CONSULTANCY-Sexual and Reproductive Health Specialist

Background 

Concern   Worldwide   launched   its   Syrian   refugees   response   in   Lebanon   in May 2013,   and   has established operations in the Akkar and Tripoli/T5 regions of North Lebanon – among the country’s most vulnerable areas. The response includes WASH, Shelter, Protection, Education and Livelihoods.

Since the beginning of the intervention, Concern Worldwide has been working in WASH in informal settlements by providing WASH facilities, ensure the beneficiaries have a clean source of water, and to promote good hygiene practices on multiple topics, such as personal hygiene, environmental hygiene, solid waste management, Menstrual Hygiene Management, and health related topics.

Sexual and reproductive health is not consistently tackled within the WASH sector in Lebanon and sexual health problems and abuse (including SGBV) are common place for young people, especially women. Due to the unstable nature of their settlement, refugees, especially those living in IS, are particularly at risk of sexual and reproductive ill-health.

Concern seeks to tackle the sexual and reproductive health issues faced principally by women and girls living in the ITS, and reinforce its hygiene promotion and SGBV prevention program, as part of its WASH intervention.

Purpose of the Consultancy

The objective of this consultancy is to:

1. Guide Concern in addressing sexual and reproductive health in Informal Tented Settlements as part of its WASH and protection intervention, in keeping with the specific context of Lebanon.
2. Build the capacity of Concern WASH Hygiene promoters in getting the key skills to deliver sessions regarding specific sexual and reproductive health issues, and learn how to deliver the key messages for young people.
3. Build the capacity of the Concern team in mapping reproductive health services in his working area and conducting reproductive health referrals.

Essential and Desirable Experience/Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional work experience in the health and/or protection sector, especially on sexual and reproductive health and SGBV prevention;
• Knowledge and experience in the design of awareness sessions materials and activities for sexual and reproductive health;
• Experience in carrying out similar consultancy;
• Previous experience working with INGOs and NGOs in the Health, Protection and/or WASH sector in Lebanon

Objectives and Specific Tasks to be undertaken by the Consultant(s)

The consultancy will include the following:

• To assess the level of knowledge of Concern WASH team on sexual and reproductive health;
• To propose recommendations to embed sexual and reproductive health topics within its WASH program;
• To design new materials, tools and activities to better deliver the key ideas on this topic;
• To do a service mapping of reproductive health services within Concern area;
• To train the Hygiene Promotion officers on the new tools and approach, and safe referrals.

Outputs

The outputs of the consultancy comprise a brief report that highlights the recommendations mentioned above and a minimum of 4 training sessions to the Hygiene promotion officers on the proposed tools and approach.

Lines of Communication

The consultant will report directly to the WASH Programme Manager.