LOCAL Consultant Job

Job Description

The Local Consultant leads all in-country data collection and stakeholder engagement, and compiles collected data for use by the International Consultant in analysis and drafting. Specifically, the Local Consultant shall:

Responsibilities

• Assess progress toward institutionalising safeguarding within government policy, planning and regulatory frameworks, and the likelihood results are sustained beyond donor funding.
• Assess the effectiveness of the Safe Bus Terminal Approach, including for girls specifically and evidence of change in frontline duty bearers’ attitudes and behaviour, where existing data allows.
• Identify lessons learned and provide practical, evidence-based recommendations for future programme design and scale-up.
• Examine the project’s contribution to reducing children’s involvement in street situations, using available headcount, routine monitoring and case management data.

Requirements

• A technical proposal with a brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment, and a detailed, clear methodology on how they will approach and complete the assignment
• A financial proposal including a breakdown of costs.
• The technical proposal should also contain the personal Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the consultant, highlighting relevant experience as well as the contact details (email and telephone number)
• Contact details (email and telephone number of at least three professions references from previous similar assignments.

Qualifications

• Based in Tanzania, with a strong understanding of government processes and established access to relevant government officials (this is a firm requirement, not preferred), as well as transport-sector and community stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience conducting KIIs, FGDs, and qualitative data collection for donor-funded evaluations.
• Experience in child protection or safeguarding programmes (highly desirable).
• Evidence of previous relevant assignments.