Consultancy: National Consultant to support the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Gender-Based Violence (GBV) & the Special Parliamentary Committee on GBV

                                                                           Supplementary Notice 1

Applicants are kindly advise of said consultancy  National Consultant to support the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Gender-Based Violence (GBV) & the Special Parliamentary Committee on GBV IC/PNG/026-2021 has been extended to the 6th June 2021.

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UNDP has a long history of working with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government and civil society to address gender-based violence (GBV). UNDP supported the PNG Department for Community Development and Religion (DfCDR) through the Office for Development of Women to develop the PNG National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence (2016-2025). Since 2019 UNDP, as part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative has been supporting a range of activities aimed at assisting national partners to address GBV as an urgent priority.[1]

As part of the national effort to act to end GBV, the PNG Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Gender-Basaed Violence was launched in August 2020, and currently comprises 20 Members of Parliament (out of the total of 111 MPs). The Coalition collectively led the first ever National Gender-Based Violence Summit which was held in from 8-10 November 2020.[2] The Summit resulted in a substantive Outcome Statement signed by all Coalition members[3] endorsing a number of priorities for action.

On 11 November 2020, members of the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Gender-Basaed Violence successfully advocated for the establishment of the Special Parliamentary Committee on GBV.[4] The Committee is chaired by Hon. Charles Abel, MP and has seven members. Hon. Charles Abel and his Vice-Chair Hon. Allan Bird, Governor ESP, and 3 other members are also members of the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Gender-Basaed Violence.  Terms of Reference were endorsed by the Parliament which focus the Committee’s efforts on: identifying measures to prevent GBV with the focus on behavioural change for future generations; examining the experiences of frontline services, advocacy groups and others working to address GBV; inquiring into the level and impact of coordination and accountability for services and policy responses at national, provincial and local levels; inquiring into the adequacy of data on GBV and examining how to improve collection of data by key stakeholders like courts, police and hospitals; and identifying perpetrator intervention programs and support services to help them change their behaviour.

The current term of Parliament will end in June 2022 with national elections. This will end the mandate of the Special Committee on GBV and may impact on the work of the Coalition as well. Recognising the urgency to make progress before the end of their terms, UNDP is therefore committed to actively supporting the Special Committee and the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Gender-Based Violence over the next year to implement their agreed priorities. Both the Coalition and Committee are currently in the process of developing action plans to guide their work. These action plans will be used to guide the work of this consultancy, in support of the overarching goal of addressing GBV through high level parliamentary actions.

[1] https://www.pg.undp.org/content/papua_new_guinea/en/home/projects/the-spotlight-initiative-in-papua-new-guinea.html

[2] https://www.looppng.com/png-news/first-gbv-national-summit-95623

[3] http://www.pngbcfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Scan-GBV-Summit-Final-Statement-min.pdf

[4] https://www.facebook.com/NBCNewsPNG/posts/parliamentary-committee-on-gbvthe-national-parliament-has-appointed-a-special-co/1282513702102214/

The National Consultant will be responsible for working closely with the UNDP PNG Assistant Resident Representative, the International Consultant on PNG Governance Support and the International Consultant on GBV Monitoring and Evaluation to provide support to the Coalition of Parliamentarians Against GBV and the Special Parliamentary Committee on GBV.

The key deliverables for the National Consultant are to:

1. Support the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Gender-Basaed Violence,  including by:
   1. Working with the UNDP GBV Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant to finalise the Coalition Action Plan and M&E Framework;
   2. Working with the Coalition Co-Chairs and Members to progress activities identified in the Coalition Action Plan as a priority;
   3. Supporting the Co-Chairs and UNDP to organise meetings of the GBV Coalition, including logistical and documentary processes, minuting, presentations, and follow-up;
   4. Producing research and other information documents on GBV and related issues, at the request of the Co-Chairs and UNDP;
   5. Collecting information from Coalition members on progress with their local SGBV initiatives and showcasing them as case studies and online;
   6. Updating the Coalition website (see https://www.pngu4equality.com/);
   7. Supporting the Coalition to use social media to raise awareness on GBV and share updates on the Coalitions work.
   8. Managing an administrative database of contacts, activities and communications with each committee member and their relevant provincial and Parliamentary level GBV point people and prepare timely updates on same.

1. Support the Special Parliamentary Committee on Gender-Based Violence to implement their action plan for the remaining sessions of Parliament in this term including by:

1. Providing research to the Committee on requested topics, including in relation to GBV law reform, GBV data collection and analysis, GBV budgeting, prevention approaches, enforcement approaches, provincial GBV initiatives and temporary special measures;
2. Working with the Parliamentary Secretariat to support the organisation of Committee hearings on specific GBV and related topics, including accompanying the Committee on hearings held outside of Parliament House as required;
3. Providing briefings notes for Committee members to guide their inquiries during Committee hearings;
4. Working with the Parliamentary Secretariat to produce official Committee reports including interim reports and the final report of the Committee
5. Working with the Parliamentary Secretariat to organise updates of the Parliamentary website in relation to the work of the Committee;
6. Supporting the Committee members to use social media to raise awareness on GBV and share updates on the Committee’s work.  

1. Work in consultation with UNDP to:

1. Support the proper management of UNDP’s funding support for Committee activities;
2. Identify and implement additional tasks in support of the Special Committee’s mandate, as appropriate, including in relation to relevant UNDP project and financial reporting;
3. Provide regular updates to UNDP on progress with this work.

Supervision and Duties & Responsibilities

The Consultant will provide technical support to meet the key objectives outlined above under the guidance of the UNDP PNG assistant Resident Representative, in close collaboration with the Chair of the Special Parliamentary Committee on GBV and the PNG Parliamentary Secretariat. The Consultant will also work closely with the International Consultant on PNG Governance Support and the International Consultant on GBV Monitoring and Evaluation.

Corporate Competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN values and ethical standards;

Functional Competencies

• High level planning, organizational and time management skills, including flexibility, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure to meet challenging deadlines;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills of a high order, including the ability to formulate recommendations and advise senior officials on tackling difficult scenarios;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to establish strong cooperative relationships with senior government officials, civil society and donors;
• Ability to quickly adapt to change, and to remain calm under pressure; and
• Leadership qualities, including the ability to make sound judgment, meet challenges constructively and creatively;
• Proven cross-cultural communication and the ability to function effectively in an international, multicultural environment.

Education and experience

• Master’s degree in law, gender studies, development studies, social science, or related field and/or a completed undergraduate law degree with a high pass mark.
• At least 7 years of experience working on governance issues, with experience working with Ministers, MPs or within government as advantage;
• Demonstrated and sound understanding of gender equality principles, with specific understanding of GBV issues and strategies;
• Demonstrated high level writing and research skills (please attach a writing example to your application);
• Ability to engage and maintain good working relationships with high level officials, as well as government officials, CSOs and development partners;
• Strong communications experience, including using social media and managing websites is highly advantageous; 
• Experience undertaking consultancy and advisory work for the UN, UNDP, and/or reputable international organizations in complex project such as working with political leaders or institutions on gender equality programming is highly advantageous.