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. Within its flagship programme on ending violence against women, the Spotlight Initiative (SI); UN Women Zimbabwe is strengthening the capacity of women’s groups, autonomous social movements and civil society organisations[1] at community level to design, implement and monitor programmes on VAWG, including SGBV/HP, and to promote women and girls’ SRHR. This will be done in order to build a strong social movement against SGBV, harmful practices and to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Agency is therefore; supporting the deployment of graduate interns - referred to as Innovators Against Gender Based Violence (IAGs) and providing in-house technical support to women's groups and CSOs through this internship programme whilst promoting volunteerism at community level to produce a sustainable social movement.
UN Women has together with the lead organizations implementing pillar six interventions selected and deployed 36 of these IAGS from the Social Sciences and Finance/Administration fields to the 5 Spotlight provinces of Mashonaland Central 10; Mashonaland West -8; Matabeleland South - 8; Manicaland - 6 and Harare – 4 to participate in a 12 months unique experiential learning, including sharing of knowledge and experience as part of the technical support to organisations and community groups working on women’s rights, disability, children’s rights, HIV, masculinities, SRHR and key populations, contributing to building a strong and visible social movement against SGBV and HPs, that is inclusive of women and men from all sectors in Zimbabwe.
The Innovators Against Gender Based Violence (IAGs) are expected to bring new energy, creativity, knowledge and skills of university graduates, while also addressing youth unemployment in Zimbabwe. During the deployment, the IAGs will be expected to support the design of innovative programmes and or campaigns that address SGBV/HP/SRHR in the district where they will be stationed. UN Women oriented the IAGs in various professional soft skills as well as the expected results of the programme before deployment late last year.
To this end, UN Women is seeking to engage a consultant to provide technical support and ongoing mentoring for the IAGs within their selected innovations. Under the overall guidance of the UN Women Representative and direct supervision of the eVAW Programme Specialist, the IAG Coordinator will provide oversight to the implementation of the IAG programme; ensure the learning objectives of the IAGs programme are achieved and the results of their innovations well documented.
[1] Groups organised at community level such as burial societies, religious associations, women decision makers within social structures (e.g. herbalists, chief’s wives and advisors), ISALS, CBOs, DPOs and FBOs
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of Work
- Manage the day-to-day running of the IAG programme, through communicating relevant information to and from the IAGs, following up the functioning of administrative arrangements with host organizations
- Technically support the IAGs in the development of their programme and or campaign to address SGBV/HP/SRHR in the districts where they are stationed with guidance from the eVAW programme specialist
- Carry out site visits to assess the progress and well-being of the IAGs
- Support the IAGs Facilitator to organize and provide the needed administrative support in preparation of the IAGs mid-term and end-term deployment review meetings.
- Support the documentation of the IAGs innovations, including publication in scientific journals.
- Promote the use of IAGs innovation results amongst host organizations
Deliverables
- Weekly communication broadcast to IAGs
- Monthly progress reports on IAG programme to UN Women Programme Team featuring the progress of the work tasks of the IAG teams
- Quarterly bulletin featuring case studies of IAGs work by 15 April, 15 July, 15 October
- A final report of the IAG Programme featuring results, lessons learnt and recommendations by 10 December
Competencies
Core Values:
- Respect for Diversity;
- Integrity;
- Professionalism.
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
- Accountability;
- Creative Problem Solving;
- Effective Communication;
- Inclusive Collaboration;
- Stakeholder Engagement;
- Leading by Example.
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Required Skills and Experience
Education
- Master’s degree – Human Resources Management; Business Administration/Management; social sciences or other related qualification
Experience
- At least 2 years working experience in professional leadership development
- Previous experience in young professional leadership development and mentorship programmes
- Knowledge and experience in using social media, Microsoft Office programmes
Language:
English and any other local language