Consultant to train UN Women Gender in Humanitarian Action (GIHA) Rapid Response Team

Consultant

Overview

Plan and deliver GIHA training for humanitarian stakeholders.

You have:

• Advanced Degree in the field of Disaster Risk Management, Humanitarian Affairs, Conflict Management, Social Sciences, Gender Equality, Program Management, or a closely related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in the development sector preferably in Disaster, Humanitarian, Conflict Prevention and Gender issues.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Experience in programming on initiatives that address the issues affecting women and girls.
• Knowledge of policies and legal frameworks on gender equality, Disaster and Humanitarian crisis.
• Experience of research on gender equality and women’s empowerment is an added advantage.
• Experience in planning and facilitating participatory interactive multi-cultural training sessions.

Contract

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Background

UN Women grounded in the vision of equality and enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works to eliminate discrimination against women and girls; to empower women; and achieve equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. In East and Southern Africa Region, UN Women maintains presence in 13 countries with programme presence in Somalia and Zambia.

As the world battles one of the largest health emergencies resulting from COVID 19 that has affected almost 18 million and killed over 700,000 people, effective and consistent engagement of women and girls at all levels remains a challenge. This is despite the fact that the crisis is already affecting women and girls disproportionately due to pre-existing inequalities. Gendered implications are already being seen, and whilst early evidence suggests that fatality rates are higher amongst men than women, the socio-economic impact on most at-risk women are already being recorded, from exacerbating violence against women, sexual abuse against girls especially in displaced and overcrowded settings to decreasing women’s livelihoods and resilience strategies. Before COVID-19, the East and South African Region was already vulnerable to drought, floods, conflict and displacement affecting millions of people including women and children. This situation is being exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19.

As the disaster situation continues to change and evolve globally, so does the need for better understanding of the differentiated impacts on women, men, girls and boys. UN Women is well placed to play a significant role in providing guidance, knowledge and continuous capacity development for its staff and stakeholders to ensure effective and consistent integration of gender in humanitarian and resilience building interventions.

As part of its strategy, UN Women in ESAR continues to develop the capacities of its staff, government, UN and other humanitarian stakeholders on gender in humanitarian action to strengthen the integration of gender perspectives into response, recovery and resilience building measures. Several trainings have been done including a Training of Trainers (TOT) on Gender in Humanitarian Action as well as Humanitarian Country Team Forum to strengthen the integration of gender in this sector.

The need for gender in humanitarian action continues to increase as evidenced during Cyclone IDAI and Kenneth last year as well as the current COVID-19 response. To build upon some of the capacity development initiatives as well as address some of the capacity gaps on GIHA, UN Women seeks to establish a Gender in Humanitarian Action Rapid Response Team (GIHA RRT) to champion UN Women’s programming in humanitarian action as well as position UN Women in coordinating gender mainstreaming in humanitarian interventions. For the team to be effective they require further specialised training, knowledge and skills on GIHA. To support this capacity development process, UN Women ESARO seeks the services of a consultant to plan and hold a series of online trainings for the team.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Select and put together different training materials/modules, adapt them where necessary to be used for the training;
• Develop and agree on the training content and schedule with trainers and trainees from RO, HQ and COs;
• Carry out as well as moderate seven training sessions; and do an evaluation of the training and assessment of the increased knowledge of the trainees;
• Produce a final report of the training including key recommendations.

Deliverables:

• Training schedule and materials/modules developed/adapted for use during the training;
• Training sessions effectively moderated and delivered;
• Final report of training capturing key lessons, recommendations and way forward;
• A roster of trained staff comprising of profile, contacts and experience.

Work Schedule:

Activities/deliverables

Estimated time

Payment Allocation

Selection and organizing of training materials

5 days

30

Training schedule, agreeing with trainees and organizing with UN Women resource persons for some sessions

5 days

Moderation of training sessions

21 days

70%

Final report

4 days

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:

• In-depth knowledge of gender equality, humanitarian action, conflict and disaster risk management;
• Demonstrable experience in the humanitarian sector – programming, training and/or research;
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear reports and guidance with in-depth analysis and strategic recommendations in English in the relevant field;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to foster networks and partnerships;
• Ability to complete complex assignments in a timely manner and delivery quality results;
• Ability to train using different methodologies.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced Degree in the field of, Disaster Risk Management, Humanitarian Affairs, Conflict Management, Social Sciences, Gender Equality, Program Management, or a closely related field.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience in the development sector preferably in Disaster, Humanitarian, Conflict Prevention and Gender issues;
• Experience in programming on initiatives that address the issues affecting women and girls;
• Knowledge of policies and legal frameworks on gender equality, Disaster and Humanitarian crisis;
• Experience of research on gender equality and women’s empowerment is an added advantage;
• Experience in planning and facilitating participatory interactive multi-cultural training sessions.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in spoken and written English;

UNWOMEN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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