Consultant for a baseline study of a health project - "Health and Wellbeing for students"

BACKGROUND

The project “Health and wellbeing for students” will be implemented from April 2023 to December 2025 in 06 project communes of Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province, benefiting approximately 3,470 direct and 4,455 indirect beneficiaries including secondary school students with and without disability, teachers and school staff, commune health officers, and parents.

The Project goal: To improve sexual reproductive health (SRH) and social and emotional wellbeing of secondary school students through strengthened coordination mechanism between schools and health facilities.

Project expected outcomes:

Outcome 1: Secondary school students have improved knowledge and skills on SRH, Social and emotional learning (SEL), health seeking behavior and changing practice.

Outcome 2: Parents, schoolteachers and health staff (school, district and commune health staff) have improved knowledge and skills to support secondary school students on different SRH issues and provide psychological support at home and in school.

Outcome 3: Schools and district health centers have established an effective coordination mechanism and referral system to provide quality SRH and psychological support service to school students.

PURPOSE OF THE CONSULTANCY

The purpose of the assignment is to carry out a study to establish a baseline for the project’s outcome indicators as set in Table 1 above, which consists in determining:

• The current situation of knowledge and practice of secondary students in terms of SRH and social and emotional wellbeing.
• The current situation of knowledge and skills of parents, schoolteachers, and health staff in providing SRH and psychological support for secondary school students.
• The current situation of the coordination/referral mechanism between schools and the district health centre in the project locations to provide SRH and psychological support for students.

SCOPE OF STUDY & METHODOLOGIES

The baseline study will apply both qualitative and quantitative methods and will be conducted with a representative sample in 06 communes of Tan Lac district, from April – June 2023. The study should include the following aspects with data disaggregated by commune, gender and disability status.

1. KAP of secondary students regarding SRH and social and emotional wellbeing

2. KAP of parents, schoolteachers and health staff regarding SRH and social and emotional wellbeing of students and providing support to them in these areas.

3. Updated information about the current coordination/referral mechanism between schools and district health center in providing SRH and psychological support to students, including any related policies and regulations and the current practice, and can be illustrated by a flow chart if possible.

4. Cross-cutting issues

SELECTION CRITERIA

To carry out the assignment, a study team with one team leader and one team member will be required.

We are seeking a consultant team with the following qualities:

• Post-graduate degrees in social science. Experience in public health and psychology is preferred.
• At least 5 years’ experience in managing development projects including formulating project documents, monitoring and evaluating the project implementation, and conducting a baseline/end-line survey for health programs/projects with national scale.
• Knowledge and experience of Vietnam’s current socio-political situation.
• A very good understanding of Vietnam health care system.
• Proven experience in working with communities, and knowledge of relevant national policies and government positions.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in Vietnamese/ English
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills, research experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, data analysis software (SPSS, STATA, EPIDATA…)

APPLICATIONS

Interested candidates should send a short Expression of Interest (3-8 pages) including:

• Understanding of the TOR, suggested methodologies.
• A budget including estimates of number of days and daily rate (including PIT) for consultants. The total consultancy cost for this assignment cannot exceed 100,000,000 VND, which does NOT include field costs such as per diem, travel and accommodation which will be paid according to ChildFund’s cost norms.

They should also attach:

• CV(s) of consultant (or consultant team)
• Two samples of previous evaluation reports that are relevant to this consultancy.
• Contacts of 2 referees

After being recruited successfully, the consultant will complete some commitments following ChildFund's and Sponsor's requirements.

Please kindly refer to the detailed TOR here.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 03/04/2023.