Early Childhood Development Consultant
Job Description
Title: Early Childhood Development Consultant
Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Vacancy: Undefined
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Postgraduate degree
∎ Early Childhood Development, Education, Development Studies or Social Work.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Work Location: IRC-Bangladesh, Ukhia office
∎ Reporting To: Education Coordinator
∎ Department: Education
∎ Expected Start Date: At Earliest
∎ Contract length: Two Months
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Develop a detailed research work plan which includes activities, duration and resources required to complete the assignment within a given time with input from IRC
∎ Review IRC's existing models for ECD programming designed for the MacArthur-supported ECD initiative in the Middle East.
∎ Develop research tools for interviews, focus groups and participatory action research with children, caregivers and service providers
∎ Conduct research with displaced and host community children, caregivers and service providers to inform strategies for adaptation or integration of existing IRC/SW ECD program models (translation services may be provided for consultants that do not have appropriate language skills).
∎ Map existing service platforms within the Rohingya refugee response and host communities that would could provide opportunities for the integration of ECD programming
∎ Conduct an actor mapping of relevant partners to inform program design and scaling strategies
∎ Develop a comprehensive report, including proposed recommendations for program design with an estimation of up-front and ongoing costs for each program model and time line
∎ Present research findings and recommendations to country team and relevant technical staff for review
∎ Submit final copy of the research finding to the DDP.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 3 years proven experience in participatory and/or mixed methods research related to early childhood development, education, health, and nutrition or child protection;
∎ Prior experience and excellent understanding of working in emergency settings, humanitarian contexts or insecure environments;
∎ Strong analytical and interpersonal skills;
∎ Strong written and oral communication skills, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment and effective in representation and coordination with external actors;
∎ Promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle stress and pressure with professional grace;
∎ Able to respond rapidly to changing environments, ability to travel to the field operation and work under pressure;
∎ Excellent Computer skills: MS Word, Excel;
∎ Cultural and social context sensitivity;
∎ Fluency in English (Excellent written and speaking) and knowledge of Bangla and Rohingya is a plus.
Application Deadline: April 25, 2019
Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution or natural disaster. The IRC is currently working in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities where it resettles refugees and helps them become self-sufficient. The President of the International Rescue Committee is former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
Consisting of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, international development experts, health care providers, and educators, the IRC has assisted millions of people around the world since its founding in 1933.
Category: NGO/Development
