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Qualifications

Purpose of consultancy

The aim of this consultancy is to provide appropriate and timely health interventions to respond to needs of survivors of GenderBased Violence (GBin Ethiopia. Based in Addis Ababa, and under the supervision of the Emergency Team Lead, the GBV Consultant will conduct scoping missions to identify gaps/needs, identify timely and appropriate GBV health interventions and implement activities incountry to strengthen WHO’s and the Health Cluster’s interventions on GBV.

Background

Support from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration for the past six years has allowed WHO to make considerable progress towards institutionalizing the response to GBV within its global, regional, and countrybased emergency work.  Key accomplishments include:

• <![endif]>Strengthened institutional capacity to address GBV. 
• <![endif]>Improved coverage and quality of health service delivery to GBV survivors in humanitarian settings. 
• <![endif]>Improved capacity of the Health Cluster/Sector to respond to GBV in new emergencies. 
• <![endif]>New and updated technical tools. 
• <![endif]>Influencing the Health Cluster/Sector to take action to address GBV. 
• <![endif]>Improving availability and quality of clinical care for GBV survivors. 
• <![endif]>National adaptations of WHO guidelines and tools. 

Deliverables

Output 1: Review and Development of a Comprehensive GBViE Action Plan.

Activity Convene a workshop with Health Cluster partners to review the scoping mission findings and recommendations. This collaborative effort will inform the development or enhancement of a comprehensive action plan that addresses identified gaps and leverages existing strengths.

Activity Engage partners in finalizing and validating the GBViE action plan, ensuring it includes clear objectives, timelines, and responsibilities, focusing on critical needs such as service delivery, capacity building, and resource mobilization.

Output 2: Strengthening Partner Engagement and Coordination.

Activity Facilitate ongoing partner engagement within the Health Cluster and with government entities to enhance collaboration and support for GBViE operations.

Activity Actively support fundraising efforts by engaging with international donors and partners to secure and leverage funding for GBViE initiatives, including participation in discussions with donors, contributing to strategic donor presentations, and engaging in proposal writing like the CERF.

Activity Collaborate with colleagues, such as working with Bella on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERinitiatives, to ensure alignment of resources and objectives.

Output 3: Technical Working Groups and Policy Development.

Activity 1: Reactivate the Clinical Management of Rape (CMTechnical Working Group, which has been inactive for several months. This will involve coordinating regular meetings, reviewing and updating the Terms of Reference (TOand workplan, and aligning the group’s work with current humanitarian needs.

Activity 2: Provide technical support for the development and review of critical policies, including the Sexual Violence Management Protocol and training manuals for Health Extension Workers (HEW. This support will also extend to legal and justice initiatives, such as developing Special Procedures and Special Provisions Manuals in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and the Regional Bureau of Justice.

Output 4: Data Collection, Monitoring, and Evidence Generation.

Activity 1: Compile a database of trained health workers in CMR and firstline support, and design a service map to track the deployment of these workers in relation to GBV cases reported. This will also serve as a reference for supervision and mentoring programs.

Activity 2: Strengthen data collection, documentation, and reporting mechanisms to ensure GBViE achievements are consistently included in weekly and monthly humanitarian reports and on the WHO Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPdashboard.

Output 5: Technical Support for OneStop Centers (OSC.

Activity 1: Provide technical and operational support for the ongoing countrywide assessment of OSCs, evaluating the availability of standard service packages, infrastructure, and supplies.

Activity 2: Utilize the assessment findings to develop sitespecific support plans, revise Standard Operating Procedures (SOP, and initiate capacitybuilding initiatives to enhance service delivery at OSCs with a focus on services within the WHO mandate.

Educational Qualification

Essential

• <![if !supportLists]>Master’s degree in one of the following fields: social work, nursing, medicine, public health, women’s or gender studies. 

Experience

Essential

• <![if !supportLists]>At least 7 years of work experience in healthrelated interventions in emergencies, including violence against women/genderbased violence, ideally with some of this in humanitarian settings, and experience in training health organizations and health providers.
• Proven knowledge of health and genderbased violence issues, a good understanding of gender quality and survivorcentred perspectives and a good understanding of the humanitarian organizational structure.
• Ability to deliver key mandatespecific advocacy messages on GBV in emergencies.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multicultural settings and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to work in challenging circumstances, administer projects and build partnerships involving technical and political elements.
• Sexual and Reproductive Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support experience with Internally Displaced Populations and/or refugees an asset.
• Experience in high security risk environments desirable.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

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• Technical knowledge of genderbased violence in humanitarian settings and strong training skills required.
• Knowledge of the IASC, UN agency mandates, and role of Cluster Leads, and practical experience as Health Cluster or GBV SubCluster Coordinator.
• Ability to deliver key mandatespecific advocacy messages on GBV in emergencies.
• Experience assessing health services and coordinating support to GBV survivors preferred.
• Excellent spoken and written English required and preferably some knowledge of Swahili.
• Experience providing mental health services and/or psychosocial support an asset.

Languages required

• Expert knowledge of English is required. 

Location

• Onsite – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

Travel

The consultant is expected to travel.

The Consultant is expected to travel, including for deployments, technical support missions and training activities, according to relevant itineraries and schedules, based on country demand, as requested by Team Lead, and in consultation with the GBViE Technical Advisor for AFRO.

All travel arrangements will be made by WHO – WHO will not be responsible for tickets purchased by the Consultant without the express, prior authorization of WHO.

Visas requirements: it is the Consultant’s responsibility to fulfil visa requirements and ask for visa support letter(if needed.  While on mission under the terms of this consultancy, the Consultant will receive subsistence allowance in line with the instructions applicable locally, or up to the maximum of the UN DSA.

Remuneration and budget (travel costs are exclude:

Remuneration:

Band level BUSD – USD 85009980 per month

Living expenses (A living expense is payable to onsite consultants who are internationally recruite

A living expense is payable to onsite consultants

Expected duration of contract

5 months

Additional Information

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level. 
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted. 
• A written test may be used as a form of screening. 
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(/diploma(/certificate(required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHE, a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IA/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESC. The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review. 
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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity. 
• WHO has a smokefree environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco. 
• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged. 
• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice. 
• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SE, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassmen. All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates. 
• Consultants shall perform the work as independent contractors in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any entity or authority. The execution of the work under a consultant contract does not create an employer/employee relationship between WHO and the Consultant. 
• WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions or other contributions payable by the Consultant. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by WHO.