UN WOMEN Jobs - 70293- Consultant to conduct a study on “Sexual Gender Ba

Consultant to conduct a study on “Sexual Gender Based Violence and Women’s Access to Justice in Darfur”

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UN WOMEN

Location :

Khartoum with field working visits to 3 states in Darfur, SUDAN

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

29-Jan-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

30 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, 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.

2017 AWP of UN Women Sudan Country Office (Co) focuses on concrete, impactful and scalable initiatives, prioritizing 2 UN Women Strategic Plan Impact areas, namely Impact area 2 (WEE) and 4 (WPS/Humanitarian Response), in response to the prevailing context and opportunities. “EVAW” and “Gender Mainstreaming, Planning and Budgeting” interventions will be mainstreamed under each of the above accordingly. Under the Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness framework the office will focus on coordinating GEWE work within the UN, with government, CSOs, Academia, Private sector, Donors and other stakeholders. The Country Programme also lays emphasis on strategic partnerships and resource mobilization to bridge the resource gap.

UN Women Sudan Co received a grant from USAID to implement a one-year project titled “Promoting and Protecting Women’s Rights in Darfur”. This project aims to reduce sexual and gender-based violence (S/GBV) and mitigate its harmful effects in order to ensure women and girls in Darfur live free from VAWG in healthy and productive communities within the humanitarian context of Darfur. Two intermediate results are expected from the projects interventions 1) Increased accountability for and awareness of SGBV and its harmful effects. Activities within this component will seek to a) raising awareness of all community members, especially among men, boys and youth, of SGBV as serious criminal acts violating women’s rights and equipping them with information, including evidence, skills and techniques to take action to stop these from happening; and b) Enhance capacity and accountability of legal professionals and rural court judges on advocating and implementing existing laws on S/GBV and on safe and quality documentation and reporting of SGBV cases. The second intermediate result aim to ensure that 2) Women and girls’ survivors of SGBV have increased access to comprehensive redress, including justice, appropriate health and psycho-social support services. The activities within this component will seek to: a) raise awareness on SGBV for affected communities and for survivors of their rights and availability of legal and other services and how to access them; b) Strengthen capacities of judges, legal professionals, rural court judges and paralegals to deliver justice on SGBV cases; and c) providing Sexual Violence victims with psychosocial support to facilitate recovery. In addition to the above development results is one Project oversight/management result cuts across to ensure effective management, implementation by IPs, monitoring and reporting.

One of the major activities of ““Promoting and Protecting Women’s Rights in Darfur” is undertaking of study on “Sexual Gender Based Violence and Women’s Access to Justice in Darfur”. This study is needed to 1) inform the USAID funded project of the current situation in regards to SGBV and women’s access to justice in Darfur; 2) establish a baseline for prevalence and incidence of SGBV across the targeted states; 3) learn about patterns and trends on SGBV in the targeted states 4) inform about systems and structures supporting women’s access to justice in the targeted states; 5) provide recommendations and entry points which will assist in implementing the USAID funded project. The study has to be conducted in the 3 targeted states in Darfur (North, South and West). This study is expected to contribute to the projects main result which aims at reducing sexual and gender-based violence (S/GBV) and mitigate its harmful effects in order to ensure women and girls in Darfur live free from VAWG in healthy and productive communities.

Within this context UN Women Sudan seeks to commission a national consultant to conduct a study on “Sexual Gender Based Violence and Women’s Access to Justice in Darfur”. The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist and the overall guidance of the Country Representative and in close collaboration with the EVAW/Humanitarian Project Consultant, UN Women Sudan program and operations team and partners in Khartoum and Darfur to undertake and implement the required tasks for this study.

The study will be guided by Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) guidelines on Gender-Based Violence and all international framework on women’s rights including the Declaration on the “Elimination of Violence Against Women”, the national framework on EVAW/G and UN Women tools and frameworks on EVAW/G.

Duties and Responsibilities

In conducting the study, the national consultant is expected to:

Provide baseline for prevalence and incidence of SGBV across the targeted states;
Inform on patterns and trends on SGBV in the targeted states;
Inform about systems and structures supporting women’s access to justice in the targeted states;
Engage key stakeholders in active reflection on the findings of the study to identify means to increase women’s protection from SGBV and enhance their access to justice in Darfur;
Engage key stakeholders to identify recommendations and entry points address sexual violence against women and girls in Darfur in order to inform the interventions outlines in the USAID funded project.

Methodology:

The consultant will use both quantitative and qualitative research methods in undertaking this study to gain a deeper understanding of the nature/pattern and trends of sexual gender based violence and approaches to enhance women and girls access to justice in the targeted states;
A concise questionnaire will be used to collect quantitative data while focus group discussions, anecdotal evidence, life stories and case studies will provide qualitative information;
The consultant has to abide by IASC principles and ethical guidelines on researching, gathering data/information when working on violence against women/gender-based violence issues. Ethical guidelines on data/information gathering have to be enforced throughout the research process.

Specific Tasks:

Produce “Inception Report” outlining the methodology, timeline and targeted stakeholders for the study;
Undertake desk review of all relevant studies, research and materials pertaining to the consultancy focus area including legislative frameworks, referral pass-way, previous studies on SGBV and women’s access to justice in Darfur, availability and quality of services available to survivals of SGBV;
Undertake field visits to North, South and West Darfur to collect data from all relevant stakeholders including local authorities, civil society organizations and women’s organizations/groups and networks. Giving special focus and consideration to women and girls with particular vulnerabilities such as IDPs, returnees, refugees women and girls with special needs, and disabled women and girls to understand safety concerns related to SGBV for women and girls in the 3 targeted states of Darfur;
Collect information/data from local authorities, Darfur Bar Association, paralegals and other law enforcement bodies on SGBV incidents and measures taken or will be taken to enhance women and girls access to justice in the targeted states of Darfur;
Submit a quality draft report on study based on desk review and findings of the field visits to UN Women for inputs and comments;
Conduct validation workshop for all relevant stakeholders to validate the findings of the study;
Submit a quality final report on the study in English, which incorporates all inputs and comments from UN Women and inputs of the validation workshop.

Deliverables:

Inception Report and outline of the study including methodology which will be adopted; list of stakeholders to be approached during the field work; Work plan and timeline and estimated work input;
Initial draft study – based on the desk review;
Field report based on field missions (maximum 25 pages without Annexes);
Validation workshop;
Draft document of (maximum 40 pages without Annexes) “Sexual Gender Based Violence and Women’s Access to Justice in Darfur” that is based on the desk review reports, findings/inputs of the fieldwork conducted for the 3 targeted states, stakeholders’ consultations and feedback of validation workshop;
Final text of the study (maximum 50 pages with the Annexes) that is reviewed and cleared by UN Women.

Competencies

Core Values/Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Development and Innovation:

Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

Work in teams:

Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.

Conflict Management:

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards, shows commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision, values and strategic goals of UN Women’s and displays cultural, gender, religion, race, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Ability to work under minimal supervision and be proactive and initiative;
In-depth knowledge of relevant national and international gender equality standards and international frameworks specially on violence against women and girls in humanitarian settings;
Strong record in undertaking research;
Excellent writing skills and experience developing analysis, producing studies and report documents on gender equality and women’s empowerment issues preferably in humanitarian settings and in conflict and post-conflict situations;
Substantive knowledge of Sudan context on gender and humanitarian issues, conflict and post conflict situations, knowledge about current political, social and economic situation is an asset;
Demonstrated ability and excellent communication skills to facilitate group discussions and the ability to deal with multi-stakeholders’ groups;
Excellent personal and professional communication and presentation skills abilities;
Has the ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor the progress of the assignment and achieve planned results;
Strong teamwork spirit and interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to gain the assistance and cooperation of others in a team endeavour; ability to build trust through operating with transparency and creating an open, positive and enabling environment; ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity;
Sound judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to make effective timely decisions; Ability to lead effectively as well as conflict resolution skills;
Familiarity and experience with UN and programmes on SGBV/rule of law/access to justice will be an asset.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master Degree) in gender studies, humanitarian, human rights, law, political science, social sciences, conflict resolution and peace building or a related field.

Experience:

At least 5 years’ experience in development work with specific emphasis on women’s equality focusing on violence against women and girls, women’s access to justice, women’s human rights, peace and security or humanitarian affairs;
Demonstrated hands-on experience in conducting research, report and studies’ writings;
Recognized experience in the field of gender and development;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic;
Excellent writing skills in English.

Application procedure:

All applications must include (as one attachment) the completed and signed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment and a letter of interest (not exceeding one page) indicating experience in the area of research/gender equality and women empowerment and expertise, indicative daily fee in USD (American Dollars) and period of availability.