Terms
of Reference / Call for Expressions of Interest
Title: Advocacy
Capacity Development Consultant (Kurdistan Region of Iraq)
Deadline for application: 15 May 2024
Expected level of effort (LOE): Approximately 20 days
Start date: June 2024
Responsible office: medica
mondiale’s
regional office in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
About
medica mondiale
medica mondiale e.V. is a non-governmental organization based in Cologne, Germany. As a feminist
women’s rights and aid organization medica mondiale supports women and girls in
war and crisis zones throughout the world. Through own programmes and in
cooperation with local women’s organizations we offer holistic support to women
and girl survivors of sexualized and gender-based violence. On
the political level, we pro-actively promote women’s rights, call for a
rigorous punishment of crimes as well as effective protection, justice and
political participation for survivors of violence. Currently medica mondiale
e.V. is working in Northern Iraq/Kurdistan, in Afghanistan, in West Africa,
in Southeast Europe as well as the African Great Lakes Region.
medica
mondiale in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
medica mondiale is active in KRI since
2015 and implements qualification programmes for medical and psychological
expert staff in psychosocial advice centres, psychological first aid and mental
health. medica mondiale cooperated with the
local health authorities. In the course of the THTP-II programme (P3407, BMZ,
10.2018-06.2022) medica mondiale set up a national steering committee
which includes leading public health institutions and NGOs in the province of
Dohuk. The steering committee plans for the improvement of stress- and
trauma-sensitive healthcare for survivors of sexualised violence in the host
community and refugee communities. Furthermore, a national advocacy strategy
was developed by members of the steering committee and women survivors from the
Yazidi community. This advocacy strategy aims at influencing change on a
national and regional level in the KRI. It is planned that one member of the
steering committee, a local women’s rights organisation, will take on more and
more responsibility and acquire technical knowledge to enable the NGO to lead
future projects independently.
Call for Expressions of Interest: Advocacy Consultant (2024-2025)
Project Context
The Transnational Health Training and Advocacy Programme (THTP) aims at
improving access to stress- and trauma-sensitive health care services for women
and girls affected by sexualized and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Bosnia and
Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo (KOS) and the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI). medica mondiale e.V. implements the THTP
together with its partner organizations Medica Zenica (BiH) and Medica Gjakova
(Kosovo). In the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI) the project is implemented
through the medica mondiale e.V. regional office. The
project is now in its third phase (2022 – 2025). One of the main focuses of
this phase is to upscale field-tested good practices and lessons learned in
implementing the Stress- and trauma-sensitive
approach (STA) in the health care sector from the country level to the international
sphere.
The project pursues a system-oriented approach
that strengthens capacities at several levels with connected components:
1. Direct support and awareness raising for SGBV
survivors and their social environment.
2. Qualification and strengthening of health professionals.
3. Advocacy work on country level.
4. Transnational Learning Exchange.
5. International Advocacy work.
Purpose of
Assignment
This consultancy focuses on the country level advocacy which aims to
institutionalise stress-and trauma sensitivity at national level in the health
system. For this purpose, the medica mondiale regional office in KRI seeks to
commission a capacity development consultant with focus on advocacy and
lobbying who will work with the regional office, the country advocacy team and
the project steering committee on developing their capacity and the developing
the advocacy plan. This will then enable the regional office, the country
advocacy team and the project steering committee to implement the project’s one
year advocacy component.
The focus of the capacity development will be:
·
Developing the capacity
of the members of the country steering committee and the country advocacy team
on advocacy and programme management.
·
Operationalising the
country advocacy strategy into an operational plan with a clear outline for the
needed budget.
Key
Responsibilities
·
Develop an outline for the methodology and approaches as well as a specific
timeline for the consultancy to be submitted to medica mondiale regional office
max 1 week following contract signature.
·
Review the project documents, including project proposal and country
advocacy strategy.
·
Conduct a quick needs and capacity assessment for the project steering
committee and the country advocacy team.
·
Develop an outline for the needed capacity development interventions for
the project target groups including the operationalization of the country
advocacy strategy in a collaborative and participatory manner with the team.
·
Implement capacity development interventions with the teams.
·
Prepare a mission report that outlines the achievements of the consultancy,
challenges as well as recommendations for future efforts (a template will be
provided).
Time Frame
This
consultancy is planned to start by the end of May 2024 and is expected to be
completed by the end of 2024.
Deliverables
Deliverable
LOE
Time for
delivery
Outline for the methodology and approaches as well
as a specific timeline for the consultancy and needs and capacity assessment.
(medica mondiale will support with administering the assessment)
2 days
June 2024
Needs and capacity assessment report for the project
steering committee and the country advocacy team, including an outline for
the needed capacity development interventions for the project target groups
& the operationalisation of the country advocacy strategy in a
collaborative and participatory manner with the team.
1 day
June - July 2024
Implement capacity development interventions with
the teams, including pre and post assessments (including prep and reporting)
Between 10 to 15 days
July – September 2024
Mission report (10 pages max, excluding annexes)
2 days
December 2024
Qualification
§ Proven experience in advocacy work (including development of advocacy
strategies for and with CSOs development and implementation of advocacy work),
ideally in the health care sector and with linkage to SRHR.
§ Strong knowledge of KRG public health policies and the related
stakeholders, policies and guidelines, with relevance for improving access to
adequate health services for survivors of SGBV.
§ Strong comprehensive and holistic understanding of SGBV in conflict
affected contexts.
§ Knowledge of the stress and trauma sensitive approach and survivor centred
approach is an asset.
§ Expertise in providing capacity development to local partner organisations.
§ Knowledge about dynamics in conflict contexts.
§ Excellent and proven report writing and verbal communication skills in
English. Other language skills relevant for the respective countries, would be
an asset.
§ Knowledge of Microsoft 365 and MS Teams.
Personal Skills
§ Feminist background and a clear commitment to working with an
intersectional women centred and empowering approach.
§ Strong communication, interpersonal and inter-cultural skills: ability to
communicate with partner organisations and stakeholders from health
institutions at different levels and contexts (local, country, regional) in a
suitable manner.
§ Ability to work in an independent and self-contained way, while maintaining
reliable communication and working relations with both, medica mondiale regional
office.
§ Flexible, able to deal with challenging, conflict related work context.
Start Date
§ Preferred starting date: June 2024
Frame Contract
The contract frame will be six months. However,
as this assignment will be implemented in a dynamic and crisis affected context
the consultant will be offered flexibility for re-evaluation and adaptation of
the tasks based on the needs.
How to apply
To indicate your interest, please send your CV and expression of interest,
including your daily rate and a technical and financial offer (with methodology
and approach) for the assignment as one PDF file with a maximum of 2 MB. Only
successful candidates will be contacted. The interviews will take place
online.
Please send your application with the subject ‘Country Advocacy
Consultant for THTP 3 - KRI’ recruitment@medicamondiale.org until 15 May 2024.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply. We strive for greater diversity of life
backgrounds and therefore expressly welcome applications from people with
diverse backgrounds, people with experience of racism/people of colour and
people with disabilities.
Further
information on medica mondiale e.V. and our projects can be found on our
website: medicamondiale.org. For
specific questions related to the assignment, please contact: wedad.ibrahim@medicamondiale.org until
5 May 2024