UNDP Jobs - 87769- Rapid and comprehensive review of existing trainin

Rapid and comprehensive review of existing training curricula for in-service and pre-service trainings institution to integrate Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), Harmful Practices (HP) and promotion of Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights (SRHR).

Location :

Kampala with travels, UGANDA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

28-Oct-2019

Application Deadline :

11-Oct-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

20 working days (Spread over one and a half months)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 working days (Spread over one and a half 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

Violence against women and children are seen as persistence forms of the human rights violations globally. These pose a threat to the achievement of SDGs and Vision 2040 for Uganda. In efforts to address this, European Union (EU) has partnered and funded UN agencies, government, Civil society, Private Sector and other stakeholders, to implement the multiyear Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), including Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGVB) and Harmful Practices (HP). The Spotlight Initiative aims to address the prevalent problem of increased violence against women and girls and harmful practices. For UN agencies, the Spotlight initiative is linked to the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and addresses the National Development Plan (NDPII) priorities.

The programme has six pillars/outcomes:

Enhanced legislative and policy framework;
Strengthened institutions;
Prevention and social norm change;
Quality survivor services and ending impunity for VAWG, including SGBV and HP;
Improved data availability and capacities; and
Strengthened women’s movement and civil society engagement.

Under spotlight, UNDP is mandated to deliver Pillar 2 on Strengthened Institutions that intends to build the capacities of National and subnational systems institutions to plan, budget and deliver evidence based programmes that prevent and will Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and eliminate Harmful Practices (HP). One of the main capacity building interventions under this outcome is to review, design and institutionalise a gender sensitive curriculum for the in-service and preservice trainings that integrates VAWG/HP and SRHR.

The Spotlight Initiative takes on whole of UN, whole of government and whole of society approach to address VAW and VAC. It involves UN agencies including the Resident Coordinator’s Office, UN Women, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR, IOM, OHCHR, and Pulse Lab’; Selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs); District Local Governments (DLGs) CSOs; Private Sector and Academia. The selected MDAs include: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development; Ministry of Justice and JLOS Secretariat; Ministry of Local Government; Judiciary; Uganda Human Rights Commission; Office of the Prime Minister; Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives; Ministry of ICT and National Guidance; Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development; Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) and Ministry of Public Service.

The selected DLGs are: Arua, Amudat, Kampala, Kasese, Kitgum, Kyegegwa, Tororo;

As part of UNDP interventions in the Spotlight Initiative to Strengthen Institutions, focus has been put be on review and development of the curriculum of selected training institutions to integrate elements of VAWG, including SGVB/HP.

Situation analysis:

Uganda is a signatory to various international and regional instruments that promote gender equality. These instruments recognise violence against women and children as a form of discrimination and oblige states to protect, respect and attain highest standards for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights. These include: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; The Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)- 1992; the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action -1995; The Declaration on Elimination of Violence Against Women (DEVAW)-1993; Africa Agenda 2063; UN Security Council Resolution (UN SCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; UN SCR 1820 on Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict; among others.

At the national level, there is an enabling environment through laws, policies and institutions to promote gender equity and women empowerment, address GBV and VAC. These include: The Uganda Constitution (1995); The Uganda Vision 2040; National Development Plan II; Gender Policy 1997; National Policy on the Elimination of GBV (2016) and its Action Plan; The National Male Engagement Strategy (2017);Domestic Violence Act 2010; Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act 2010; the amended Penal Code Act Cap 120; The Children’s (Amended) Act 2016; The Child Policy and implementation plan; The Public Finance Management Act (2015) that requires Sectors, MDAs and Local Governments to have gender and equity responsive budgets and policies. The Institutions in place include the Uganda Human Rights Commission; Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs; Uganda Law Reform Commission and Parliament. There is also a presence of Frameworks for institutions to prioritise and implement programmes like the Social Development Sector Plan; The gender and equity budgeting for Sectors, MDAs and DLGs promotes inclusive and non-discriminative planning and budgeting among others.

In addition to setting up the policies and institutions, capacity building interventions are in place in various institutions (universities, colleges, institutes) that offer trainings in gender, gender mainstreaming, budgeting, programming, among other courses. These are also short and long term courses, hands-on trainings, induction programes, guidelines, training polic1es that support gender mainstreaming. Some of the training institutions include: Judicial Training Institute, Nsamizi Institute for Social Development, Police Training School, Law Development Centre, Civil Service College, Uganda Management Institute. Other training institutions will be added in the consultation processes of this exercise.

Rationale:

Uganda’s good policy and regulatory frameworks and the existing efforts to build capacities are commended. However, these y have not directly translated to addressing issues of Violence against Women and Girls, SRHR and HP. Evidence shows that 56% of women of 15-49 years still experience physical violence and 22% experienced sexual violence. The gender and equity budgeting reports show noticeable challenges for MDAs and DLGs to integrate and prioritise issues of gender and equity in plans and budgets at both national and sub national levels. The 2018 EOC Report showed overall national compliance with Gender and Equity requirements for FY 2018/2019 was 55% in MDAs and 43% compliance in DLGs. The compliance statistics in the Spotlight target Districts indicate Arua with 55%; Amudat 37%; Kasese 25%; Kitgum 34%; Kyegegwa 60% and Tororo 55%.

As also noted above, the capacity building interventions on gender have also not fully skilled public officials to address gender and issues relating to GBV, VAWG and HP. It is noted that the preservice and in service training institutions mainly offer programmes that focus on gender without a particular attention to the integration of Violence Against Women and Girls; Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Harmful practices. In addition, the gender related trainings in institutions are fragmented, lack alignment to the existing institutional frameworks; have variances in the curricula, training manuals, guidelines; tools, job aids, delivery methods for these programmes. Gender training in Institutions has not been comprehensively done for most public officials and the Training Needs Assessment report of Public Servants (2017) indicated that only 37% of the public servants received training in gender or gender-related issues such as gender-responsive planning and budgeting, gender inclusiveness and gender and development. It also showed that 41% of the public servants understood gender to mean just ‘roles and responsibilities of males and females’ or ‘being male or female’ and 36% could not explain the meaning of gender mainstreaming or gender-responsive policy.

The above scenario reflects lack of skills and explains the low compliance to gender and equity planning and budgeting with even lower integration of VAWG/HP/SRHR in programmes, plans and budgets. This also implies that there still capacity issues of Training Institutions to offer the appropriate curricular that integrates gender and related issues of VAWG/HP/SRHR.

There is therefore a need for a consultant to conduct a rapid and comprehensive review of the existing curricula for training institutions; identify gaps and recommendations for programs that will address gender and integrate Violence Against Women and Girls/ Sexual, Reproductive and Health Rights and Harmful practices (VAW/G/SRHR and HP).

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of UNDP, and working in close collaboration with other UN agencies and Ministry of Gender, labour and Social Development, the consultant shall:-

Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing curricula for in-service and pre-service training institutions that provide gender related training and address SGVB/VAG/VAC and HP. These include Judicial Training Institute, Nsamizi Institute for Social Development, Police Training School, Law Development Centre, Civil Service College, Uganda Management Institute and other institutions as will be advised;
Conduct an analysis of the gaps in the curricula, manuals, tools, courses, etc. of preservice and in-service institutions relating to gender related trainings and how they address SGVB/VAG/VAC and HP;
Make recommendations for revisions and harmonisation of the existing curricula and other tools to offer nationally and internationally accepted capacity building gender related trainings that address SGVB/VAG/VAC and HP;
Recommend capacity building programs for the different categories of public officials and MDA and DLG levels);
Create a database of the existing gender related training programmes and curricular provided by the various training institutions;
Review and recommend follow up interventions to monitor uptake of the training programmes for addressing gender issues, VAG/VAC and HP.

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Integrity;
Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN values and UN Code of Conduct;
Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism when dealing with GBV survivors and sensitive information;
Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, sexual orientation, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities skills;
Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail;
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and work well with diverse and multicultural supervisors and staff members;
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic qualifications:

An Advanced Degree-Masters and Above in Human Rights, Gender, Law, International Relations or related field.

Experience:

Minimum experience of 10 years of conducting Gender related assessments;
Experience in developing and review of training curricula and programmes related to Gender with a focus on GBV;
Clear understanding of Gender based planning and budgeting for MDAs and DLGs; Expertise in issues of SGVB;VAW/VAC and SRHR;
Track record of undertaking related assignments within Government Institutions in Uganda;
Experience in implementing projects/programmes that mainstream gender and eliminate GBV,VAW,VAC at national and subnational level is a distinct advantage;
Experience in conducting consultancies in gender related programming with diverse stakeholders would be an asset;
Experience of working with Training Institutions in as added advantage;
Experience working with the UN system and government would be an asset;
Proven knowledge of institutional and policy issues around gender in Uganda;
Ability to produce excellent written reports, easily understood by non-expert audiences;
Fluency in English language – both oral and written.

Language:

Fluent level of written and spoken English.

Methodology:

The consultancy will involve:

Desk Review: Review of the literature on existing institutions, the gender related programmes/courses offered, Identification of the opportunities, gaps and tools. The literature review will also involve analysis of the existing interventions by partners that support gender-related curriculum development;
Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews with key staff in the selected training Institutions that offer gender related courses to understand the curricular, training delivery, synergies with other programmes;
Stakeholder consultations – with officials from the Training Institutions; selected MDAs and LGs involved in the Spotlight implementation to understand their training needs; Spotlight UN agencies, among others;
Publication and dissemination of findings and recommendations.

The consultant shall provide more details of the methodology in the inception report:

Inputs:

UNDP will provide consultancy fees for the assignment and facilitate the stakeholder validation meetings.

Timing and duration of the consultancy:

The duration of the assessment, shall be for approximately 20 working days spread over one and a half months.

Reporting arrangements:

The consultants will report to the Team Leaders for Institutional Effectiveness Programme, under the overall guidance and leadership of the UNDP Resident Representative. They will liaise on a day to day basis with the programme consultant.

The consultant shall present to UNDP, for review the draft reports for review and towards the end of the assignment, a validation meeting will be conducted and relevant comments and suggestions be appropriately incorporated in the final assessment report.

Institutional Arrangements:

The Consultant will be supervised by the Team Leader-Institutional Effectiveness Programme in close consultation with the UNDP Resident Representative. Regular meetings will be to discuss progress and address any issues or concerns. These will be held with UNDP with participation from relevant UN agencies and officials from government institutions including Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Ministry of Local Government; Ministry of Public Service, Office of the Prime Minister, Equal Opportunities Commission, among others.

Duration of the Work:

The assignment is expected to take an initial period of 30 working days.

Duty Station:

Kampala, with regular travel to the selected target districts as required.

Evaluation Method and Criteria:

Cumulative analysis:

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and;
Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
Technical Criteria weight; - 70%;
Financial Criteria weight; - 30%.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical Criteria – Maximum 70 points:

Criteria:

Masters’ degree Human Rights, Gender, Law, International Relations or related field, Social Work and Social Administration or equivalent - 5;
Previous experience in related assignments in review and development of gender related curricula – 5;
Understanding of gender mainstreaming issues and capacity building of government institutions in budgets and plans and VAW/VAC (key tasks, methodology, planning,etc)– 20;
Description of approach/methodology to assignment- 40.

Submission of Application:

The candidate is required to submit an electronic application directly uploaded on the UNDP jobs website with all the requirements as listed here below. Annexes and further information may be downloaded on http://procurement-notices.undp.org no.59631.

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document to this website - http://jobs.undp.org no. 87769.

Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP (Annex II);
Personal CV, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.

Technical proposal:

Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
A methodology, on how they will approach and complete the assignment;
Financial proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided (Annex II);
Annexes 1 and II - may be downloaded from the UNDP Procurement Notices Website -http://procurement-notices.undp.org/. For further clarifications, please contact; janet.anyango@undp.org; moses.lutwama@undp.org

Interested applicants should submit applications through uploading of all their required documentation in one single pdf document on this website only.