Women for Women International
About the organization
Background
Women for Women International invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict. In Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Sudan, women learn skills to rebuild their families and communities through the Women for Women International’s Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Programme. They form support networks, are equipped with the skills to earn an income and save and gain knowledge and resources about health and their rights. Since 1993, our global community has invested in the power of over 550,000 women across 17 conflict-affected countries, to create a ripple effect that makes the world more equal, peaceful, and prosperous.
Diversity at Women for Women International is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, political opinions, and pregnancy and maternity. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all interested parties. All our staff are required to adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies and to our organizational values: Empowerment, Integrity, Respect, Resilience and the Leadership Principles: Decisive, Accountable, Courageous, Adaptable and Inclusive.
Women for Women International (WfWI) is partnering with the Global Women’s Institute (GWI) at George Washington University for a three-country and three-year-long project to develop programming models that equip non-GBV specialists to receive disclosures from GBV survivors, meet survivors’ basic and immediate needs, and facilitate access between GBV survivors and GBV response services in accordance with best practices, context and local realities.
By early 2025, WfWI and three partner organizations{1} will have completed delivering six pilot projects across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iraq and South Sudan. Pilot projects have trialed a range of activities within three key pillars: 1. Improved immediate handling of GBV Disclosures2. Connecting to and supporting existing GBV specialist services3. Medium to long support to enable non-GBV specialists to better respond to survivors
Once piloting is completed, the final phase of the project will focus on dissemination, sharing case studies, tools and guidance on good practices developed through the pilots with other non-GBV specialist organizations to help them better interact with GBV survivors in fragile and conflict-affected locations.
Consultancy PurposeWfWI is seeking an experienced consultant to support in the consolidation of learning from the project, to ensure we embed the lessons learnt and tools developed into our future ongoing GBV programming. The individual needs to consolidate the interventions piloted in each country and what we can draw from them, then look at how can we use these to scale up and improve capacities, coordination and partnership with GBV specialist organizations as well as our own work on GBV prevention. By developing an organizational GBV program policy and approach, we hope to compile all key principles and reflections in one key document that can be used to guide staff in designing and implementing future GBV programming – acknowledging our unique role as a non-GBV specialist organization that specifically supports women experiencing various forms of conflict, instability and violence.
Mercy Corps Iraq, Agency for Research and Development Initiative (ARDI) (South Sudan) and Réseau d’Innovation Organisationnelle, RIO asbl (DRC).
Key Responsibilities
Expected Deliverables
Following an in-depth review of existing documentation and consultation with staff across the organization, the consultant should produce a summary of key learnings and then a strategy for how WfWI engages with GBV programming going forwards – recognizing we are not a GBV responder / specialist service provider, but work with women deeply affected by multiple forms of violence.
The learning summary should focus on the challenges (including what we can draw from those) and outcomes (including what contributed to those) of the project, opportunities leveraged, and what we can improve or leverage on for future projects of a similar nature.
The strategy should include:
- Key principles
- Training we want to offer, including how frequently, to whom, etc.
- Guidelines for programming, including:
- Which activities we will, or will not, engage in, and which activities are better done by partners.
- How we take a more holistic and intersectional approach to gender based violence.
- Commitments we want to make when designing new projects/programs.
- Guidelines around follow-up (if any) with survivors who have been referred for services.
- Partnerships – how we should collaborate and coordinate, and who with.
Duration and Timing - We are seeking a consultant to complete the assignment between April and June 2025, with an expectation that it is requiring approximately 12-15 working days
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- Master’s degree or equivalent post graduate degree in social sciences, public policy, public health, social work, or other relevant field [Note: number of years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of Master’s degree.]
- Minimum of 5 years of work experience in program delivery or technical advice / support to gender-based violence programming.
- Proven experience developing organizational guidance documents, strategies and policies.
- Clear demonstration of ethical principles related to working with survivors of GBV: do no harm, safety, confidentiality, non-discrimination, dignity, consent.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate a large team of people through a participatory process to achieve a deliverable.
- Demonstrated understanding and experience of gender issues and proven commitment to addressing gender inequalities in all key areas of responsibility.
- Fluency in English. French is an asset.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize with attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop clear and high quality documents.
- Solid computer skills, including experience working with PowerPoint, Word and online video call platforms.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with team members from different backgrounds and cultures.
- Experience working to and meeting clear deadlines.
- Respect for Confidentiality.
