Historique

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 developing a training curriculum that is composed of various modules on sexual gender based violence and women’s access to justice in the Darfur region in Sudan. This training curriculum/modules is needed to 1) facilitate delivering of training and workshops for all relevant stakeholders of the USAID funded project on the different components of SGBV and women’s access to justice ; 2) enhance capacity of justice sector personnel including judges, rural court judges, lawyers and paralegals on delivering justice to SGBV survival and enhancing justice mechanisms for survivors; 3) enhance capacity of IPs and other partners on approaches to increase the safety and security of women and girls at imminent risk of sexual gender based violence; 3) enhance knowledge and capacity of SGBV survivals/women and girls at risk of SGBV in order they demand and access justice and other needed services; 4) promote positive change through awareness raising and outreach activities amongst all partners and stakeholders especially men and boys; 5) strengthen and develop sustainable community based protection mechanisms with participation of Men and Women to prevent and respond to SGBV; and 6) promote women’s substantive participation in SGBV protection and prevention mechanisms at the local and state levels in the 3 targeted states of Darfur.

In order to develop this training curriculum/modules, the consultant would need to undertake field visits to 3 targeted states in Darfur (North, South and West) to gather data and information and consult with relevant stakeholders and project IPs. This training curriculum/modules 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 an International Consultant to develop “Training Curriculum/Modules on Gender, SGBV and Women’s Access to Justice”. 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 consultancy.

The training curriculum/modules 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 frameworks on EVAW/G and UN Women tools and frameworks on EVAW/G.

Devoirs et responsabilités

The international consultant is expected to develop a training curriculum – made up 7 modules addressing key SGBV components targeting different actors and groups. These modules are as follows:

• Module for training of all project’s stakeholders (including peer leaders for gender equality clubs) and IPs on gender equality, women’s human rights and deconstructing harmful and discriminative gender norms, values and traditions;
• Module for training of all project’s stakeholders and IPs covering protection and SGBV prevention and response with specific focus on survivors needs including those pertaining to comprehensive services, access to justice and redress;
• Module for training of law enforcement and administers of justice including judges, rural court judges, lawyers and paralegals on notions and principles of women’s access to justice/delivering justice to SGBV survival and enhancing justice mechanisms for survivors; this module should also include discussion of causes, consequences and costs of SGBV – affirming survivals’ rights to justice and redress;
• Module for training of IPs, community based women’s organizations, groups and networks that covers topics including protection, SGBV prevention and response, basic case management and psycho-social skills, training skills, advocacy and coordination skills;
• Module for training/workshops that target men and boys focused on men and boys as role models, this module will focus on gender sensitisation, explore notions of masculinity and manhood and how those can also be inhibiting to men and boys themselves. It should also address men and boys’ role in the prevention of SGBV and men and the role they play in breaking the cycle of violence;
• Module for training SGBV survivals/women and girls at risk of SGBV on their human rights (as stated in the international conventions and national frameworks) and means/approaches to be adopted by them to demand and access justice and other needed services. This module should also seek empowerment of survivals by exploring their needs and re-affirming their own inherent and internal strength which enable them to overcome the trauma of SGBV experience;
• Module for IPs and relevant stakeholders on developing IEC materials for use in delivering the training listed above;
• The training curriculum should include notes for facilitators explaining how to use the different modules.

Methodology:

• The consultant will use both quantitative and qualitative research methods in collecting needed data and information 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 3 targeted states in order to inform the development of the seven (7) identified modules of this curriculum;
• 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 ISAC principles and ethical guidelines on gathering data/information when working on GBV/violence against women issues. Ethical guidelines have to be enforced throughout the data/information gathering process.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities:

• 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, studies on justice enforcement mechanisms (formal and informal) in Darfur, studies on women’s access to justice in Darfur, studies on cultural norms and values pertaining to gender and women’s position in Darfur communities, previous studies on SGBV and women’s access to justice in Darfur, referral pass-way, availability and quality of services available to survivals of SGBV;
• Undertake field visits to North, South and West Darfur to collect data/information to inform development of the training curriculum/modules 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 to inform development of the training curriculum/modules 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 document of the training curriculum/modules 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;
• Conduct a TOT to test the curriculum;
• Submit a quality final document of curriculum/modules in English, which incorporates all inputs and comments from UN Women and inputs of the validation workshop.

Deliverables:

• Inception Report and outline of the curriculum/modules including methodology which will be adopted; List of stakeholders to be approached during the field work; and workplan 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). The field mission will be for a period of 20 days include 5 days in Khartoum and 15 days in Darfur (visiting 3 states North, South and West States of Darfur);
• Conduct a TOT to test the curriculum;
• Validation workshop;
• Final text of the curriculum/modules including the 7 identified/aforementioned modules, 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 (maximum 50 pages with the Annexes) that is reviewed and cleared by UN Women. 

Compétences

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; 
• Strong knowledge of processes and experience in developing training manuals, curricula, modules and related materials in gender equality and women empowerment issues; experience on developing manuals on gender-based violence and women’s access to justice will be an asset;
• Proven record of writing skills/experience and strong research skills and experience in conducting gender analysis;
• Knowledge of gender equality and women's empowerment, especially in the context of post conflict region and analytical work in international development; knowledge of Sudan context on gender equality will be an asset;
• 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 communication, writing skills, analytical skills and experience developing analysis and report documents on gender equality and women’s empowerment issues preferably in humanitarian settings and in conflict and post-conflict situations;
• Demonstrated ability and excellent communication skills to facilitate group discussions and the ability to deal with multi-stakeholders’ groups;
• 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.

Qualifications et expériences requises

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 7 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;
• Familiarity and experience with UN and programmes on SGBV/rule of law/access to justice will be an asset;
• 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.

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.