Scope of Work: Child Protection in Education Support – External Collaborator for KREASI Program

Background:

The KREASI Program (Kolaborasi untuk Edukasi Anak Indonesia), supported by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and implemented by Save the Children Indonesia, is dedicated to advancing educational outcomes and creating safe, inclusive learning environments for children across eight districts in four provinces. The program focuses on improving literacy, numeracy, and character education for early-grade students, aligning with Indonesia”s National Mid-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), which prioritizes quality education, reduced regional disparities, and equitable access—particularly for marginalized groups, including children with disabilities.

A critical component of KREASI is Child Protection in Education, which integrates national regulations from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) and the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) into provincial and district systems. The program operationalizes these policies to prevent and respond to violence, abuse, neglect, and discrimination in schools.

KREASI’s child protection framework engages School Protection Teams (TPPK), Satgas PPKS, and community-based child protection groups (PATBM) to strengthen safeguarding practices in both school and community contexts. This includes integrating approaches such as Positive Discipline, and Safe Families, ensuring a continuum of protection from the classroom to the home.

Through partnerships with local governments, communities, and families, KREASI promotes a whole-school and community-based safeguarding model. This model encourages local ownership, supports sustainable systems strengthening, and contributes to Indonesia’s national goals of building a protective educational ecosystem where all children can learn, thrive, and reach their full potential.

Objectives:

The Child Protection in Education Support – External Collaborator will have a dual mandate:

Strategic/National-Level Support

Strengthen the strategic positioning and technical quality of KREASI’s Child Protection portfolio, ensuring alignment with national frameworks, Save the Children Indonesia’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP), and other relevant child protection strategies.

Operational/Provincial-Level Coordination

Strengthen delivery, coherence, and quality assurance of child protection implementation across the four target provinces.

Specifically, the objectives are to:

Strengthen child protection systems within educational settings in targeted districts, aligned with MoPSE and MoRA regulations.

Support the development, refinement, and quality assurance of KREASI’s technical guidelines, strategies, and tools on child protection.

Build capacity of provincial and district actors, ensuring consistent, high-quality implementation of CP approaches and tools.

Facilitate strategic communication and advocacy with national stakeholders, ministries, and CSO coalitions to amplify KREASI’s learning and policy contributions.

Coordinate cross-district learning, knowledge exchange, and documentation for program improvement and scaling.

Key Responsibilities:

National-Level Strategic Functions

Strategic Document Development:

Lead or contribute to the development and refinement of strategic CP documents (technical guidelines, strategies, guidance notes, policy briefs, position papers).

Ensure documents are aligned with national CP frameworks and Save the Children’s priorities.

Knowledge Management & Advocacy:

Curate and produce knowledge products (case studies, learning briefs, advocacy packages) for communication, advocacy, and reflection.

Support development of a national-level CP strategy for KREASI, with a clear positioning within broader child protection systems strengthening efforts.

National Stakeholder Engagement:

Maintain active engagement with relevant ministries (MoPSE, MoRA, MoWECP), national coalitions, and networks.

Represent KREASI’s CP work in national forums, ensuring program evidence informs national policy dialogues.

Cross-Province Learning Coordination:

Facilitate structured cross-district learning processes, thematic workshops, and reflection sessions.

Document best practices, innovations, and lessons learned for scaling and systems change.

Provincial-Level Operational Functions

Capacity Building & Technical Direction:

Support capacity-building efforts for provincial and district actors (training materials, ToT modules, facilitation).

Strengthen and harmonize existing CP modules (Positive Discipline, Safe Families, Case Management) for consistent use across provinces.

Coordination & Coaching for Provincial ECs:

Provide regular technical direction and coordination to the four Provincial CP External Collaborators.

Support problem-solving for implementation challenges and ensure provincial activities remain aligned with national CP standards.

Tool & SOP Development:

Assist in developing, refining, and disseminating CP tools, SOPs, and resources.

Ensure integration with MEAL tools and instruments for consistent monitoring and accountability.

Field Accompaniment & Monitoring:

Participate in technical monitoring visits to provinces and districts (as needed).

Provide follow-up coaching and action planning to address identified gaps.

Good Practice Identification & Integration:

Identify and document good practices from provincial work.

Support integration of these practices into program guidelines, training, and advocacy efforts.

Deliverables:

Strategic Guidelines and Policy Tools (National-Level Strategic Functions)

Child Protection in Education (CPE) Framework: Develop and finalize a KREASI-specific CPE framework, fully aligned with MoPSE and MoRA child protection regulations and Save the Children’s priorities.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Draft and validate SOPs for TPPK (School Protection Teams) and Satgas PPKS, detailing roles, responsibilities, and response protocols for violence prevention and intervention.

National Technical Guidance: Produce or refine technical guidelines, strategies, and position papers to strengthen the program’s contribution to the national CP system.

Capacity-Building Packages and Learning Resources (Provincial-Level Operational Functions)

Training Modules: Develop harmonized training content for Positive Discipline, Safe Families, and Case Management for use across all provinces.

Awareness & IEC Materials: Produce accessible materials (IEC packages, banners, guides) for violence prevention and response campaigns targeting teachers, parents, and communities.

Training of Trainers (ToT) Resource Packs: Prepare standardized ToT packages for district facilitators to ensure consistent, safe, and inclusive educational practices in targeted districts.

Program Implementation and Stakeholder Mapping (Operational & Coordination)

Monthly Progress Reports: Summarize status, challenges, and achievements of child protection implementation in each province.

Stakeholder Mapping: Conduct and document a comprehensive mapping of district-level child protection and inclusive education actors, with engagement strategies for each.

Training Records: Maintain documented records of all CP training sessions, including attendance, participant feedback, and post-training action points.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Tools (National & Provincial Quality Assurance)

Monitoring Instruments: Design and roll out tools to assess compliance with child safeguarding standards and measure the effectiveness of CP protocols.

Quarterly MEAL Reports: Present trends in CP cases, intervention quality, and recommendations for improvement.

Impact Assessment: Produce an endline assessment of CP implementation in KREASI target areas, focusing on inclusivity and safety for vulnerable children.

Advocacy, Knowledge Products, and Stakeholder Engagement (Strategic Communication & Systems Strengthening)

Policy Briefs: Draft and disseminate advocacy briefs to influence district and national CP policy alignment with MoPSE/MoRA frameworks.

Stakeholder Consultations: Organize and document FGDs, workshops, and thematic discussions with children, parents, educators, and community leaders.

Best Practices Report: Compile and publish evidence-based lessons learned and successful approaches from KREASI’s CP work for presentation at national education and CP forums.

Final Program Summary and Sustainability Package (Transition & Exit Strategy)

Final Program Report: Summarize outcomes, challenges, innovations, and policy contributions of KREASI’s CP component.

Sustainability Plan: Outline strategies for transferring responsibility, tools, and capacity to local stakeholders for continued CP implementation beyond KREASI’s timeline.

Stakeholder Presentation: Deliver a final presentation to MoPSE, MoRA, and partners, highlighting program achievements, systemic improvements, and recommended next steps.