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Position : Consultant/ Service Contract to Develop Training Curriculum on Social Compliance Initiatives and Training Facilitation

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  • Reference Id: Bkp_0002991
  • Company: Plan International (Thailand Program Office)
  • Position name: Consultant/ Service Contract to Develop Training Curriculum on Social Compliance Initiatives and Training Facilitation
  • Job location: Bangkok
  • Non-Thais allowed: Yes
  • Job type: Contract
  • Vacancy: Several positions
  • Gender: Male or Female
  • Age: non definite age
  • Job level: Officer
  • Experience: N/A
  • Education: N/A
  • Monthly salary range: Negotiable
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Plan is an international humanitarian, child-centered development organization, implementing development programs that promote the realization and fulfilment of children’s rights and the alleviation of child poverty.

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Terms of Reference

Consultant/ Service Contract to Develop Training Curriculum on Social Compliance Initiatives and Training Facilitation

 

I. Introduction

Plan International is currently implementing the Stopping Exploitation through Accessible Services (SEAS of Change) Project through the support of the Federation’s Swedish National Office, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Finland National Office and Kesko Corporation.  This innovative initiative engages a wide array of internal offices across the Plan Federation along with external actors including private sector partners, governments and local communities.  Key offices within the Federation included Plan International Sweden, Plan International Finland, Plan International Asia Regional Office, Plan International Thailand, and Plan International Cambodia. 

Plan seeks to contribute to a fishing industry that is free from exploitative child labour and that offers decent work opportunities for all, particularly migrant populations.          

The project will identify critical entry points along the fishing supply chain and develop a multi-pronged approach to contribute to fortifying it against exploitation and abuse.   Plan will work with both producers communities in Thailand and consumer societies in Sweden and Finland, along with intermediary buyers and labour brokers in order to contribute to a fishing industry that is free from hazardous and exploitative child labour and offers decent work opportunities for all, particularly migrant populations in Thailand.

 

Education

Quality education is key in preventing child labour and in creating a protective environment for migrant children and young people from engaging in exploitative child labour. The major components of the intervention combine formal education, pre-primary teacher training and awareness raising, provision of learning materials, community participation, school improvement, awareness raising for parents on education for migrant children and advocacy on education for migrant children.

 

Livelihoods

The livelihood strategy will be launched through alternative skills and entrepreneurship training conducted in Thailand and coordination with existing NGOs, government agencies and companies to provide life-skills and vocational training or to offer internship or on-the-job training for migrant children conducted in both Thailand and Cambodia.  The most vulnerable young parents and youth aged 18-25 will have improved access to opportunities for employment and livelihood services.   

 

Social Protection

By mobilizing and linking to existing public sector social protection options, the project will help create a safety net for vulnerable families that will improve living conditions, have more education and decent work opportunities, and contribute to child labour prevention and reduction.

 

Supply Chain Engagement

Greater transparency and accountability in the fishing supply chain will lead to improved human rights and increased opportunities for decent work. Plan seeks to engage informal/formal labour brokers, local and national export suppliers, wholesale importers and retailers in order to positively impact the situation in fishing communities. Plan Sweden and Finland will also engage corporate partners in order to pressure and promote national and local suppliers in Thailand to deliver positive change in the supply chain.

 

II. Background on the situation of Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand

Plan Thailand, Plan Cambodia, and Plan Sweden, supported by Sida, conducted a baseline study on the situation of Cambodian migrant workers in the fishing industry in Thailand, including the children and young workers as well as factors influencing their migration in early 2014. The study was intended to provide a mutual understanding and knowledge based on the situations faced by child migrant workers in Thai fishing industry. The study was conducted in 4 provinces of Thailand; namely, Samut Sakhon, Chon Buri, Rayong, and Trat, and in 3 cities in Cambodia; namely, Kompong Cham, Battambang, and Siem Reap. These areas were selected for being communities with large group of migrant workers with families including children.

 

Key findings from the study on the Cambodian workers situation in Thailand include:

Push factors behind migration and ways to migrate

  • The major reason for migrating to Thailand is in search for employment or to accompany family and relatives as well as to help repay family debts
  • 20% said that they had been promised high wages and benefits from the fishing sector
  • The majority was contacted by local brokers in their home communities and persuaded to go to Thailand and crossed the border illegally via trucks
  • Many illegal migrant children workers lack the knowledge about safe migration and trafficking

 

Working conditions and prevalence of child labour

  • The majority of the responding workers had no work permit and mostly lacked proper identification documents
  • At least half of the respondents attempted to escape from the fishing boats due to abusive work environment, improper pay, threatening with shot gun by their captains
  • Approximately 10 percent of the responding workers were under 18 and it is common that children at the age of 13 start to work either on boats or close to piers. These children do not attend school and are at the highest risk for ending up in exploitive work situations or other kinds of harmful environments.
  • Lack of identification documents, parents and employer attitudes were also mentioned as main reasons behind why these children do not attend school, even if they have the legal rights

 

Thailand is a major destination for migrant workers from neighbouring countries – Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and to some extent Vietnam. Migrant workers end up in low-income jobs such as the agricultural sector, construction and fisheries. The situation for these migrants has been described in several studies revealing that many of the migrant work illegally which puts them in a very vulnerable situation. Bad working conditions, forced labour, withheld wages, beatings, threats and underage workers are common concerns.

SEAS of Change project is trying to raise awareness among business operators in the supply chain of Thai fish industry about the importance of transparency and accountability in their business operation. The awareness raising will be done through training on social compliance initiatives.

 

III. Objective

Plan International Thailand is looking for a consultant or a team of consultants who will be able to develop a training curriculum on social compliance initiatives for staff-members of small-scale businesses in Thai fish industry. The consultant will also conduct 5 training sessions for the mentioned target group.

 

IV. Tasks

1) The consultants will be working closely with Plan International Thailand’s SEAS of Change project manager and coordinator in an effort to develop a training curriculum on social compliance initiatives for staff-members of small-scale suppliers in the supply chain of Thai fish industry, particularly those in informal sector.

2) Conduct 5 sessions of social compliance initiative training according to the developed curriculum for staff-members of small-scale suppliers in the supply chain of Thai fish industry, particularly those in informal sector.

 

V. Deliverables

Item No.: 1
Deliverables: The first draft of training curriculum on  social compliance initiatives
Due Date: Within 4 weeks after signing the contract

Item No.: 2
Deliverables: The final draft of training curriculum on  social compliance initiatives  
Due Date: Within 2 weeks after receiving revision suggestion from SEAS project team

Item No.: 3
Deliverables: Event reports of five [5] training sessions detailing facts about the training including agenda, list of participants, and recommendation for future improvement. 
Due Date: Within 2 weeks after conducting the 5th training session

 

VI. Schedule

The duration of consultancy is 65 working days, from August 2016 to March 2018

 

VI. Consultant’s qualification

A consultant or a team of consultants will be recruited.
The minimum qualifications and experience required are:

  • Experience in developing training curriculum on social compliance initiatives
  • Experience in training facilitation in Thai for Thai audience
  • Broader understanding and knowledge on overall situation of Cambodian migrant population including their living and working conditions
  • Proficient English writing and documentation skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills and able to demonstrate respect for people with diverse ethnicities, different socio-economic backgrounds and beliefs.  

 

VIII.     How to apply?

  • Develop a proposal for the consultancy based on the Terms of Reference, including proposed budget and work plan.
  • Submit a Curriculum Vitae of each team member with contact details
  • Submit at least one [1] sample of previous work (unpublished or published document)
  • Please take note that only short listed candidates will be notified.

 

The applications are opened to citizens who are able to communicate in Thai or Cambodia only.      

Please submit your CV and  email to : thailand.hr@plan-international.org by Sunday 15th May 2016

 

“Plan International is committed to child protection, gender equality and does not tolerate child abuse.”