UN Women: International Consultant – Gender-Based Violence / GBV Administrative Data

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 Fiji Multi Country Office (MCO) covers 14 Pacific countries, with field offices/presence in 6 countries. Each field presence is led by a national Country Programme Coordinator. UN Women, in partnership with Pacific Islands Governments, regional organizations, CSOs, donors and UN agencies, focuses on delivering within four interlinked programme areas: 

• Ending Violence against Women and Girls (EVAWG); 
• Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE); 
• Gender and Protection in Humanitarian Action; and
• Governance and Participation in Public Life (GPPL) 

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a central barrier to gender equality and a cause of widespread violation of human rights across the Pacific1. To respond to the rates of violence in the Pacific, UN Women has developed a comprehensive elimination of violence against women and girls (EVAWG) programme which takes a transformative approach to prevent violence against women and girls at multiple levels (regional, national and community), and to ensure survivors have access to quality response services.  The approach to preventing and responding to VAWG also takes into account the context of the Pacific, which requires an integrated approach to addressing VAWG across the humanitarian – development nexus. 

The Fiji MCO EVAWG portfolio is one of the largest UN Women EVAWG programmes globally. The most substantial programme under UN Women’s EVAW portfolio is the Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girls (Pacific Partnership program). The first phase of the Pacific Partnership (hereafter, Phase I) was an ambitious, five year joint programme, with UN Women, the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, which brought together governments, civil society organizations (CSO), communities and other partners to change the social norms that allow violence against women and girls to continue; to ensure survivors have access to quality response services; and to supported national and regional institutions to meet their commitments to gender equality and prevention of violence against women and girls. 

The Pacific Partnership has completed its first phase of implementation (2018 – 2023) and is expanding into Phase 2 (2023 – 2027). The Pacific Partnership Programme Phase II is funded primarily by the Government of Australia, the European Union (EU) and UN Women. Phase II builds on the achievements of Phase I and of the Spotlight Initiative Pacific Regional Programme (2019-2023), which are comprehensive, multi-faceted programmes, grounded in an aligned theory of change. The Action is informed by the lessons and key recommendations of the Pacific Partnership Phase I Mid-Term Evaluation and the Spotlight Initiative Mid-Term Assessment.  It expands on Phase I results and wide-ranging regional and national partnerships. It will complement and ensure harmonization with other GE programmed in the region, including the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) "Pacific Women Lead" and other major initiatives on GE and EVAWG. The priority focus countries under Phase II are Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Kiribati. 

Development and roll out of GBV Administrative Data systems will continue to be supported throughout Phase II as a core building block of a strong multi-sector service delivery system.  In this context, UN Women Fiji MCO is looking for an international consultant to provide dedicated technical support across Phase II priority countries on GBV administrative data. The GBV Administrative Data consultant will be reporting to the EVAWG Programme Technical Specialist and will be supported by the EVAWG Programme Management Specialist, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

• Assess administrative data practices and systems in priority Pacific Partnership countries;
• Develop and refine national administrative data systems roll-out/strengthening plans; 
• Develop and/or adapt administrative data tools, documents, protocols and databases specific to unique contexts in priority countries;
• Develop and deliver tailored capacity-building and training to key stakeholders in support of the set-up and strengthe