Terms of Reference for Facilitator for KNH Capacity Development in Child Rights Programming in Rwanda
Through RUMA Consult, Kindernothilfe, a Germany-based child rights organisation is looking for an experienced facilitator in Rwanda to enlarge our “pool” of facilitators who want to support us in conducting capacity development processes for our partner organisations on topics of child rights programming, such as Human Rights and Child Rights Approach, Theory or Change, Project Planning, etc. We aim at working together with facilitators ideally for a longer period of time and at cooperating closely in the capacity development with different training modules, which were developed by Kindernothilfe e. V.

Kindernothilfe
Kindernothilfe e. V. (KNH) is a Non-Governmental Organisation founded in 1959 (see www.kindernothilfe.org). KNH works with local non-governmental organisations and their networks in 36 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe to realize and protect children’s rights. KNH reaches out to some 1.9 million children with programmes and projects that aim to help vulnerable and marginalized children to access sustainable opportunities to grow and to develop to their full potential. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxemburg KNH engages in awareness raising, education and advocacy relating to development policies and particularly to the implementation of the Child Rights Convention.
KNH's strategic direction and engagement is based upon Christian values. KNH's vision is a world, where all children enjoy their rights regardless of their social, economical, political and religious background.

The KNH Programme and Coordination Structure in Rwanda
KNH has been actively cooperating with Rwandan partner organisations since 1994. Currently, KNH works with four partner organisations who are implementing projects in different provinces. The projects have different foci of work, such as the Self-Help-Group Approach, child protection, psychosocial counselling, support for teenage mothers, national advocacy on children rights, among others.
The Rwandan programme is coordinated by the Country Coordinator (based in Kigali, Rwanda), the Financial Coordinator (based in Kampala, Uganda) and the Programme Coordinator (based in Duisburg, Germany) and is overseen by the Programme Manager (based in Duisburg, Germany).

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The KNH Child Rights Programming Strategy and its Objectives
In 2019 KNH took the decision to elaborate and implement a Child Rights Programming (CRP) Strategy.
It is our understanding and conviction, that the application of the child rights approach in projects can make a difference by achieving significant changes in the living conditions of children and the exercise of their rights. For KNH Child Rights Programming (CRP) is the way for partners of putting the child rights approach into practice in their programme and project work by using specific and adapted methods and tools within each phase of the project cycle, for example a child rights situations analysis. Thus, KNH understands CRP for itself in the following way: “Child Rights Programming means the application of child rights principles in the planning, implementation and monitoring of projects and programmes, with the overall aim of improving the situation of children, so that they can fully enjoy their rights and live in societies where children's rights are recognised and respected. “

KNH Child Rights Programming Capacity Development for Partner Organisations
The focus of the capacity development is to empower and support partner organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America/Caribbean to plan and implement even stronger child rights-based projects and programmes. This capacity development programme implies a combination of workshops and practical application within the programmatic processes of the partners after the workshops.
KNH has so far developed five modules along the project cycle which are:
• Human Rights & Child Rights Approach to Programming (HR&CRA)
• Meaningful Participation
• Child Rights Situation Analysis (CRSA)
• Theory of Change (ToC)
• Project Planning and Design (PP&D)
More modules, e.g. on monitoring and advocacy work, are planned for the coming years.
With this specific call we are looking for a facilitator for the modules on Theory of Change and Project Planning and Design for capacity building of three partner organisations in Rwanda. The facilitator will work closely with a facilitator from Kenya in the conduct of the modules.
All modules consist of a comprehensive toolkit including pre-reading lists for partners, facilitator plans, information and worksheet handouts, powerpoint presentations, etc. Of course, all modules need to be contextualised and adapted by the facilitators for the respective group of participants and country context.
After each training workshop the participating organisations will enter into an application phase to make use of the training in their work. The facilitators will accompany the organisations in this phase by face to face visits or online support depending on the specifics.
The target groups of the trainings are the staff of KNH partner organisations at management, programme and field work levels.

Purpose and Expected Results
The participating partner organsiations in Rwanda will already have successfully participated in the modules on Human Rights/Child Rights Approach, Meaningful Participation, and CRSA. In order to complete the CRP process, two more modules will be conducted on Theory of Change and Project Planning and Design. These two modules are planned to take place in face to face style in quarter one and two of 2023. The partners will use the learnings of the workshops to develop a Theory of Change which includes the results of their previously conducted Child Rights Situation Analysis, as well as new, child rights-based projects which will begin at the beginning of 2024.

The National Facilitator
KNH is looking for a professional with local expertise in Rwanda, who is interested in accompanying partner organisations throughout the capacity development process. This encompasses preparation and implementation of contextualised module trainings including individual mentoring of partners during workshops as well as planning and implementing the post-workshop backstopping phases for all partners (individually and/or in small groups) for supporting and facilitating the elaboration of different “products” (action plans or theory of change etc.), elaboration of reports, etc.

Specific Tasks We Expect in the Cooperation
• Participation in two Training of Trainers (ToT) for the modules ToC and PP&D, conducted online by KNH
• Planning, implementation and reporting of training of two CRP modules based on joint planning with KNH headquarters, ICCs, a second trainer for partner organisations
• Adjustments of the training modules for clusters of partner organisations and the country context in agreement with KNH
• Cooperation and communication with KNH
• Guidance and support for the elaboration of action plans and other deliverables of partners and definition of accompaniment and backstopping together with KNH
• Advisory service for partner organisations to support them to implement what they have learned after modules (approximately two half-day visits or one full day visit or online sessions to each partner organisation are planned and can be complemented by specific consultations by phone or mail with a scope to be defined for each training) including written feedback to partners
• Elaboration of progress and or final reports on implemented capacity development integrating training assessment, including specific recommendations to KNH on partners and recommendations for future programming with partners.

Methodology and Timeframe
• The agreements with partners on participation in the trainings, the basic structure and program of the trainings, etc will be provided by KNH. As mentioned above, KNH will provide all corresponding documents and PowerPoint-Presentations for the inputs, instruments for participatory activities and handouts related to the workshops´ issues.
• KNH will provide information about the partner organisations in the respective countries, their projects and about their status quo regarding working with the child rights approach respectively child rights programming as basis for the contextualisation of the trainings.
• Depending on the respective training, different documents (systematisations, surveys, project plans, etc.) will be provided for adequate preparation. Hence, based on the basic structure and program of the trainings the facilitator is expected to adjust according to the environment. The facilitator is expected to revise the existing materials and propose adequate methods to be employed e.g. for group work, experience sharing among partners, presentation of own practices etc.
• Generally, partners shall use the knowledge gained in the workshops for their own projects and improve aspects of them in the course of the process, which means that individual counselling will have to be provided in most of the module trainings (if partners want to change objectives, quantities of objectives or add new interventions they should develop this during the workshop but will have to discuss this with KNH).
• At the end of each workshop partners should draft action plans for each project to use the insights from the workshop and improve the quality of identified issues. After the workshop these should be finalized together with the respective project staff and shared with the facilitators and KNH in order to work on certain products (e.g. child rights situation analysis or theory of change, etc.) and/or improvements.

Deliverables
The following outputs and reporting requirements are expected:
For the onboarding phase:
• Review of important KNH documents, policies and guidelines
• Zoom-Meetings with KNH representatives to clarify questions etc.
• Participation in Training of Trainers online seminars
• Induction by Co-trainer on ground participants have covered already.

For the trainings:
Although the foci of the modules are different, there are various deliverables common to all of them:
• Draft of adapted trainers plan (at least 6 weeks before training) and final training design including facilitation guide for each training to be discussed and approved by KNH
• Final version of trainers plans and draft workshop presentations and handouts (at least 3 weeks before training)
• Statement of observations, conclusions on the training/workshop and recommendations for the backstopping during the application phase by partners and the follow-up workshop (not later than 10 days after training)
• Design of backstopping process with topics and methodology to be discussed with and approved by KNH (not later than 1 month after training)
• Report on backstopping activities and results structured by partner and overall recommendations for next workshop / training (not later after 10 days after last activity)
• Written feedback to documents to be elaborated by partners during backstopping phase.

What KNH Offers
Depending on the specific competencies, we offer
• Introduction to KNH as organisation and guidance/orientation concerning the CRP capacity development process
• Overview on participating organisations in the specific country and their collaboration with KNH
• Participation in online or face to face workshops for new facilitators (“training of trainers”) for introduction into specific modules by existing facilitators who have developed the modules together with KNH
• For further introduction into topics and trainings, where possible and necessary, participation of new facilitators in module trainings held by facilitators already cooperating with KNH
• Interesting capacity development and learning on child rights programming through possible long-term cooperation and learning with KNH including exchange in international teams
• Consultancy contracts – preferably to be signed with ICC in respective country - with payment of consultancy fee (related to average national levels), middle to long-term cooperation envisaged
• In case of a positive evaluation of the first trainings, a longer period of cooperation with various assignments is strived for. The scope of cooperation depends on the facilitator´s expertise on the content of the modules and the concrete planning of capacity development trainings of KNH.

What We are Looking For - Facilitator Requirements
As the five training modules have different foci, we look for facilitators with proven expertise and knowledge in the described module contents. Expertise in the topics of Theory of Change and Project Planning will be specifically expected. The following qualifications/competencies with proven experience in conducting such or similar exercises are required:
• Proven expertise in in Human Rights and/or Child Rights, Child Protection issues and participatory project planning
• A Bachelor or Masters Degree in a relevant field such as Pedagogy, Education, Social Dev. Sciences, Development Studies or similar professional background
• Proven experience in the facilitation of workshops applying interactive and participatory methods
• Very good oral and written communication skills
• Intercultural competencies
• Proven experience in working closely together with local NGO teams especially in mentoring/advising organisations (e.g. in backstopping phases)
• Proven experience of working with/consultancy for NGOs implementing projects for and with children and youth
• A genuine commitment to supporting meaningful participation of children and young people
• Good skills and experience in contextualising trainings for partners
• Fluent spoken and written English and French; Kinyarwanda is an added advantage
• Proven experience of working with children and youths will be an added advantage
• Willingness to travel within Rwanda
• Knowledge in the use of digital and online platforms, experience in facilitation of online-workshops and mentoring

Application
A technical proposal should be submitted. The proposal should include:
• CV of the facilitator
• Letter of interest including your reflection/comments on your understanding of capacity development, the described capacity development process and the two modules of ToC and PP&D
• References information on daily consultant fee
• Sample Work (e.g. Trainers Plan) of applicant in function as facilitator from the last three years

Closing Date
Please send your application via email until 6th September 2022 to Obed Rugara CEO RUMA CPA obed.rugara@rumacpa.com, with copy to Jessica Jung Jessica.Jung@knh.de and Felix Kaloki Felix.Kaloki@kindernothilfe.com.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Apart from resume and copies of certificates and testimonials, candidates are encouraged to attach certificates of good conduct.