and participating authorities and agencies.

Deliverables

Key deliverables will include:

· Desk review of available secondary data;

· Write-up of participatory research design process;

· Inception report;

· Presentation of inception report to the Child Protection Sub-Sector;

· Data collection tools;

· Write-up of data collection capacity-building with adolescents;

· Clean data set;

· Data analysis framework;

· Write-up of validation workshop with adolescents; and

· Final report in English and Bangla that includes key findings and recommendations to strengthen programming.

Translation support is available, if requested in advance. Data collection and interaction with adolescents and Rohingya community members will need to be conducted in Chittagonian dialect and any capacity building of NGO staff and enumerators will need to be in Bangla and/or Chittagong dialect.

Timeframe and Approach

The consultant is expected to start as soon as possible and work remotely for 2-4 weeks and in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh over a period of 4-6 weeks. The consultant will be hosted by Save the Children and report to Save the Children’s Child Protection Technical Advisor. The consultant will work collaboratively with the Child Protection Sub-Sector. Throughout the inter-agency assessment, the consultant is expected to cultivate a sense of shared ownership amongst participating authorities and agencies through meaningful contributions and discussion.

The consultant should have the following skills and experience:

· Minimum 7 years’ child protection experience, of which 5 years in humanitarian or refugee contexts;

· Master’s degree in social work, social sciences, law or similar;

· Expertise in adolescent and youth programming including in emergency settings;

· Knowledge of participatory research methods;

· Proven ability to conduct inter-agency assessments;

· Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver briefings and trainings for a variety of audiences;

· Flexible work attitude and ability to work independently or within a small team;

· Ability to effectively communicate with a diverse and cross-cultural audience;

· A high level of written and spoken English, with ability to write clear and simple contextualised content; and

· Commitment to the mandate and principles of Save the Children.

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

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