Engagement of consultant for Capacity strengthening and training of year 1 cohort on identified impr

• Scope of work

Backgroundoftheproject

USAID-fundedOpportunitiestoLearn(OTL)projectaimstoaddresstheimmediateeducationneedofout-of-schoolchildren(OOSC)andyouthinupto17LocalGovernmentAreas(LGAs),inBorno,Ada-mawa and Yobe states, through safer new and existing non-formal education, while laying the ground-work for sustainable improvement of education systems at the community and government levels.OTL aims to ensure out-of-school children and youth in Northeastern Nigeria are safely able to gainfoundationalskills,includingliteracy,numeracy,andsocialandemotionalskills,toprogresstohigherlevelsofeducation,training,and/orengagementintheworkforce.children(OOSC).

Strategic objective 5 of OTL project talks about state and local education representatives demonstrat-ingapplicationofskillsandknowledgefromOTLcapacitybuildingmeasures.Capacitystrengtheningof state and local education authorities under OTL aims to increase their ability to plan for, budget,manage,andensurethequalityofNFEinBornoandAdamawastates.ThroughSO5,OTLhasworkedwithselectedstakeholders(theseincludesSBMC,CSO,CBO,SUBEB,SAMEanddatahubs)todevelopcomprehensiveandcontextualcapacityassessmenttool. Afterimplementingthetool,theOTLteamanalyzed the assessment results and collaborated with stakeholders to develop capacity improvementplans tailored to address the identified gaps. Consequently, there arose a necessity for pertinent train-ing,coaching,andopportunitiesforprofessionalexchangefacilitatedbytheconsortium.

This activity aims at supporting respective institutions/cohorts fill and or bridge the identified gapswithin their service delivery. These gaps range within policy formulation, system dysfunctionalities,andweakstructuralprocesses.Theendpointofthisactivityistodevelopandimplementaninclusiveinstitutional framework and guidelines for these organizations, by providing training and support thatwillupgradetheirfunctionalityandservicedeliverytowardsensuringqualityeducationsystem.

The training is expected to provide impactful and easy to use skills and or systems that will supportthe enhancement and improve quality of services of the benefiting organizations in the educationsector and beyond. The training themes are drawn from the improvement plans co-developed withtheseorganizationasameanstopropeltheirsystemsandstructuresintoadaptiveandeffectivepro-cess that will enable good practices for a maximized and quality service delivery to the population theyserve.

Objectivesoftheconsultancyservices

Thescopeofworkforthisconsultancyistoconducttrainingsessionsthataredesignedtobeimpact-ful, easy to understand and relevant to the participants’ roles and responsibilities. This is to supportthe enhancement and improvement of service quality of the benefiting organizations in the educationsectorandbeyond.Thetrainingthemesaredrawnfromtheimprovementplansdevelopedbytheseorganizationasameanstopropeltheirsystemsandstructuresintoadaptiveandeffectiveprocess

thatwillenablegoodpracticesforamaximizedandqualityservicedeliverytothepopulationtheyserve.

Theconsultant(s)isexpectedtoprovidetrainingopportunitiesforskill/knowledgeacquisitiontotheparticipatingorganizationforimproved servicesonthematicareas:

Thematicareasofcoverage

TrainingandreviewofOperationandHRManuals.

• ResourceMobilization
• EffectiveleadershipandManagementskills,TrainingonPSS/MHPSS,safetyandGBV
• TrainingonGeneralAcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP)includingreviewoffinancialpolicies.
• Currentdataservicesincluding;
• Needsassessment,riskanalysisandrapidresponse.
• Basemapsandservicesystemnetworks.
• Regularmonitoringofthequalityandcoverageofservices.
• Knowledgeofbenefitsandrisksofexistingalternativesforservicesdelivery(withdifferentgroups)
• Publiccomplainmechanismsystem.
• OrganizationalStrategicplanningprocess,includingdevelopmentofmission,visionandobjectives.
• Sustainabilitymechanisms/processes
• TrainingonDonorregulations,programmanagementandparticipatorymethodapproaches.

TargetAudience

Forthiscalltheconsultant/sisexpectedtofacilitateimpactfultrainingtovariouslevelsofstakeholders, ranging from School Base Management Committee, Community Coalition for Development,Civil Society Organizations, Community Based Organizations, Data hub, Local Education Authority,StateAgencyforMassEducationandStateUniversalBasicEducationBoard.

Methodology

Thetrainingwillbefacilitatedinphasesandbatches,usinginnovativeapproachesthatwillenhancefasterandimpactfulskillsaswellaseasytouseapproachtowardstheapplication/utilizationofacquiredskills.

Thetrainingwillbein-personwhilethecoachingandmentoringwillbevirtual.Fortheconsultants,theactivitywillbeengagingindividualconsultantsofminimumnumberof3andmaximumnumber of 8. Areas of specialty and experience will be used as the criteria for selection of the consultants.

EvaluationandFeedback:

Therewillbeafollowupcoachingandmentoringprocessasapplicabletosomeorganizations,subsequentlyreassessmentoftheorganizationswillbeconductedtoevaluationtheimpactofthecapacity strengthening process and document improvement. During this period of capacitystrengthening process feedback will be collected from the participating organizations to deter-minethelevelofimprovementandimpactofthe capacitybuildingprocess.

Deliverables:

• Outcomes/Deliverables:
• DeveloptrainingMaterials:Presentationslides,handouts,exercises,andcasestudiesusedduringthetraining sessions.
• Conductinteractiveandengagingtrainingsessionsfortheparticipatingorganizations,utiliz-inga varietyof instructionaltechniquesandmethodologies
• Developtrainingreport
• Conductpreandposttest
• Developaframeworkformonitoringandevaluationoftheeffectivenessofthetrainingses-sionsandtheimpactonservicequalitywithintheparticipatingorganization
• Followupactionplans.