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IMC to cover international travel to/from Juba, South Sudan and accommodation at IMC South Sudan guesthouse for duration of stay in Juba. IMC will also cover per diem for the duration of stay in Juba.
BACKGROUND TO THE ASSIGNMENT:
IMC has been working in southern Sudan more than 20 years providing lifesaving services to people affected by the war including IDPs, refugees and host communities. In addition, IMC plays a vital role in building the local capacity of health care workers, community health workers, traditional birth attendants, youth and community leaders to ensure the sustainability of these programs. IMC is operating in five states including Western Bahr el Ghazal (Wau), Upper Nile (Malakal, Maban and Aburoch), Central Equatoria (Juba), Jonglei (Bor South and Twic East) and Unity (Nyal) in which comprehensive programs are implemented including: basic primary health care, reproductive health, MHPSS, secondary health care including inpatient services, integrated nutrition services using the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) approach, protection and gender based violence programming including CMR, PSS, and safe referrals, and specialized education programs for the training of nurses and midwives. Currently, IMC South Sudan programs support 16 health facilities (11 PHCCs, 2 operating theatres, 1 cholera treatment center, and 5 primary health care units) and three midwifery and nursing health science institutes.
In addition, IMC South Sudan is implementing a four-year DFID funded GBV prevention and response program in Upper Nile, Jonglei, Western Bar el Ghazal and Unity states. This grant includes a component of protection program and income generating activities. IMC works to mainstream protection and GBV in their other programming to ensure safe access to quality services for vulnerable people.
As part of this program, IMC includes a component of engaging men as alias to prevent violence against women and girls. This intervention is done through the use of the IRC curriculum ‘Preventing Violence against Women and Girls: Engaging Men through Accountable Practices (EMAP)’.
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
IMC seeks a consultant to facilitate a training of trainers’ (TOT) for the engaging men aspect of its Gender Based Violence prevention and response program. This training will specifically focus on the International Rescue Committee (IRC) module “Engaging Men in Accountable Practices EMAP”.
SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Main Responsibilities:
- Develop and submit and training agenda and plan in advance of the training
- Submit a list of training materials and supplies to be prepared in advance of the training for the smooth running of the training
- Lead in the facilitation of EMAP training TOT for a maximum of 25 IMC staff
- In cooperation with the co-facilitator and in advance of arriving in South Sudan, create a training plan for the training dates
- Conduct daily debriefing sessions with co-facilitator and document learning and feedback
- Work with participants to adapt the EMAP curriculum to the South Sudan context
- Submit a draft of the adapted EMAP curriculum one week after the end of the TOT
- Submit a draft training report within five working days after the TOT
- Develop and share all training presentations with GBV Coordinator prior to the training
As necessary, prepare and distribute any training handout to participants of the training
DELIVERABLES DESCRIPTION:
1. Develop training agenda and submit list of training materials to be prepared – 5 March 2019
2. Detailed training plan for an 11-day EMAP training of trainers, including training presentations and handouts – 8 March 2019
3. Facilitate 11-day TOT in Juba, South Sudan – 12-13 March 2019
4. Draft EMAP curriculum adapted to South Sudan context – 29 March 2019
5. Training report – 29 March 2019
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT DELIVERABLESDeliverables will be implemented by the consultant, along with the co-facilitator, in the month of March culminating in an 11-day training of trainers to take place in Juba, South Sudan from 12-23 March 2019. After the ToT, IMC South Sudan staff will roll out additional EMAP training and program implementation at the field site level based on knowledge and skills gained during the ToT.
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