TO CONDUCT A BASELINE SURVEY FOR BENCHMARKING THE IMPACT OF THE GBV SPECIAL SERVICE DELIVERY AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM/ INSTITUTIONALIZED SPECIALIST JUSTICE SYSTEM AND STRUCTURE FOR MANAGEME

Contract

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Background

The Judiciary through financial support from UN Women is launching this call for applicants to conduct a baseline survey for benchmarking the impact of Special Delivery and Accountability System.

Judicial power is derived from the people and shall be exercised by the Courts established under this Constitution in the name of the people and in conformity with the law and with the values, norms and aspirations of the people. As mandated by Article 126 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. The Judiciary is independent in the exercise of its functions, and this has been strengthened with the enactment of the Administration of the Judiciary Act, 2020 which seeks to give effect to the constitutional provisions. The Judiciary has thus far implemented interventions seeking to enhance access to justice for survivors of GBV. For example: issuing Sentencing Guidelines; plea-bargaining initiative in Uganda’s High Courts to address crippling criminal case backlog, reduce pre-trial detention of accused persons and to increase the role and participation of victims in the process and SGBV special sessions.

. UN Women has supported the development of the following training aids: a training manual for judicial officers on effective management of GBV and Violence Against Children (VAC) cases, training manual for police officers on effective investigation of GBV and VAC cases; SOPs for effective management of GBV and VAC cases in the UPF; Multi-Sectoral Handbook on Victim Centered Management of GBV and VAC cases; A Multi-disciplinary Training Manual for JLOS Actors, including Social Service Providers on Effective Investigation, Prosecution and Adjudication of GBV and VAC cases

In terms of capacity building to effectively manage GBV cases trainings of justice actors including, judicial officers, state attorneys, police officers including those from the criminal investigation department, probation officers and health workers among others; to handle survivors in a gender sensitive, victim centred, and trauma informed manner. To date 464 judicial officers, prosecutors, police officers and probation and social workers have been trained with support from UN Women, UNICEF and UNDP.

The Constitution (Sentencing Guidelines for Courts of Judicature) (Practice) Directions, 2013. The Sentencing Committee, chaired by the Principal Judge and with the Technical Advisor to the Judiciary serving as secretary, are also developing guidelines for additional lesser offences, the new guidelines have not yet been issued.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Review literature on the justice system in Uganda and identify cases that qualify to be classified as GBV and gaps in service delivery in terms of effective management of GBV cases against women and girls.

• Conduct consultations with key informants to enable triangulations - representatives from Government institutions (Judiciary, ODPP, UPF, MGLSD, Governance and Security Secretariat; Uganda Prisons Service; selected high court judges and the Chief Magistrates; Registrars, relevant representatives of UPF and Resident in the selected court circuits, UN agencies (UN Women, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, RC), NGOs (including Women Rights Organisations (WROs), JLOS Development Partners’ Group and other development actors, including the donor community.

• Hold focus group discussions with women GBV victims and witnesses in GBV cases.
• Complete the programme results framework with appropriate baseline values for performance indicators and design a proper Indicator Performance Tracking Table for reporting purpose (including indicator definitions and monitoring methodology and tools.
• Provide appropriate recommendations on areas that need more attention and focus during the project implementation and ways to strengthen on-going monitoring of the project to achieve results; maximize learning; adjust/improve the programme intervention where required; and monitoring indicators.
• Conduct a validation workshop to present preliminary results of the assessment, including an enhanced and costed Results Framework for the programme.
• Submit a final report of the baseline survey and costed results framework

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

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Advanced University degree in any or a combination of the following: law, international relations, development studies, gender studies) with a strong expertise in gender and ending VAWC/HP.

Experience

• Experience of working with the criminal justice system in Uganda
• At least seven years of proven experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research.
• Previous experiencing conducting baseline and/or prevalence study, government and justice sector capacity assessments, gender analysis, and participatory research in a developing country, specifically in sub-Saharan/East Africa would be an asset.
• Professional experience in the areas of gender, GBV and/or Human Rights research.
• Thorough knowledge of the Uganda context.
• Demonstrated methodological and research skills.

Language Requirements

• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential
• Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset;

Application Procedure

Interested qualified individual consultants must apply online by latest by 14th January 2022 Candidates should submit one PDF File attachment containing:

1. a letter of interest,
2. a personal CV and
3. UN Women P11 dully filled form with at least three (3) professional references (UN Women Personal History Form (P11), can be downloaded at: http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
4. technical and financial proposal.