Advocacy Capacity Development Consultant (Kurdistan Region of Iraq)

Terms

of Reference / Call for Expressions of Interest

Title: Advocacy

Capacity Development Consultant (Kurdistan Region of Iraq)

Deadline for application: 15 May 2024

Expected level of effort (LOE): Approximately 20 days

Start date: June 2024

Responsible office: medica

mondiale’s

regional office in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

About

medica mondiale

medica mondiale e.V. is a non-governmental organization based in Cologne, Germany. As a feminist

women’s rights and aid organization medica mondiale supports women and girls in

war and crisis zones throughout the world. Through own programmes and in

cooperation with local women’s organizations we offer holistic support to women

and girl survivors of sexualized and gender-based violence. On

the political level, we pro-actively promote women’s rights, call for a

rigorous punishment of crimes as well as effective protection, justice and

political participation for survivors of violence. Currently medica mondiale

e.V. is working in Northern Iraq/Kurdistan, in Afghanistan, in West Africa,

in Southeast Europe as well as the African Great Lakes Region.  

medica

mondiale in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

medica mondiale is active in KRI since

2015 and implements qualification programmes for medical and psychological

expert staff in psychosocial advice centres, psychological first aid and mental

health. medica mondiale cooperated with the

local health authorities. In the course of the THTP-II programme (P3407, BMZ,

10.2018-06.2022) medica mondiale set up a national steering committee

which includes leading public health institutions and NGOs in the province of

Dohuk. The steering committee plans for the improvement of stress- and

trauma-sensitive healthcare for survivors of sexualised violence in the host

community and refugee communities. Furthermore, a national advocacy strategy

was developed by members of the steering committee and women survivors from the

Yazidi community. This advocacy strategy aims at influencing change on a

national and regional level in the KRI. It is planned that one member of the

steering committee, a local women’s rights organisation, will take on more and

more responsibility and acquire technical knowledge to enable the NGO to lead

future projects independently.

Call for Expressions of Interest: Advocacy Consultant (2024-2025)

Project Context

The Transnational Health Training and Advocacy Programme (THTP) aims at

improving access to stress- and trauma-sensitive health care services for women

and girls affected by sexualized and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Bosnia and

Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo (KOS) and the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI). medica mondiale e.V. implements the THTP

together with its partner organizations Medica Zenica (BiH) and Medica Gjakova

(Kosovo). In the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI) the project is implemented

through the medica mondiale e.V. regional office. The

project is now in its third phase (2022 – 2025). One of the main focuses of

this phase is to upscale field-tested good practices and lessons learned in

implementing the Stress- and trauma-sensitive

approach (STA) in the health care sector from the country level to the international

sphere.

The project pursues a system-oriented approach

that strengthens capacities at several levels with connected components: 

1.      Direct support and awareness raising for SGBV

survivors and their social environment.

2.      Qualification and strengthening of health professionals.

3.      Advocacy work on country level.

4.      Transnational Learning Exchange.

5.      International Advocacy work.

Purpose of

Assignment

This consultancy focuses on the country level advocacy which aims to

institutionalise stress-and trauma sensitivity at national level in the health

system. For this purpose, the medica mondiale regional office in KRI seeks to

commission a capacity development consultant with focus on advocacy and

lobbying who will work with the regional office, the country advocacy team and

the project steering committee on developing their capacity and the developing

the advocacy plan. This will then enable the regional office, the country

advocacy team and the project steering committee to implement the project’s one

year advocacy component.

The focus of the capacity development will be:

·        

Developing the capacity

of the members of the country steering committee and the country advocacy team

on advocacy and programme management.

·        

Operationalising the

country advocacy strategy into an operational plan with a clear outline for the

needed budget.

Key

Responsibilities

·        

Develop an outline for the methodology and approaches as well as a specific

timeline for the consultancy to be submitted to medica mondiale regional office

max 1 week following contract signature.

·        

Review the project documents, including project proposal and country

advocacy strategy.

·        

Conduct a quick needs and capacity assessment for the project steering

committee and the country advocacy team.

·        

Develop an outline for the needed capacity development interventions for

the project target groups including the operationalization of the country

advocacy strategy in a collaborative and participatory manner with the team.

·        

Implement capacity development interventions with the teams.

·        

Prepare a mission report that outlines the achievements of the consultancy,

challenges as well as recommendations for future efforts (a template will be

provided).

Time Frame

This

consultancy is planned to start by the end of May 2024 and is expected to be

completed by the end of 2024.

Deliverables 

Deliverable

LOE

Time for

delivery

Outline for the methodology and approaches as well

as a specific timeline for the consultancy and needs and capacity assessment.

(medica mondiale will support with administering the assessment)

2 days

June 2024

Needs and capacity assessment report for the project

steering committee and the country advocacy team, including an outline for

the needed capacity development interventions for the project target groups

& the operationalisation of the country advocacy strategy in a

collaborative and participatory manner with the team.

1 day

June - July 2024

Implement capacity development interventions with

the teams, including pre and post assessments (including prep and reporting)

Between 10 to 15 days

July – September 2024

Mission report (10 pages max, excluding annexes)

2 days

December 2024

Qualification 

§  Proven experience in advocacy work (including development of advocacy

strategies for and with CSOs development and implementation of advocacy work),

ideally in the health care sector and with linkage to SRHR.

§  Strong knowledge of KRG public health policies and the related

stakeholders, policies and guidelines, with relevance for improving access to

adequate health services for survivors of SGBV.

§  Strong comprehensive and holistic understanding of SGBV in conflict

affected contexts.

§  Knowledge of the stress and trauma sensitive approach and survivor centred

approach is an asset.

§  Expertise in providing capacity development to local partner organisations.

§  Knowledge about dynamics in conflict contexts.

§  Excellent and proven report writing and verbal communication skills in

English. Other language skills relevant for the respective countries, would be

an asset.

§  Knowledge of Microsoft 365 and MS Teams.

Personal Skills

§  Feminist background and a clear commitment to working with an

intersectional women centred and empowering approach.

§  Strong communication, interpersonal and inter-cultural skills: ability to

communicate with partner organisations and stakeholders from health

institutions at different levels and contexts (local, country, regional) in a

suitable manner.

§  Ability to work in an independent and self-contained way, while maintaining

reliable communication and working relations with both, medica mondiale regional

office.

§  Flexible, able to deal with challenging, conflict related work context.

Start Date

§  Preferred starting date: June 2024

Frame Contract

The contract frame will be six months. However,

as this assignment will be implemented in a dynamic and crisis affected context

the consultant will be offered flexibility for re-evaluation and adaptation of

the tasks based on the needs.

How to apply

To indicate your interest, please send your CV and expression of interest,

including your daily rate and a technical and financial offer (with methodology

and approach) for the assignment as one PDF file with a maximum of 2 MB. Only

successful candidates will be contacted. The interviews will take place

online.

Please send your application with the subject ‘Country Advocacy

Consultant for THTP 3 - KRI’ recruitment@medicamondiale.org until 15 May 2024.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply. We strive for greater diversity of life

backgrounds and therefore expressly welcome applications from people with

diverse backgrounds, people with experience of racism/people of colour and

people with disabilities.

Further

information on medica mondiale e.V. and our projects can be found on our

website: medicamondiale.org. For

specific questions related to the assignment, please contact: wedad.ibrahim@medicamondiale.org until

5 May 2024