Translation of SOPs and a step-by-step pocket guide

Location: Islamabad
Company Name: United Nations Pakistan

Background:

Emergency situations increases the vulnerability of women, girls, and boys to sexual and other forms of gender-based violence due to disruption of law and order as well as natural breakdown of social protection systems.

UNFPA seeks to prevent gender-based violence by increasing multi-sectoral capacity and by using a continuum approach in development and humanitarian settings. UNFPA plays a prominent inter-agency role in leading the gender-based violence area of responsibility under the Global Protection Cluster.

In terms of providing leadership, UNFPA Pakistan has taken co-leadership roles in setting up the gender Humanitarian Task Force in Islamabad, GBV Sub-Cluster for KP-FATA and GBV Working Group in Sindh. In 2016, upstream policy work with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was started to ensure integration of GBV IASC Guidelines and UNFPA’s Minimum Standards in the country’s DRR policies and programmes.

UNFPA CO work with national and provincial institutions to strengthen national systems in GBV related policy, administrative protocols, and SOPs development, to ensure that internationally agreed standards and principles of survivor-centred care are incorporated in the practice of service providers from relevant sectors.

With this focus CO sees Joint Program for Essential Service Package as an opportunity to foster linkages across the continuum of development actors and emergency responders in the field of GBV. The synergies across standards/protocols for both settings would help build over time, sustainable human capacity within government institutions which is critical to respond to GBV in development and in times of crises in a country like Pakistan. This will also enable the country to move towards achieving longer-term development and resilience gains (underpinned by a sustainable communications and advocacy strategy).

In view of prevalence of GBV in the pre-emergency social settings over the years there has been more recognition of the greater possibility and threat of GBV occurring in humanitarian settings. Responding to GBV requires coordination among all stakeholders to respond to the needs of the survivors or to put in place the prevention mechanisms both in development and humanitarian settings. UNFPA provided technical support to NDMA for initiating the process of drafting SoPs for prevention and response to GBV (emergencies) in 2016. NDMA has shown its commitment to take this process one step forward and to facilitate the steps towards contextualization of SoPs and to provide policy guidance for providing protection and support to victims of violence in humanitarian crisis. The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will facilitate joint action by all actors to prevent and respond to GBV. Further to SoPs NDMA will also be initiating the process of development of interagency protocols to ensure smooth coordination and communication actions.

The Pocket Guide uses global standards on providing basic support and information to survivors of GBV without doing further harm. To encourage adaptation of this resource to local context with the support of a GBV specialist and in a manner that maintains survivor-cantered approach.

With this context, the Country Office Pakistan is seeking the services to translate the SOPs for Prevention of and Respond to Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings and a step-by-step pocket guide for humanitarian practitioners – how to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area.

Purpose of the Consultancy

As senior consultant is required to translate:

a. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings; and

b. A step-by-step pocket guide for humanitarian practitioners – How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area.

The Urdu translated version of the SOPs and pocket guide will enable the respective officials at the grass-roots level to understand the guidelines for their appropriate actions and response for prevention and response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Humanitarian Settings. It is expected that the consultant will provide complete translation in easy understandable Urdu language in order to support implementation of the SOPs at the grass roots level.

Scope of Work:

Specific tasks:

The Urdu translated version of SOPs and pocket guide for humanitarian practitioners will support the piloting of the SOPs in the field and further implementation in the field. The first draft of SOPs and pocket guide for humanitarian practitioners are intended to be used in the multi-sectoral workshop planned in September 2019. This is will also support the review of the first draft of SOPSs. Based on the review the consultant will review the translation and will submit the final draft.

Specific deliverables:

• To translate the National Guidelines for Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings.

• To translate (how to support survivors of gender based violence when GBV actor is not available in your area – a step by step guide for humanitarian practitioners)

• To provide ready-to-print (designing formatting and typing included) translated document – “How to support survivors of gender based violence when GBV actor is not available in your area – a step by step guide for humanitarian practitioners”

• To provide ready-to-print (designing formatting and typing included) translated document – “Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings”.

Required Expertise, Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

• A Master degree in Social Sciences.
  

Knowledge and Experience:

• Demonstrated minimum 7 years of translation, Urdu and English writing.

• Experience of translation with the United Nations System in Pakistan.

• Understanding and sensitivity towards women and gender issues.

• Sound understanding of socio-political context of the Pakistan.

• Excellent Urdu and English writing skills.

• Be able to complete the task in time.

• Abilities and skills for multi-tasking, and taking up challenges.

• Must have grip on MS office, In-page, and Internet.

The Consultant will report to the Programme Analyst Gender UNFPA.

Duration: 20 September 2019 - 30 October 2019