• Short term consultancy assignment
• Commencing May 2024, concluding Jun/Jul 2024
• Papua New Guinea

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About the project

The first Papua New Guinea draft School Safety Context Analysis, called by its previous name "Education Sector Snapshot for Comprehensive School Safety and Education in Emergencies in Papua New Guinea" was first drafted in 2017, under the auspices of the Pacific Coalition for the Advancement of School Safety (PCASS) (Phase 1). (Appendices are available from Save the Children).

It is intended to be a joint publication of the relevant Papua New Guinea Government Authorities, along with the National Department of Education and school safety partners in Papua New Guinea.

This consultancy will start with this existing analysis, review and update with any context or policy changes, gap analysis and conduct relevant sector mapping on school safety and climate change adaptation and produce a report for consideration at the Regional Workshop for PCASS in July 2024.

A place to make a difference

Save the Children is seeking a School Safety Context Analysis Consultant to update the School Safety Context Analysis for Papua New Guinea with any policy changes taking into consideration the following key objectives.

In this consulting assignment you will:

• Update the School Safety Context Analysis for Papua New Guinea with any policy changes, all denominator data, and appendices content in readable formats. Also information on School Safety in Emergencies, including accomplishments and any changes in priorities.
• Add content on the relationship of Climate Change Adaptation to the disaster management systems and content on the Violence Prevention and Child Protection Sector
• Mapping of existing stakeholder engagement in school safety and climate change adaptation.
• Consult with relevant key informants and authorities, and school safety partners, and to validate the findings and report with these organisations
• Relevant denominator information about number and types of schools at subnational levels, and summary mapping of schools/school populations vulnerable to each major hazard to the extent possible.
• Information gap analysis

For detailed information, the full Terms of Reference are available here.

This consultancy requires:

• Immediate availability
• Sound knowledge and experience of Papua New Guinea education sector policies and plans and/or disaster risk management and climate change adaptation policies and plans
• Masters degree in relevant field desirable
• Excellent research, writing, and policy analysis skills
• Good relationships or ability to develop these with education sector, disaster management, and child protection sector key contacts.
• Knowledge of PNG and fluency in Tok Pisin

Does this sound like the place for you?

We'd love to hear from you. To apply please send an application that includes:

• A letter expressing interest, outlining the experience, evidence of similar assignments, expertise of the individual consultant or consulting agency relevant for the work
• A copy of CV(s) or details of expertise in your research institution, or consultancy firm/agency, if applicable
• Contact details of at least two references
• An operational plan detailing how the work will be done and how the objectives above will be met within the timeframe (maximum 2 pages)
• A financial proposal or costing for items/activities required for the fulfilment of the expected deliverables of the consultancy work

Applications must be received no later than the advertised closing date and can be addressed to Delilah Kabilo, Education Advisor, Save the Children Papua New Guinea, and submitted via the "Apply Now" button.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All consultants are required to undergo an International / National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.