Gender Expert (Media and Male Engagement), Local Consultant

Background

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. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Women, Peace and Security is one of the key areas of UN Women’s work which is guided by a robust set of internationally agreed norms. Ten UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) form the foundation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS)  agenda namely 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) , 1889 (2029), 1960 (2010), 2106(2013), 2122 (2013), 2242 (2015), 2467(2019), and 2493(2019). These resolutions and related thematic and country-specific decisions by the Security Council and other bodies such as the UN General Assembly, the Peacebuilding Commission, and the Human Rights Council,  promote gender equality by providing for the protection of women from conflict related sexual violence, and reaffirming  the importance of women’s full and equal participation in conflict prevention,  resolution, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post-conflict reconstruction and governance.

The key actors responsible for the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda are the United Nations and its entities, Member States and their national governments, all parties involved in the armed conflict and Civil society, especially women’s groups. In national governments, Ministries of Defense, Interior, Justice, Finance, Gender and Foreign Affairs in particular, have special duties in relation to implementation. Similarly, Civil Society, especially women’s groups, also plays a central role in implementation through advocacy, monitoring and service provision.

The WPS agenda is “transformative” as it seeks to address the root causes and impact of armed conflict, including gender inequality, as a pre-requisite for long-term stability and the defense sector particularly the army plays a key role in that sense. In order to strengthen the capacity of the defense to effectively contribute to mobilise the transformative potential of the WPS agenda, UN Women Country Office in Mozambique (CO) is implementing a European Union (EU) funded project “Promoting the WPS Agenda with Military Actors”. The project entails enhancing women’s participation in the military including in the decision making and making sure that armed forces are better prepared to, based on a gender analysis, to integrate a gender perspective in the planning and conduct of operations and activities in stability operations, conflict, and post-conflict settings.

Based on the above, UN Women CO in Mozambique  intends to recruit  a consultant  to conduct 1) capacity building (training and coaching) of the army media officials on mainstreaming gender in the communications and  coaching in the production of content) capacity building (training and coaching) of a team of   military  officials on male engagement for the prevention of  and response to sexual and violence against women  and girls in general, as well as gender equality and women´s equal participation in the military  and  coaching  in  dialogues with community leaders.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overal guidance of the Country Office Representative and direct supervision of the programme specialist and the defense sector  designated project focal point, working closely with assigned staff from defense sector (Ministry and Army) for knowledge transfer, the consultant is expected to carry out the following tasks:

Capacity building (training and coaching) of journalist including army media officials on gender mainstreaming in army communications and production of materials for a campaign to increase women’s recruitment and retention.

• Develop a four-day training programme on gender sensitive journalism for journalists including army media.
• Propose trainees’ selection criteria and coordinate with designated defense sector focal person for the list of participants (max 30) and dates of the training in Maputo and timely link up with UN Women Country Office to organize the logistics. The trainings should have a training of trainers (TOT) approach to equip participants to independently conduct training and produce gender materials for media and campaigns.
• Contextualize the training in the WPS agenda as part of awareness raising of the military on the agenda and their role.
• Propose an effective method to assess the results of the capacity building of the media officials besides pre and post training surveys. Prepare the training materials namely presentations, reference materials for the trainees including context-based exercises and simulations.
• Conduct a 3-day hands on training sessions including analysis of current reporting practices to identify gender issues and discuss corrective measures to make them gender sensitive.
• Develop tools and conduct pre- and post-assessment of the training and prepare.
• Coach the army media and recruitment officers in developing materials of a media campaign on the role of the armed forces in the prevention and response to VAWG to increase women’s recruitment and retention.  The campaigns should focus on de-construction of misconceptions about military career, raising awareness about career options in the Defense sector including through the identification of a pool of women to serve as role models to encourage more women to join.
• Prepare and submit capacity building analytical report including the analysis of pre-and post-capacity assessment, voices of the trainees as well as lists of the participants (names, ranks and contacts) and content produced by trainees as a result of the capacity building (videos, social media posts etc)

  Deliverables, Duration, Deadline and Payment

Capacity building (training of trainers and coaching) of a core team of military officials from all branches on male engagement for gender equality, WPS and the prevention of and response to sexual and gender based violence in general against women  girls,  and  coaching  in  dialogues with community leaders

• Develop a three -day training programme on masculinities and gender with a focus on gender equality, WPS and prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls and conduct training in Maputo (South), Manica and Nampula or Cabo-Delgado (North).
• Propose trainees selection criteria and coordinate with designated defense sector focal person for the list of participants (max 30 per training) and dates of the training in Maputo and link up with UN Women Country Office to organize the logistics. The trainings should have a training of trainers (TOT) approach to equip participants to independently conduct training and lead civil-military dialogues on male engagement

• Coordinate with designated defense sector focal person on the list of participants[2] (max 30) and dates of the training in Maputo and link up with UN Women Country Office to organize the logistics.
• Contextualize the training in the WPS agenda as part of awareness raising of the military on the agenda and the equal role of women and men in peacebuilding.
• Coach trained army officers in planning and conducting a half day dialogues on masculinities, gender equality, WPS and GBV with fellow male army officers and community leaders.
• Propose an effective method to assess the results of the capacity building of the media besides pre- and post-assessment surveys.
• Prepare the training materials namely presentations, reference materials for the trainees including context-based exercises and simulations.
• Conduct 3 days hands on training sessions (3 training sessions – Maputo, Nampula/Cabo-Delgado and Manica)
• Prepare and submit analytical report of the workshop and dialogue including the analysis of pre-and post-capacity assessment, voices of the trainees as well as well as lists of the participants (names, ranks and contacts) action-oriented recommendations and proposed responsible persons for follow up
• Deliver content on masculinities and gender trainings for the defense sector training on gender.

Deliverables, Duration, Deadline and Payment

[1] The gender balance principle should be sough as well as participants of media branches of the armed forces

[2] The training should include participants from all media branched of the armed forces  as well as from the military academies

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies

• Timeliness,
• Responsibility,
• Initiative,
• Communication,
• Accuracy,
• Quality of the products delivered.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Gender/women's studies, Peace and Security Studies, Peace and Development, Communications/Journalism, Sociology, Human Rights or related field is required.

Experience and skills

• A minimum of 5 years of demonstrable experience in area of gender and media
• In depth knowledge of male engagement approaches with a minimum 5 years of experience
• In depth knowledge of the country context including national gender policy, legal and institutional frameworks.
• Technical expertise and strong understanding of the women peace and Security agenda.
• Demonstrated ability and experience to facilitate trainings for adults, senior experts and officials in the areas outlined. The consultant should especially have an experience giving creative and engaging trainings.
• Prior experience in facilitating community dialogues on male engagement.
• An ideal candidate should have creativity, strong organizational ability, capacity to deliver on time, excellent presentation skill and be responsive to feedback.
• Experience in working with the UN is an asset.        

Languages:

• Strong command of written and oral English/Portuguese is mandatory. Knowledge of a Mozambique local language is an asset.

UNWOMEN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.