About ChildFund
ChildFund is a child-focused international development organization that works in 24 countries to connect children with the people, resources, and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, no matter where they are. ChildFund International is a member of ChildFund Alliance; a global network of 12 organizations that assists over 23 million people, including over 16 million children, in more than 70 countries. In Kenya, ChildFund has been implementing Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs since the early 60’s, and currently implements various development interventions in 26 counties. We are working through 11 Implementing Partners registered as Non-Governmental Organizations and do direct implementation in 2 program regions. The thematic program focus areas are Child Protection, Household Economic Strengthening, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Education, WASH (Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion), Emergency Response, Health and Nutrition. ChildFund collaborates with other ECD/Nurturing Care stakeholders at the Community, County and National levels to improve and strengthen the nurturing care environment for young children through the provision of integrated ECD services. Through astrength-based approach, ChildFund supports locally led initiatives that strengthen the capacities of families and communities living in marginalized and resource-poor communities, helping them to break the cycle of poverty and protect the rights of children. ChildFund promotes early childhood development by ensuring that:
About the Project
ChildFund received funding to implement the Operationalization of a Strengthened Partnership for Nurturing Care project for an 8-month initial planning phase. The planning phase seeks to undertake consultations with relevant government ministries, county government departments and other stakeholders implementing nurturing care intervention at national and county levels. The consultations aim to identify opportunities for strategic collaborations to support the expansion of Nurturing Care for ECD in the Lake Region Economic Bloc in Kenya.
The planning phase has three objectives:
Purpose of the Assessment
This assignment is purposed to actualize and achieve the first objective of the project to “Review, refine and adapt the existing parenting program in alignment with the evidence-based, baseline situational analysis data and government ECD priorities in Kenya”, ChildFund is thus seeking to engage the services of a reputable and experienced consultancy firm or individual to undertake professional editing of the reviewed parenting training manuals and job aids. Specifically:
Scope of Work
The work involves:
Qualifications of Consultant (s)
Consultants or individuals interested in conducting this consultancy should have the following qualifications:
Management and Coordination
The consultant will report to ChildFund’s ECD Specialist and will work closely with the ECD Project Coordinator, the Communications Specialist, Child Protection and Advocacy Manager, and the Grants Compliance Specialist.
Work Plan & Timelines
The assignment is expected to take 15 working days from the time of signing of the contract. The assignment should be completed on or before 31st May 2023 for payments to be made. Specific timelines for assignments will be agreed upon during the initial meeting.
Payment Schedule
1st instainstallment submission and acceptance of 2 versions of each document worked on one with tracked changes and the clean copy of the same, in soft and hard copy 50%
2nd installment upon submission and acceptance of the final documents that incorporate feedback from review of first drafts by the ChildFund technical team. 50%
NB:
Interested consultant(s) should submit an Expression of Interest including:
Interested candidates should submit their Expression of Interest through kenyaprocurement@childfund.org.
An evaluation of the proposals will be made by ChildFund Kenya which engages in an interactive process with the consultant to further specify the scope and methodology to be used as well as the budget, deliverables, and deadlines. The target date for contract award is 8th May 2023
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