Background

The new paradigm of disaster risk reduction espouses building resilient communities through volunteers, guided by the principle that volunteers/communities have accumulated local knowledge and are enthusiastic to acquire new skills in addressing hazard events and navigating from their adverse situations. In this regard, the volunteers are agents of change and not helpless victims. The Sendai Framework notes the need to build the knowledge of civil society, communities, and volunteers on disaster risk reduction. Capacity building has to include awareness, sensitisation, orientation, and developing skills of communities and community leaders. The recently launched National Disaster Management Plan 2016 (NDMP 2016) has acknowledged the significant role of volunteers in “enhancing the capacity of communities, as they are the first responders to disasters” and lays down responsibility to the State governments for training and orientation programs of volunteers at village level.

The NDMP 2016 invites Voluntary Organizations and International Aid Agencies to support in Government’s efforts during various phases of disaster management which categorially includes “Training and Capacity development of local communities”.

The volunteer support as a means for facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue and an inclusive and participatory approach will meet the National and Local level (two years 2017-2018) action plan activities to “Institutionalize efforts to build the knowledge and capacity of local and national government officials, civil society, communities and volunteers to monitor hazards, exposure and social vulnerabilities” as mentioned in the Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework.

UNV Project evaluation reports have noted that prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery must be conceived as part of an interconnected series of initiatives in environmental management including sudden and long-term onset disasters. This must also include strategies to build capacities in gender, conflict sensitivity, human rights and youth engagement.

Volunteerism is often referred to as a “capacity development multiplier” because of certain inherent attributes, which reinforce capacity development processes. When volunteer-involving programmes harness the potential of these attributes, capacities developed can spread further into the community, and not just to a small number of people. UN Volunteers in collaboration with NYKS, District Disaster Management Authorities and other international/ national agencies is implementing a project with the objective “to build capacities of local adolescent and youth volunteers on DRR to leverage their knowledge on pre-disaster risk assessment, prevention and mitigation, for the development and implementation of effective disaster risk reduction and response to disasters.” It will lead to develop their skills on different facets of Disaster Risk Reduction and embed them into the local system delivery system to mainstram DRR in different government programmes in their respective districts. A pilot in two districts (Uttarkashi and Ernakulam) has been successfully completed and in order to maintain a uniform standard of training and ensure quality across the districts standard training modules on various aspects of DRR would be developed under the project.

A standardized training module on “Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity Building of Adolescent and Youth Volunteers” would be developed and made available for training of adolescent and youth volunteers who are first responders from the community in any emergency situation and plays an important role in DRR activities. The objective is to develop a standard training module for adolescent and youth volunteers comprehensively covering all aspects of DRR which needs to be addressed at the community level. The standard training module would draw and incorporate key learnings from the two pilot trainings organised in Uttarakhand and Kerala. The training module would include Participants’ Book, Trainer’s Guide and Standard power point presentations. The module would be made in English language.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Individual Consultant will work under the overall supervision of Programme Officer, UNV-India. She/he would be responsible for carrying out the following tasks:

  • Carry out a desk review of comprehensive disaster risk reduction course modules and reference materials produced by UNICEF, UNFPA, Save the Children, NIDM, SDPC, ADPC, IFRC and other international and national organisations;
  • Review Training Report and draw key inputs for incorporation in the training module;
  • Develop a Course Design broadly outlining the course content, learning objectives, training methodology, session plan, etc.;
  • Obtain feedback and suggestions on the draft course design from UNV and finalize it;
  • Adapt/customize existing modules and prepare a Draft Training module as per specific needs of the different regions (for example Mountain States, Coastal States etc.) comprising of Participants’ Book, Trainer’s Guide and Standard power point presentations;
  • Finalize the training module duly incorporating the feedback of the UNV.

Schedule of Work: 

  • Submission of Course Design based upon desk review in 1 weeks from the date of signing of the contract;
  • Submission of draft module -within 4 weeks from the date of signing of the contract;
  • Submission of final module within 6 weeks of signing the contract.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

  • Develop effective training manual for DRR Capacity Building of Adolescent and Youth volunteers
  • Demonstrates good understanding on youth development and volunteering;

Core Competencies:

  • Promote the highest standards of ethics and integrity;
  • Demonstrate political acumen;
  • Ability to manage relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders and incorporate diverse points of view.
  • Support creativity and innovation;
  • Help create an enabling environment for open communication;
  • Share knowledge and support a culture of learning;
  • Demonstrate fairness and transparency. 

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Masters’ degree in disaster management, social science, public policy or other related development studies. 
  • Demonstrated knowledge (education, publications, etc.) of disaster management is desirable.

Experience:

  • 10 years of relevant experience in training and capacity building programmes, development of disaster management training modules, training materials, Disaster Management Plans, TNA, strategy documents etc. with strong knowledge in the area of youth development;
  • Demonstrated capacity to write clear and well-constructed training manuals, process documents; and
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and liaison skills with government, inter-governmental agencies, UN system and international institutions.

Language

  • Proficiency in English is required.

Documents to be submitted:

  • Curriculum Vitae including experience in similar projects, and Names/Contact Details of 3 referees;
  •  A Technical proposal
  1. Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
  2. A brief (not more than 3 pages) technical proposal
  3. A methodology, on how they will approach and complete the assignment;
  • A Financial proposal indicating all-inclusive fixed total contract price supported by a breakdown of costs.

Financial Matters

  • Submission of Course Design based upon desk review and satisfactory acceptance by Project authorities (20%)
  • Submission of Draft Course Module of DRR Capacity Building of Adolescent and Youth Volunteers and satisfactory acceptance by Project authorities (40%)
  • Submission of Version of the DRR Capacity Building of Adolescent and Youth Volunteers Course Module and and satisfactory acceptance by Project authorities (40%)

Note: Payments will be made only on satisfactory completion of the above and acceptance by project authorities.

Cumulative analysis

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

  • Responsive;
  • Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical Criteria weight - 70%;

Financial Criteria weight - 30%.

Technical Evaluation Criteria:

  • Relevance of Education – Max 10 points;
  • Relevance of experience, particularly programme/strategy formulation relating to disaster management– Max 35 points;
  • Description of approach/methodology – Max 25 Points.

Notes:

  • Any kind of miscellaneous charges i.e. internet, phone etc. would not be reimbursed;
  • Individuals working with institutions may also apply, contract would be issued in the name of institution for the specific services of individual;
  • Please note proposals without financial proposal will not be considered;
  • CV and Financial proposal can be clubbed in one file for uploading;
  • The consultants must bring his/her own computing equipment

The contract shall be awarded on a merit basis. For any clarifications, please write to ranjan.sinha@undp.org