RFP – Consultant to Develop a Gender-Based Violence Training and Reference Manual

Introduction:

World Renew is a Christian international development and humanitarian organization with a mission of transforming communities in ways that align with our core values of faith, stewardship, effectiveness, and people flourishing.

World Renew’s Gender policy further highlights GBV as one of the focus areas towards the achievement of Gender Equality. Patriarchy and cultural practices that limit the rights of women and girls to freely participate in their social, economic, and public spaces, slow and inefficient legal frameworks, gender-based violence, limited economic opportunities, and limited participation in public and political spaces remain constant challenges across all the countries World Renew works in, in Sub Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in particular remains one of the most prevalent and dehumanizing forms of abuse across the World affecting at least 1 in 3 women and girls globally, with persons with intersecting vulnerabilities such as disabilities, older persons, young girls, people fleeing conflict and other humanitarian crisis and ethnic minorities being more vulnerable. The COVID -19 pandemic has exacerbated the severity and instances of Gender-based Violence, exposing it as a high priority area of intervention amongst development and Humanitarian actors, including faith-based organizations such as World Renew that work in collaboration with grassroots faith-based organizations and churches.

Against this background, World Renew is seeking an external consultant content expert to support the development of a Reference and Training Manual on SGBV for World Renew global staff and its local partners. Candidates interested in submitting proposals should refer to the Terms of Reference (ToR) prior to submission. The RFP deadline is 10th October 2021.

Scope of the work and key tasks and responsibilities of the consultant:

The consultant will work closely with World Renew’s Gender Specialist and Gender Working Group to develop a manual that can be used as a reference for program and project design as well as for training World Renew staff and partners with varying levels of skills and knowledge on SGBV. The reference manual will aid World Renew Staff and partners to efficiently and responsively handle cases of gender violence against women and girls while taking cognizance of available resources and leveraging on the learning and addressing gaps from other resources that have been developed by various agencies working in GBV.

More information about this RFP, and detail on how to submit a proposal can be found: on our Careers Page. The deadline for submitting proposals is October 10, 2021.