RFQ FY27-222 Mental Health and Psychosocial support for CAAFAG consultant

Background

Children in situations of armed conflict are exposed to a range of protection issues. Tens of thousands of children have been recruited and used by national armed forces and non-state armed groups in violation of international human rights and humanitarian law and are often subject to or survive other grave violations of their rights, including abduction, death and serious injury, and sexual violence which girls suffer disproportionately.

In 2022, UNICEF and the MHPSS collaborative have developed an operational guidance on Mental Health and Psychosocial support in Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups programmes. This resource was published and is part of the CAAFAG task force resources, however, it has not been field tested.

Plan International in collaboration with UNICEF are seeking to field test the operational guidance and to update it to respond to the needs of child protection and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) actors.

1. Requirements

Plan International is looking for a 6-month consultant to field test the operational guidance in two locations and to update the resource based on the feedback collected.

Objectives

• The operation guidance for MHPSS programmes for CAAFAG is effectively field tested in 2 locations with the involvement of multiple sectors such as health, education and child protection.
• The updated operational guidance is user-friendly and respond to the needs of field practitioners.

Requirements (to be met in full):

• Set up of a reference group including focal points from the MHPSS collaborative, UNICEF, and MHPSS and child protection actors.
• Conduct remote key informant interviews on the use of and feedback on the operational guidance, and the needs of field practitioners implementing MHPSS programmes with CAAFAG.
• Develop field testing strategy and workshop materials.
• Field-test the resource in two locations.
• Update the operational guidance, integrating the feedback from field practitioners.
• Supervise the translation and design of the revised document.
• Participate in the launch of the revised operational guidance.

Timeline

The consultant is expected to start on the 15th of October.

For full document, please refer to Calls for tender | Plan International or contact [email protected] .

Background

Children in situations of armed conflict are exposed to a range of protection issues. Tens of thousands of children have been recruited and used by national armed forces and non-state armed groups in violation of international human rights and humanitarian law and are often subject to or survive other grave violations of their rights, including abduction, death and serious injury, and sexual violence which girls suffer disproportionately.

In 2022, UNICEF and the MHPSS collaborative have developed an operational guidance on Mental Health and Psychosocial support in Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups programmes. This resource was published and is part of the CAAFAG task force resources, however, it has not been field tested.

Plan International in collaboration with UNICEF are seeking to field test the operational guidance and to update it to respond to the needs of child protection and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) actors.

1. Requirements

Plan International is looking for a 6-month consultant to field test the operational guidance in two locations and to update the resource based on the feedback collected.

Objectives

• The operation guidance for MHPSS programmes for CAAFAG is effectively field tested in 2 locations with the involvement of multiple sectors such as health, education and child protection.
• The updated operational guidance is user-friendly and respond to the needs of field practitioners.

Requirements (to be met in full):

• Set up of a reference group including focal points from the MHPSS collaborative, UNICEF, and MHPSS and child protection actors.
• Conduct remote key informant interviews on the use of and feedback on the operational guidance, and the needs of field practitioners implementing MHPSS programmes with CAAFAG.
• Develop field testing strategy and workshop materials.
• Field-test the resource in two locations.
• Update the operational guidance, integrating the feedback from field practitioners.
• Supervise the translation and design of the revised document.
• Participate in the launch of the revised operational guidance.

Timeline

The consultant is expected to start on the 15th of October.

For full document, please refer to Calls for tender | Plan International or contact [email protected] .