Terms of Reference (TOR) of External Consultant for developing AV materials

Terms of Reference (TOR) of External Consultant for developing AV materials

Background

About the Organization:

Street Child is an international charity based in the United Kingdom that aims to create avenues for out-of-school children to access education through an integrated approach that strengthens the capacity of teachers, schools and communities to sustain their investment in the education for their children.

Street Child started its operations in Nepal from 2015 to assist local organizations in restoring education in the most affected communities. The organization operates in Nepal as Street Child of Nepal (SCoN). SCoN has been developing and implementing programs aimed at enhancing the educational outcomes of marginalized children. SCoN is committed to evidence led advocacy and programming and supports qualitative and quantitative research across sectors.

About the Programme:

Education Out Loud is the Global Partnership for Education’s fund for advocacy and social accountability. This provides support to civil society to be active and influential in shaping education policy to beƩtter meet the needs of communities, especially of vulnerable and marginalized populations. Education Out Loud aims to enhance civil society capacities to engage in education sector planning, policy dialogue and monitoring and to promote transparency and accountability of national education sector policy. It also seeks to create a stronger global and regional enabling environment for civil society advocacy and transparency efforts in education.

Education Out Loud is the Global Partnership for Education’s fund for advocacy and social accountability. This provides support to civil society to be active and influential in shaping education policy to better meet the needs of communities, especially of vulnerable and marginalized populations. Education Out Loud aims to enhance civil society capacities to engage in education sector planning, policy dialogue and monitoring and to promote transparency and accountability of national education sector policy. It also seeks to create a stronger global and regional enabling environment for civil society advocacy and transparency efforts in education.

Street Child is leading the transnational program funded through the Global Partnership for Education, Education Out Loud window; “South Asian Assessment Alliance: Communicating and Collaborating for Change”. The project is working towards convening a network of national organizations, creating capacity for assessment, advocacy, action, and accountability with its alliance members Keenly Humanitarian Association for New Afghanistan [Afghanistan], WAVE Foundation [Bangladesh], Ashoka Association [Myanmar] and ASER Nepal-hosted by Galli [Nepal], with a goal to improve assessment practices and policies in education, in the South Asian region.

The project aims to create a South Asian Assessment Alliance (SAAA) [across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Nepal] to increase access, analysis, and active use of assessment, and create avenues for strong, sustained advocacy that connects assessment to systemic accountability and action. The Alliance strengthens the capacities of local communities and civil society organizations to (i) conduct citizen-led assessments; (ii) communicate and influence change using evidence-informed, equity-focused strategies; and (iii) create an inclusive, participative, and representative accountability apparatus that tracks progress towards transnational targets in education.

The South Asian Assessment Alliance works to convene a network of international and national organizations including local communities and civil society groups and organizations, to (i) create capacity to conduct citizen-led assessments and gather and generate evidence on learning levels; (ii) strengthen and support citizen advocacy for equitable, quality education for most marginalized groups; and (iii) create an accountability apparatus to track progress against transnational, regional and national commitments in the Education 2030 Framework for Action and SDG 4.

Please click on the link below for detailed TOR:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11hOtxiYWHZsbhshlfzmToLlHN3QbZLpP/view?usp=sharing

Proposal Submission:

a. Deadline:

Interested firms are requested to submit their documents and proposal with below requested documents in a password protected pdf file to at aditya.bista@street-child.org and the password of the proposal should be emailed to urusha.thapa@street-child.org no later than 5:00 PM on 21st Aug 2023 with the email subject clearly mentioning, “Proposal for developing the AV materials and relevant documents”

• A detailed technical proposal including understanding of TOR and proposed methodology to accomplish the deliverable and tentative work plan with timelines.
• Detailed financial proposal for the assignment.
• Tax Clearance certificate of last Fiscal Year Recent if the consultant is registered in VAT/PAN
• Copy of company registration certificate
• Copy of VAT/PAN and citizenship certificate
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.

b. Contact Information:

For any inquiries or submission of proposals, please reach out to the contact person mentioned below, who will be able to provide further information and assist with any questions related to the assignment. Questions asked and information sought should not attempt to extract information that influences the procurement process.

Name: Mr Arun Koju

Position: Education Advisor

Email: streetchildofnepal@outlook.com

Phone: 01-5444045

Street Child is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

Street Child is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the Street Child’s Safeguarding policies. Street Child of Nepal reserves the right to accept/reject any or all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever.