Terms of Reference For Support Palikas for the development of the Municipal Education Plan (MEP) 3 local government of Parsa and Sarlahi

Terms of Reference

For

Support Palikas for the development of the Municipal Education Plan (MEP) 3 local government of Parsa and Sarlahi

1. Background

Jan Jagaran Youth Club (JJYC) is a non-government organization established in Bara on 24th Paush 2054. Since its establishment JJYC Bara has been working on Education, Children's & Women's Development, Economic Growth & Empowerment, Health, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Governance, Social justice, Humanitarian Aid, and Resilience of the community. JJYC Bara is implementing the funded Active Citizens Through Inclusive Volunteering and Empowerment (ACTIVE) project in Bara and Rautahat district of Madhesh Province in Nepal under the leadership of VSO Nepal. The main aim of this project is to support inclusive quality education for marginalized girls & children with disability through resilient, gender-responsive education governance enhanced.

2. Rational

The Government Operation Act, of 2074 provisioned, that the village councils and municipalities should make periodical, annual, and sectoral plans regarding their jurisdiction. Similarly, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has formulated and executed  School Education Sector Plan 2022-2032, and the municipalities must take it as basis for preparing the local-level education plan, In the past JJYC implemented the SAHAYATRA project in Parsa and Sarlahi district and to continue the support to strengthen the system, ACTIVE project will contribute to developing the local education plan in 3  Municipalities of Parsa and Sarlahi which is aligned with the Engage project implemented by VSO.

Access to education for all, assurance of quality education, technology, equal participation, opportunity in education without gender and social discrimination, and effective educational management are the main requirements of the education sector at the local level. For sustainable development, compulsory and free education, education-related laws, national goals of education, and international commitments, together with the stakeholders at the local level, the planning of the education sector makes a significant contribution into making education universally accessible and quality. The purpose of this assignment is to facilitate the capacity development workshop and provide technical support to the task force group of Dhobini and Jagarnathpur RM Parsa and Kaudena RM of Sarlahi district who will be engaging in the preparation and finalization of the Municipal Education Plan. 

3. Consultancy Purpose:

The purpose of the assignment is to support, facilitate, and develop the School Education Sector Plan of the Dhobini and Jagarnathpur Rural Municipalities of Parsa and Kaudena Rural Municipality of Sarlahi district of Madhesh Province.

4. Qualifications and experience of the consultant/firm:

S/he should have at least five years of experience in the education sector. It is required of the consultant to review the existing documents such as National Education Policy, 2019(2076 BS), School Education Sector Plan (SESP), Integrated Curriculum for grades 1-3,

The ideal requirement of the consultant would be:

• The consultant should have a minimum of a master’s degree in education or a relevant subject.
• Extensive experience and knowledge on educational leadership, planning, strategy formulation, and guideline preparation for government and non-government organizations.
• A good understanding of educational plans including the School Education Plan, Recovery, and Accelerated Learning Plan (ReAL Plan)
• Consultant should have worked experience in Madhesh Province including familiarity with the language and culture. 
• Extensive experience in developing educational plan  at national and local levels
• Working experiences with the government of Nepal (MoEST, CDC, CEHRD, ERO) will be given high priority. 
• Excellent writing  skills in both English and Nepali.
• Capacity to present the content and clearly and straightforwardly to the targeted participants at government officials.

5. Required Documents to submit:

The consultant is expected to provide information that indicates experience, capacity, and capability to undertake the assignment outlined herein, within the specified timelines.

1. An updated CV of the consultant
2. Letter of interest with total cost
3. Technical Proposal along with consultation workshop with stakeholders and taskforce capacity building workshop contents
4. A copy of SESP (Municipal Education Plan), which was prepared and by the interested applicants. 
5. Copy of PAN/VATVAT Certificate (in case of the firm registration and tax clearance certificate is required)
6. A copy of the Citizen Certificate (Citizenship) and PAN Certificate of the consultant

6. Methodology:

1. Facilitate the workshop on the scope, process, and essence of the SESP.
2. Facilitate the capacity development workshop of the SESP writers’ group
3. Prepare the final draft of SESP of 3 mentioned local governments.
4. Share with Palika-level stakeholders to take feedback and incorporate the feedback after having consultation with respective stakeholders.
5. Submit the final Municipal Education Plan (MEP) of 3 local governments

7. Expected Deliverables:

The following deliverables are expected from the consultant in due process of the assignment:

1. Facilitate one day of consultation workshop with respective stakeholder’s stakeholders and the government in  3 municipalities' as mentioned above.
2. Develop 4 days of course outlines including course objectives, major contents, delivery approach with PPT package as per the schedule and concept and major requirements can be incorporated into the municipal education plan.
3. Deliver and facilitate 4 days’ workshop sessions for the education plan preparation task force of the Dhobini and Jagarnathpur Rural Municipalities of Parsa and Kaudena Rural Municipality of Sarlahi district.
4. Capacitate the task force members to take the lead role in the preparation of the municipal education plans with essential requirements.
5. Prepare the final draft of the SESP in support of the task force
6. Develop a comprehensive report including the training course, delivery PPT, pre-test, and post-test results, and post-training support after the completion of training sessions. The report should be in English.

8. Working schedule:

9. Submission of Proposal and budget

Interested and eligible Firms/person are requested to submit their letter of interest along with section required documents by 6 Oct 2024 at the following email address: info@jjycbara.org.np