Call for Applications! Training of Facilitators on Engaging Community Volunteers in Case Management

Do you ever wonder if there is a better way of working with community volunteers in your child protection programs?

Do the expectations placed on community volunteers within your case management programming concern you?

Are you motivated to find new ways of working alongside community volunteers, rather than from a top-down approach?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, we would like to invite you to this learning opportunity!

Background:

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action is offering a training opportunity on the inter-agency Community Volunteer in Child Protection Case Management Toolkit and Training Manual. With funding from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, this program will develop a cohort of facilitators equipped to use the Community Volunteer toolkit and training manual. Our hope is that through the training, you will be equipped to promote the ethical engagement of volunteers supporting case management in your organization and humanitarian response.  

Participants should have:

• At least 5 years’ experience in child protection case management in humanitarian contexts
• Familiarity with community-level approaches to child protection
• Experience in contextualizing learning materials
• Capacity strengthening skills, with a knowledge of participatory, creative learning activities a plus
• Ability to disseminate the training and toolkit within 5 months of participating in the TOT
• Strong understanding of English is a plus

Since previous trainings on this topic have been held for participants from West and Central Africa and East and Southern Africa, we strongly encourage interested participants from the following regions to apply:

• Middle East and North Africa
• Southeast Asia
• Central Asia
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Eastern Europe

Expectations:

A significant commitment is required to receive a certificate. There will be three phases, beginning in October 2024 including:

Phase 1 - Pre-course Work:

• Introduction to the evidence base, toolkit and training manual
• Assessment of volunteers' roles, challenges, learning needs in my context

Phase 2 - Participate:

• Participate in Training on the Toolkit and Training Manual
• Review of facilitation skills
• Plan for the contextulalisation of the toolkit/training 

Phase 3 - Lead Dissemination Activities:

• Implementation of action plan (including contexualisation and workshops)
• Mentoring support

To receive a certificate for full completion of the training, you will be expected to:  

• Complete the pre-training course work in the month timeframe provided prior to the training 
• Fully attend the five days of the face-to-face training 
• Participate fully in post-training technical support and feedback, including virtual calls to support the roll-out of training and coaching  
• Delivery of at-least one workshop on “Engaging Community Volunteers in Case Management” in country 
•  Submission of a dissemination report 
• Completion of a final evaluation survey 
   

Location and Language: 

Location: Bangkok, Thailand        

Dates: Novemeber 18th - 22nd

Course Language: English 

Application Process: 

• Interested candidates must apply here https://forms.gle/Tudars8Mo8cZnwTE7 by September 22nd, 2024
• Upload a CV or resume
• Support/confirmation of participation from manager

Cost: 

There is no registration fee for the training course. Costs related to course materials, lunch, and tea breaks will be covered. Participants will be required to cover costs related to travel, accommodation, additional meals, visas, and incidentals. As this is a residential course, it is preferred that participants stay at the workshop hotel venue. 

Travel, accommodation, visa fees and per diem financial support will be available for 10 participants from local and national NGOs.  

For any questions, please contact Michelle Van Akin at michelle.vanakin@planusa.org, including info@alliancecpha.org in CC.