Individual Consultant for Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Guyana - UNFPA SROC, Guyana

Purpose of Consultancy

To support the Ministry of Human Services & Social Security and other relevant stakeholders in Guyana in strengthening capacity to prevent and to respond to GBV in Guyana.

Background

The increase in mixed flow migration from Venezuela has surpassed the capacity of public institutions to respond in multiple countries. Receiving communities are themselves coming under increasing strain, which can undermine peaceful coexistence and feed manifestations of discrimination and xenophobia. The search for economic options, partial or complete family separation, changes in conditions and roles, barriers in social assistance and exposure to higher risks of sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence, including violence perpetrated by armed groups and traffickers, have created a situation of special need and vulnerability for women and girls. These needs require a protection response, with a gender focus, from the regional, national and local level. Guyana possesses limited capacity to absorb a large influx of Venezuelans and to provide adequate services and assistance, including GBV services, as the country also has to make these provisions for its community of Guyanese returnees. UNFPA seeks to support the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and other relevant stakeholders in strengthening capacity to prevent and to respond to GBV in Guyana. 

Scope of work – inter alia

The role of the GBV Consultant will be to support UNFPA in scaling up the response to the needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela in Guyana and the host communities. The consultant will be supervised by the Liaison Officer for Guyana and will get direct technical guidance from the GBViE Specialist and GBViE Sub-Sector Coordinator at the Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean. 

• lead the implementation of the UNFPA project, that is funded by the Canadian Government, to address the GBV prevention and response needs of the migrants and refugees from Venezuela in Guyana as well as members of the local host populations [which are comprised largely of Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples];
• co-lead the national GBV Working Group;
• ensure a robust planning and implementation of the GBV component of UNFPA Canadian funded project in Guyana with an integrated approach (SRH), UNFPA GBV prevention and response in Guyana, and a well-functioning GBV coordination mechanism that promotes the highest standards of GBV prevention and response, in line with global standards and the GBV Area of Responsibility;
• support the monitoring of interventions of current and new UNFPA Implementing Partners in the provision of services for women and girls at risk of GBV as well as survivors of GBV; 
• assess UNFPA’s partners’ learning needs as it relates to GBV and develop subsequently a capacity development strategy to respond to the gaps in knowledge identified;
• support the implementation of a multi-sectoral GBV programme response, ensuring the provision of accessible, confidential, survivor-centered services to address GBV, including humanitarian-development nexus approaches. 
• The Officer will be expected to work five-day work week and on other days, as needed, from the UNFPA Guyana Liaison Office. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.   

Note:

• There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. 
• UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
• UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life.  We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.