Call for Training Consultancy – SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia
Consultancy and Training
SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia
SOS Children's Villages is the largest non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational charitable child welfare organisation in the world. Its mission is to build families for children in need, help them shape their own futures and share in the development of their communities. The first SOS Children's Village was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in 1949 in Imst, Austria. He was committed to helping children in need,children who had lost their homes, their security and their families as a result of the Second World War. With the support of many donors and co-workers, the organisation has grown to help children all over the world.
Currently, SOS Children's Villages offers an effective alternative foster care through its services in the Alternative Child Care and Family & Community Development Programme Units in 134 countries and territories around the world. It also supports educational programmes and medical centres and it is active in the field of child protection and child rights.
SOS Children's Villages started to work in Ethiopia in 1974 with the opening of the first SOS Children's Village in Mekelle. Currently, we are operating in Ethiopia in six regions namely Harari, Tigray, Amhara, Sidama, Somali and Oromia. In addition, we operate in two city administrations: Addis Ababa & Dire Dawa. SOS Children’s Villages Programme work towards its vision of a world where, “every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security”. For the past 44 years, we have been working to build families for children in need, help them shape their own future and share in the development of their communities. Everything we do is based on the best interest of the child. We help vulnerable families care for their children, and we work to prevent the breakdown of parental care. When children lose their own parental care, we provide quality alternative care. We support young people in their efforts to become independent adults and succeed in life.
Background
SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. The organization started its humanitarian work with the opening of its first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. The organization has been providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for a very significant number of children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine.
SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia with the aim of addressing the child welfare crisis, has initiating childcare reform processes to better respond to children at risk of separation from parents and children without parental care. Such efforts include strengthening the gate-keeping mechanisms and facilitating reintegration of children back to their families of origin, embedded in the care reforms agenda.
Children who are identified for reintegration back to their family of origin need professional counselling and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). Accordingly, we are planning to provide ToT training for Case Management and Social Workers on the MHPSS and enhance their knowledge and skills to help them cascade the training to government para councillors. We intend to tailor this training on an operational framework that emphasizes engaging actors at all levels (children, caregivers, families and community service providers) to implement MHPSS strategies that are locally relevant, comprehensive and sustainable.
Objective the training
The objective of the training is to enhance the knowledge and skills of child care and community development professionals on delivering and promoting quality psychosocial support services to the beneficiaries . The training will be conducted for 10 consecutive days.
Requirements:
a) Academic Qualifications
- At least a master’s degree, MA, MPH and/or MD in a relevant field in the area of: Psychiatry, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work
b) Experience
- At least five years’ professional work experience in providing MHPSS training.
- Strong understanding on community based MHPSS for children, young people and parents
- Have tangible training facilitation skills and competencies:
- High level of written and oral communications skills in English and local languages,
- Evidence of having undertaken similar assignments;
