Type of Contract National Consultancy

Duration of Contract Until 31 December 2021

No of Positions One (1)

Grade NOB

General Background of Project or Assignment

UNHCR Ethiopia country operation’s PSEA Strategy is aligned with the UNHCR Strategy and Action Plan for Tackling Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment^[1] (2020 – 2022). It is also aligned to the Ethiopia UN inter-agency PSEA strategy, for which the overall vision is that the humanitarian and development communities treat people we are here to serve with dignity and respect and send a strong message that there is no place for sexual exploitation and abuse in the delivery of humanitarian or development assistance. The UN and its partners in Ethiopia have a zero-tolerance policy on all aspects of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). UNHCR Ethiopia affirms its commitment of all staff, affiliated workforce and partners in Ethiopia to actively prevent and respond to incidents of SEA by staff and affiliate workforce. It is not acceptable for any person in a position of power to abuse their authority under any circumstances and especially against persons with specific needs of concern to the humanitarian and development community, including refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Acts of SEA undermine the credibility of the UN and its partners and breaches the principle of Do No Harm. At the end of 2020 UNHCR Ethiopia had 51 partners across the operation.

In fulfillment of the objectives of the Strategy to “Equip and empower UNHCR and partner personnel to prevent, identify and respond to sexual misconduct” and “Uphold organizational accountability in tackling sexual misconduct”, UNHCR has rolled out United Nations Partner PSEA Capacity Assessment (Harmonized Implementation Tool, dated September 2020) in its selection and retention of partners.

The UNHCR Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) includes terms and obligations of all parties regarding protection against SEA. UNHCR’s PPA has been aligned to the UN Protocol on allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse involving Implementing Partners (UN Protocol), which establishes that UN agencies may not partner with entities that fail to address SEA through appropriate preventive, investigative and corrective measures, as required by the 2003 Secretary General’s Bulletin (ST/SGBV/2003/13).

 “UNHCR does not tolerate any form of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). SEA is the gravest breach of trust committed by personnel of the Organization against the people it serves” – UNHCR High Commissioner, 2017

       Overall purpose and Scope of Assignment:

     (Concise and detailed description of activities, including measurable outputs and delivery dates, impact indicators (what qualitative and quantitative results would be achieved upon completion of consultancy), performance indicators (time lines, value of the service rendered in relation to the cost, timeliness) and work plan.):

Training:

To support the launch of the new procedures, actively promote and support offices with the use of the “Saying NO to Sexual Misconduct” inter-agency partner training package, conduct webinars or trainings as required and develop a tool kit to support offices in conducting the assessment (booklet, factsheets and model code of conduct).

Some in person trainings will be conducted in Addis Ababa and the respective field locations. The consultant will be expected to ccomplete a report of each training event, including list of pparticipants with relevant details of their organization, position and contact details.

Reinforce PSEA mechanism for Partners:

• Establish a regular PSEA Steering Committee at the national level, comprised of all Heads of organizations concerned, to be co-chaired by ARRA and UNHCR to support the existing PSEA Steering Committees in the field.
• Undertake review and revision as appropriate of partners and government counterpart PSEA policy/ strategy in accordance with Article 5.2 (i) of ARRA’s Grievance and Appeals Handling Directive No. 03/2019, which was developed in the context of the Ethiopia Economic Opportunities Programme (EOP).
• Act as a roving staff to conduct PSEA training for partners and government counterpart senior managers at HQ, as well as Zonal Coordinators with a particular focus on PSEA responsibilities for managers.
• Support partners to reinforce independent and impartial SEA investigation mechanism as part of its overall system to respond to SEA allegations in an effective manner.
• Support the partners and government counterparts the formalities to ensure compliance in relation to the UN PSEA Harmonized Capacity Assessment Tool. 

Expected Deliverables and flexible/indicative timeline. 

Major Tasks Deliverable Estimated Timeline/ Delivery Date Performance Indicator 1Desk Review background documents/ Preliminary Consultations 

Training schedule and Webinar Content ready. Including in person training content. 

2Establish a regular PSEA Steering Committee at the national level, comprised of all Heads of organizations concerned, to be co-chaired by ARRA and UNHCRPSEA Steering Committee established and takes place every quarter

PSEA Steering Committee established and functional (yes/no)3Undertake review and revision as appropriate of partners and government counterpart PSEA policy/ strategy in accordance with Article 5.2 (i) of ARRA’s Grievance and Appeals Handling Directive No. 03/2019, which was developed in the context of the Ethiopia Economic Opportunities Program (EOP).

Develop Action Plan to support the partner to address the gaps 

Partner supported and compliant in line with EOP (yes/no4Act as a roving staff to conduct PSEA training for partners and government counterpart senior managers at HQ, as well as Zonal Coordinators with a particular focus on PSEA responsibilities for managers. Facilitate in persons training in each region with UNHCR presence and document attendance sheetsSep – October 2021# of trainings conducted

# of participants trained 5Support partners to reinforce independent and impartial SEA investigation mechanism as part of its overall system to respond to SEA allegations in an effective manner. Ensure SOPs are in place to document the mechanism in placeJuly 2021Partner has an effective independent and impartial SEA investigation mechanisms in place (yes/no)6Support the partners and government counterparts the formalities to ensure compliance in relation to the UN PSEA Harmonized Capacity Assessment Tool. 

Support the partner in line with the 5 steps of the assessment July– December 2021Partner supported with the processing of the UN PSEA Capacity assessment tool (yes/no)

Monitoring and Progress Controls (report requirements, periodicity, format, deadlines):

The final product (e.g., survey completed, data collected, workshop conducted, research documents produced specify): Submit documents that have been revised or supported to draft to ensure all the PSEA compliance as per the UNHCR PPA agreement.

Delivery Periodicity, as applicable: monthly

Work on the basis of time employed Yes / No

If it is to result in a written product specify:

• Number of pages: To be determined on the pages of documentation and lessons learnt of the consultancy.
• Language(s): English
• Number of copies:1

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1-year relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

• Law, International Law, Political Sciences or other relevant field

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

• Professional experience in the area of Protection of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; refugee protection, internal displacement, human rights or international humanitarian law. Good knowledge of International Refugee and Human Rights Law and ability to apply the relevant legal principles.

Desirable

• Field experience, including in working directly with communities. Good IT skills including database management skills.

Functional Skills

• *PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators
• *LE-International Refugee Law
• *PR-Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD)
• PR-Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Coordination
• MG-Projects management
• PR-PR-Human Rights Doctrine/Standards
• PR-International Humanitarian Law
• PR-Protection and mixed-movements
• PR-Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Operations & IDPs Status/Rights/Obligation
• PR-Climate change and disaster related displacement
• PR-Community-based Protection
• MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data Presentation

Competency Requirements

Core Competencies:

• Accountability
• Communication
• Organizational Awareness
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Client & Result Orientation

Managerial Competencies:

• Judgement and Decision Making
• Empowering and Building Trust

Cross-Functional Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
• Political Awareness

How to Apply

This vacancy is open for qualified Ethiopians only.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

UNHCR is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

IMPORTANT

Applicants who wish to be considered for this position should send their brief CV, with the summary of their Personal Profile, Academic Background and Work Experience and a Brief Proposal (Maximum 2 pages) by email to: ethadhr@unhcr.org

Note: Candidates may be required to sit for a test. Due to the volume of applications only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 

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