Deadline: 7-May-25
The UN Women Pakistan, with financial assistance from Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany, has recently launched a Template for Responsible Parties Project ‘Improving Gender Parity for Strengthening Gender Responsive Justice in Pakistan’ to improve women’s access to quality and survivor-centered justice, it is important to increase women’s participation and trust in the justice system.
General overview of services required/anticipated results
- UN Women Pakistan seeks services of an organization with demonstrated experience and success with Police, Judiciary and legal fraternity to enhance responsiveness of institutions and improve women’s access to services. The proposed initiative, as mentioned above, will focus on enhancing gender parity in JSIs and promote structural reforms that help institutionalize gender concerns ensuring a safe and enabling environment for women. The selected organization will be expected to work directly with the above-mentioned stakeholders to contribute to the following programme results:
- Police and Judicial Institutions’ human resources policies and capacities are strengthened for increased recruitment, retaining and career advancement opportunities
- Police and Judiciary personnel are equipped with essential tools and techniques for enhancing delivery of gender-responsive justice
- Increased representation of women Police officers in the community for addressing issues related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be PKR 41994,150/- PKR 48993,175/-
Duration
- Duration of assignment: 1st June 2025 to 1st June2026
Description of required services/results
- The selected organisation for Islamabad will be expected to carry out activities under the following three outputs:
- Police and Judicial Institutions’ human resources policies and capacities are strengthened for increased recruitment, retaining and career advancement opportunities.
- Under this output, UN Women, through Responsible Party, will work with human resource departments of Police and Judiciary in Islamabad /ICT sensitize them on recruitment of more women, introducing and implementing policies to ensure safer and conducive environment for women. UN Women also intends to reach out to young women in academic institutions and target communities to mobilize them to join these justice sector institutions and facilitate them to fulfill the entry requirements wherever possible. The key activities under this output that RP will support UN Women and, in some activities, take lead on are:
- Launch awareness campaign in academic institutions and communities to encourage women to join police and law profession. 1 campaign including:
- at least 12 events,
- 16 days of activism activities
- producing awareness material
- In coordination with UN Women, conduct orientation sessions with HR departments of Police and Judiciary in Islamabad on gender responsive services, as well as conducive environment for women. (2 orientation sessions – one each for Police and judiciary)
- Organize sessions at federal Judicial Academy for young women lawyers regarding career progression and information regarding the technicalities related to the legal profession. (8 sessions)
- Enhance knowledge and capacity of young women to encourage and facilitate them for joining Police force. (8 sessions)
- Enhancing knowledge and capacity of young women lawyers to encourage and facilitate them for joining judiciary. (8 sessions)
- Police and Judiciary personnel are equipped with essential tools and techniques for enhancing delivery of gender-responsive justice.
- Under this output, UN Women Pakistan plans to engage with Police and Judicial academies/schools to train the existing Police personnel and judicial officers on gender concepts, pro-women laws and essential skills to deal with Gender Based Violence survivors. Building on UN Women’s past experience with training these officials, it is also expected that these trainings/package will be institutionalized within these academies and schools. The selected RP will perform the following activity with strong coordination with UN Women under this output:
- Develop modules based on need assessments and conduct training for Police and Judges on dealing with cases of GBV (4 trainings)
- Under this output, UN Women Pakistan plans to engage with Police and Judicial academies/schools to train the existing Police personnel and judicial officers on gender concepts, pro-women laws and essential skills to deal with Gender Based Violence survivors. Building on UN Women’s past experience with training these officials, it is also expected that these trainings/package will be institutionalized within these academies and schools. The selected RP will perform the following activity with strong coordination with UN Women under this output:
- Increased representation of women Police officers in the community for addressing issues related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
- Police and Judicial Institutions’ human resources policies and capacities are strengthened for increased recruitment, retaining and career advancement opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Requirements and Registration
- At least 05 years of experience in designing and implementation of similar activities.
- Reputed nationally registered organization with representative office in anywhere in Pakistan and outreach in mentioned areas of intervention.
- Proven track record of working in the area of women’s access to justice and EVAWG programs.
- Demonstrated experience in development of modules and delivery of trainings for police, judiciary and prosecution department. The applicant must submit at least 02 samples of training modules for GBV crimes developed for justice sector stakeholders.
- Previous experience with UN agencies or other international development agencies is an advantage.
- Ability to communicate in local language.
- A verifiable reputation of integrity and competence.
- Experience and Functional Competencies
- Overall mission, purpose, and core programmes/services of the organization
- Firm Organizational experience on gender mainstreaming, Access to Justice and Rule of Law Programmes for women.
- Track record of similar work experience of the Pakistan specific access to justice and familiarity with international norms and standards on gender equality in the national and regional context.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
- Having provincial working experience and presence of at least three years with similar interventions in KP and preferably in the selected districts.
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