2292 International Consultant for Training of Trainers on Gender-Based Violence

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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. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Peace and security represent one of the key thematic areas of UN Women’s mandate. Based on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and nine subsequently adopted resolutions, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda, recognizes the gendered nature of conflict and peacebuilding. Accordingly, one of the goals of the WPS Agenda is to promote gender equality and strengthen the participation of women in all aspects of conflict prevention, peace processes, peace operations and peacebuilding. A central aspect in these efforts is the provision of equal opportunities for women in the security sector institutions and ensuring that gender considerations are mainstreamed throughout the sector’s activities. The full integration of both women and men is necessary for armed forces to draw upon all the available skills and talents.

However, around the globe barriers to the full, active and meaningful participation of women in armed forces and other defence institutions remain. These barriers can include sexual harassment, sexual abuse and gender-based discrimination. Studies found that gender-based violence (GBV) is a major contributor to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicide, and other mental health and social issues among military service members and veterans. Experiences like this can also lead to the premature separation from military service with loss of benefits and achievement of goals. Increasing awareness of the psychosocial causes and consequences and psychological aspects of violence can be instrumen-tal in the prevention of gender-based violence. Equipping professionals in security sector institutions with knowledge and understanding of psychological aspects of the GBV phenomenon will facilitate avoiding re-victimization of survivors and their better protection due to increased sensitivity towards the topic.

The government of the Republic Serbia in its efforts at implementing the WPS Agenda, has successful-ly begun to change attitudes in the security sector about the role of women and increased their partic-ipation in the sector, including in leadership roles. The total representation of women in the security sector institutions increased by from 27.40% in 2010 to 31.53% in 2015. In 2012, for the first time in the history of the Serbian Armed Forces, professional female soldiers were deployed in the UN multina-tional peacekeeping mission. Further, all forms of military and police education have opened for the participation of women. However, to fully realize women’s potential in security sector institutions, fur-ther efforts have to be undertaken to remove barriers for women. Which is why UN Women will assist the Ministry of Defense in the provision of training sessions for psychologists to strengthen its psycho-logical support unit.

Objective

The objective of this assignment contract is to support the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Defence in strengthening the provision of psychological support to mem-bers of the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces in the area of gender equality and prevention of gender-based violence.

Duties and Responsibilities

Working under the overall supervision of the UN Women Gender Specialist, the International Consult-ant for Training of trainers on Gender-Based Violence will be responsible for the following:

• Functioning as a team leader by supervising a national consultant;
• Leading the development of a package for the training of trainers' sessions (ToT) (including programmes for ToTs, manual, presentations/handouts/supporting documents and other rel-evant documents for ToTs) to be approved by Gender Specialist;
• Conducting in cooperation with the national consultant two training of trainers' sessions in per-son on “gender equality and prevention of gender-based violence” lasting 5 days, 6 hours per day (with 20 participants each);
• Submitting a written report and updated training package with the support of the national consultant on the training conducted, satisfaction of participants and recommendations on ar-eas where the participants skills should be strengthened.

Deliverables and Timeline

Deliverables

Delivery Date

Submit draft ToT package

29 October 2021

Submit finalized ToT package

5 November 2021

Completion of two training of trainers' sessions on “gender equality and prevention of gender-based violence” for psychologists from MoD and Armed Forces (each training lasts 5 days/6 hours per day, with 20 participants)

26 November 2021

Submit final report and updated training (TOT) package.

10 December 2021

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

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637

Functional Competencies:

• Good knowledge of gender equality and women's rights issues, women’s empowerment and women, peace and security mechanisms and instruments;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Strong writing skills;

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in psychology, gender studies, social sciences, humanities or related field.

Work experience:

• At least 10 years of professional experience in prevention of gender-based violence, women’s rights, women’s empowerment and gender equality;
• At least 5 years of experience in providing capacity building trainings on psychological support;
• at least 2 years of experience in developing and implementing similar ToTs; and
• Proven experience of work with security sector institutions.

Language:

• Proficiency in written and spoken English language; and
• Knowledge of Serbian will be considered an asset.

Application procedure

The following documents should be submitted as part of the application:

• UN Women P11 with past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=3539. A signed copy should be submitted.
• Financial Proposal Specify a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this Terms of Ref-erence. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (Travel costs and DSA will be covered by UN Women Serbia Office in line with official UN Women rates and procedures).

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Evaluation of applicants

Consultants will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of qualifications and financial proposal. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for financial evaluation.

Evaluation Criteria

Max points

TECHNICAL EVALUATION (70%)

Language Requirements

Fluency in written and spoken English

REQUIRED

Education

Master’s degree in psychology, gender studies, social sciences, humanities or related field

10

0: without relevant university degree

10: Relevant university degree

Professional Experience

At least 10 years of professional experience in prevention of gender-based violence, women’s rights, women’s empowerment and gender equality

20

0: without 10 years of experience

15: 10 years of experience

20: more than 10 years of experience

At least 5 years of experience in providing capacity building trainings on psychological support;

20

0: without 5 years of experience

15: 5 years of experience

20: more than 5 years of experience

At least 2 years of experience in developing and implementing similar ToTs;

15

0: without 2 years of experience

10: 2 years of experience

15: More than 2 years of experience

Proven experience of work with security sector institutions;

5

0: without experience

5: experience of work with security sector

Total technical

70

Financial Evaluation (30%) – max. 30 points:

The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal. All other price proposals receive points in inverse proportion. A suggested formula is as follows:

p = 30 (µ/z)

Using the following values:

p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated

µ = price of the lowest priced proposal

z = price of the proposal being evaluated

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