Ethiopia: DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2015-2019 STRATEGIC PLAN ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD - Ethiopia

TOR for developing an Operational Plan for the implementation of the 2015-2019 Strategic Plan of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)

I.Background on the Operational Plan The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) adopted its Strategic Plan (2015-2019) on 06 December 2014 during its 24th Session. The Strategic Plan provides for lessons learnt from the previous Strategic Plan (2010-2014), key strategic shifts, the new strategic result areas, program management, required resources, and monitoring & evaluation. The new strategic Plan has three result areas. The result areas under the Strategic Plan are Political commitment and national ownership of the charter, enabling legal and policy environment, and accelerated progress towards children’s rights. Each result area has specific outputs in order to achieve the expected outcomes. However, the result areas and the actions provided therein are general. As a result, it is important to develop an operational plan to implement the Strategic Plan.

II.Purpose and elements of the Operational Plan The Operational Plan is the specific plan of the Committee which prescribes how the Committee will use its resource towards the implementation of the 2015-2019 Strategic Plan. It guides the day to day activities of the Committee and its work plan for the coming five years in order to achieve the goals and result areas set in the Strategic Plan. The Operational Plan identifies the activities and events that will be conducted by the Committee as aspired in the Strategic Plan. In a nut shell, the Operational Plan identifies the following key elements with a view of guiding the implementation of the identified activities: •Set major, measureable objectives that are clearly linked with the Strategic Plan (2015-2019) of the ACERWC •Create measureable goals that support major objectives •Set up clear accountability and timeframe •Set budget and other resources required •Specify who is responsible for each objective and goal, and the deadline •Mechanisms to regularly track progress

III.Expected output The expected output of the consultancy is the development of a comprehensive Operational Plan which provides for the above key elements.

IV.Scope and methodology of the Work In preparing the Operational Plan, the Consultant is expected to undertake a close consultation of the Strategic Plan to identify activities and events for the 5 years period. The Consultant is also required to make use of the documents of the Committee. The Consultant is required to submit a proposal which indicates the methodology on how the Plan will be developed and highlights the content of the Operational Plan. The proposal will be assessed in the manner the Committee deems suitable. After a consultation is held and the proposal is approved, the Consultant will develop the Operational Plan. Finally, a Validation Workshop will be held to validate and adopt the Operational Plan. During the Validation Workshop, amendments, additions and comments could be made. The Consultant is expected to attend the Workshop and amend the Operational Plan in accordance with the inputs from the Workshop. The Consultant then will submit the final Operational Plan document.

V.Reporting lines The Consultant will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Secretary of the ACERWC. However, during the course of work the consultant will be expected to liase and consult directly with World Vision International for financial matters.

VI.Working Environment The Consultant will work at his/her duty station. E-mail communication will constitute a vital part of the work and will be considered as official communication. Transmission of the progress report and the document draft to the Secretariat of the ACERWC will be done via E-mail. However, at least one visit to Addis Ababa will be arranged for the consultant to present the document at the validation workshop. The Committee and the African Union Commission will make their comments and inputs on the draft document within a period of 10 days. These comments will be forwarded to the consultant by the Secretariat of the Committee as soon as received. The final Operational Plan will be submitted to the Chairperson of the ACERWC, the Department of Social Affairs and to World Vision International under cover of a signed letter in hard copy and electronic version.