UN Women seeks a national consultant to conduct an integrated baseline profiling and capacity needs assessment of Women, Peace and Security institutions, actors, systems and community structures across eight priority regions in Tanzania, and develop a capacity-strengthening plan for implementation of the Tanzania National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.
Responsibilities
- Review relevant national, regional and local policy, planning and programme documents.
- Map Women, Peace and Security actors, networks, committees, peace clubs, security organs, humanitarian actors and community structures.
- Document existing systems, coordination mechanisms, gender desks, peace committees and protection services.
- Profile contextual risks, conflict dynamics, cross-border issues, sexual and gender-based violence trends and humanitarian pressures.
- Establish baseline indicators aligned with the Tanzania National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security results framework.
- Assess the institutional capacity of regional and district security committees and other Women, Peace and Security structures.
- Examine the functionality of police and local government gender desks, including case management, referral pathways and survivor-centred approaches.
- Assess school peace clubs, women’s networks, civil society organisations, religious and traditional leaders, humanitarian institutions and other relevant actors.
- Conduct key informant interviews, focus group discussions and technical consultations with government, security, civil society, community and humanitarian stakeholders.
- Assess gaps in gender mainstreaming, conflict prevention, early warning, mediation, negotiation, SGBV response, peacebuilding and humanitarian response.
- Develop training modules, institutional-strengthening measures, coordination and reporting mechanisms, and a capacity-building plan.
- Prepare and submit inception reports, baseline and capacity assessment reports, stakeholder presentations and a final report.
- Report to the UN Women Programme Manager and coordinate with the WPS National Technical Committee and relevant ministries.
Requirements
- Gender, peacebuilding, security reform or humanitarian programming expertise.
- Capacity assessment and institutional analysis skills.
- Women, Peace and Security research and programming knowledge.
- Knowledge of Tanzania’s governance, security and gender-equality context.
- Qualitative and quantitative research skills.
- Stakeholder consultation, facilitation and engagement skills.
- Analytical, problem-solving and report-writing skills.
- Understanding of gender mainstreaming, conflict prevention, protection, peacebuilding and humanitarian response.
- Ability to work independently and deliver results within tight deadlines.
- Professionalism, integrity, respect for diversity, accountability, inclusive collaboration and gender sensitivity.
Application Instructions
- Apply through the official UN Women Careers recruitment portal.
- Search for National Consultant – Baseline Profiling and Capacity Needs Assessment and confirm Job Identification 37526.
- Review the terms of reference, complete the online application, and submit the required information, supporting documents and samples of previous work.
