Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children, working in over 120 countries around the world. It’s a child rights based organization guided by a Child Safeguarding Policy wherein it aims to ensure that anyone associated with the organization behaves appropriately towards children, never abuses the position of trust that comes with being a part of the Save the Children family, and will respond appropriately to issues of child abuse and the sexual exploitation of children. Save the Children’s mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Save the Children envisions a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Save the Children has been working in the Philippines since 1981. Save the Children works on the ground always with an eye in responding to children’s immediate needs and rights. It is an organization that implements full spectrum programming giving equal priority to both development and humanitarian work with programs such as Child Protection (Protecting children from all forms of abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence by establishing effective systems) Child Rights Governance (Child rights monitoring, Strengthening national child rights systems, and Building awareness and capacity), Education (Helping children learn, develop and reach their full potential), Health and Nutrition (Ensuring children are healthy and well-nourished), Food Security and Livelihoods (Capacity building on livelihoods), and Humanitarian (Relief and emergency management, Preparedness prevention and Risk reduction). Save the Children responded in many large-scale emergencies including Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana), Pablo (Bopha), Habagat (Southwest Monsoon) 2012-13, Labuyo (Utor), Sendong (Washi), Zamboanga Armed Conflict, Bohol Earthquake, and Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

CALL FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES Information Management System Developer 5 Months Engagement Deadline for Submission: 13 June 2016 Save the Children shall develop an internally-operated, cloud-based solution (referred to here as ‘Platform’) to strengthen the organization’s capacity in information management, communications, knowledge-sharing, coordination, and beneficiary registration during humanitarian operations. An overarching non-functional goal of the Platform is to integrate with existing information technology (IT) applications and devices without causing duplication of work. As such it is envisaged that the Platform will link out to existing systems, replace current methods of working, and present data in a more intuitive, user-friendly, real-time interface. Inputs to the Platform are data (i.e. needs assessment, population, poverty level, GIS, Beneficiary Tracker, Relief Management System, developing context) gathered thru the use of tablets, short messaging systems (SMS), social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, and secondary information from government and early-warning agencies. The Platform will provide a unified response document and resource management system to support communication, knowledge sharing and situational awareness during humanitarian operations. The Platform shall be accessed by internal and external users through a desktop web browser or downloadable application. Intended internal users are response personnel, communications, managers, and senior management team. Meanwhile, intended external users are the public that includes decision-makers in the disaster management-mandated government agencies, media, and general public. Scope of Work : Save the Children would like to hire a consultant/consulting agency or firm, who in this assignment should: Using the project concept note as a guiding document among others, the Consultant shall be responsible of achieving the expected results summarized below: 1. Detailed assessment of the existing methods and tools used in information management, communication, knowledge sharing, and coordination of Save the Children during humanitarian operations through interviews, desk review, or other applicable means. 2. Development plan to achieve all the expected components of the Platform (refer to the section 3 System Development Life Cycle in the project concept note for details). 3. The Platform which provides a unified response document and resource management system to support communication, knowledge sharing, coordination and situational awareness in managing a humanitarian response. 4. Save the Children personnel who are involved in humanitarian operations, information management, and information technology are trained on the use of the Platform during Phase 3. TIMETABLE PHASES 

ACTIVITIES Initiation

MONTH

RESPONSIBLE Save the Children

Phase 1

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Concept Development Requirement Analysis Design

July 2016

Consultant

Phase 2

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In-house Development

August to October 2016

Consultant

Phase 3

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Integration and Test

November to December

Save the Children, Consultant

2016 

Implementation*

January to March 2017

Save the Children; Consultant

*The Consultant should render a warranty period for technical support within the above-stated period. Reports and Meetings The Consultant shall directly report to the Humanitarian Manager (or his designate/s) to coordinate, provide updates and present challenges and explore solutions thru a weekly personal meeting at Save the Children office. It is the discretion of the Consultant where to work. However, s/he is required to report to the Humanitarian Manager on a weekly basis as stated above. Kindly email your proposal to [email protected] and [email protected] together with your resume outlining track record of similar works done in the past two to five years. Work samples and/or links to previous works, publications, and researches done will be very helpful. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Save the Children Values include Accountability: Ambition: Collaboration: Creativity: Integrity: Child Safeguarding. Our commitment to protect the interests and well-being of children includes our commitment to safeguard children with whom we are in contact. The situation of all children must be improved through the promotion of their rights. This includes the right to freedom from abuse and exploitation. Child abuse is never acceptable. Our safeguards starts as early as the recruitment process where we observe interview procedures, reference checks, verification, NBI and other clearances.