Consultant - Engaging Men in Accountable Practice (EMAP) at International Organization for Migration - IOM

CFCV No: CFCV2021.28
Location: Yola, Adamawa
Employment Type: Consultancy (30 Days)

The Goals of EMAP Are To

• Reduce harmful behaviors and increase gender equality in the home.
• Provide program staff with the tools and skills to successfully model accountability to women and girls and promote transformational change.
• Give male participants the tools and knowledge to rethink belief systems and prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) through individual behavioral change and provide them with programming guided by the voices of women in the community.
• Provide female participants with opportunities to reflect on VAWG in their lives and influence programming with men that occurs in their community

Target:

• Programme-level Monitoring and Evaluation(M&E)plan with set of M&E tools based on results of data running.

Core Functions / Responsibilities

• The consultant will be under the overall supervision of the Project Manager (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support), and under direct supervision of the protection officer and will contribute to the implementation of the project output 1.3: Communities are sensitized on GBV (including GBV risk identification and mitigation) and are engaged in shifting harmful social gender norms and practices.
• Consult with relevant stakeholders, such as IMC, IRC and UNFPA who are currently implementing EMAP in North east Nigeria.
• Develop questionnaire for baseline and end line assessment to assess the knowledge, attitude, skills and behaviorsof the community before the commencement of the EMAP strategy and support the teams to conduct the assessment
• Analyze the data from the baseline assessments and share report
• Facilitate a practical session at the community level to support the teams in operationalizing the strategy
• Train project staffs on Engaging Men in Accountability Practice (EMAP)

Expected outcome of the training:
By the end of the training, participants will have the knowledge and practical skills necessary to facilitate towards gender transformational change by ensuring participants demonstrate:

• A proven ability to understand and internalize accountability to ending VAWG
• An understanding of guiding principles in engaging men in humanitarian settings
• An understanding of the EMAP approachand core concepts
• An understanding of the EMAP intervention; what it is; how it is implemented and what resources are required

Measurable Output of the Work Assignment

Specific Deliverables
By end of month: Final report with practical recommendations to improve community mobilization in North East Nigeria

Required Qualifications and Experience
Education:

• Master’s degree in Social sciences, Gender studies, Public Health, Social work, Humanities, Law or other related disciplinefrom an accredited academic institution with five (5)years of relevant professionalexperience; orUniversity degree in the above fields with seven (7)years of relevant professional experience.

Experience:

• Experience working on GBV in emergencies, protection, and gender programming
• Experienceinundertaking implementing GBV prevention strategies including trainings on EMAP
• Previous experience on working EMAP
• Proven experience in participatory processes and data collection methods (including age and gender, appropriate data collection methods)
• Excellent analytical, research, writing andcommunication skills
• Expertise and experience in the humanitarian and sector
• Practical experience working with mixed group host communities and Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) women, men, girls and boys.

Languages:

• Fluency in spoken & written English is required; knowledge of French and Spanish advantageous

Required Competencies
Values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversityrespects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
• Integrity and transparency:maintain high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct
• Professionalism:demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies - behavioural indicators:

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results
• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes
• Managing and sharing knowledge:continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving theOrganization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Others:

• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment and verification of residency, visa and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.
• Male candidates are encouraged to apply