Zimbabwe as a country is prone to multi hazards including climate induced humanitarian crises such as erratic rainfall patterns resulting in droughts, floods, extreme temperatures, water scarcity and increased food insecurity. Currently, the country is experiencing the effects of El Nino, which has resulted in disruptions of climatic patterns, including rainfall, and the resultant drought conditions. These climates induced humanitarian crises affect women and girls disproportionately because of pre-existing gender inequalities and social norms that impact on the articulation of their needs, their access to essential services and their ability to cope and recover from shocks. Intersecting aspects of identities, including disability, socio economic status, age, or ethnicity women, can further determine how people are affected and how they recover. Pre-existing gender-based discrimination and inequalities are exacerbated in crisis settings, where women and girls face violence and exclusion, directly affecting their ability to survive, receive lifesaving assistance and recover. Crisis also affects the ability of women to continue to effectively organize, take leadership positions in humanitarian response, disaster, or peace-building settings, and to influence decisions that impact their lives.
Gender sensitive humanitarian preparedness and response plans are critical to ensure the needs of women and girls become the centre of the Country’s humanitarian response mechanisms. In response to the above UN Women aims to ensure effectiveness in addressing gendered needs, working across the humanitarian development peace continuum, and embodying two approaches: i) supporting the mainstreaming of gender in the coordination, planning, prioritization and financing of humanitarian responses in the immediate aftermath of emergencies and humanitarian crises; and ii) contributing to long-term recovery and protecting the rights of women and girls in emergencies and protracted crises through the nexus approach. This will significantly improve the effectiveness of humanitarian action, reduce vulnerabilities, including but not limited to gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and abuse, and aid women’s recovery.
Organizational Setting, Reporting and Collaborators
The consultant will work under the direct supervision of and report to the UN Women Deputy Country Representative, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues. The Country Office Humanitarian portfolio team will provide added support.
Specifically, the consultant is expected to do the following:
Deliverables
Deliverables | No of days/duration | %Allocation and amount |
Desk review | 3 | 10 |
Inception Report | 3 | 10 |
Field Work (Data collection and capturing) | 10 | 33 |
Data Analysis | 4 | 13 |
Prepare and submit first draft report to UN Women (should be delivered in the agreed timeframe) | 3 | 10 |
Submission of second draft report incooperating feedback from UN Women | 2 | 7 |
Presentation of the key findings at a validation workshop to be organized by UN Women | 2 | 7 |
Production of final report incorporating findings from stakeholders | 3 | 10 |
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
• The contracted Individual Consultant must have her/his own equipment and working space.
• UN Women will own all rights to the evidence and information gathered during the research, reports, and all documents produced for this assignment, and UN Women must be credited in perpetuity
Travel
The consultant will travel to conduct research in Manicaland, Matebeleland South and Mashonaland Central, the districts will be selected and agreed upon in consultation with the country office and the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development. UN Women CO will provide the transport with driver and Daily Subsistence Allowance (where required) for travel.
This is a home-based consultancy.
Core Values:
Core Competencies:
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FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES: The following functional competencies are required:
Education and Certification:
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in a field relevant to the assignment, for example in gender studies, social sciences, or another relevant field. Advertisement
Experience:
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