The main objective of the consultancy is to review and map the current tools and processes utilized under the Tubarerere Mu Muryango (TMM) programme, as well as within other programmes, and develop practical guidance, training materials and working tools to effectively apply the 12-TMM steps for reintegration of children with disabilities, starting from individual child and family assessment, community strengths/opportunities analysis, placement and post-reunification support.
UNICEF will also be hiring an international expert on disability and child care reform who will be providing the overall technical leadership on the different tasks. This international expert will not be based in Rwanda but will make several in-country visits. The national consultant will be expected to work alongside, and under technical guidance of the international expert and report to the UNICEF and National Commission for Children team.
Specific Objectives are as follow:
- Collaborate with the international consultant for identification and compilation of all tools with relevance to 1) the placement of children with disabilities back into families and 2) supporting families to care for children with disabilities. This includes the national training curriculum utilized in the TMM programme, national tools utilized within the ECD, education or health programmes, as well as tools available from other countries and globally.
- To contribute to development and delivery of training modules for the national facilitators team, the social workforce including volunteers and other government service providers and Civil Society Organisations. The training modules will be based on the 12-TMM steps for reintegration of children including post-placement support.
- To develop an operational guide aligned to the TMM programme for the placement of children with disabilities from institutions into families including all the relevant tools.
- To collaborate with the international consultant for development of a guide to support parents and families caring for children with disabilities in order to strengthen their ability to care and to access services and ensure its relevance to national/local context.
- To develop a model implementation plan with indicative timelines and milestones for de-institutionalisation of children with disabilities in two identified institutions as a guide to national roll out of the de-institutionalisation process.
Applications close: 07 Apr 2019 11:55 PM South Africa Standard Time