Impact of Climate Hazards on Children’s Access to Education in the Pacific Consultancy

· Short term consultancy assignment

· Commencing February 2026, concluding July 2026

· Remote/Pacific

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About the project:

Save the Children is a global organisation working in over 120 countries to ensure every child survives, learns, and is protected. In the Pacific, Save the Children Australia operates in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Tonga, partnering with communities and governments across health, education, child protection, disaster preparedness, and climate change adaptation.

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to children’s rights, disrupting education through disasters, local hazards, and displacement, as well as indirect effects such as food insecurity, disease burdens and heatwaves. However, evidence on the linkages between climate change and children’s access to education in the Pacific remains limited. To strengthen this evidence base and inform future programming in Pacific/Melanesian countries, Save the Children is commissioning an applied study on the impact of climate hazards on children’s access to education in the region, with a focus on Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

A place to make a difference:

Save the Children is seeking a consultancy team to conduct a mixed-methods applied study on the impact of climate hazards on children’s access to education in the Pacific, with a focus on the study locations of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

In this consulting assignment you will:

· Develop a detailed inception report, including literature review and data collection tools.

· Recruit (if relevant), train and manage field level enumerators.

· Conduct and oversee quality data collection activities.

· Translate, clean and analyse data collected.

· Produce a final study report and associated knowledge products, in line with Save the Children quality requirements.

For detailed information, the full Terms of Reference are available here.

This consultancy requires demonstrated skills, expertise and experience in:

· Advanced research expertise in education, climate change, or other related fields.

· Conducting quantitative and qualitative research, ideally on education and/or climate change.

· Conducting studies within the Pacific region, preferably in Melanesia, with evidence of networks/ previous engagement of local study partners.

· Conducting ethical and inclusive studies involving children, marginalised, deprived and/or vulnerable groups in culturally appropriate and sensitive ways.

· Strong written and verbal skills in communicating technical and/ or complex findings to non-specialist audiences (especially report writing and presentation skills).

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. To apply please send an Expression of Interest including:

· Technical proposal with proposed methodology and approach.

· Project plan with key activities, timeline and LoE/ days needed to carry out activities.

· Experience and track record of conducting similar studies. This should also include key personnel and their role(s), how the team will be managed, and the team's ability to commit the skills and resources to the study over the period.

· A financial proposal in AUD that should include personnel allocation (role / number of days / daily rates / taxes), as well as all other applicable costs to undertake the study (i.e. travel, support costs).

· Sample report/study authored by the consultant(s).

· Contact details for at least two references.

Applications must be received no later than January 18th 2026 and can be sent to Georgina O’Hare, Pacific Deputy Director Program Development and Quality - georgina.ohare1@savethechildren.org.au.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All consultants are required to undergo an International / National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.