<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"> <img src="cid:ii_155e20f426eba9e4" alt="Inline image 1" width="130" height="94" style="margin-right: 0px;"> <img src="cid:ii_155e20fdfdbeb359" alt="Inline image 2" width="231" height="81" style="margin-right: 0px;"> <img src="cid:ii_155e21037466fccb" alt="Inline image 3" width="188" height="72" style="margin-right: 0px;"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">This project is funded by EU</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP IEC MATERIALS ON PARENTING
SKILLS </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Project </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Promoting inclusive and relevant early childhood care and
education for ethnic minority and disadvantaged children in Vietnam” – funded
by EU</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">I.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">AIDE ET ACTION BACKGROUND</span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="4">Aide et Action International (AEA) is an
international NGO, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. AEA
International began its programs in 1981 and is now working in more than 20
countries across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia and
China to support the development of sustainable education projects with our
belief in the universal right to a quality education. Each AEA intervention is
based around this ethos.</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><font size="4">In Vietnam, AEA started working in 2003. Our
approaches focus on early transformation during two time periods which are most
critical in a child’s schooling, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to
basic education. Over 10 years of experiences along with local communities,
partner organizations, and governments, we have implemented a number of
projects in various locations.<span class=""> </span></font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">II.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">RATIONALE</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"><br>
Aide et Action is now implementing the project “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Promoting inclusive and relevant early childhood care and education for
ethnic minority and disadvantaged children in Vietnam”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"> with
the aim that </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">increasing access to high quality, relevant pre-school
and early primary education for ethnic minority children </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">living in 3 communes of Tam Duong district in Lai Chau
Province(</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Ta Leng, Nung
Nang, Khun Ha</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">) <b>through
enhanced teaching pedagogies, participation of parents, and well-informed
policymakers. </b></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Under the framework of the project, parents and caregivers of ethnic
minority children will play key roles in the process of promoting the quality
of care and education for the children. Parents will receive needs-specific
training in nutrition, health and hygiene, among other topics to develop their
capacities to more suitably care for their young children. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">In
order to achieve the project’s objective, an Information, Education and
Communication (IEC) material package will be developed and applied in the
project’s community. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">III.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">OBJECTIVE</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"><br>
The consultant will develop IEC materials on Parenting Skill based on the
results of </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">need
assessment </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">in</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">exploringparents’ issues and priorities regarding their children’s care and
development. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:6pt 0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">IV.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">SCOPE
OF WORK</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The
consultant will familiarize her/himself with the project’s proposal, the
baseline survey report, project IEC strategy, the project plan and other
documents relevant to the project.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The
consultant will recommend IEC materials complying with the IEC strategy, project
expected outputs along with written rational for the choice of material content.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The
consultant will discuss and get approval from Project Steering Board (PSB) and Project
Implementation Board (PIT) on the proposed materials.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The
consultant will developcontent of IEC materials and proposal for designing of materials
which are agreed by PSB and PIT. Thispackage must be comprehensive and
comply with the project expected outputs and donor requirements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The consultant will modify
and finalize the IEC materials after testing to familiarize the community
with them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The consultant will develop
guideline on IEC material usage.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">V.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">DELIVERABLES</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The
specific outputs will be: </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">a)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">AnIEC package of leaflets with 7 topics on
Parenting Skills which will be used for group meetings, community workshops,
daily use of parents in project’s community, including: </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">healthcare for children</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">personal hygiene for children and
environmental sanitation</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">nutrition and food safety</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">care for pregnant mothers</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">preventing and dealing with situations
involving common accidents and injuries for children</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">children rights</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">physical development, cognitive development,
language development, emotional development and social skills, aesthetic
development </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">b)
Proposal for designing of this materialpackage</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">c) Aguideline
for project staff, local facilitators, teachers with maximum 10 pages including
general introduction and usage of each set</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">VI. CONSULTANT REQUIREMIENTS</span></b></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">a)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The consultant should preferably have
education background and university degree in social sciences, psychology,
sociology, public health, development studies or other relevant disciplines. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">b)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The Consultant should preferably have at
least 2 years of experience in developing IEC materials for education projects.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">c)<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Have at least 5 years of experiences working
with international organizations and/or INGOs.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">VII.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">DURATION
AND TIMING</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The consultant is expected to start the service from the
first week of August 2016 and complete the task no later than25 of August 2016
with agreed detail schedule.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">VIII.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">MANAGEMENT
OF THE ASSIGNMENT </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The expert will be based in his/her working
place.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">The contract will be signed
in accordance with AEA regulations and guidelines for the contracting of
consultants. The assignment will be directly managed by the project manager in
the planning, content developing <a name="_GoBack"></a>and finalizing the tasks
assigned.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;text-indent:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:black">IX.<span style="font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:black">PROPOSAL
CONTENTS</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Interested or selected
candidate must submit the following documents:</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">1.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Proposal with detail budget</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">2.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Curriculum Vitae</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">3.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">3 relevant samples of previous work</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Please
note that this vacancy is for National consultant only, a person who has experience
with ethnic minority groups in the Northern Vietnam and with Mong tribe and Lai
Chau province is an asset.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:130%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Interested candidates are invited to contact Ms. Duong Minh
Nguyet (<a href="mailto:nguyet.duong@aide-et-action.org">nguyet.duong@aide-et-action.org</a>) for additional details about the
assignment. Please indicate clearly your application subject: “Consultancy for
IEC development”. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black">Full proposal should be submitted
electronically no later than 25<sup>th</sup> July 2016 to the contact email
addresses:</span><a href="mailto:info-vietnam@aide-et-action.org"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">info-vietnam@aide-et-action.org</span></a><span class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:130%;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">.</span></span><span style="color:black"></span></p></div>