Kindernothilfe (KNH) is looking for a consultant or a team of consultants to develop an advocacy training module (including different advocacy tools for different stakeholders) in the framework of child rights programming, to be used for capacity development of KNH partner organisations and their development of project strategies. Like all KNH workshop designs, it will serve as a template which has to be adjusted to the partners’ capacity development interests and the context.
Background
Kindernothilfe e.V. (KNH) was founded in Germany in 1959 as a Christian organisation to support
vulnerable and marginalized children and youth to develop their full potential and is now one of
the largest child rights organisations in Germany. Kindernothilfe partners with local non-governmental organisations implement around 530 projects in 36 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean, reaching out to more than 2.3 million children and young people. The areas of work range from community-based development projects and self-help groups to humanitarian assistance as well as social work and street work programs, from networking and advocacy to capacity building and development education programs. Our work is founded on UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – promoting a child’s right to protection, provision and participation. Kindernothilfe’s global head office is located in Duisburg, Germany, with coordination structures in nearly all partner countries.
The formulation of efficacious project strategies to address infringements of children’s rights and guarantee child protection is of paramount importance within the context of Child Rights Programming (CRP.) Advocacy, as defined by KNH, constitutes an integral component of the project strategy of numerous partner organisations.
A significant number of partners have indicated that they lack the requisite experience and knowledge to effectively sensitise duty bearers and other actors to children’s rights, rights violations, child protection and child participation, as well as to hold stakeholders accountable. In light of this, we believe that an optional CRP advocacy module would be a valuable addition to our support mechanisms, enabling us to more effectively assist our partners in this regard. KNH’s capacity development initiatives facilitate the prioritisation of modules in respective countries and their adaptation to country-specific needs.
Required qualifications, skills and competencies
- Long-term experience with advocacy work of NGOs/CSOs in the field of child rights;
including instruments of advocacy planning, implementation and monitoring and risk
assessment, also on project level - Knowledge of global governing bodies such as the UN and other regional human
rights bodies (AU, IACHR, etc.) - Proven experience with child rights-based and participatory programmes and projects
- Proven experience in the facilitation of workshops applying interactive and
participatory methods - Commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- A genuine commitment to supporting meaningful participation of children and young
people. - Intercultural sensitivity and background
- Fluent verbal and written skills in English
- If working in a team, preferably a gender-balanced team
Specific tasks
- Development of an advocacy training module (including different advocacy instruments for different stakeholders) in the framework of CRP to be used for capacity development of KNH partner organisations and their development of project strategies
- Reference to and integration of important KNH documents and training materials
- Ongoing cooperation, communication and feedback with KNH to ensure coherence of the advocacy module
- Participants of the training workshops
– have a deeper understanding what advocacy means in the context of child rights-based projects
– have gained knowledge about different advocacy tools and methods and know how to use them in their context
– know how to make children participate in advocacy
– develop advocacy strategies and action plans for current and future projects funded by KNH
Expected deliverables
- Submission of draft version of Advocacy Module including clear instructions for trainers on methodology, trainers plans, Powerpoint Presentations, information- and worksheets, Trainer notes
- Adjustments of the proposed advocacy module after feedback from KNH
- Submission of final version of advocacy module
For more details, please follow this link for the full ToR: https://cloud.kindernothilfe.net/s/xAHLpF6kq6kLGTN
How to apply
Please send your application via email to Advocacy_cd@knh.info by latest August, 19th, 2024.
Successful applicants will be invited after pre-selection for a personal interview via Zoom.
Beginning of October 2024, relevant KNH materials and documents will be shared for revision with the consultants, followed by a (virtual) inception workshop to create a common understanding of the expected deliverables. A first draft of the advocacy training module must be presented to KNH by December, 13th, 2024, the final advocacy training module must be submitted to KNH by March, 15th, 2025.