National ECD Conference Reporter – JORDAN
Terms of Reference
Position:
National ECD conference reporter
Location:
Jordan
Contract Duration
One week
Reports to:
Senior project manager – Jordan
Purpose:
Plan International Jordan is seeking an experienced reporting agency to cover the reporting and developing policy paper for the national ECD conference
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to ensuring children live a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children in gaining the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Plan International Jordan was established in 2016 and has programmes throughout the country on education, youth empowerment, and protection (CP, GBV, SRHR) in (Amman, Karak, Jarash, and Azraq camp). Plan’s Global Gender Equality and Inclusion policy states that the core objectives of Plan International’s work are to achieve gender equality, promoting gender justice, realising girls’ rights and fostering an inclusive society. This commitment is reflected in our five-year country strategy, our Values and Behaviours Framework, and our Theory of Change.
We aim to:
- confront and challenge discrimination and human rights violations based on gender. This includes gender-based violence and other forms of exclusion.
- challenge stereotypes and unequal power relations between women, men, boys, and girls to promote gender equality, girls’ rights, and inclusion.
- foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion, while supporting staff to adopt good practices, positive attitudes and the principles of gender equality and inclusion.
The national ECD conference goal is Promoting the importance of early childhood sector in Jordan by investing in the recommendations of the economic modernization vision, and presenting the reality of the early childhood situation in Jordan with an emphasis on its main pillars (early education, health and nutrition, Parenting, and protection), in addition to highlighting the role of the National ECD Team and the role of local, national and international institutions in the care and development of early childhood in Jordan.
Conference Objectives:
- Identify the reality of early childhood development in Jordan, to get recommendations and priorities for early childhood during the next three years based on the experiences and successes that have been achieved.
- Exchanging expertise and experiences in the early childhood sector represented by its main pillars (parenting, health and nutrition, protection, early education) at the national level, and feeding it by benefiting from regional and international experiences.
- Presenting the most important achievements, challenges, studies and projects related to the development of early childhood in Jordan.
- Examples: success stories with institutionalized programs, within the last 5 years, early childhood achievement videos, sustainability success stories... Recommendations, etc.
- Introducing the objectives and role of the National ECD Team
- Introduce early childhood programs in Jordan within different sectors
Position Accountabilities
The Reporter will be responsible for:
- Attend the conference (two days) and write a full report covering all conference parts (Opening, presentations, breakout rooms, closing) in both Arabic and English. The conference will start with the opening in the big hall gathering everyone, then they will be distributed into 3 breakout rooms to discuss the different aspects of the early childhood in Jordan in relation to the following main pillars: (Early education, Health and nutrition, Protection and parenting)
- Develop a summery of the conference including recommendations besides the full report taking in addition to presentation in both languages (Arabic and English).
- Develop a policy paper
Time line: The National ECD Conference Reporter shoulddeliver all in 22 December 2022
Key relationships
- The post-holder will report to the senior Project Manager. He/She will coordinate closely with the relevant staff.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Essential
- Reporting experience.
- Excellent English and Arabic written skills.
- Awareness of early childhood development terms.
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable
- Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
- Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
- Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
- Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
- Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people
We strive for lasting impact
- Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
- Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
- Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
- Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are inclusive and empowering
- We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
- We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
- We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.
ROLE PROFILE
Type of Role: National ECD Conference Reporter
Contract Duration: one week
Reports to: Senior Project Manager
Location: Amman
Closing Date: 06/12/2022
Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Child Safeguarding Policy.