TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT

MAPPING AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT SOCIAL SERVICES FOR GBV

  1. Organization:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on Status of Women
  1. Purpose of assignment

Pakistan has ratified a number of international agreements, treaties and conventions, and has adopted the SDGs. While the country continues to make progress against these global commitments and targets, those relating to population and sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) still lag behind. The MDGs report of 2013 and the Universal Periodic Reviews (UPR) of Pakistan in 2008 and 2012 highlight the gaps.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on Status on Women (KP CSW) in collaboration with UNFPA aims to build capacity of its district committees to monitor and implement legislative frameworks, promote women and girls sexual and reproductive health and rights, generate data for evidence based programming to support integration of GBV prevention and response as a multi-sectoral responsibility.

Through this collaboration KP CSW aims to establish coordination and referral mechanism to improve access to services for victims & survivors of gender-based violence. A mapping and capacity assessment exercise will be undertaken in each district to document the referral pathways with current GBV service provision, availability and gaps in the services.

For this purpose, KPCSW is looking for a consultant to conduct mapping and capacity assessment of existing social services for prevention and response to GBV, and to assess their accessibility, relevance and effectiveness. This assignment will also assess district level referral pathwaysand contribute to the establishment of referral mechanism to improve GBV survivors’ access to services.

  1. Scope of work:(Description of services, activities, or outputs)

3.1 Key Activities

  1. Identify and review key documents on services/information/ guidelines and existing frameworks and conduct mapping of services related to GBV prevention and response such as helplines, shelter homes, crisis centres, counselling and medico-legal services in KP.
  2. Identify and review regional and international best practices, assess referral systems and mechanisms for setting up multi-sectoral coordination system and recommend contextual mechanism.
  3. Develop a methodology for collection and analysis of data to be able to conduct capacity assessment (capacity, quality and gap) of GBV prevention and response services in KP.
  4. Assess capacity and quality of the services and the service providers in responding and addressing GBV cases.
  5. Assess and document referral pathways for each district with regards to prevention and response of GBV, and identify major challenges and constraints in assessing GBV prevention and response services.
  6. Make recommendations/ develop strategies to improve GBV survivors’ access to services and support mechanisms.
  7. Develop community level referral protocols for GBV survivors taking into account ethical considerations for GBV response services provision.
  8. Compile and prepare referral directory for the use of survivors and relevant departments.

3.2 Deliverables:

  1. Inception report comprising of detailed outline, timelines and work plan within five days of signing contract.
  2. Finalized methodology and assessment tools and submitted to KP CSW AND UNFPA for approval.
  3. Presentation to KP CSW and UNFPA on preliminary findings of mapping and capacity assessment for GBV services exercise.
  4. Report outline submitted to KP CSW and UNFPA.
  5. Mapping and capacity assessment report
  6. Referral directory - The referral assessment will take a detailed account of the type of services available and timings, fees if applicable, location, human resources and service providers on duty, technical considerations, legal/financial and material resources at the disposal of the service delivery point, and any special considerations for accessing services by GBV survivors.
  7. Community level referral protocols for GBV cases developed to be used by district committees.
  8. All deliverables will be considered as final once approved by KPCSW and UNFPA.

3.3Duration and working schedule

88 days spread over 4 months(May-August 2018)

Output/task / Timeline(in days)
Inception report (technical & financial including travel cost) and planning / Day 1-10
Field work / Day 11-60
Analysis and draft report and report outline / Day 61-70
Presentation to UNFPA & KPCSW & feedback / Day 71
Draft mapping & capacity assessment report, referral directory and community level referral protocols for GBV cases / Day 72-86
Final mapping & capacity assessment report, referral directory and community level referral protocols for GBV cases reflecting feedback and comments / Day 87-88
Total / 88 days
  1. Place where services are to be delivered

Peshawar and districts with DCSWs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  1. Delivery dates and how work will be delivered (e.g. electronic, hard copy etc.)

The consultant will be responsible to submit all study material, referral directory and district wise referral pathways as part of final report. All the documents will be written in English.

  1. Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline

The consultant will keep KPCSW abreast of progress on assignment through scheduled and need based meetings & reviews.

  1. Supervisory arrangements:The Consultant will report to the Chairperson, KPCSW
  1. Expected travel:Peshawar and other districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  1. Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements

9.1Education:Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Gender, Social work, Psychology and other social sciences degree directly related to the assignment.

9.2Knowledge and Experience

  1. At least 7 years of responsible professional experience and in-depth knowledge of GBV issues in KP.
  2. Extensive knowledge and understanding of GBV prevention and response services is mandatory.
  3. Hands on experience of assessment GBV services, and carrying out analysis of referral pathways.
  4. Good knowledge and understanding of national standards, procedures for prevention and response to GBV and contextual standards in KP.
  5. Proven experience of working with referral mechanisms, health, legal, safety & protection, psychological and others.
  6. Demonstrable writing and presentation skills,
  7. Demonstrable experience in research.
  8. Thorough field experience in KP and ability to travel required to different districts of KP.
  9. Strong verbal and written communications skills in English and local language are required.

9.3Inputs / services to be provided by KPCSW:

The KPCSW shall provide in-house support including office space and communication equipment access as needed, as well as coordination facilitation to the consultant during field visits.