Consultant Review of Psychosocial Support (PSS) Manual (ECW Project)

JOB TITLE: Consultant - Review of Psychosocial Support (PSS) Manual (ECW Project)
TEAM: Child Protection LOCATION: Borno Nigeria
GRADE: 3
POST TYPE: National
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3- The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.

ROLE PURPOSE: The purpose of this consultancy is to ensure that the Psychosocial Support (PSS) Manual used under the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) project is current effective and fit for use in humanitarian and emergency education contexts in the BAY States. The consultant will strengthen the quality and relevance of the manual by aligning it with global MHPSS standards evidence-based practices and the lived realities of conflict-affected children and facilitators.

The Consultant will conduct a comprehensive review and update of the existing Psychosocial Support (PSS) Manual for the ECW project. The assignment aims to ensure the manual reflects evidence-based best practices integrates gender inclusion and safeguarding principles and provides practical user-friendly guidance for facilitators working with children affected by crisis.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: ECW project Manager
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Budget responsibility: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

The scope of this role will include:
Conduct a comprehensive desk review of the existing Psychosocial Support (PSS) Manual and related ECW project documents
Assess the relevance effectiveness and contextual suitability of the current manual for the BAY States
Conduct a benchmark of the manual against global and national MHPSS/PSS standards and best practices
Engage with ECW project staff facilitators child protection specialists and other stakeholders for technical input and feedback
Incorporate childrens and adolescents perspectives in an ethical and appropriate manner
Review and update core psychosocial principles approaches and methodologies
Revise and strengthen age-appropriate PSS activities for different groups of children and adolescents
Integrate gender equality inclusion (including disability) and safeguarding principles throughout the manual
Review and improve monitoring evaluation and learning tools related to PSS activities
Ensure the manual is practical user-friendly and suitable for facilitators in humanitarian settings

Deliverables
Produce an inception report outlining methodology work plan and timeline
Develop a draft revised PSS manual for review and stakeholder validation
Finalize a print-ready PSS manual incorporating feedback from Save the Children and ECW stakeholders
Prepare a summary report highlighting key revisions rationale operational guidance and recommendations for future updates

Working Contacts:
Internal: Regular liaison with the MHPSS and the Education team.
External:

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions managing resources efficiently achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team) takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children engages and motivates others
Future orientated thinks strategically
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team colleagues members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable good listener easy to talk to
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Honest encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Administrative & General Skills
Advanced degree in Psychology Social Work Education or a related field
Minimum of 5 years experience in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programming in humanitarian or emergency contexts
Demonstrated experience in developing reviewing or updating PSS manuals or similar technical guidance
Strong knowledge of global PSS and MHPSS standards (e.g. IASC UNICEF frameworks)
Proven understanding of gender equality inclusion and safeguarding in humanitarian programming
Excellent analytical writing communication and facilitation skills
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process which includes rigorous background checks reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

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