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Country : Swaziland

Summary : National Individual Consultancy - Development of the National and Regional Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Violence against Children (VAC) Coordination Structures and Mechanisms.

Deadline : 07 Aug 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 35166399

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

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Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN`S FUND
1st Floor Lilunga House Somhlolo Road Mbabane, Tel : 407-1000 Fax : 404-5202
Swaziland
Email :mbabane@unicef.org
URL :http://www.unicef.org

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Tenders are invited for National Individual Consultancy - Development of the National and Regional Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Violence against Children (VAC) Coordination Structures and Mechanisms.

National Individual Consultancy - Development of the national and regional gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children (VAC) coordination structures and mechanisms.

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Work type: Consultancy
Location: Swaziland
Categories: Consultancy

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Background and Justification



The reduction of violence in Eswatini is strongly dependent on an effective management and coordination body (Department of Gender and Family Issues). Coordination and management is vital for comprehensive gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response as recommended/founded in the National Gender Policy, 2010 and by the National Conference on Violence, 2015 as well as the Study on Drivers of Violence Against Children in Swaziland, 2016.

The National Strategy to End Violence in Swaziland 2017–2022 clearly articulates coordination as pillar to manage an integrated national response through Multisectoral policies, systems and services at all levels. For the Department of Gender and Family Issues- Deputy Prime Minister`s Office (DPMO) to be effective, it requires appropriate authority and support to manage and coordinate issues on violence. This includes the management and coordination of key government agencies, NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, and private sector entities who are stakeholders in the prevention and response to violence. This will enhance collaboration, harmonization and integrated monitoring and reporting systems and institutional frameworks addressing violence to avoid duplication and fragmented service delivery among all stakeholders.

In 2016, government established three levels of multisectoral management and coordination: the High Level Task Force on Violence (HLTF) (Composed of Principal Secretaries and Directors from civil society organizations), the Multisectoral Task Team on Violence (MTTV) (Composed of programme managers from government line ministries and civil society organizations), and lastly the Regional GBV Referral Networks (composed of all regional GBV response partners at regional level, chaired by the Department of Social Welfare, DPMO). This establishment has however not yielded a well-managed coordination system.

It is against this backdrop that the Deputy Prime Minister`s Office through the Department of Gender and Family Issues seeks to engage the services of consultant to assist in development of the coordination structures and mechanism thereby providing Eswatini with a clear and institutionalized coordination mechanism and structure for the comprehensive delivery and reporting of GBV and violence against children (VAC) services and other GBV and VAC response interventions.



Scope of Work



1) Goal and Objective: The consultant will review the existing GBV and VAC coordination mechanism (structure, terms of reference (TORs) and systems) with the intention to finalize, propose changes or strengthen the existing mechanism. The consultancy will also propose a reporting mechanism and template for results reporting on GBV and VAC prevention and response interventions across national and regional the structures and levels.



2) Activities and Tasks: The key specific tasks to be taken in carrying out and completing the assignment will include but not be limited to the following:

• Review of the current national GBV and VAC coordination structures and mechanisms with a view of identifying their strengths, shortfalls and opportunities.
• Review of the TORs of the different levels of coordination (HLTF, MTTV, Regional Networks) and assess their functionality and effectiveness and make recommendations for their strengthening.
• Undertake consultations with relevant stakeholders on functionality of the coordination mechanism at all levels and propose adjustments that would improve both the effectiveness and efficiency.
• Propose a reporting framework and tools/templates across all three coordination levels.
• Validate and review proposed mechanism, reporting framework and tools with relevant stakeholders.



3) Work relationships: The consultant will work under the supervision of the UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, in collaboration with Director, Department of Gender and Family Issues (DPMO) and, in liaison with a Technical Working Group (TWG), which will be constituted to provide guidance on the assignment and convened by the DPMO, Department of Gender and Family Issues.



4) Outputs/Deliverables:



Tasks/ milestones

Deliverables/ outputs

Estimated # of days

Timeline/

deadline



Desk review and drafting of inception report detailing how assignment will be carried out.

Inception report

3 days

06th September 2019

Review of ToRs, reporting tools and other working documents of the different levels of coordination (i.e. the MTTV, HLTF and regional networks)

Review summary/ highlights

5 days

18th September 2019

Consultation with all multi-sector stakeholders of current GBV and VaC regional and national coordination frameworks and mechanisms.

Consultation report on regional and national violence prevention and response coordination systems/mechanism

20 days

23rd October 2019

Develop reporting frameworks and tools/templates across regional and national levels of coordination

Draft coordination frameworks (including institutions, TORs, reporting tools/templates) and proposed institutionalization of violence prevention and response coordination mechanisms

10 days

12th November 2019

Validate proposed/review mechanism and reporting framework and tools with relevant stakeholders

Power-point presentation of draft coordination framework (including institutions, TOR, reporting tools/templates, etc.) and proposed institutionalization of coordination mechanisms

2 days

21st November 2019

Finalization and presentation of final coordination frameworks; reporting frameworks and tools; and other recommendations for national coordination

Final coordination frameworks (including list of institutions, Terms of reference for each of the levels, reporting tools/templates, etc.) and proposed approach for institutionalization of coordination mechanisms.

5 days

03rd December 2019



Payment Schedule


Payment, upon completion of each deliverable according to the following schedule:
- 1st payment: 20% upon submission and approval of inception report;
- 2nd payment: 40% upon submission and approval of consultation report on regional and national violence prevention and response coordination systems/mechanism.
- 3rd payment: 40% upon submission and approval of final coordination frameworks; reporting frameworks and tools; and other recommendations for national coordination



The payments will be made upon satisfactory completion of the deliverables mentioned above.



Desired competencies, technical background and experience



a) Education:
A minimum qualification of an advanced university degree in the Social Sciences, Anthropology, Public health, development studies or related disciplines;



b) Relevant experience, knowledge and skills:
• At least 5 years’ experience working on GBV, VAC and child protection issues;
• Proven experience on GBV or VAC research, M&E, data management and coordination working with both government and NGO stakeholders, will be an added advantage;
• Proven knowledge and experience in developing coordination, monitoring and reporting frameworks for both national and sub-national levels;
• Strong research, analytical and report writing skills.
• Capacity to ensure deliverables are within specified timeframes.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively cooperate with Government and other stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Experience of working in collaboration with Government of Eswatini (Swaziland).



Administrative issues


The Consultant will report to the Child Protection Specialist at UNICEF and to the Director Department of Gender and Family Issues at the DPMO and a multi-sector TWG constituted by DPMO and led by the Director Department of Gender and Family Issues.

Progress updates meetings will be held with the supervisor and the TWG and the Consultant will submit monthly progress reports. The Child Protection Specialist, working closely with the Director Department of Gender and Family Issues, will serve as the primary contact for the consultant.



Conditions



• The Consultant is expected to work in his/her own office space, and where required office space will be made available for the Consultant at UNICEF or Department of Gender and Family Issues.
• The consultant should include costs of local travel and communication within the consultancy proposal.
• The Consultant will provide his/her computer for the assignment.



How to Apply



If interested in this position, please submit the following documents online by 06 August 2019 (11:59 GMT):

1. CV
2. Cover letter – highlight relevant experiences and skills related to the assignment in no more than two pages
3. Financial Proposal – Please provide an all-inclusive fee (daily rate in SZL, travel, administration and logistics) required to undertake this assignment.



Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered.



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