Posted date | 7th March, 2024 | Last date to apply | 29th March, 2024 |
Category | Development Sector | ||
Type | Consultant | Position | 1 |
Experience | 5 years | ||
Status | Closed |
A. Background
The Legal Aid Society (LAS) is a not-for-profit organization working on its mission to connect vulnerable & disempowered end users of justice with effective and expedient services for justice delivery. LAS’s interventions have been aimed at increasing access to justice for poor & marginalized communities, particularly women, across the province of Sindh and at the Federal level.
In line with the mission of expediting justice delivery, LAS is implementing a project to strengthen the State’s response to sexual violence.
LAS initiated the project to provide technical assistance to the Government of Sindh in improving Criminal Justice Actors’ response to sexual violence and to enhance coordination between stakeholders.
This consultancy aims to incorporate a training module on psychological first aid for the criminal justice system actors so that IOs, MLOs, and prosecutors can holistically cater to victims of SGBV.
B. Scope of Consultancy Scope and Expected Outputs
The scope of work and corresponding outputs/deliverables will be as follows:
▪ Development of modules for state and government administrative actors, including the criminal justice system on gender, gender sensitization, power dynamics, types of gender-based violence, identifying signs of GBV, and provision of psychological first by the criminal justice system actors/first aid responders to GBV survivors.
C. Project Timeline & Payment Schedule
# |
Output |
Delivery timelines May-July |
1 |
Desk research on gender, gender sensitization, power dynamics, psychology of interacting with the criminal justice system, the need to protect victims from re-traumatization, and international best practices on taking a victim-centric approach in GBV cases |
10 days |
2 |
Creation of a module on gender, types of gender-based violence, power dynamics, identifying signs of GBV, and provision of psychological first by the criminal justice system actors/first aid responders to GBV survivors with a focus on think-trial and multi-sectoral approach |
20 days |
|
Total number of days |
30 days |
D. Required expertise and qualifications
▪ Background in gender expertise with adequate knowledge of the justice system in Pakistan and its mechanisms
▪ Experience in training justice system actors and inculcating a gender lens in existing curriculum in the Criminal Justice System
▪ Postgraduate qualification in the field of psychology, supported by extensive experience in the justice sector as a practitioner or trainer
▪ Prior experience in carrying out training based on adult learning methodologies
▪ Experience with developing training curricula/modules on psychological needs of GBV survivors.
E. Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
- Legal Aid Society (LAS) is committed to the prevention and protection from all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). LAS explicitly prohibits its
staff, associates, partners, consultants, or any other representatives associated with the delivery of its work from: - Engaging in any form of sexual exploitation or abuse;
- Sexual activity with children (persons below the age of (18) irrespective of a mistaken belief of the age of the child which shall not amount to a defense);
- Exchange of money, employment, goods or services for sex, including sexual favors or other forms of humiliating, degrading or exploitative behavior, is prohibited. This includes any exchange of assistance that is due to beneficiaries of assistance;
- Sexual relationships between LAS staff and beneficiaries of assistance, since they are based on inherently unequal power dynamics, undermine the credibility and integrity of the work of LAS and are strongly discouraged.
F. Application Process:
Applicants are requested to submit digital copies of the below-mentioned documents at [email protected] by the 29th of March, 2024
- Consultant profile (1 pager) outlining suitability for the consultancy mentioned above
- Updated CV
- Technical proposal based on TORs (should adequately cover all deliverables)
- Financial Proposal (Inclusive All Taxes)
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Application Process:
Applicants are requested to submit digital copies of the below-mentioned documents at [email protected] by the 29th of March, 2024
- Consultant profile (1 pager) outlining suitability for the consultancy mentioned above
- Updated CV
- Technical proposal based on TORs (should adequately cover all deliverables)
- Financial Proposal (Inclusive All Taxes)
Requirements
- Requires you to add cover letter.
- Resume attachment is required.
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