Deinstitutionalization of Orphans and
Vulnerable Children project”, Uganda

As part of the
“Deinstitutionalization of Orphans and Vulnerable Children project”, in Uganda,
Retrak is seeking two consultants to provide technical support in two connected
areas:

• Design of capacity building
approach and tools for support to child care institutions (CCIs) in the area of
family reintegration, based on Retrak’s Family Reintegration SOPs; and

• Design of monitoring and
evaluation system to track the quality and impact of family reintegration
programmes delivered by CCIs with Retrak’s support, to contribute to the
project learning.

The overall project aims to:

1) Reduce unnecessary separation
of children from their families, and

2) Place children outside of
family care in nurturing families.

Part of Retrak’s contribution to
the project is in building the capacity of government personnel and raising
awareness of the process of reintegrating highly vulnerable children,
particularly street children, into family-based care. The goal is to work with
5 remand homes and other CCIs across Uganda to deliver training and support in
order to reintegrate vulnerable children, following Retrak’s Family
Reintegration Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and to generate learning
about the use of these procedures through monitoring the effectiveness of the
process (within the integrated approach of the project), quality of the
intervention and the impact on children and families.

Further information on Retrak’s
work is on our website, including our Family
Reintegration SOPs.

How to apply:

Retrak is looking for two
experienced consultants, either applying as a team or for one of the consultancy
elements. The consultants should have:

· Demonstrated experience in
capacity building and/or M&E approaches;

· Practical experience working
with vulnerable children and families;

· Knowledge and experience of
alternative care and de-instutionalisation in Uganda and/or Africa;

· Knowledge and experience of and
commitment to child rights, participation and protection;

· Experience of working in Uganda
or East Africa;

· Ability to write in accessible
English to an international standard.

If you are interested in these
consultancy positions please email your CV, an example of your written work and
a cover letter to Joanna Wakia joanna.wakia@retrak.org by Monday 2nd
February.