National Consultant: Development of toolkit focusing on Gender Transformative Approach on Men and Boys Engagement for addressing child marriage, gender-based violence and discrimination, Kat
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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, result
Engaging men and boys has been recognized as an important part of, and an effective strategy in transforming the gender order/relations, and in bringing about gender equality. Men and boys, together with other key influencers are gatekeepers in the gender order of the society, and positively shifting their perceptions, attitudes and practices is critical to the gender justice process.
There is emerging evidence about the importance of engaging men and boys in gender-based violence prevention and response interventions including in addressing child marriage and to understand how boy's socialization may lead them to "ascribe to rigid definitions of emotion- repressing, violent, misogynistic, and heteronormative manhood" and confirm child marriage. This affects the ways in which men and boys reflect and act on social norms about sexuality, masculinity, femininity, sexual behaviour, reproduction and family planning decisions, and violence, as well as experiences and expectations of married life.
Ongoing work with men and boys such as the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) shows the ongoing costs borne by women when men and boys are not engaged in gender equality. Boys with more rigid views on masculinity, or what it means to be a man, are more likely to use violence against women and girls, as well as to abuse drugs and alcohol. An IMAGES study, for example, found that around two-thirds to three-quarters of men who had sexually harassed women on the street blamed them for dressing "provocatively". Another IMAGES study found that younger men and men with higher levels of education showed more gender-equitable attitudes and practices. Moreover, the most common motivation that men reported for rape perpetration was related to sexual entitlement (men's belief that they have the right to sex, regardless of consent). A total of 70 to 80 men who had raped believe that they have the right to sex, regardless of consent.
Despite these clear connections, there has been a relatively limited effort to bring a discussion about masculinity into the various fields of violence prevention. Women's rights movements have been a major force for bringing gender into the discussions of violence against women and violence against children, and for making gender equality and women's empowerment a key part of the solution to preventing violence against women. However, masculinity and its connection to violence has often been less well understood and less
thoroughly applied to our programme and policy efforts. We need to have better understanding of How does norms of manhood link with the use and experience of violence, and what do these linkages imply for programmatic efforts to prevent violence? The discourse surrounding masculinity and male privilege is crucial in fostering gender equality and addressing issues of gender-based discrimination and violence. Engaging men and boys in constructive dialogues about these topics is essential for promoting positive social change and
challenging harmful gender norms.
How can you make a difference?
The main purpose of the assignment is to engage a consultant with an expertise in gender studies and social work to develop a comprehensive training toolkit to address the concepts of toxic masculinity and patriarchy, exploring their impact on boys and men, and providing strategies for positive behavioural change and integrate gender transformative approach in Rupantaran curriculum for adolescent and adults.
Scope of Work:
The consultant is expected to develop a training toolkit through extensive desk review and
delivering the toolkit among men and boys. Moreover, the consultant is also expected to review the Rupantaran
training package and suggest additional exercise and content revision for integrating gender transformative
approach.
Specific tasks:
- Conduct a thorough literature review of training materials, journals, study reports on toxic masculinity
and patriarchy.
- Develop a training curriculum that includes interactive modules, educational materials, and assessment
tools.
Create a facilitator's guide to assist trainers in delivering the program.
Conduct pretest of the toolkit and incorporate feedback.
Train 35 staffs from implementing partners as trainers using the final toolkit.
Document the toolkit development process and training.
Conduct review of Rupantaran training package for adolescents and parents and suggest content modification and activities to strengthen gender transformative approach.
Duration of Contract: The total duration of the contract is for 77 days within a period of 4 months
Deliverables:
Tasks****Deliverables****Timeline Proposed FeeDraft a concept note and plan of
implementation
Conduct inception meeting with UNICEF and its partners to understand the scope of work and expectations and submit a concept note based on
consultation and desk review along with detailed work plan.
8 days
By 30 June 2024
Draft a training toolkit for review by UNICEF and implementing
partners
Based on a concept note develop a training toolkit including a facilitator's guide for conducting intergenerational dialogue between boys and men on
toxic masculinity, male privilege that facilitates engagement of men and boys in constructive dialogues about these topics promoting positive social change
and challenging harmful gender norm.
20 days
By 15 July 2024
Develop training monitoring method
In consultation with UNICEF and implementing partners, develop behavioral monitoring plan and tool. 6 days
By 10 August 2024
Train staff of UNICEF implementing
partners (GPECM and EWPN)
Deliver training to 35 staff from partners on using the training toolkit and monitoring the results10 days
By 15 September 2024
Document the process
and training
Submit a report covering development process, and training outcome including a power point for conducting orientation
3 days
By 15 October 2024
Review Rupantaran
training package
Submit a matrix with suggested changes and improvements 10 days
By 30 July 2024
Draft revised content and activities
according to the matrix with suggested changes and improvements.
Submit revised contents and activities 20 days
By 30 September 2024
To qualify as an advocate for every child the consultant will have…
Academic Qualification:
- A minimum of a Master's degree in Gender Studies, Social Work or a related field
Work Experience:
- Minimum five (5) years of relevant work experience.
- Proven experience in developing training programs focused on gender and social issues.
- Experience in developing training toolkit specifically targeting men and boys will have added advantage.
- Ability to work independently and to a clear work plan being directly accountable.
- Experience in interacting with and collecting relevant information from different levels of stakeholders.
- Knowledge of harmful practices, human rights/child rights, gender equality and child safeguarding and protection.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Nepali.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Request to submit financial proposal (Nepalese currency) based on the deliverables for this assignment.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
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