UNDP Jobs - 82476- National consultant to do the SASA1 Toolkit Adapta

National consultant to do the SASA1 Toolkit Adaptation and Capacity-Building for Implementing Partners

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

21-Dec-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

45 working days spread over a period of 15 months.

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

45 working days spread over a period of 15 months.

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

Numerous international human rights treaties enshrine women’s right to a life free from discrimination and violence from the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Most recently, gender equality and women’s empowerment were re-affirmed as essential to the development of just, inclusive, and prosperous societies through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2016-2030. The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda recognizes gender equality both as a stand-alone goal (SDG 5) and as central to achieving all 15 other development goals.
1 SASA is a Kiswahili word for “now,” and operates as an acronym for the four main phases of the model: Start, Awareness, Support and Action.
In Lebanon, gender discrimination and violence continue to take place on many levels in the home, and within the community, society and state; and takes many forms including direct and indirect violence. The causes of gender-based violence are rooted in the unjust power relations that exist in the region and the entrenched gender hierarchies and inequalities between men and women, boys and girls. Direct violence against women and girls includes physical assault, rape, and sexual abuse. In addition, women are also exposed to high levels of indirect violence as a result of cultural values and social practices. According to UNFPA around 35% of Lebanese women have experienced physical violence, and an average of 1 in 2 persons reported that they know someone subjected to domestic violence. Women in Lebanon also face social and economic violence manifested through restraining women’s integration into communities, deprivation of social and personal rights, and deprivation as well of inheritance or control over economic resources.
Therefore, the connection between Gender-based violence (GBV) and the achievement of sustainable development goals has been recognized globally especially that violence against women and girls (VAWG) hinders the realization of a wide range of sustainable development goals, from the elimination of poverty to the promotion of inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all women and men (SDG 8).
To this end, UNDP is implementing a global project that supports the achievement of SDGs by helping countries make progress on the specific GBV and related targets. In Lebanon, GBV prevention is integrated within a broader women’s economic project to explore ways in which reducing GBV contributes to accelerating the achievement of specific targets and objectives. The project will implement a community-based gender-based violence prevention to create change in knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviors in intervention communities. As part of this, UNDP aims to adapting, testing and piloting SASA methodology to the Lebanese context. SASA is a participatory community mobilization approach, designed by Raising Voices in Uganda, to address the root causes of GBV through tackling the power imbalances between women, men, girls and boys. SASA has been designed by Raising Voices in Uganda to mobilize community members and engage them in GBV prevention efforts. Currently, SASA is being implemented in more than 20 countries by more than 60 organizations and has demonstrated success in triggering behavior change.

Duties and Responsibilities

The overall process of the SASA toolkit adaptation is expected to include the following phases:
Review phase:
An initial review of the existing SASA materials will be carried out by the selected consultant. The review process will include identifying the appropriateness of the materials to be tailored to the Lebanese context and relevant for both host and refugee communities. The review will cover the four SASA phases: Start, Awareness, Support, Action, with a focus on the training modules for each phase.
Design Phase:
Based on review phase’s findings, a draft SASA toolkit will be designed and developed by the consultant. The toolkit should be in Arabic language and adapted to the Lebanese context. For each one of the 4 SASA phases, the toolkit should entail the following modules:
- Training
- Overview
The toolkit should adhere the following criteria:
- Core approach of SASA methodology and drivers of VAW;
- Context-appropriate content and presentation including case studies and examples from the field;
- Written in an interactive and inspiring manner to encourage reflection, learning culture and inclusion (e.g. include discussion questions at the end of each module);
- Easy-to-understand simplified language and the scientific vocabulary and educational messages included therein are clear and targeted.
Validation Phase:
The selected consultant will design and facilitate a validation workshop with a group of community members to test and validate the draft SASA toolkit.
Review and Finalization Phase:
As a result of the validation workshop, the consultant will ensure that participants’ feedback is incorporated in the final review of the SASA toolkit including recommendations.
Capacity-Building Phase: The consultant will be responsible for providing training and support to implementing partners to ensure they are able to implement the revised SASA content and methodology. Capacity-building will include the following:
- First Training of Trainers (ToT): The consultant will develop and deliver a five-day ToT to the representatives of implementing partners. The training will support participants in getting hands-on-learning experience on the use of SASA model and activities, focusing on the first and second phases of SASA: Start and Awareness.
- Second Training of Trainers: The first ToT will be followed by a refresher training after 6 months of SASA implementation. The consultant will develop and deliver a five-day ToT to the same group of participants. The training will provide opportunities to analyze lessons learnt and best practices collected during the implementation of SASA. Additionally, the ToT will focus on the third and fourth phases of SASA: Support and Action.
- Technical Support and Accompaniment of partners: The consultant will be responsible for providing overall technical support and accompaniment to partners in line with the needs. At least one visit will be held for the implementing partner organizations each month.
For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Excellent knowledge of English and fluent in Arabic.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Knowledge of the UN preferable.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

At least Bachelor’s degree in gender studies, sociology, social work, development studies or other field related social sciences

Years of experience:

Seven years of relevant professional work experience in gender related work including designing and implementing GBV programmes.

Technical experience:

Extensive knowledge and understanding of community-based GBV prevention;
Proven experience in developing and adapting training manuals and toolkits with a focus on GBV prevention, familiarity with SASA methodology is a plus;
Ability to produce well-written trainings manuals / curriculums / toolkits in a plain and approachable text, demonstrating excellent analytical and communication skills;
Strong skills in capacity-building and experience in developing training content.

How to apply:

The consultancy is open for all national consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal. Submissions through any other media will not be considered.

The application must include all of the following documents:

1. P11,
2. Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and
3. Financial proposal

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