UN WOMEN Jobs - 61293- National and International Consultants to Conduct

National and International Consultants to Conduct “Survey on Multi-Sectoral Services to Women and Child Survivors of Violence”

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Dar es Salaam (with Travels to Dodoma and Mara), TANZANIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

26-Nov-2015

Application Deadline :

20-Nov-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

51 Working Days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

51 Working Days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women and UNICEF are commissioning this study together to join efforts in promoting a stronger protection system in Tanzania for women and children experiencing violence and abuse.

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The UN Women Tanzania Country Programme is part of United Nations Delivering as One and its programmatic activities constitute part of the UN Development Assistance Programme (UNDAP) 2014-2016. UN Women is member of the UN Programme Working Group on Governance that ‘hosts’ UN agency activities on Ending Violence against Women and Children.

Under its Strategic Note for 2014-2016, UN Women has committed to work on Ending Violence Against Women (VAW) with particular focus on delivering results around two key outcomes:

Laws, policies and strategies are adopted to respond to and prevent violence against women, in line with international standards;
Women and girls use multi-sectoral, quality VAW services.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which emphasizes a children's right to physical and personal integrity, and outlines States parties obligations to protect them from "all forms of physical or mental violence", including sexual and other forms of exploitation, abduction, armed conflict, and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It also obliges the State to enact preventive measures and ensure that all child victims of violence receive the support and assistance they require.

In Tanzania UNICEF is a member of the United Nations Delivering as One and provide support to the Government of Tanzania under the UN Development Assistance Programme (UNDAP) 2014-2016. UNICEF focuses on preventing violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect through a holistic “systems” approach to child protection that addresses the full spectrum of risk factors and underlying vulnerabilities in the lives of children and their families. The organization focuses on the complex interaction between social norms, policies and legislation to work with lawmakers and opinion-shapers at the international and national level while also working downstream, with key actors at the community level.

Despite the good statutory provisions and initiatives towards the prevention and response in ending violence against women and children in the country, there is limited coordinated, quality critical services from national to local level. The gaps in the services, as well as the lack of access by women and children mean that they continue to suffer from the physical and mental impacts of violence, which sometimes result in a woman’s and/or child’s death. More effective measures, therefore, need to be undertaken to strengthen the provision of quality services, making these more accessible to women and children who are survivors of violence.

For this purpose, and in line with UN Women’s and UNICEF’s commitments to Tanzania, a programme is being implemented with the over-all objective to end violence against women and children through the strengthening of the legal and policy frameworks, enhancing the quality of services to survivors, and making these more accessible. One key activity in the programme is undertaking a survey on the existing services to VAW/C survivors and the gaps and needs to improve the system. The survey is commissioned by UN Women and UNICEF as close partners in this programme and will be focused on 4 districts; 1 district in Dodoma (TBD), Tarime (Mara region), Temeke and Ilala (Dar es Salaam region). This survey is expected to guide UN Women, UNICEF, the Government of Tanzania and development partners, in identifying the relevant basic needs, existing services, accessibility and quality of the services, and gaps and current barriers in ensuring the survivors’ (women and children) fundamental right to access quality services.

Duties and Responsibilities

The survey on the availability, accessibility, quality and demand of multi-sectoral services to women and child survivors of violence will be carried out in the four mentioned districts serving as a baseline for potential joint UN Women and UNICEF interventions, aimed at establishing and strengthening protection systems for women and children in these districts. The survey will seek to identify the availability, accessibility and quality of different types of services provided to women and child survivors of violence (legal aid, shelters, local government services; such as street, village and ward levels, health facilities, Police Gender and Children’s Desks, One Stop Centers etc.)

The survey will also identify the gaps/challenges in the capacities of service providers and the service provision system, and opportunities that will strengthen a multi-sectoral approach. Lastly the survey will look at perceptions of violence among women, men, boys and girls in the selected districts.

Therefore, the objectives of the survey in the 4 selected districts are to:

Identify and review the various policies and procedures around service provision to women and child survivors of violence in the country;
Identify/map the available services formal and informal (including but not limited to Gender and Children’s Police Desks, One Stop Centers and para-legal services) and their accessibility to survivors of violence (women and children) in selected districts;
Review the existing service provider’s operating procedures, guiding principles, type of services provided including security features and the responsibility of the specific service providers when dealing with violence against women and children;
Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of each formal and informal service provider (incl. the financing operations of each service provider/unit) on violence against women and children
Assess the capacity of service providers to deliver efficient and appropriate services to communities
Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of existing coordination bodies (such as the GBV committees and Child Protection Committees at local levels) and referral mechanisms/linkages between the key stakeholders/sectors (the police, health, justice, NGOs, local government (Ward Tribunals), para-legals, community leaders etc.)
Assess the level of awareness among community members on the availability and types of services (produce comparable data, for example: Focus Group Discussions in selected communities where there is a GBV or Child Protection Committee and those which do not have such a Committee, could be organized);
Compile data on what constitutes violence to women, men, boys and girls, to identify dominant perceptions of violence in selected communities within the selected districts
Document gaps in the primary prevention/protection services incl. prevention/protection services available (or not) for women and children fleeing a specific threat of violence (e.g. girls seeking protection from forced genital cutting);
Gather and analyze the existing good practices and views of survivors (women and children) in what constitutes quality service provision and the specific barriers faced in accessing these services. Questions for service recipients should focus on their decision to report cases, to seek justice (legal aid, prosecution etc.), seek medical attention, take shelter from harm, their experiences with the service providers, and their thoughts and concerns regarding standing up against violence and changing their life situation;
Gather suggestions from service providers and other relevant stakeholders/sectors such as health, police & NGOs on how quality services can be provided and services specific to survivors’ needs can be strengthened;
Propose a good and functional model of critical services for survivors of violence (women and children) in Tanzania to be implemented by all key stakeholders with a focus on a multi-sectoral approach;
Develop recommendations for UN Women, UNICEF, the Tanzanian Government and other partners towards interventions (including those that can be supported by UN Women, UNICEF and other development partners) in increasing the availability and enhancing quality services provided to survivors of violence.

Key Deliverables

The main expected activities to be undertaken by the team of two consultants are:

Develop an inception report including the methodology for the survey and the tools for data collection;
Present the inception report at the inception meeting and incorporate inputs;
Conduct a desk review/literature review of the available policies, programmes, procedures/regulations, study reports, and other documents) pertaining to service provision for women and children who have experienced violence;
Facilitate primary data collection in all agreed upon districts using methodologies indicated and agreed in the Inception Report, including but not limited to Focus Group Discussions, individual/key informant interviews, questionnaires etc.;
Ensure that pertinent bodies are contacted and provide information for the primary data collection and analysis;
Interview community members (service providers, women, men, boys and girls – include aspects of diversity: age, social status etc.) on perceptions of violence;
Interview service recipients to assess the services and accessibility of VAW/C service provision;
Interview service providers to assess capacity to deliver services (including training, support and necessary resources;
On basis of primary and secondary data, compile and share an analytical report with findings and recommendations, using clear examples and references and not assumptions, to UN Women and UNICEF Country Offices in both hard and soft copies. The Data processing and analysis need to triangulate the primary and secondary data rather than producing descriptive report. The consultants need to use & refer to reliable data;
Submit draft survey report with full content mainly including findings, proposing good and functional model on comprehensive services and recommendations, including case studies/stories on what has worked and what has not from survivors of violence for review by UN Women and UNICEF;
Incorporate inputs and submit the revised survey report;
Present the revised report in the validation workshop and reflect/clarify on the points to be raised;
Integrate inputs and submit final report to UN Women and UNICEF in both hard and soft copies;

Implementation time frame

It is expected that a team of two consultants one National and one International work together to conduct the survey. The team will provide the following deliverables as per the indicated timeframe:

Finalization of survey methodology and corresponding data collection tools (5 working days);
Presentation of the inception report at inception meeting (1 Working day);
Submit revised inception report incorporating the comments at the inception meeting (4 working days);
Data collection and submission of the draft for internal revew ( 30 working days);
Submit draft report incorporating comments (5 working days);
Presents the findings and the recommendation of the survey at the validation workshop (1 working day);
Submit final written report of the survey (5 working days).

All the deliverables should be agreed with UN Women and UNICEF and be provided in English, hard and Electronic Copy within the agreed time frame.

Competencies

The consultants shall be able to:

Demonstrate commitment to upholding and promoting the values of the United Nations in actions and decisions, in line with the UN code of Conduct;
Demonstrate professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
Display cultural, gender, religious, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Create and promotes an environment for open and effective communication;
Share knowledge and builds a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
Be strong team players;
Excellent report writing and communication skills including the ability to set out a coherent argument in presentations and group interactions.

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications required for the International Consultant:

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender/Women’s Studies, Economics, Political Science or other relevant areas.

Experience:

A minimum of 10 years of relevant working experience on areas related to access to justice (women’s and children’s rights);
Substantive knowledge and understanding of gender and development, women’s rights, children’s rights and violence against women and children in particular, including the relevant global, regional and national commitments and policies;
Knowledge of standard operating procedures/integrated VAW/VAC services;
Good understanding of coordination mechanisms between different government departments as well as regional authorities in addressing VAW/VAC;
A proven track record in designing and conducting analyses that use participatory methods;
Ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with partners and other stakeholders.

Language:

Excellent knowledge of written and oral communication in English.

Qualifications required for the National Consultant

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender/Women’s Studies, Economics, Political Science or other relevant areas

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience on areas related to access to justice (women’s and children’s rights);
Substantive knowledge and understanding of gender and development, women’s rights, children’s rights and violence against women and children in particular, including the relevant global, regional and national commitments and policies;
Knowledge of standard operating procedures/integrated VAW/VAC services;
Good understanding of coordination mechanisms between different government departments as well as regional authorities in addressing VAW/VAC;
A proven track record in designing and conducting analyses that use participatory methods;
Ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with partners and other stakeholders.

Language:

Excellent knowledge of written and oral communication in English and Kiswahili.

Submission of application:

The application needs to be submitted by a team of two consultants: one international and one national as a predetermined team to conduct this work.

The interested consultants shall submit the following documentation in support of their application:

One cover letter: Explaining why the team of candidates is the most suitable for the work;
Proposed approach and envisioned work plan; include financial proposal with all expenditures listed
UN Women Personal History Form (P11) (one for each consultant), which can be downloaded at
http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment
Please group all your proposal documents and indicate all the expenditures into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Only consultants shortlisted for the vacancy will be contacted.