Organizations Capacity Strengthening Consultant

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s Strategic Plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. UNFPA is committed to advancing gender equality and empowering women and girls, particularly in fragile and crisis-affected settings. In line with its strategic goals, UNFPA is driving forward an increased localization agenda, recognizing that local organizations, especially women-led organizations (WLOs), are often the first responders in emergencies and play a critical role in ensuring response during emergencies and sustaining long-term development outcomes. This consultancy aims to consolidate existing resources (both internal – from UNFPA – and external) into a comprehensive curriculum package designed to strengthen the operational capacity of WLOs and local NGOs in the Arab States. While many of these organizations possess extensive knowledge of UNFPA programmatic areas, there is an increasing need to bolster their administrative and organizational capacities to enhance their sustainability and impact. While the consultant will be working within the UNFPA Arab States, the material may feed into a standardized global package. The curriculum will contain modules covering key non-programmatic competencies, including but not limited to monitoring and evaluation (M&E), prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), communications, resource mobilization, proposal and report writing, staff safety and security, financial management and operations. The consultant is not expected to develop the materials from scratch, but consolidate and draw from pre-existing resources. By addressing these critical areas, UNFPA seeks to further equip WLOs and local NGOs with the tools they need to thrive organizationally, ensuring they can continue to lead and respond effectively within their communities.

Scope of work: 

Under the supervision of Head of the Hub, based in Amman, the consultant will: 

• Consolidate material from various sources for the curriculum package, including but not limited to, internal UNFPA training and guidance, as well as external sources.

Develop a proposed outline of the content for each of the suggested modules based on the consolidated material from various sources. Suggested modules include: 

• Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
• Communications
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
• Resource mobilization, including partnerships and grants management
• Proposal development and report writing
• Staff safety, security & duty of care
• Financial management
• Operations (Supply Chain & Procurement)
• Advocacy and supporting grassroot & feminist activism

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

• Advanced Degree in social sciences or related fields with specialized knowledge in humanitarian studies, gender, public health or related fields.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in the field of gender, reproductive health, gender based violence, specifically in humanitarian settings
• Extensive experience working with civil society organizations, particularly women-led organizations / women’s rights organizations/networks in humanitarian settings.
• Experience developing training and/or capacity building curriculum, ideally for civil society organizations and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
• Knowledge of the Arab States/Middle East context
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Proactive attitude to identify and propose practical steps and recommendations
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multicultural and changing environment, communication skills, teamwork, analytic thinking, planning and organizing, time management, creativity and innovation and client orientation.

Languages: 

• Excellent written and spoken English, knowledge of Arabic an asset.

Source: https://www.unfpa.org/jobs/women-led-organizations-capacity-strengthening-consultant