National Consultant-Conduct a Rapid Gender Assessment (RGA) and deliver training for humanitarian actors

Consultant Human Rights

Overview

Conduct a Rapid Gender Assessment and deliver training for humanitarian actors.

You have:

• MA degree in development study, Gender and Development, Human right, International cooperation and Humanitarian Aid.
• 10 years of practical experiences in conducting gender and gender-based analysis in the humanitarian development peace nexus.
• Proven track record of effectively carrying out data collection with NGOs and UN agencies.
• Sound access to the Amhara, Afar, Tigray, Oromia and Somali regions.
• Fluency in English and Amharic (both writing and speaking).
• Experience in conducting assessments on gender-based violence and multi-sectoral initial rapid assessment.
• Full command of all Microsoft applications and sound computer skills.
• Experience working in the UN System in humanitarian emergencies.

Contract

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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, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, 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. Globally, UN Women works to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) and the Agenda 2030 a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems; women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy; all women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence and ensure that women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action.

UN Women is committed to ensuring equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of humanitarian action. UN Women works in crises prevention, preparedness and response to reduce vulnerabilities, address risks, promote resilience and leverage women’s leadership. In crisis settings, UN Women supports in the coordination of gender mainstreaming, evidence-based response, targeted programming and in building capacities of humanitarian stakeholders including governments and local actors to achieve their gender commitments.

Due to the significantly deteriorated humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, humanitarian needs have significantly risen across the country. More than 20 million people are being targeted for humanitarian assistance, with almost three quarters of them being women and children, according to the 2023 Ethiopian Humanitarian Response Plan. Different humanitarian crises affect women, girls, men, and boys differently. While all have different capacities, risks and

coping mechanisms, women, girls, the elderly and disabled, remain the most at risk due to their intersecting vulnerabilities. Their already limited access to financial and other resources, including inadequate access to basic services, disproportionate responsibilities of care work and limited access to decision-makes them disproportionately affected in situations of displacement, conflict, and loss of livelihoods. The integration of gender into humanitarian programming throughout the humanitarian programme cycle helps to ensure that the specific needs, capacities, and priorities of women, girls, men, boys, the elderly, and the disabled are recognized and addressed, to ensure effective, equitable, and participatory humanitarian response.

OBJECTIVE

For better decision-making in Ethiopia’s humanitarian settings and coordinated gender programming that considers the agency and special needs of women and girls, UN Women’s Country Office, with support of GenCap, is seeking to conduct Rapid Gender Assessment (RGA) of humanitarian emergencies in Ethiopia. The RGA seeks to provide evidence on the impacts of conflict on different population categories, the gendered dimensions of risk and vulnerability in emergency settings and to propose recommendations for responsive humanitarian interventions during and after the ongoing emergencies. In addition, UN Women Ethiopia Country Office seeks to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian actors in planning and conducting RGA to guide their evidence-based humanitarian interventions.

**. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SERVICES**

To this end, UN Women Ethiopia Country Office is seeking the services of a national consultant to conduct data collection for RGA on humanitarian crises in different regions of Ethiopia. The consultant is expected to collect comprehensive primary and secondary data and develop a comprehensive RGA report. The crises in question are:

• The humanitarian situation in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions caused by the conflict in Northern Ethiopia
• The humanitarian situation caused simultaneously by drought and conflict, particularly in the Somali region and in the western, central, and southern regions of Oromia.

The data collected should incorporate the following aspects:

• How are different demographic groups (gender, age and disability disaggregated) affected?
• What protection do these groups receive and what protection needs exist?
• What are the capacities of these groups to respond to the crisis and mitigate its effects?
• How are men and women influencing and participating in decision making regarding humanitarian response (informally and formally)?
• How do different groups access services and what are their needs regarding this?
• Has the crisis affected existing gender roles?

The Consultant is also expected to plan and deliver training on planning, conducting, and using RGA to different humanitarian actors. This training will be expected to improve the capacity of humanitarian actors including government entities, UN agencies, international non- governmental organizations, national Civil Society Organizations and Local Women’s Organizations. The Consultant will develop contextualized training curriculum and materials that can be adopted for future trainings by UN Women and other humanitarian actor sin Ethiopia.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant’s main responsibilities and deliverables will include:

• Write an inception report, which clearly identifies the locations, target groups and methodologies of the RGA and submit to UN Women for review and agreement.
• Undertake RGA, strictly adhering to the principles of Do No Harm and PSEA, and in line
• with a gender-responsive approach.
• Compile, analyze and deliver the collected data in a structured manner and per cluster relevancy and submit a consolidated RGA report.
• Design context-based training curricula and organize relevant trainings targeting humanitarian actors and a training for humanitarian stakeholders and submit session plans and materials for approval of UN Women. UN Women will be responsible for inviting participants to the training and covering the related costs (accommodation, travel).
• Deliver the training in a context-, conflict- and gender-sensitive manner. f. Submit a training report to UN Women

Competencies

Ethics and Values

- The consultant demontsrates absolute compliance with the UN PSEA policy and Code of

Conduct.

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

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• MA degree in development study, Gender and Development, Human right, International cooperation and Humanitrian Aid, Public adminstration, project management, social work, social policy and sociology

Expieriance

• 10 years of practical hand on experinces in conducting gender and gender based analysis, protection analsysis in the humanitarian development peace nexus in the country and beyond.
• A proven track record of effectively carrying out data collection and working with non- governmental organizations, community-based organizations, and especially international non-governmental organizations and UN agencies.
• Sound access to the Amhara, Afar, Tigray, Oromia and Somali regions, where priority Weredas will be targeted based on discussion on the methodology of the data collection.
• Practical experience in gender assessments
• Practical experience in operating in humanitarian settings.
• Experience working in the UN System in humanitarian emergencies is an asset.
• Demonestrated experience in conducting assessments on gender-based violence, gender rapid assessement, protection risk assessement , multi-sectoral initial rapid assessment, gender needs or other rleated fields.

Langauge

• The consultant must be able to fluently undertake the required services in English and Amharic (both writing and speaking); knowledge of other languages spoken in the location in question is an asset
• The consultant must have full command of all Microsoft applications and sound computer skills

Application:

• All applications must include (as an attachment) a completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided?on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

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