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Consultancy - Call for Applications: Experts and Trainers Pool to Support the Implementation of the CARICOM Model on National Prevalence Surveys on Gender-Based Violence (CARICOM Sub-Region)

Publicado en nombre de

UN WOMEN

Localidad :

Bridgetown, Barbados

Tipo de contrato :

Individual Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

31-Jan-17 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

International Consultant

Duración del contrato inicial :

Various short-term consultancy assignments

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

Various short-term consultancy assignments

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Antecedentes

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.

Despite the overwhelming indicative statistics, no CARICOM member state generates regular and comprehensive national data on the prevalence, nature and response to GBV, including violence against women. While there have been notable efforts by police and key Ministries in the collection of administrative data on GBV, lack of comprehensive and, systematic data remains a serious bottleneck in determining the scope of the problem. Government and Non-Government Organizations in the Caribbean have expressed concern about the lack of both types of data. UN Women, Caribbean Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, UNDP and others have agreed to work to support nationally-owned processes to address these gaps throughout the CARICOM region.

Through the support of UN Women, in partnership with the Government of Canada and UNDP, in 2014 the CARICOM Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) agreed to the piloting of a CARICOM Model on National Prevalence Surveys on Gender-Based Violence. The CARICOM Model is based on a long tested global WHO model which is considered internationally to be the best practice for national, population-based studies on GBV. The COHSOD confirmed that – with UN Women support - the Model should be modified to fit the Caribbean context, and then piloted in a number of countries, using a strategy which builds statistical capacity within CARICOM to support the eventual conducting of the survey in all CARICOM Member States. Specifically, it was agreed with COHSOD that an initial pilot would take place in a large CARICOM country (Jamaica – on going) and one small island state in the Eastern Caribbean (proposed – Grenada).

Gender-Based Violence is the general term used to capture violence that occurs as a result of the normative role expectations associated with each gender, along with the unequal power relationships between the two genders, within the context of a specific society. The prevalence survey uses the analytical frame of gender-based violence to better understand the root causes of violence against women. Violence against women is the most prevalent form of gender-based violence. In this way it also serves to capture the perspective of how men and masculinities perpetuate and experience violence.

Upon the completion of the piloting, the final revisions to the Model will be consolidated in 2017, with a view to formal submission to the CARICOM Heads of Government in order to formally constitute the Model as the regional norm.

UN Women has contracted the Global Women’s Institute at George Washington University to provide the technical and methodological oversight of the Model’s implementation in at least two countries in the region; as well as to prepare the final revised Model, reflecting the results and best practices of the pilots, which is to be presented to CARICOM Heads of Government for formal adoption in 2017

Through a technical and financial partnership between development partners and UN Women, regional knowledge transfer and capacity development to ensure the availability of regionally-based experts to the Member States to support the implementation of the Model is being strengthened. This will contribute to the development of systematic, comparable and harmonised measurements of GBV in the region. The Prevalence Data, collected every seven to ten years, will strongly inform key policies relating to health, education, citizen security, and poverty reduction. Further, the availability of these statistics would directly contribute to the monitoring of the emerging Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030, which contains strong commitments towards ending all forms of violence against women and girls.

Critical to the sustainability of the abovementioned partnership is expanding the regional pool of technical expertise equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the CARICOM Model at national levels. With the piloting of the Model in Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana in the coming two years, UN Women and other partners will ensure that regional statistical and research experts will be engaged in the complex field training that is led by GWI.

To support the strengthening of regional capacity, a roster of CARICOM-based Regional Experts is being developed. Interested consultants are requested to apply.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Selected consultants who will be included in the pool of Regional Experts, will be expected to undertake the following:

Participate in a Regional Trainer of Trainers Workshop on the CARICOM Model on National Prevalence Surveys on Gender-Based Violence to take place in the first half of 2017;
Participate in at least one national field training on the CARICOM Model, in one of the countries piloting the survey in 2017;
Subsequent to participating in the Regional Trainer of Trainers Workshop and the national field training, deliver technical support and training to at least one of the countries fielding the survey from 2017 to 2018;
Receipt of a Certificate designating the consultant as a Regional Expert on the CARICOM Model on National Prevalence Surveys on Gender-Based Violence, contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned tasks/outputs.

Competencias

Core Values / Guiding Principles

Integrity and Fairness:

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.

Functional Competencies:

Demonstrates commitment to UN Women´s mission and vision;
Strategic strong technical capabilities in the area of application;
Strong reporting and writing abilities;
Ability to work in a team, develop synergies and establish effective working relations;
Proficiency in IT skills;
Sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age;
Openness to change and ability to receive/ integrate feedback;
Ability to accommodate additional demands on short notice.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Master’s Degree in Statistics, Sociology, Demography or a related field with working experience in one of the following areas: social research methods; qualitative research; survey design and management; project management; public administration; gender studies, development studies, or a related field of study.

Experience:

Minimum 4 years of working experience in one of the following - social research methods; qualitative and qualitative research; survey design and management; project management; public administration; gender studies, development studies or a related field of study);
Demonstrated experience in working in and around surveys, survey implementation and research management;
Working experience in the Caribbean on social research.

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English required.

Submission Details:

What to submit

Curriculum Vitae;
Writing Sample on an area related to the consultancy;
Two professional or academic letters of recommendation.

Interested Consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochure, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

Applicants will be screened against general criteria listed under the Required Skills and Experience section.”

All submissions should be submitted online via the UNDP Jobs. It is important to note that the UNDP Jobs portal can only accept one set of documents. As such, all application materials must be scanned into one document and submitted.

Deadline: Applications will be received by 31 January 2017. Consultants will be selected in accordance with UN-Women Rules and Regulations. Only short listed applications will shall be considered and contacted.

This call does not entail any commitment on the part of UN-Women, either financial or otherwise. UN-Women reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications without incurring any obligation to inform the affected applicant/s of the grounds.