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| National Consultant- GBViE Case Management | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Kabul, |
| Categories | Program, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-05-08 | Close Date | 2022-05-14 |
| Vacancy No | VA-CO-2022-05-01 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | Six (6) months |
| Education | Master's degree or equivalent | Experience | Three (3) years |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | N/A |
About Company
About UNFPA: UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments to accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon the UN Member States, organizations, and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recovering lost gains, and realize our goals. In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these national norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. The aim of this consultancy is to support the team lead “International Consultant to produce training material and develop SOP for Ips in provinces. National consultants are expected to support the team leader's in providing program guidelines. Translate relevant documents and training material from English to local languages and vise versa
Job Description
The GBV Case Management national consultant will facilitate the implementation of the UNFPA Afghanistan adapted GBV Case Management Initiative by supporting UNFPA’s Implementing Partners that were providing GBV case management services prior to August 2021 and PSS interventions for the purpose of capacity strengthening.
The duties of the GBV Case Management national consultant will be to support international consultant to ensure a successful roll-out of adapted GBV Case Management guidelines and SOPs in 4 phases:
- Preparation & Planning:
Take part in conducting the review of the current document related from local language to GBV and collecting information by interviews with implementing partners.
Arrange meetings of international consultants with implementing partners and provide translation.
Keep records of documents and minutes of meeting
Follow up with related issues with IPSs
- Revision and Adaptation of SOPs:
This phase consists of
a) In collaboration with the international consultant contribute to developing adapted case management and Psychosocial guidelines for the Afghanistan context
b) In collaboration with the international consultant contribute to the development of adapted SOPs for UNFPA’s service points including Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHSs), Health facilities, and Mobile Outreach services to deliver quality adapted case management and PSS interventions to vulnerable women and girls.
c) Translate all assessment tools
d) Provide inputs and comments on the final draft report.
- Virtual / In-person training of trainers (ToT):
This phase consists of
a) Assessing the capacity of existing actors in terms of GBV case management practice and identifying candidates for the Pool of Trainers
b) Support in draft a training package and translation of materials
c) Coordinate and arrange meetings as required.
d) Review materials and documents and provide checklists and produce a preliminary report and matrixes. The report and matrixes will be reviewed by the international consultant.
e) Support the international consultant in the roll out of ToT based on the adapted SOPs and Case Management Guidelines and ensure translation.
- Follow up phase:
The GBViE Case Management National Consultants will ensure
(1) UNFPA Implementing Partners develop organizational action plans to put in place newly developed SOP in all service delivery points and (2) the Pool of Trainers prepare and deliver step-down training.
Provide the first draft of progress reports from each meeting and training and the international consultant will review.
The National Consultant will provide needed support to the International Consultant (Team Lead) in the following scope:
- Provide translation support in the piloting of the proposal/draft methodology plan and tools
- Provide translation support of the assessment tools
- Support in conducting a literature review of materials and documents for desk review and checklists and producing a preliminary report and matrixes. The report and matrixes will be reviewed by the international consultant and added inputs will be used to finalize this first report.
- Take the lead to organize and conduct fieldwork according to interview/pre-determined questions guidelines developed by the international consultant (field visits, facilitate FDG, conduct semi-structured interviews).
- Report to the international consultant by email on the progress and obstacles or needed support:
- Draft the field reports and submit to an international consultant for consolidation in the overall report.
- Provide inputs and comments on the final draft report.
Delivery dates and how work will be delivered (i.e. electronic, hard copy, etc.):
All documents are to be submitted to UNFPA in electronic format.
Deliverable
Timeline
Payment
Phase 1: support the international consultant in developing a work plan with time-bound milestones for the successful delivery of the assignment (including the Gantt chart).
2 weeks
Phase 2: support the international consultant in developing guidelines and SOPs and its implications.
6 weeks
25%
Phase 3: support the developed training package and conduct training for Ips.
4 weeks
25%
Phase 4: support in roll out of SOP training and assessment of the training conducted.
8 weeks
25%
Phase 5: support the development of the final action plan of each IP involved in the consultancy & final schedule of the step-down training to be conducted by IPs.
2 weeks
Phase 6: support the end of assignment report (including PPT)
2 weeks
25%
Total
6 months
100%
Monitoring progress control, including reporting requirements, periodically format and deadline
Progress will be monitored monthly, sharing electronic updates against terms of reference and deliverables.
Supervisory arrangements:
The GBV Case Management National Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the international Case Management Consultant and the UNFA GBViE Programme Specialist.
Job Requirement
Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements::
Competencies and Qualifications
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in social work or other social sciences, public health, community health, international relations, international law, gender studies, human rights or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be considered in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work experience:
Minimum 3 years of progressive humanitarian experience;
- at least 1 of which should be field-based or in the emergency context.
- Good knowledge of gender-based violence issues, with a minimum of 3 years of progressive humanitarian experience, at least 1 of which should be field-based or in an emergency context.
- Experience in conducting training or facilitating capacity building
- Awareness and demonstrable knowledge of how GBV manifests in humanitarian settings and ability to describe context-specific prevention and response actions.
- Knowledge of training tools and methods and proven experience delivering training on Gender and GBV in humanitarian settings related topics;
- Demonstrated organizational skills: the ability to work independently and productively with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues related to confidentiality, data safety and other ethical concerns related to the sharing of sensitive data between humanitarian agencies.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to liaise with people successfully and effectively in a wide range of functions in a multicultural environment
Language requirements:
● Fluency in English is required. Dari and Pashto are necessary as the working language in Afghanistan.
Submission Guideline
Qualified candidates are requested to submit:
1. Cover letter along with Complete Personal History form (P-11)/CV
2. Examples of previous, relevant work as applicable
3. Proposed methodology/approach to managing the project.
4. 3 the most recent professional references.
The application should be transmitted via email to: recruitment.afg@unfpa.org
Email Subject: National Consultant for GBViE Case Management Consultant. Late submissions, incomplete packets, or submissions with an incorrect email subject heading will not be considered.
Qualified Female Candidates Are Highly Encouraged To Apply!