TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR LOCALISING THE CHILD & YOUTH SAFEGUARDING(CYS) POLICY.

TERMS OF LOCALISING THE CHILD & YOUTH SAFEGUARDING(CYS) POLICY.
Experience of the Organisation
1. Context
Established in 1949, SOS Children's Villages International is a dynamic, international social development organization working globally to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children without parental care and those who are at the risk of losing it. SOS Children's Villages Association of Zimbabwe is a member of SOS International. Its mission is to build families for children that have lost parental care or at risk of losing parental care, help them shape their own futures and share in the development of their communities.
In Zimbabwe SOS Children’s Villages is implementing various child and youth development interventions focusing on the provision of direct essential services; capacity building of child caregivers and community partners; as well as advocacy in the areas of care, health, Education and gender. We currently operate in three provinces namely Harare, Mashonaland central and Bulawayo where two main programmes are implemented, namely Family like Care (FLC) and Family Strengthening (FS).
The Family like care (FLC) model works with children who do not have a family of origin, kinship care or are in need a place of safety so obtain a family at the village. The SOS house parent builds a close relationship with every child entrusted to her, and provides the security, love and stability that each child needs. There are three villages in Zimbabwe, namely Waterfalls, Bindura and Bulawayo.
The Family Strengthening Programme is a community outreach programme operating in Umguza, Hwedza and Shamva Districts. The program is aimed at responding to the recognition that children are better placed to develop within their communities of origin. The FS Programme supports orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) by providing community based family preservation services. It uses a family based model to support OVC to build the resilience of vulnerable families and strengthen their capacity to support the development and care of vulnerable children. The program also empowers grassroot organisations, to support, and advocate on behalf of, their communities.
It is against this Experience that SOS Children’s Villages in Zimbabwe intends to adapt the SOS Children’s Villages CYS policy for local context. Contextualising of the policy will ensure compliance with national laws and make it culturally sensitive. It will also facilitate effective implementation of safeguarding measures in the Member Association (MA). Overall, aligning the policy with the local context, will enhance its effectiveness in protecting children and young people.

4.. Desired Requirements and Experience
SOS Children’s Villages Zimbabwe is seeking the services of an experienced consultant to localize the CYS policy.
The Consultant should have:
• Relevant academic Requirements at a minimum of a Masters Degree. (in development studies, social work, social sciences or related fields).
• At least five years of proven working Experience in the relevant area; extensive technical knowledge relevant to the thematic area; excellent oral and written Skills, excellent drafting and report writing Skills.
• Proven Experience in developing policies, regulations, guidelines etc.
• Provision of work previously conducted by the consultant (hard or soft copies).
• previous organisations worked
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of local safeguarding policies and regulations.
• Excellent communication and writing Skills;
• Strong computer literacy in MS Office and publishing software.

2. Objectives of the assignment

11. Submission of Proposals
The Consultant is expected to submit a detailed proposal with the following components:
a) Technical proposal to include:
• Brief outline of proposed process, including detailed activities schedule/work plan with time frames
•.
b) Financial proposal detailing
Do not submit as part of the technical bid.