Consultant on police responses to gender-based violence (Cancelled)

Overview

Provide technical assistance in support of police responses to domestic violence in Kazakhstan.

You have:

• An advanced university degree in gender studies, public health, policing, criminology, law, sociology, psychology, organizational development, social sciences, or related discipline is required.
• At least 15 years of progressive professional experience in the area of crime prevention and criminal justice responses to violence against women, with specific experience in policing and/or police training, is required.
• Experience in providing technical assistance and/or expert advice to police professionals and/or senior government officials, especially in the area of domestic and other forms of gender-based violence, is required.
• Experience in the development and delivery of relevant training materials is desirable.
• Publications in the fields of policing, police reform, or police training are desirable.
• Experience of working with the UN or other international organizations is desirable.
• Fluency in oral and written English, with excellent drafting and communication skills, is required.
• Knowledge of Russian is desirable.

Result of Service Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Chief, Justice Section, Division for Operations of UNODC, and the direct supervision of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, the Consultant will undertake the following activities:

A. Police Reform:

Carry out substantive research and draft an analytical summary of the political commitment to police reform in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Presidential Decrees, etc) and, liaising with the relevant UNODC staff in HQ and the Kazakhstan office, collate all relevant project documents, analytical papers, photographs, and the recommendations developed under the project, and format these in a final report for presentation to the Kazakh authorities. This task includes the coordination and finalisation of arrangements for the translation of the document, into Russian and Kazakh, and the professional formatting and printing of the report in English, Russian and Kazakh.

The report is to serve the dual purpose of: 1) reflecting the progress of Phase I of the police reform project in Kazakhstan (2020-2022); and 2) presenting the consolidated recommendations developed under the project for the consideration of national authorities to inform subsequent efforts in police reform in Kazakhstan.

B. Access to Legal Aid:

In cooperation with the Focal Point on Legal Aid, expand and finalize the eLearning module on enhancing quality of legal aid services by conducting a detailed review of the existing draft using the UNODC Handbook on the same topic and a pre-developed training module as guidance on which topics to include as a priority, identify gaps and suggest where the draft module can be improved. In agreement with the Focal Point, expand and finalize the draft module, including liaising with the eLearning team based in UNODC HQ who will design the module. Based on experiences of piloting other eLearning modules in the Section, provide suggestions on how to pilot the module – e.g., during a training event or in an online meeting – once finalized.

Expected tangible and measurable output(s):

The consultant will be responsible for carrying out the following activities:

• One quality assessment report prepared with support and input from the national consultant.
• One comprehensive protocol on police responses to domestic violence prepared with support and input from the national consultant.
• One presentation on the comprehensive protocol violence prepared with support and input from the consultant.
• Two stakeholder meetings to present the protocol to relevant counterparts (senior police officials and prosecution service with health and social service providers and civil society organizations working with survivors).

• Two meetings of the UNODC working group on the development of the protocol.

  Work Location Home-based (with the possibility of travel to Kazakhstan)

  Expected duration Proposed period: 1 February 2023 – 28 April 2023

  Duties and Responsibilities Background of the assignment:

Gender-based violence against women (GBVAW) is widespread, systematic and culturally entrenched. About 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced sexual and other forms of violence. Women are also much more likely than men to be killed by their intimate partners or family members. While there has been progress in many countries in terms of having legal and policy frameworks to address specific forms of GBVAW, the justice sector’s response to GBVAW is still notably deficient and often is not functioning at a level required to address the severity and extent of the problem. Crimes involving gender-based violence against women are among the most underreported and the least likely to end in conviction. Survivors often face gaps in criminal law and procedure, gender stereotypes, victim blaming and inadequate responses of criminal justice institutions and professionals, leading to secondary victimization.

In Kazakhstan, government statistics indicate that 17 per cent of ever-partnered women aged 18-75 years report having experienced intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. According to data provided to UNODC, although the police has issued several thousand protective orders and established special requirements for the behavior of offenders in the household sphere, only a minority of registered offences for "unlawful acts in the field of family and domestic relations" resulted in administrative sanctions (fines or administrative arrest), with the majority escaping punishment through the procedure of reconciliation of the parties.

The mission of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is to contribute to the achievement of security and justice for all by making the world safer from crime, drugs, and terrorism. In its efforts to achieve global security, safety and human development, UNODC has the mandate to support Member States in preventing crime and violence and strengthening their justice systems. In particular, UNODC is mandated to promote crime prevention and criminal justice responses to violence against women, in line with relevant international standards and norms adopted by the General Assembly, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women and other relevant instruments. UNODC offers targeted technical assistance, including through its Global Programme on Strengthening Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Responses to Violence against Women and in collaboration with its partners under the UN-EU Spotlight Initiative and the Joint UN Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls subject to Violence.¿

Within UNODC, the overall responsibility and functions related to crime prevention and criminal justice reform lie with the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section in the Division of Treaty Affairs. The Section performs both normative and operational work to assist countries in devising and implementing crime prevention and criminal justice reform policies, strategies and programmes. The Section also provides backstopping support and guidance to the field offices in the delivery of relevant technical assistance projects, including in the areas of crime prevention and law enforcement. Accordingly, UNODC has developed a number of tools for policy makers and professionals. The tools have been largely used in the delivery of technical assistance programmes and are available on UNODC’s website. Relevant tools in the field of policing are those related to police accountability and oversight, police responses to violence against women, the use of force, and policing urban space.

UNODC has longstanding experience in working to support nationally owned strategic police reform processes informed by the international evidence base on effectiveness. UNODC promotes policing approaches that involve local communities and support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address crime, social disorder and fear of crime.

In 2020, UNODC commenced a project to support police reform in Kazakhstan, with the aim of strengthening national capacity and the implementation of human rights based, democratic and diverse policing in support of the rule of law. Key components of the UNODC project in support of police reform include the provision of technical assistance to human resources officials to promote workforce development, leadership and modern people management policies and processes for a diverse and inclusive police workforce; and technical assistance to strengthen the curricula, and the teaching methods, of the police training institutions in Kazakhstan.

In 2022, UNODC commenced a follow-up project, to strengthen the capacity of police, in promoting the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence in Kazakhstan. Under the framework of this project, UNODC will support law enforcement officers in developing and utilizing an institutionalized procedure for responding to domestic violence, and work with national training institutions to develop and implement a training programme for neighbourhood inspectors, patrol police, investigators, and the specialized investigator units to enhance their knowledge and skills to improve responses to domestic violence, using the comprehensive protocol and an approach that is trauma-informed, victim-centered, and focused on perpetrator accountability.

Purpose of the assignment:

The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance in support of police responses to domestic violence in Kazakhstan. Its specific focus is to support the development of a comprehensive protocol for the police on domestic violence in partnership with the police training institutions under the Ministry of the Interior (the MIA) of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The consultancy also aims to share on international experience on the role of police in the prevention of domestic violence, including the treatment of perpetrators and victim-survivors.

Working closely with a national consultant and relevant UNODC personnel, the consultant will provide expert advice, based on international standards and good practices, including on the role of police in the prevention of domestic violence, initial contact with victims and first response to domestic violence incidents, risk assessment, safety planning, investigation, and referral to prosecution and essential health and social services.

The Consultant will be home-based, with the possibility of travel to Kazakhstan, as needed. The consultant will work in close consultation with relevant UNODC staff, under the direct supervision of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, and under the overall guidance of the Chief of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section.

Proposed period: 1 February 2023 – 28 April 2023

Travel dates: 12-18 February 2023 & 26 March – 1 April 2023 (dates and location TBC)

Actual work time: 28 working days

Qualifications/special skills An advanced university degree in gender studies, public health, policing, criminology, law, sociology, psychology, organizational development, social sciences, or related discipline is required. A first level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

At least 15 years of progressive professional experience in the area of crime prevention and criminal justice responses to violence against women, with specific experience in policing and/or police training, is required;

Experience in providing technical assistance and/or expert advice to police professionals and/or senior government officials, especially in the area of domestic and other forms of gender-based violence, is required;

Experience in the development and delivery of relevant training materials is desirable;

Publications in the fields of policing, police reform, or police training are desirable;

Experience of working with the UN or other international organizations is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written English, with excellent drafting and communication skills, is required. Knowledge of Russian is desirable. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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