Consultant to Conduct Training for Primary and Secondary Teachers on Using Health and Nutrition Education Material

Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 20 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam. Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations. Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children. Child Safeguarding positioning statement: 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. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy. We are looking for a Vietnamese national for: Vacancy: Consultant to conduct training for primary and secondary teachers on using health and nutrition education material in extra curriculum activities Location: Lao Cai Consultant’s responsibilities: The consultant, who is engaged in this consultancy service, is expected to:

Deliver two 3-day training courses - one for primary school teachers and one for lower secondary school teachers on using the document “Health and nutrition education material in extra curriculum activities” in the impact area;
Write a report on the training courses with recommendations for follow-up actions in the target schools, districts and province, including capacity building for teachers and education partners.

Main competencies required The consultants should demonstrate:

Relevant expertise on on Education and/or Health and Nutrition.
Experience in providing similar training in similar context (local health staff or teachers in mountainous area)
The trainers having master degree and at least 5 years of experience in a relevant discipline
English language skills

Quality Control The consultants are responsible for the quality of the service. Save the Children aims to engage well-qualified consultants who have proven track record of quality work, and Save the Children expects all assignments to be professionally conducted. Save the Children will work with the selected consultants to ensure that, as far as possible, all assignments are completed to a high standard. The primary responsibility for making sure a high standard is achieved, as agreed, rests with the consultants themselves. Application package: Interested consultant(s) should send their profile to Save the Children International in Vietnam via Vietnam.HR@savethechildren.org. The profile should include the following CVs and Application form. The closing date for application is 5pm on 25th August, 2020. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned. Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.