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Background:

In the face of developmental challenges in Pakistan, including the large spectra of gender inequality encompassing women’s empowerment, economic dimensions and gaps in fulfilment of women’s reproductive rights, UNFPA, UNWOMEN and UNICEF designed a five-year (2018-22) joint programme - “Empowering and Protecting Pakistan’s Women, Youth, Girls and Boys for a Developed Tomorrow” (AAWAZ II Programme).

The AAWAZ II Programme, aims to promote the rights of children, women, youth, religious minorities, people with disabilities, and other excluded groups in Pakistan. It aims to achieve the following outcome: “Pakistani society and government institutions support increased voice, choice and control for women, girls, boys, youth, religious minorities and other marginalized groups, protect them from exploitation and prevent discrimination and intolerance at all levels”.

As all participating UN agencies are engaging with government and non-government institutions and organizations in Pakistan to address Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The inter-related nature of the different forms of GBV warrants holistic policy and programming by the Government to address gender inequality and vulnerabilities of women or girls.

A key focus is to strengthen the institutional systems and coordination among the government departments, especially for those focusing social sector, protection and women machineries to address GBV.

The Govt of KP has established Social Protection & Gender (SPG) unit in the Planning & development Division. The unit is designated to undertake social sector coordination for informed assessment and input into the governmental planning processes. The newly established SPG unit will be the convener for the UNFPA’s multi sectoral planning initiative. Technical human resource will be extended to SPG Unit in P&D with specific focus on co-ordination among the social sector departments- in line with proposed multi-sectoral planning document – and linked coordination to enhance policy and implementation support with reference to social protection for GBV victims & survivors.

UNFPA seeks services of a Peshawar based Consultant, full time, to be housed in the SP&G Unit of the P&D Department KP to roll out the multi-sectoral plan.

Purpose of consultancy:

The purpose of the consultancy is to province technical and coordination support to Social Protection & Gender unit of the P&D, Govt. of KP

Scope of work:

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Supervisory arrangements:

The consultants will report to the Unit lead Social Protection & Gender of the P&D department for operational/ day-to-day management of assignment and will maintain coordination with UNFPA bilaterally.

Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements: