National Individual Consultancy for Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Programme Specialist: under the Making All Spaces Safe (MASS) Programme

The Position:

The Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) Programme  Individual Consultant will be  responsible for providing quality implementation of the new Making All Spaces Safe: Global Programme to Address TFGBV (MASS) in support of the implementation of the UNFPA GBV Operational Plan, Flourish. This role will support increased coordination across CSOs, academia, Government, digital rights and feminist movements, technologists, and business and tech to ensure a strong foundation movement for ending TFGBV in Kenya, supporting women in all of their diversity, and successfully implementing MASS. This position will support technical and convening support to bring together organizations, civil society, and the private sector/tech companies to better prioritize, understand, prevent, and address the growing scourge of technology-facilitated gender-based violence. The position will also require a high level of coordination across UNFPA KCO, ROs, HQ and require coordination across the relevant government ministries, UN agencies, and donors within Kenya. 

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the UNFPA KCO Gender Advisor and work in close collaboration with other technical teams within UNFPA KCO, under the overall guidance of the Resident Representative and Deputy Representative. 

How you can make a difference:

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. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Background  Information 

The Making All Spaces Safe Programme, supported by Global Affairs Canada, seeks to fill existing gaps in programming to address TF GBV, with the overall objective to ensure women and girls in all their diversity can enjoy the benefits of technology, free from violence. The programme will be implemented by the UNFPA Technical Division and UNFPA Country Offices in Benin and Kenya, between February 2024 and March 2027. It will address TF GBV by implementing activities across five pillars: response, prevention, law and policy, research and evaluation, and convening efforts. The planned activities build on the extensive work of UNFPA in addressing GBV in over 150 countries worldwide. Activities under this programme will enable the effective integration of TF GBV into existing coordination mechanisms, interventions, and services, to ensure quality and accessible services as well as sustained prevention programming in partnership with Government, CSOs, feminist and digital rights movements and the private sector. The programme will also establish a global referral mechanism to support frontline service providers in their ongoing efforts to address TF GBV effectively. This global mechanism will also support processes and systems for knowledge sharing to enable the adaptation and scale-up of effective approaches to address TF GBV to other contexts across the world. By addressing TF GBV, this programme will increase women’s safe and meaningful participation in online spaces and use of technology. The programme will in turn have a positive effect on women’s participation in political life and it will reduce and mitigate deepening inequalities amplified by technology, all of which will enable increased access to technology as a key tool to contribute to poverty reduction.

Job Purpose:

The TFGBV Specialist will support the UNFPA Kenya Country Office in strengthening the response and prevention capacity for Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF GBV), as well as in leveraging technology to enhance GBV responses. The Specialist will contribute to the implementation of UNFPA KCO’s national strategy to address TFGBV under the Making All Spaces Safe: Global Programme to Address TFGBV (MASS). This position will ensure the quality execution of UNFPA’s role in convening a wide range of relevant stakeholders, including policymakers, civil society organizations (CSOs), women’s and digital rights movements, business and tech sectors, technologists, media, academic institutions, international organizations, bilateral partners, community leaders, law enforcement, and survivors, for the prevention and response to TFGBV. In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, with full conviction to courageously defend international norms and standards. UNFPA is seeking a candidate who can transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results; working in close collaboration with the teams in UNFPA KCO; a staff who is transparent, and exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commits to delivering excellence in the delivery of their work.

You would be responsible for:

Technical guidance

• Provide technical guidance to support high-quality TFGBV interventions, including data collection and measurement, legal and policy frameworks, response strategies, and prevention efforts in Kenya.
• Strengthen the integration of TFGBV into existing GBV interventions across Kenya, ensuring that TFGBV is effectively addressed within broader gender-based violence programming.
• Enhance UNFPA Kenya's leadership in advancing the response to and support for survivors of TFGBV, including ensuring that all technology and digital spaces are developed and utilized in accordance with safe, ethical, and survivor-centered guidelines.
• Lead the rollout of the Guidance on the Safe and Ethical Use of Technology in GBV Interventions within the UNFPA programme in Kenya (and among implementing partners), including key stakeholders such as academia, women’s and digital rights movements, government agencies, and civil society organizations (CSOs). This will involve advocating for the adoption of the guidance and supporting advocacy with business and tech sectors for Safety by Design.
• Foster partnerships with UNFPA KCO to support complementary programming, including the safe and effective rollout of digital information and data management systems.

Programme management and capacity Development

• Organize technical workshops, inter-agency meetings, panel discussions, roundtables, working groups, and other events focused on TFGBV in Kenya, ensuring active participation and knowledge sharing among stakeholders.
• Provide technical review and quality assurance for training manuals, modules, tools, and other resources developed to support multi-sectoral TFGBV response efforts, ensuring they meet high standards and are aligned with best practices.
• Build the capacity of UNFPA stakeholders and partners in Kenya to understand, address, and respond to TFGBV, while promoting the safe and ethical use of technology in these interventions.
• Facilitate and sustain partnerships in the country to advance Safety by Design efforts, ensuring effective responses to and prevention of TFGBV and promoting the responsible and quality use of technology in these efforts.
• Engage with stakeholders to expand coordination and improve the quality of TFGBV programming implementation in Kenya, including enhancing data collection, research, response strategies, and prevention efforts.
• Enhance UNFPA’s programmatic impact by fostering seamless collaboration across teams to strengthen our capacity in designing and implementing effective, safe, and survivor-centered case management programs.
• Promote the increased use of appropriate technologies for GBV interventions, data collection, and monitoring, supporting the adoption and utilization of technologies that can help prevent and respond to TFGBV effectively.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and monitoring of TFGBV-related projects in line with UNFPA's programming objectives. Ensure that project milestones and targets are met, and provide regular updates on progress to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Provide support in the preparation of annual work plans and budgets for TFGBV programming, ensuring financial and human resources are effectively allocated and utilized to achieve program objectives. Ensure that projects are managed within budget and timelines and in line with UNFPA policies and procedures.
• Prepares donor reports ensuring that progress and outcomes related to TFGBV prevention and response are clearly communicated and aligned with donor expectations.

Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor, GBV/Gender Advisor, ensuring flexibility and responsiveness to programmatic needs.

Duration and working schedule:    6 months

Place where services are to be delivered:       The MASS Programme will target Nairobi, Mombasa Kisumu and Nakuru counties in Kenya.   

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or Higher) in social work, gender, public health, international development, or other related disciplines

 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Minimum 5  years of increasingly responsible professional work experience in developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating GBV interventions.
• Experience in developing SOPs, guidelines, training materials, assessments, and tools for GBV services, with a particular focus on TFGBV.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of international GBV guidelines and resources relating to TFGBV and Safety by Design.
• Knowledge of Digital Safety & Security: Has knowledge and understanding of online safety best practices, data privacy, and cybersecurity protocols to protect both program staff and beneficiaries.
• Experience in Data Management & Analysis proficiency in handling and analyzing data related to TFGBV incidents, including using relevant software and tools.
• Has familiarity with various social media platforms, online forums/platforms, and messaging apps commonly used to perpetrate or address TFGBV.
• Understanding of mobile apps and services used for GBV prevention, reporting, response, and support.
• Understanding of TFGBV: Familiarity with the various forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence,
• Proven communications and interpersonal skills, IT literacy, and organizational skills. 
• Strong record of accomplishment of technical leadership, and proven ability to produce demonstrable results.
• Familiarity with UN systems and procedures, management, and monitoring tools is desirable.

Languages: 

• Fluency in English is required. 
• Fluency in Kiswahili is desirable

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.