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.

The Constitution of Kenya has clearly articulated Kenya’s constitutional commitments to gender equality and empowerment of women. Achieving gender parity in all spheres of life and the actualization of gender responsive laws, policies and planning is expected to empower women on their economic, social and political rights and make progress towards achieving gender equality. The progressive rights-based Kenya Constitution 2010 provides the legal framework for the Government to fulfill basic rights, and for marginalized and vulnerable groups, especially women and children, to claim their rights. UN Women seeks to increase accountability for national and devolved planning with a goal to ensure that national and devolved planning fully reflects accountability for gender equality commitments and priorities.

Violence against women and girls is one of key persistent gender inequality in Kenya. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) exists in many different forms and persists as a pervasive violation of human rights and a major impediment to achieving gender equality or any development goals in Kenya. There is a lack of reliable, comparative and properly disaggregated statistical data on the prevalence of VAWG. Harmful attitudes, social norms and practices continue to encourage VAWG, impunity, victim-blaming, and stigmatization of survivors. In response to this, UN Women is implementing a fully-fledged programme on EVAW, grounded in the Joint Programme (JP) on the prevention and response to GBV, the Ending Violence against Women and Girls (EVAWG) impact area and is premised on two UN WOMEN flagship programmes being (i) Prevention and Access to Essential Services to End Violence against Women and Girls and (ii) the safe cities and safe public spaces FPIs.

The EVAWG portfolio by UN Women seeks to enhance prevention and response of violence against women and girls. This includes access to justice for survivors, coordination of implementation and monitoring of policies and programs at national and devolved level and strengthening referral mechanisms among service providers and duty bearers including both state and non-state actors.

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Country Representative and with a matrix technical supervision of the Team Leader EVAWG, the Programme Consultant will support with implementation of the programme with strong focus on women, access to justice, violence against women in elections and engaging young women and men in prevention and response to GBV. The Consultant will support in analyzing results achieved during implementation monitoring and reporting of the programme activities; as well as supporting appropriate application of systems and procedures. The Consultant will work in close collaboration with the Programme specialist and operations team, UN Women HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under his/her portfolio, as well as liaising with relevant stakeholders and partners.

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

Deliverables

Contribute technically to the development of programme strategies in the area of Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

• Provide technical inputs to the design and formulation of programme/ project proposals and initiatives related to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
• Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to EVAWG.
• Contribute to ongoing review of bills, laws and policies on EVAWG to ensure conformity with global norms and standards.

Provide technical support to the implementation and management of the Programme on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

• Support the day-to-day implementation of the EVAWG Annual Work Plan in close collaboration with partners and stakeholders.
• Provide technical inputs into ongoing activities related to EVAWG, particularly on women’s access to justice, prevention, and response to GBV.
• Review implementing partner (IP) workplans, budgets, and reports to ensure alignment with programme objectives.
• Support quality assurance of deliverables and documentation from partners.

Provide technical assistance and capacity development support to project/programme partners

• Maintain relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the EVAWG programme.
• Identify emerging needs and provide technical advice
• Coordinate the technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity development initiatives for partners.

Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and reporting of the programme/ project

• Monitor programme/ project implementation and finances using results-based management tools working closely with M&E colleagues.
• Conduct field missions, spot checks and review reports on monitoring missions to ensure effective implementation of recommendations.
• Contribute substantively to drafting high-quality, results-based, internal, and external reports. 

Contribute to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies

• Support in finalizing relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization.
• Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, and opportunities for cost sharing.
• Prepare relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles.

Provide substantive inputs to advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts

• Support documentation of lessons learned, promising practices, and success stories from EVAWG interventions.
• Coordinate and support the organization of advocacy activities and campaigns events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products.

Provide technical inputs to inter-agency coordination on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls to achieve coherence and alignment of UN Women programmes with other partners in Kenya

• Provide technical support to the Programme Team Leader on inter-agency coordination related activities by providing inputs to background reports, briefs, and participating in technical working groups/committees as needed.
• Provide technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities by providing inputs to background reports and briefs.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is an office-based consultancy.

As part of this assignment, there will be occasional travel within Kenya.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Strong knowledge of Results Based Management
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making
• Strong knowledge of Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, especially on women’s access to justice
• Strong analytical skills

Recruitment Qualifications

Education and certification:   

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Law, Access to justice, social sciences, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:     

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring, results-based reporting and evaluation of development projects;
• Technical experience in Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, with special expertise in women access to justice
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset;
• Experience working in the UN System is an asset;
• Experience in leading a team is an asset.

Language Requirements:        

• Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required;
• Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset;
• Knowledge of any Kenyan local language is an asset.        

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

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