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.

Despite several attempts to reach a ceasefire for the armed conflict that broke on 15th April 2023 in Khartoum and other parts of the country, fighting continues especially in Khartoum, Darfur with less tensity in other parts of the country. Shortages of food, water, medicine, electricity, and fuel are becoming extremely acute, especially in Khartoum, Darfur and Northern states.

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the ongoing hostilities. Gender-based violence is a major concern, with an estimated that over 25 million people affected with food insecurity, with women and girls disproportionately impacted.

Female-headed households face severe food insecurity at twice the rate of male-headed households. 94% of displaced women and girls report challenges affording available food. Displacement & access to services affect over half of Sudan’s 10.7 million displaced (54%) are women and girls. 3.1 million school-aged girls among the 10.7 million displaced and 5.8 million women and girls are left without access to GBV prevention and mitigation services while 80% struggle to access safe drinking water and 84% cannot maintain a minimum acceptable diet.

Women of Sudan have always played a key role in shaping Sudan’s political development, and in supporting its peace, security, and resilience. Women are at the forefront of the peaceful co existence and are raising their voices to create change despite threats and acts of violence and rape against them. However, the sad reality remains that women’s participation remains largely informal and has not been matched with equal voice and representation in the formal halls of power. Yet, evidence has shown that women are important in driving political transition and advocating for sustainable peace and stability.

Amidst the current crisis, Sudanese women and groups continue to demonstrate high levels of organization and resilience. In some areas across the different regions of (Northern State (Shamalia), North Kordofan, River Nile states, Algezeera, South, and North Darfur, Blue Nile, Red Sea, Gadaref, Kassala, White Nile and South Kordofan), women organized to advocate for peace. These women-led peace initiatives have released statements individually and have collectively agreed upon and drafted ten demands to stop the war. The women-led initiatives have done credible groundwork in their advocacy for peace, reaching out to regional women-led organizations and networks to support their calls for peace further.

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) strives to promote gender equality and women’s human rights, strengthen the implementation of gender-sensitive policy and legislation, and eliminate all forms of violence against women. UN Women is strategically positioned at both the national and provincial levels in moving towards the realization of gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women provides support to innovative initiatives that promote women’s human rights, with a special focus on their economic security, governance/ political participation, freedom from violence, as well as access to justice. Building strategic partnership with partners and enhance their capacity development is among the core organizational efficiency and effectiveness of UN Women. It supports partners to deliver and foster the achievement of key strategic note results in the different thematic areas of the agency work including women, peace, security, and humanitarian action.

Sudan became a recipient of funds from the Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) in 2021 and was allocated funds since 2023 that are managed by the Resident Coordinator who chairs the National Steering Committee (NSC) comprising UN agencies, donors, and CSOs. In line with proposals put forward to the NSC as discussed with WPHF, support ensures immediate institutional capacity enhancement of the 40 CSO partners to the maximum amount of $30,000 and a maximum of $200,000 for programmatic funding respectively.

The Sudan project under Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund seeks to respond to some of the key gaps in accountability to WPSHA in Sudan. Capabilities of women led and women’s rights CSOs to lead, participate, design and implement strategic programs that ensure accountability to WPSHA is one of the main gaps. Building on existing strengths and noted capacity gaps, the project aims to develop the institutional capacity of 40 organizations among which are the WPHF CSOs partners, and other collaborating women led and women’s rights CSOs working in the field of WPSHA. While such capacity development interventions will contribute in the long term to sustainable capacities of CSOs financed by WPHF, in the short term, it will contribute to supporting the implementation of all the activities covered by WPHF 2023-2026. The project will also contribute to ensuring accountability to WPS and gender responsive humanitarian action in line with the WPHF programmatic impact areas 1, 4, 5 and 6.

Reporting to the UN Women Country Representative for Sudan, the consultant will play a key role in coordinating UN Women’s women, peace and security programming, coordination with UN Country Team members and UNITAMS counterparts, liaising with women’s organizations and women’s human rights defenders to advance women, peace and security objectives in the country.

Duties and Responsibilities

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work

1. Provide programme development advisory services and develop programmes in the area of Women Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action under WPHF:

• Oversee and manage the design and formulation of programme proposals and initiatives; Identify programmatic areas for support and interventions.
• Finalize country strategy documents, programme/ project proposals, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents.
• Organize periodic consultations with key stakeholders, women leaders, human rights experts and UN partners to gather inputs on programme design, as necessary.

2. Manage the implementation and management of the Women Peace and Humanitarian Action programme under the WPHF funds:

• Manage the implementation of the annual workplan and budget
• Manage the technical implementation of the programme/ project; provide technical advice; ensure synergies with other teams.
• Review the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports as required.
• Provide guidance to staff and partners on Results Based Management tools and performance indicators.
• Lead Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings.

3. Oversee technical assistance and capacity development to WPHF project partners:

• Provide technical advice to partners.
• Build, manage, and expand relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the Women Peace, Security and Humanitarian action programme; respond to any potential problems.
• Serve as an expert resource to partners on mainstreaming gender into emergency response and peacebuilding.
• Implement and oversee capacity building opportunities and initiatives.
• Provide partners with advanced technical assistance, training and capacity development initiatives.

4. Manage the monitoring and reporting of the WPHF project:

• Manage the process of monitoring the project’s resources and finances using results-based management tools.
• Finalize quarterly reports and donor reports, focusing on results, output and outcomes.
• Write donor and UN Women reports.

5. Build partnerships and support in developing resource mobilization strategies:

• Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies.
• Finalize relevant documentation on donors and develop potential opportunities for resource mobilization.
• Analyze and research information on donors, finalize substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost sharing.

6. Manage inter-agency coordination to achieve a coherent and aligned presence for Women Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action under WPHF:

• Provide substantive technical support to the Representative and Deputy Representative on inter-agency coordination related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees.
• Coordinate with other UN agencies, government departments, donors and NGOs to ensure the projects’ capacity development programme is harmonized and aligned with other in-country efforts.

7. Lead advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts under WPHF:

• Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to Women Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action.
• Manage advocacy strategies and their implementation.
• Identify best practices and lessons learned to guide programme improvement and strategy planning.

Lead the development of knowledge management strategies and methodologies and products on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel:

This is a home-based consultancy.Travel will be paid separately when required

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

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

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Ability to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them.
• Excellent knowledge of Results Based Management.
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making.
• Excellent knowledge in Women Peace, Security and mainstreaming gender into humanitarian action.
• Ability to lead formulation of strategies and their implementation.
• Strong networking skills.
• Ability to negotiate and interact with donors, identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in 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.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects, particularly in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment.
• Technical experience in Women Peace, Security and gender-responsive humanitarian action.
• 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/managing a team is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
• Knowledge of Arabic language is highly desired.

Personal CV or P11 (P11 can be downloaded from:

Please note that applications without a completed and signed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not

be considered for further assessment.

UN Women Personal History form (P-11) can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/UN-

Women-P11-Personal-History-Form-en.doc.

UNWOMEN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from

minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be

treated with the strictest confidence.