Consulting Opportunity, World Vision International, Myanmar

Deadline extended to 28th October

Background:

The Ministry of Education, Government of Myanmar is implementing a project titled “Promoting Construction of Safe Schools in Myanmar through Development of National Guidelines, Identification of Improvements Needed in the Enabling Environment and Initial Implementation” being implemented in partnership with School Construction Sub Working Group (SC Sub WG)of Myanmar. World Vision (WV)is one of the co-chairs of the SCSWG and is supporting the project as part of its regional project on Safe Schools funded by the Government of Australia.

A project team comprising of staff from WV, SDC and UN Habitat, the Sr. Advisor, SCSWG and the National Project Engineer are responsible for day to day implementation. Myanmar Engineering Society is a partner. WV is recruiting an International technical backstopper to support the project team remotely on specific aspects of implementation, and is seeking proposals from organizations and or individuals on delivering these services as described below.

The project has 8 priority components as follows:

1. Review and stocktaking studies of construction practices and identification of needs
2. Develop outline of guideline through consultations
3. Development of guidelines through consultation
4. Planning for advocacy, dissemination and awareness raising
5. Identifying and developing improvements needed in school construction systems
6. Dissemination and capacity building on the guideline and advocacy on investment and safe schools
7. Pilot use of guidelines
8. Convening of SC Sub WG and TF, Coordination with MoE, and SWG and TF members and ETWG. An updated activity plan is attached to this TOR.

Purpose:

Closely associate with the Sr. Advisor, and NPE/NCMS (National Project Engineer/Construction management specialist) and other project team members and interacting where needed with the MES(Myanmar Engineering Society).

Deliverables:

• National Safe and Child Friendly School Construction Guidelines
• Training courses on use of Guidelines
• Action Plan on improvements needed in School Construction Systems
• Pilot use of guidelines in new school construction

Objective of the assignment:

To support SC Sub WG, SSC TF and its project team with specialist technical guidance and provide quality assurance on the development of safe school construction guidelines and associated capacity building

Required experience and expertise:

Civil Engineer/Architect/construction management specialist with global/Asian experience and overview of good construction management practices. Special experience in school construction and in development and implementation of school construction guidelines in developing countries, especially in Asia

Location: Home based

Expected tasks:

Working in close association with the Sr Advisor, and NPE/NCMS (National Project Engineer/Construction management specialist) and other members of the Project team, and interacting where needed with the MES (Myanmar Engineering Society) the ITB will contribute to the following components of the project.

Period of consultancy:

20 days for tasks 1 and 2, preferably 10 days in Myanmar over 2 visits, one clubbed with cost sharing on other visits over a twelve month period preferred start date mid-end October 2015.

How to apply:

Interested applicants should submit a proposal including consulting service cost with a resume/CV attached to Htee_Khu_Shi@wvi.org with subject line, “International Technical Specialist, Backstopper for Safe School Construction guideline”. Submission deadline via email is 21st October, 2015. No late submission will be considered.