Goal and Objectives
The goal of the short-term consultancy is to enhance the capacity of the Special Needs program to provide beneficiaries with quality care and educational support to enhance their wellbeing and ability to engage in community life. The objectives of this short-term consultancy in pursuit of that goal are:
Complete a rigorous analysis through review of relevant literature, data review, and observation of program activities
Develop a Contextualized Educational and Functional Assessment Tool (CEFAT) that gathers educational and functional levels of children within the Special Needs program, drawing on existing assessment and evaluation tools
Develop accompanying guidance, monitoring system, and implementation plan for the CEFAT that details how the tool was developed, how data is to be collected and stored, and how the assessment plan is to be carried out
Provide training to senior program staff on the assessment tool and advise Program Coordinator on best practices with regard to carrying out program-wide child assessments.
Deliverables
Report for JRS Project, Country, and Regional staff on contextual analysis of Special Needs centers and beneficiaries with regard to understanding of disabilities, current methods of assessment, recommendations for program-wide assessment tool, and recommendations for assessment implementation and data collection plan
Contextualized Educational and Functional Assessment Tool (CEFAT)
Electronic Monitoring System for data collection of CEFAT
Calendar and Work Plan for achievement of objectives
Guidance Notes for staff on how to administer CEFAT
Training Syllabus for training staff on CEFAT
Report on training of senior program staff on CEFAT administration
JRS responsibilities
Guidance throughout all phases of execution.
One way travel by air to Kakuma
Accommodation and food during stay in camp
Approval of all deliverables including final sign offs for the purpose of making payments.
Qualifications and experience:
Masters level of education in Education Psychology, Psychiatry, Special Needs Education, or a similar field
5+ years experience in carrying out assessments of persons living with disabilities in educational and social settings
Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating multi-day trainings.
Experience creating computer-based data collection systems using programs such as MS Excel or similar applications
Prior knowledge of Kakuma context and issues associated with acute and protracted displacement
Strong written and oral English and Kiswahili skills required; oral and written French skills a plus.
Kenyan resident with legal authorization to work in Kenya
Must be available to start work by October 15, 2017

Interested candidates should send the following materials (in English) to ken00.education@jrs.net and kenya.director@jrs.net via email, with the subject heading: “Special Needs Consultancy: Assessment”:Deadline for applications is September 23, 2017.

Apply via :

ken00.education@jrs.net