Data Analyst - men's perception GBV in Central Asia

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Background

The Spotlight Initiative is a global, multi-year partnership between European Union and United Nations to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030.

Funded by the European Union, the Initiative is responding to all forms of violence against women and girls, with a particular focus on domestic and family violence, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and harmful practices, femicide, trafficking in human beings and sexual and economic (labour) exploitation. Further information can be found at https://www.spotlightinitiative.org

The Spotlight Initiative Regional Programme for Central Asia and Afghanistan (SI regional programme) managed from Kazakhstan in cooperation with all participating countries will harness the collective expertise, experiences, challenges, and energy of gender equality advocates from the five Central Asian countries, as well as Afghanistan. Although scarce data is available on violence against women (VAW) there is a clear need for more and better qualitative data, including on prevalence of VAW. To effectively prevent VAW it is important to understand underlying causes and design targeted interventions based on evidence and informed decisions. The information on male perpetration of violence against women globally has been limited by differences in research design and methods, making comparisons of findings between settings difficult. Excepting Kazakhstan and to some extent the study on men’s attitudes towards SGBV and gender equality in Kyrgyzstan, the majority of SGBV data in the region does not result in internationally comparable data given the varied methodologies used.

The Spotlight Initiative Pillar 5 aims at closing the data gap on SGBV-related issues. Data gaps on many of the gender-related SDG Indicators is an overarching challenge in Central Asia. Limited knowledge remains on men’s perceptions regarding gender equality and SGBV – assumptions are regularly made, but activists seldom distinguish assumptions between age groups and seldom understand the reasoning behind how/if perceptions result in violence, and what are the root causes of these perceptions.

Although data on the scope and scale of violence against women and girls is context specific, men are the primary perpetrators. To prevent violence, it is vital to understand men’s perpetration — how many men use violence against women, what types of violence they use, what factors are associated with their use of violence against women and why some men use such violence while others do not. Violence against women reinforces gender hierarchies and power imbalances between women and men within families and communities. To deepen understanding of the meaning and causes of men’s violence against women it is important to generate knowledge on how masculinities (identities and patterns of practices that shape gender norms for men) relate to men’s perceptions and perpetration of violence against women to prevent it. The study is premised on the well-documented hypothesis that violence against women is a manifestation of unequal gender relations and harmful manifestations of hegemonic masculinities governed by patriarchal beliefs, institutions, and systems. However, it is important to highlight that not all men are abusive and prone to exercise violence. In that sense, it will be also crucial to explore in what way men support gender equality and stand against SGBV.

The Spotlight Initiative regional programme for Central Asia and Afghanistan will invest in conducting analysis of men’s perceptions of sexual and gender-based violence against women, as well as developing a regional analytical report with research survey findings in creating accessible and user-friendly manner graphics of the research results; and the degree to which the Central Asian countries are achieving the SDG targets on SGBV. This type of studies is planned for the first time in Central Asia.

To complete this assignment, the SI regional programme will hire a Data Analyst (****International Consultant level) to assist a Research Coordinator on a multi-country research on men’s perceptions of sexual and gender-based violence against women. The Data Analyst will work closely with a Research Coordinator and a service provider (company). The latter will be responsible for research tools translation, pilot, and data collection in each CA country.

The SI regional programme will form a Steering Committee to consult and receive feedback at each stage of the research. The Steering Committee will include representatives from the SI regional programme team, SI country programmes, Regional Civil Society Reference Group, UN Country Teams and other stakeholders to the extent possible. The Data Analyst will provide some technical and logistics support to the Steering Committee work.

Purpose

Under the supervision of the Spotlight Initiative regional programme Project Officer (SI Project Officer) and a Research Coordinator, the Data Analyst is expected to assist a Research Coordinator with the literature review and the research methodology adaptation, develop research analysis plan and tabulation plan, validate and analyse collected qualitative and qualitative data, assist in preparation of the research report on men’s perceptions of sexual and gender-based violence against women, in the five countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Efforts will be made to include Afghanistan in some of regional dialogues, where it is relevant to partners. The study is aimed to provide cross-country comparable data on men’s perpetration of violence for the first time in Central Asia and deepen the understanding of the underlying drivers of violence. The Data Analyst will use as a reference the Toolkit for Replicating the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence: Understanding Why Some Men Use Violence against Women and How We Can Prevent and will customize where necessary to the regional and national contexts following the recommendation on adaptation. In the context of this study, it is recommended that the Data Analyst uses the most specific and technically accurate terms for different acts of violence rather than grouping all forms of violence together under ‘violence against women’ or ‘gender-based violence’.

Violence against women shall be understood to encompass, but not be limited to, the following:[1]

  1. Physical, sexual, and psychological violence occurring in the family, including battering, sexual abuse of female children in the household, dowry-related violence, marital rape, harmful practices limited to early marriage, non-spousal violence and violence related to exploitation.
  2. Physical, sexual, and psychological violence occurring within the general community, including rape, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and intimidation at work, in educational institutions and elsewhere, practices harmful to women limited to bride kidnapping, trafficking in women and forced prostitution.
  3. Physical, sexual, and psychological violence perpetrated or condoned by the State, wherever it occurs

The multi-country study of men’s perception of sexual and gender-based violence against women in Central Asia will be conducted for the purpose of:

  1. better understanding men’s use of different forms of violence against women and girls specifically, violence and abuse in family, intimate partner violence, battering, sexual abuse of female children in the household, non-spousal violence, harmful practices such as early marriage and bride kidnapping, trafficking and femicide at country level in the Central Asia region and Afghanistan;
  2. assessing men’s own experience of violence as well as their perpetration of violence against other men and how it relates to the perpetration of violence against women;
  3. identifying the factors associated with men’s perpetration of different forms of violence against women;
  4. identifying how masculinities (identities and patterns of practices that shape gender norms for men) relate to men’s perceptions and perpetration of violence against women;
  5. identifying how to better engage men and boys in prevention of gender- based violence (GBV) and make long-term impact on behavioural patterns and social norms;
  6. producing knowledge to inform evidence-based policies and programmes including programmes on men engagement to prevent violence against women;
  7. adopting and developing regional context research tools for further use in the investigation of violence against women and masculinities;
  8. identifying the degree to which the Central Asian countries are achieving and implementation of the SDG targets on SGBV.

The SI Regional Programme primarily focuses on the five countries of Central Asia and brings in Afghanistan at relevant times for sharing of experiences, learnings, and best practices. The programme has therefore been designed to primarily address the needs of Central Asia and has identified those specific areas in which a Central Asia/Afghanistan dialogue would be mutually beneficial.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Data Analyst will be responsible for the following tasks:

1. Develop a work plan and timeline for assigned tasks implementation based on the timeframe provided by UN Women.

2. Assist the Research Coordinator in conducting a literature review on men’s perception and behavioural attitudes on gender-based violence against women, which will guide and inform the research and the contextual analysis in each of the countries to understand gendered power relations to identify the gaps in knowledge (thematic and geographical), the conditions in which masculinities and gender power relations evolve (regional characteristics and country specificities). It is suggested but not limited to the following options for conducting a literature review of violence against women and masculinities research:

  • Violence against women:
    1. existing theoretical approaches to violence against women, particularly related to gender and power;
    2. review of previously conducted violence against women studies (this can include regional studies but should focus on country-specific data and research).
  • Masculinities:

    1. existing theoretical approaches to masculinities;
    2. review of previously conducted global and regional wide research around masculinities (not limited to violence);
    3. review of previously conducted global and regional wide research on the link between masculinities and violence.
  • Gender social norms:

    1. review of literature on gendered social norms and expectations of men and women (this should include descriptions of the context-specific, dominant gender regimes);
    2. review of research on gender and other social inequalities (this can include research conducted around other axes of social inequalities that are linked to gender inequalities if relevant to the focus of the research).

3. Assist the Research Coordinator in adaptation of the research methodology using the Toolkit for Replicating the UN Multi-Country Study on Men and Violence: Understanding Why Some Men Use Violence Against Women and How We Can Prevent It. Data Analyst will develop research analysis plan and tabulation plan. Together with the Research Coordinator, the research outline should be developed, discussed, and approved by UN Women and Steering Committee. The following areas should be covered:

  • role men play in the prevalence of gender-based violence, why perpetrators commit such acts;
  • the prevalence and frequency of men’s perpetration of different types of violence against women;
  • men’s own experiences of different types of violence, including violence as children as well as their perpetration of violence against other men and how it relates to the perpetration of violence against women;
  • the relation between masculinities and the prevalence of sexual violence (how the identified forms of masculinities enable violence).

In designing the qualitative study, it is recommended to adopt the qualitative component of the UN Multi-country Study methodology, which consists of in-depth ‘life history’ interviews with two groups of men:

  • gender-equitable men—those who displayed non-dominating or non-traditional notions of masculinity;
  • men who were known to perpetrate physical or sexual violence against a female partner and who exhibited more hegemonic masculine traits (such as beliefs around men’s authority over women, control and power within society). The following topics are suggested to be considered:
    1. What influences across the life course operate to shape the violent behaviour of some men. At what stages in the life course are different types of violence expressed by men who are violent towards women and in what ways? What are the relationships among the use of violence and attitudes towards and practices of gender equity in other areas of these men’s lives?
    2. Are there particular differences in the life histories, trajectories, and influences of these two groups of men and what does this tell us about how to encourage men to be more gender equitable and non-violent?
    3. Converging factors associated with violence perpetration (rural/urban, age, poverty rate, vulnerability, regional diversity, economic specialization of the region, gender indicators etc).
    4. The diversity of men’s perceptions: gender equality, experiences of violence (how men choose to stand for gender equality).
    5. How the initiatives and programmes on ending violence against women can integrate the findings of the study to better address GBV and involve men and boys in this issue (good practices).

4. Together with the Research Coordinator supervise the service provider on qualitative and quantitative data collection:

  • service provider will conduct quantitative research involving at least 1000 men per every country to ensure the representative and reliable data for national level.
  • service provider will conduct qualitative survey using in-depth interviews, focus groups, observations, expert interviews (to be discussed and agreed with Data Analyst, Research Coordinator, and UN Women). The range of the participants of the study should include but not limited to the key stakeholders, male champions (including religious leaders - desirable), and youth networks, as well as perpetrators, survivors and regional experts.

5. Conduct data validation and analysis. Based on the summary of the primary data collected, the Data Analyst will validate collected data, analyse data, and prepare findings on qualitative survey results.

6. Assist the Research Coordinator in research report preparation in accordance with the approved research outline.

7. Organise regional validation workshop(s) with the key SI regional programme partners and stakeholders, including but not limited to civil society, academia, governments, UN Country Teams, Spotlight Initiative country programme teams, international organizations. Efforts will be made to include Afghanistan in some of these regional dialogues, where it is relevant to partners.

  • to present and discuss the study findings and recommendations;
  • to enhance government and non-government institutions use of data and evidence on GBV, with the UN System supporting key stakeholders and the Central Asia Alliance to use on-going Global SDG monitoring processes.

8. Support the preparation of research report by compiling all materials to documents the whole research process, including but not limited to documents reviewed during the research, data collection methodology, sample of questionnaires, interviewers and filed workers’ training manuals, information sheet for community leaders, respondent’s information sheet, informed consent sheet, interviewer’s progress sheet, ethical and safety guidelines for research etc. This activity should be conducted in close cooperation with selected research company/service provider for data collection.

9. Prepare key messages of the research findings, conclusions, and recommendations for visual products (social media cards, infographics, etc.).

This study should be completed between of January – May 2022. The Data Analyst is responsible for delivering the following outputs:

Deliverables

Deadlines

Detailed workplan and timeframe for the assignment submitted and approved by UN Women

By 21 January 2022

Summary of literature review on men’s perception and behavioural attitudes on gender-based violence against women submitted and approved by UN Women

By 24 January 2022

Prepared research analysis plan and tabulation plan based on the adopted research methodology, using the Toolkit for Replicating the UN Multi-Country Study on Men and Violence: Understanding Why Some Men Use Violence Against Women and How We Can Prevent It.

By 9 February 2022

Based on the summary of the primary data collected, validated and analysed data, prepared findings on qualitative survey results.

By 11 April 2022

Preparation and facilitation of validation regional workshop(s) (agenda, PPTs, summary report, etc.) to discuss research findings with key partners in the CA countries and the Spotlight Initiative partners

By 16 May 2022

R****esearch report appendices including but not limited to documents reviewed during the research, translated methodology, sample of questionnaires, interviewers and filed workers’ training manuals, information sheet for community leaders, respondent’s information sheet, informed consent sheet, interviewer’s progress sheet, ethical and safety guidelines for research etc.

By 16 May 2022

Key messages of the research findings, conclusions, and recommendations for visual products (social media cards, infographics, etc.).

By 10 May 2022

Report on the consultancy assignment submitted and approved.

By 20 May 2022

Competencies

Core Values:

  • Respect for Diversity
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism

Core Competencies:

  • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
  • Data analysis
  • Research skills (conducting qualitative and quantitative research)
  • Effective Communication

All documents should be sent including:

1. CV and UN Women Personal History form (P-11), which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment

2. A technical proposal describing how the expected assignment will be performed. The technical proposal should also include:

  • supporting materials or link(s) to documents, publications are available to learn about candidate's experience in research, especially in the field of GBV, psycho-social fields, gender equality, women’s rights, and other related fields;
  • supporting materials or link(s) to documents, publications to learn about candidate’s experience in ability to conduct complex data analysis, including frequencies, cross-tabulations, multivariate logistic regression and modelling;
  • previous experience on the use of statistical soft-ware such as Stata, SPSS, R is required
  • reference to the candidate's experience in developing policy recommendations and programs using data and evidence on gender equality, social norms, behavioural changes and attitudes on GBV;
  • reference to the candidate's experience with UN agencies or other international organizations on similar issues in the field of gender equality and human rights.

3. Financial proposal in USD, which includes all the costs and expenses that the Data Analyst will have to fulfil all the tasks under this Terms of Reference. The Data Analyst should also include the daily rate as lump sum in the submitted financial proposal.

Please note that the system will only allow one attachment, hence all supporting documents, e.g., P11 form, CV, technical and financial proposals must be scanned as one attachment. Applications without a completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further evaluation.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in economics, gender studies, sociology or related field.

Experience:

  • At least 5 years of experience in developing of research methodologies, quantitative and qualitative research methods, data analysis and report writing in the fields of GBV, psycho-social fields, gender equality, women’s rights, human rights.
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct complex data analysis, including frequencies, cross-tabulations, multivariate logistic regression and modelling;
  • Previous experience on the use of statistical software such as Stata, SPSS, R is required;
  • Previous experience on developing policy recommendations and programs using data and evidence on gender equality, social norms, behavioural changes and attitudes on GBV.
  • Experience working with UN agencies or other international organizations on similar issues in the field of gender equality and human rights is an asset.

Languages:

  • Fluency in English is required.
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