Terms of Reference

KNH National Trainer for Child Protection (Rwanda)

KNH is looking for a highly-qualified individual to act as KNH National Trainer for Child Protection in Rwanda on a consultancy basis from July 2024 as per the detailed conditions below:

Background Information

• Kindernothilfe

Established in 1959, Kindernothilfe e. V. (KNH), is a Germany, Christian and child-rights-based organization committed to empowering communities, driving positive change, and advocating for the Rights of children in need. Collaborating with NGOs in 36 countries including Rwanda, KNH and its partners impact the lives of more than 2 million children and their families every year. The overall goal of Kindernothilfe (KNH) is to contribute to forming a world in which children and young people can live a life of human dignity, develop personal talents, and, together with their families and communities, take their development into their own hands.

Kindernothilfe’s global head office is located in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with coordination structures in nearly all partner countries. Projects and programs are mainly funded through private donations (more than 80% from individual donors and 20% from public and institutional donors). The projects have a child-rights focus in accordance with the organization’s mission.

 Recognizing the problem of Child rights violation

Sexual violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of children and vulnerable persons is a worldwide issue, existing in both, developed and developing countries. It is deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. Children with disabilities are affected twice as often as children without disabilities. Moreover, unaccompanied children, children in institutions or under institutionalized care run an increased risk of abuse. All these children as well as children in different development and humanitarian aid projects are in risk to suffer maltreatment or abuse by staff, volunteers or donors and are therefore in need of special protection.

KNH recognizes the fundamental duty of safeguarding these children against any hazard that may appear within the organization of KNH, the partner organizations and in the programs and projects funded by KNH.

• KNH-Strategy for a Child Protection Capacity Building Program for Partner Organizations

In order to strengthen our efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse within our work KNH joined the international "Keeping Children Save Coalition (KCS)" and started to develop a Child Protection Policy for KNH according to the standards set by KCS.

These standards should also apply for the Child Protection Policies of our partners. It is our shared aim to provide the best possible prevention for children at project level and to provide assistance for children that have been abused. All partners have been informed about the ongoing process and have been asked to sum up the status quo and training needs.

KNH Partners in Rwanda also went through the CP capacity development process. Some of them did all 3 modules while some others did Module 1 in 2017 and Module 2 in 2018. It is planned that these partners will also be trained on Module 3 in November this year (2024). Trainings are provided based on the availability of resources and country-specific demand.

Training system

The training system consists of the implementation of three 3 – 4-days workshops that are building on each other and an ongoing advisory process for the partner organizations.

The workshops are based on the training material of KCS and will be facilitated by a “Regional Trainer”, who is responsible for the workshops in all countries of one continent, and a “National Trainer” for Rwanda being responsible for the advisory service for all KNH partner organizations in Rwanda during development and implementation of their policies and backstopping plans.

 Module 1

Within the 3-4 days Module 1 - Training the core elements and instruments of an institutional child protection procedure will be outlined based on interactive exercises and practical examples. The participants will be enabled to start to develop a child protection policy for their organization.

The following sessions are part of Module 1:

• Cultural and legal framework of children’s rights and child protection
• Child abuse and maltreatment: Types of abuse and maltreatment, attitudes and values, definitions
• Identification of risks and risk management
• Why elaborate a Child Protection Policy?
• Standards according to “Keeping Children Safe Coalition”
• Elements of a Child Protection Policy
• Self-Audit of Organizations
• Preventive Strategies (Human Resources, Code of Conduct)
• Preventive Strategies (Standards for Communication)
• Case Management System (Actors, functions, processes, protection of victims etc.)
• Elaboration of an action plan and implementation strategy

 Module 2

Six to nine months after the Module 1, the 4 days lasting Module 2 introduces the development steps of the different core elements of the child protection system. There will be a special focus on the children’s participation in child protection procedures and the link to community-based child protection mechanisms.

The following sessions are part of Module 2:

• Introduction and Status quo
• Exchange of experience
• Public and Community Child Protection System
• Concept of Child Participation
• Child-friendly capacity of staff
• Child protection perspective in programming
• Preparing adult facilitators
• Introduction of the child protection toolkit

Module 3:

Module 3 is about the completion of the whole process of CP capacity building and with it, partners will be supported to know how to monitor the implementation of Child Protection policy and it goes together with how to develop indicators, how to track changes, and impact of the policy on children, at the organizational level and Networks/service providers.

The following sessions are part of Module 3:

• Reflection and exchange of experiences and lessons for the entire CP capacity building process
• CPP implementation progress and lessons learnt
• Achievements and challenges for case management
• Achievements and challenges in implementing child protection initiatives
• Monitoring of implementation of child protection policy
• Methodology and tools for CPP monitoring together with children
• Online child safeguarding and ways of addressing these issues at the organizational level.
• National child protection systems and priority areas for advocacy
• Planning for continuous CPP implementation as well as related initiatives and processes.

Objective of the Capacity Building Process

Module 1

• Participants have a good understanding about the legal framework of children’s rights and child protection and how it appears in their national and local context;
• Participants are informed about the different types of child abuse;
• Participants are aware of appropriate strategies of prevention and case management;
• Participants are able to develop a Child Protection Policy for their organization including relevant actors;
• Participants are able to transform the key elements of a child protection policy into practice;

Module 2

• Participants have a platform for experience sharing about the development process or revision of their Child Protection Policies.
• Participants are familiar with the existing external child protection system and know how to link this with their internal child protection mechanisms.
• Participants have an understanding of how to mainstream a child protection perspective in programming.
• Participants have the knowledge how to involve children in the implementation and monitoring of the Child Protection Policy and procedures of their organisation.
• Participants have an understanding how to implement child protection activities with major target groups.

Module 3

• Creating an appropriate atmosphere for reflection and exchange of experiences and lessons for the entire process
• Identifying the progress and lessons learnt regarding the results from the CPP implementation
• Identifying achievements and challenges for case management
• Identifying achievements and challenges in implementing child protection initiatives
• How to monitoring the implementation of child protection policy, methodology and tools for CPP monitoring together with children
• Updating the participants about different concerns related with online child safeguarding and providing basic information about ways of addressing these issues at the organizational level.
• Analysis of national child protection systems and identifying priority areas for advocacy
• Identifying the next steps in the CPP implementation process and evaluation of the workshop.

Target group of the trainings

• Core Management and Program staff of partner organizations (2 Persons per partner organization)
• 30 persons per workshop

The National Trainer

• Co-facilitates Module 1, Module 2, and Module 3 Trainings and the Refresher Trainings together with the Regional Trainer, applying the methodology set by KNH, which is based on the Keeping Children Safe Standards;
• Gives specific advice (through visits, phone calls or email dialogue) to the partner organizations while they are developing and implementing their respective Child Protection Policy as well as the backstopping assignments.

As mentioned above, in 2024 The National Trainer in Rwanda will co-facilitate only Module 3 which will also include some short refresher sessions on modules 1 and 2. KNH can plan to start the rollout of all 3 modules for new partners in the future and there is a plan to continue the cooperation with the National Trainer in the future.

Facilitator Requirements

The following qualifications/competencies with proven experience in conducting such or similar exercises, are required:

• Masters Degree in a relevant field such as Pedagogy, Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies or similar professional background
• Proven experience and certification in the facilitation of workshops applying interactive and participatory methods
• Good knowledge of Children’s Rights and specifically Child Protection issues
• Good skills and experience in developing monitoring reports and delivering structured information about ongoing capacity-building processes
• Fluent spoken and written English and local language(s)
• Proven experience of working with children and youths will be an added advantage

Specific Tasks

• Participate in preparatory meetings with Regional Trainer (2 days)
• One brief report of each workshop giving information about the motivation, knowledge and child protection challenges of the participating partner organizations
• Ongoing information and reports on the status quo of the partner organizations regarding their status quo of the elaboration of a Child Protection Policy pointing out clearly the specific achievements, challenges and restrictions of each partner organization according to the monitoring tool of phase 1.
• Monitor implementation of action plans (programmatic + technical level) methodological, technical support to partner
• Transition of responsibility to country coordination after Module 2
• Briefing country coordination about program
• Inform the Regional Trainer about change of training programme
• Send monitoring tool on partners to Country Coordination (twice between Module 1 + 2)
• Compile agreed summary report with Country Coordination to KNH (twice between Module 1 + 2)
• After visit send agreed action points to respective partners
• Status quo report after the first training to KNH and country coordination.
• Send draft CPP of Partners with evaluation comments to KNH and Country Coordination before Module 2

Roles and responsibilities of other stakeholders

KNH Head Office (Child Protection Team)

• Coordination and development of CP-program
• Provide Training Materials
• Integrate CP in Country Coordination (internal + external)
• Inform Country Coordination about roles and responsibilities

KNH Coordination Structure

• Engage in ownership process
• Joint monitoring of partners
• Ensuring logistics
• Taking part in the training
• Accompanying the process
• Sustaining the process
• Ensuring smooth cooperation with trainers

Regional Trainer

• Coordinate regional process on technical level
• Participate in development of CP-Program
• Briefing Country Coordination and National Trainer on CP-Program
• Send 3-5 pages report to KNH on general observations with recommendations after each workshop

Methodology and Timeframe

The structure and program of the trainings will be provided by KNH. As well, KNH will provide the corresponding documents and PowerPoint-Presentations for the inputs, instruments for participatory activities and handouts related to the workshop issues.

The workshop/s will be planned for every year, the next Module 3 Training is planned for the 1^st half of November 2024. Before KNH and the Regional trainer will have an orientation and induction session with the National Trainer.

KNH will provide information about the partner organizations to enable the National Trainer to develop the follow-up action plan.

Mode of Payment

A daily fee will be paid to the National Trainer for:

• Two induction days per Module with the regional trainer and familiarization with the training materials
• The actual workshop days plus one preparation day and one reporting day for each workshop;
• Advisory and monitoring visits of the partner organizations;
• Travel days, travel costs, as well as allowances for food and accommodation.

The payment will be transferred in advance in two instalments based on the annual work plan detailing the dates of the workshops, an estimated visit schedule (which can be adjusted based on the demand of the partner organizations), and a respective financial statement.

Contract

RUMA Consult Ltd (the host of KNH Country Coordination) will contract the consultant on a freelance basis. The contract will be based on the agreed annual work plan and the respective budget for the assignment.

Application

A technical proposal should be submitted. The proposal should include:

• CV of the facilitator
• Letter of interest including your reflection/comments on your understanding of capacity development, and the topic of child protection, and child rights and support to CSOs.
• References information on daily consultant fee
• Sample Work (e.g. Trainers Plan) of the applicant in function as a facilitator from the last three years

Closing Date

Please send your application via email until 6^th August 2024 to Jessica Jung Jessica.Jung@knh.de and Ernestine Uwamwezi ernestine.uwamwezi@kindernothilfe.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Apart from resumé and copies of certificates and testimonials candidates are encouraged to attach certificates of good conduct.

Contact

UWAMWEZI Ernestine

KNH Country Coordinator Rwanda & Burundi

ernestine.uwamwezi@kindernothilfe.com

Phone: +250788441096