ASPIRE Project – Somalia
Action to Strengthen Partnerships for Inclusion, Resilience and Education (ASPIRE)
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a global humanitarian organization with a mission to work with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change. ADRA Somalia belongs to the worldwide network, comprised of more than 130 supporting and implementing country offices. ADRA Somalia is seeking to recruit a consultant to conduct a training School Safety and Contingency Planning.
🎯 Objectives
- The following objectives are to be achieved:
- Develop appropriate context strategies for a safe learning environment both at school and remotely.
- Institute measures for quality, age-appropriate acquisition of lifesaving and disaster preparedness skills and psychosocial support for wellbeing and resilience of children and their communities.
- Support schools to implement the safe school operations guidance with government and local partners.
- Enhance coordinated and informed actions of national level platform for reducing disaster risks in schools;
🌍 Scope of Work
- The scope of work will specifically entail the following:
- Assessment of the physical location and infrastructural stability of the schools and constructions to withstand disasters;
- Institutional preparedness of schools in protecting education from disasters;
- Strengthen capacity of stakeholders on sustainable preparedness measures to reduce disaster risks in schools and stimulate organised actions for emergency response and recovery;
- Analyze existing guidelines, policies and legislation on school disaster risk management (DRM) and in-build the provisions into the school contingency plans;
- Full community engagement with clear communication and information channels;
- Develop a framework for school contingency plans for disaster preparedness, risk reduction response;
- Measures with regards to gender differences including for children with disabilities for continued learning;
- Sustained engagement of teachers with their classes and students to monitor progress, assign new lessons and to provide psychosocial support services as may be appropriate;
- Referral mechanisms for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) as may be appropriate;
🧩 Methodology and Deliverables
The ToT Training Guide will be required for facilitate simple and understandable training techniques that can easily be understood by the participants. Participatory training will be critical to stimulate learning and facilitate discussion. Relevant case analysis, lectures and presentations will be the main training methodologies. In overall, least cost but most effective approaches for delivering the assignment shall be employed. The viability of the proposed approaches and methodologies will be discussed by the project team prior to commencement of the assignment. Expected Deliverables All deliverables will be completed with guidance, input and feedback from the Project Manager or designate. The following outputs are expected:- Inception Report and detailed work plan for undertaking the assignment
- Debrief with MOEs/ADRA and Implementing Partners on the findings
- Draft and Final Training Report including the training manual
- Framework for school contingency plans
✅ Required Expertise
- At least Bachelor’s degree in Disaster Management/Education or relevant field;
- Demonstrated experience/knowledge in School Safely Planning/Contingency Planning/Vulnerability Capacity Assessment;
- Experience in Policy Analysis/Development;
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in stakeholder participation techniques;
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in facilitation of workshops;
- Demonstrated research and analytical and research skills in the field of policy development;
- Strong communication, documentation and presentation skills.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English and Somali languages;
📦 Application Requirements
All expressions of interest should include:- Cover letter, maximum three pages.
- Detailed curriculum vitae.
- Technical Proposal: maximum 5 pages interpreting the understanding of the TOR, detailed methodology of executing the task, as well as draft work plan.
- Financial Proposal: should provide cost estimates for services rendered including daily consultancy fees but to exclude accommodation and living costs; transport cost; stationeries, and supplies needed for the training as well as costs to be incurred by trainees.
📅 Application Deadline: 9th May 2025
📧 Submit to: [email protected]
Subject: Expression of Interest for School Safety Training
📄 Download Full ToR: www.adrasom.org
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‘’ADRA Somalia is committed to upholding the rights of all children and vulnerable adults that we serve and those we interact with in the course of our work. We endeavor to protect all from all forms of abuse and exploitation as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) six core principles on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). ADRA Somalia has zero tolerance to abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries and staff.’’
