Consultancy to strengthen Terre des hommes Nigeria’s positioning for the ECHO HIP 2027 in Education in Emergencies and Child Protection in Emergencies
Role Summary
Terre des hommes seeks a consultant for a hybrid role to enhance its positioning for ECHO HIP 2027 in Education and Child Protection in Emergencies.
About the Organisation
- Technical proposal
- Financial proposal with full cost breakdown
- Updated CV or company profile
- At least two references for similar assignments
- Examples of relevant previous work where possible
- Proposed work plan and level of effort
- Declaration of availability
- Required administrative and legal documents ( tax certificate, company registration etc)
Key Responsibilities
Terre des hommes is an independent, neutral and impartial international organisation committed to protecting the rights and improving the well-being of children and young people, particularly those exposed to risk. Terre des hommes Nigeria operates in a complex humanitarian environment and seeks to strengthen its future positioning in Education in Emergencies and Child Protection in Emergencies ahead of the ECHO Humanitarian Implementation Plan 2027.
To strengthen the strategic and programmatic positioning of Terre des hommes Nigeria for the ECHO HIP 2027 in Education in Emergencies and Child Protection in Emergencies, and to prepare the technical and analytical elements required for the rapid development of a relevant and competitive project proposal.
The assignment is expected to be conducted through a hybrid modality combining remote work and approximately 10 working days in Nigeria, including Borno State. The exact number of days in-country, sequencing of activities and total level of effort will be confirmed based on the selected technical proposal. The consultant may be required to travel to one or more field locations, subject to operational feasibility and security validation.
The assignment is expected to span the period preceding and following the publication of the ECHO HIP 2027 (September-November), with an estimated level of effort of 30–40 working days.
Applicants are invited to propose a phased work plan, including the indicative allocation of days for strategic analysis, data collection and assessment support, response design, and proposal development.
The consultant will work under the supervision of the Tdh Nigeria Country Director or a designated focal point. A review group may include programme, technical, grants, MEAL, logistics, security, regional and headquarters representatives.
- Review relevant ECHO priorities, previous Humanitarian Implementation Plans (HIPs) and available humanitarian planning documents.
- Analyse humanitarian needs, response gaps and potential geographic priorities in Education in Emergencies (EiE) and Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE), including support to the situation analysis through the development of methodologies and data-collection tools, and the production of high-quality analysis to inform the response.
- Assess Tdh Nigeria's current positioning, comparative advantages and capacity gaps.
- Support the development of a coherent response strategy in collaboration with consortium partners, including INGOs and NNGOs.
- Develop realistic positioning scenarios and integrated response strategies covering both EiE and CPiE.
- Prepare a preliminary technical package that can be rapidly adapted following the publication of the HIP, and identify the resources required to address existing capacity gaps.
- Develop a practical action plan for the Nigeria country office.
- Desk review of relevant ECHO, humanitarian, sectoral and Tdh documentation
- Internal consultations with programme, technical, grants, MEAL, logistics, security and management teams
- External interviews with coordination mechanisms, potential partners and relevant humanitarian stakeholders
- Analysis of priority needs, target groups, geographic areas and response gaps
- Assessment of Tdh’s technical, operational and partnership positioning
- Development and comparison of at least two or three positioning scenarios
- Preparation of preliminary project design elements for the preferred scenario
- Facilitation of validation workshops and a final restitution session
- Demonstrated experience in ECHO proposal development or strategic positioning for ECHO funding
- Strong technical expertise in Education in Emergencies
- Strong technical expertise in Child Protection in Emergencies
- Experience in integrated EiE and CPiE programming
- Experience in humanitarian needs analysis, project design, theory of change and logical framework development
- Experience in stakeholder mapping, local partnerships and consortium development
- Knowledge of the Nigerian humanitarian context, preferably
- Excellent analytical, facilitation and English writing skills
- Ability to deliver high-quality, operationally usable outputs within tight deadlines
- All deliverables and materials produced under the assignment will remain the property of Terre des hommes
- The consultant must maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable data protection requirements
- No external publication or reuse is permitted without prior written authorisation from Tdh
- The consultant must comply with Tdh’s Code of Conduct, safeguarding requirements, PSEA standards, anti-fraud and anti-corruption rules and conflict of interest requirements
Eligibility Criteria
Open to candidates who can comply with requirements, but no specific eligibility criteria stated.
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