Relevant Experience:

 LANGUAGE

English/Urdu/Sindhi

ELIGIBILITY

• Proven and good relevant experience of module development
• 5-7 year experience of conducting workshops of govt officials

Job Description:

To develop module on Sindh Hindu Marriage Amendment Act 2018 and conduct awareness raising workshops at district level with relevant stakeholders of districts Umerkot and Mirpurkhas.

The Project

In ORGANIZATION’s project ‘Social and Legal Equality for Marginalized Minority Communities’ one of the objective is to have enhanced personal laws which effectively protect the rights and interests of minority communities. Under this objective ORGANIZATION is working with Government to ensure implementation of Sindh Hindu Marriage Amendment Act 2018 and there is also dire need to raise  awareness of relevant stake holders  regarding this law. 

 Objectives: The consultant is expected to:

1. 1.     Development of Module on Sindh Hindu Marriage Amendment Act 2018 for Local Government, District Monitoring Committees and Police and translation in Sindhi

          Module will cover following topics:

• Fundamental rights enshrined in Constitution
• Awareness on Sindh Hindu Marriage Amendment Act 2018
• Role and responsibilities of District level officers, District council, Union council, town committee, and municipal committee secretaries in the implementation of Sindh Hindu Marriage Amendment Act 2018
• Role and responsibilities of Pandits and process for registration of Marriages
• Process of Registration of marriages as per Hindu Marriage Act

1. 2.     Designing of Module on Hindu Marriage Act in English and Sindhi

• Share designed module in English and Sindhi

1. 3.      2 One day workshop with UC secretaries

• Develop and share the contents, session plan/agenda for workshop.
• Conduct two workshops (each of one day) with UC secretaries in both districts Umerkot and Mirpurkhas as per module developed
• Develop and share comprehensive report on the completion of workshops

1. 4.     2 one day District level workshop with District Monitoring Committees, Police and Local Government

• Develop and share the contents, session plan/agenda for workshop.
• Conduct two workshops (each of one day) with district monitoring committees, police and local government in both districts UmarKot and MirpurKhas
• Develop and share comprehensive report at the end of the district level workshops

     Activity Detail

 To achieve the aims and objectives, consultant is expected to:

• Complete the assigned tasks/activities as per agreed timelines.
• Be in close coordination with organizations’ contact persons to determine the training needs and develop module according to the theme
• Refrain from using any picture /audio/video recordings for personal use, posting on social media or any other online media without prior consultation with the organization.

 To achieve the aim and objectives agreed above, the organization will:

1. Provide the Resource Person with the basic information about Participants, and other relevant information.
2. Provide clear instructions/assistance for module development for Local Government, District Monitoring Committees and Police
3. Provide information on project objectives and relevant guidance
4. Share prompt feedbacks on the deliverable for more comprehensiveness inclusion
5. Provide the continuous guidance and support in conducting trainings.
6. Ensure proper learning environment during the workshops
7. Provide required logistic support
8. Ensure that all payments to consultant are made in accordance to the contractual agreement.
9. Provide a focal person from for regular coordination with consultant

 As Consultant

• Understand the mission/vision of the organization, the project goals and objectives.
• Demonstrates understanding, and incorporates into practice, the various codes of conduct, values, ethics and standards practiced.
• Open to receiving feedback and willing to make changes.
• Has good understanding on the workshop objectives and theme
• Has good command over local languages according to the audience where training has to be conducted
• Maintains a professional conduct, including maintaining professional attire while following  is set time frames
• Able to tackle cross cultural differences with mutual respect and can create an environment that encourages constructive dialogue.
• Remains available for meetings & discussions with the management team whenever required and provides positive and constructive inputs.