Deadline: 22-Apr-21
UN Women Indonesia is seeking to engage a Responsible Party to support the Government of Indonesia in implementing gender-responsive conflict prevention, including the WPS approach to PVE.
This is particularly timely in response to the demands both from the government as well as civil society partners given the rising trends of conservatism and radicalism in Indonesia.
Most importantly, it aims to promote women’s participation and leadership as well as inclusion of women’s perspective in developing and implementing solutions to conflict prevention and PVE in the context of Indonesia.
The overall objective of the initiative funded by DFAT Australia is to advance the implementation of the NAP on PVE with the focus on the empowerment of young peace activists in Indonesia. More specifically, it aims to:
- Build capacity and network of youth organizations working in the area of peace and security to promote voice and agency of Young Women connecting Youth Peace and Security with WPS
- Increase knowledge and skill of youth in targeted communities in creating alternative narrative/contents that promote tolerance and counter radicalisation for violent extremism using online tools to strategically promote those contents.
- Promote campaign and advocacy – build an online/offline campaign for youth, including youth on peace activism, gender equality, and youth political participation to support the capacity of youth organizations and young women activists.
- Promote multi-stakeholder consultations to capture key lessons learned to inform national policies and strategies for gender responsive PVE and youth engagement
- Enhance dialogue and constructive engagement of faith-based organizations, including women ulamas and religious leaders in the targeted area to respond to potential or early signs of violent extremism in their respective communities
- Support the localization of the NAP on PVE in targeted communities and provincial governments by providing capacity building to provincial and village leadership.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be USD 150,000 – USD 200,000.
- The project implementation is expected to start as soon as possible upon signing of a Project Cooperation Agreement for a period of up to 8 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Legally registered local Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Indonesia with a proven track record in promoting women’s empowerment and existing operational capacities in relevant sectors are eligible to submit proposals.
Competencies
- The interested applicants must have a strong network of civil society and grassroots organizations with expertise in gender-responsive prevention of violent extremism and enhancing women’s participation and leadership in the prevention of violent extremism in Indonesia.
- This includes experience in engaging youth, women’s groups and policymakers from diverse socio-economic groups, including those from female-headed households, young women, single women, and women with disabilities, to facilitate participation in decision-making at the local level in the village administrations and peace processes.
Organization Profile
- Must be legally registered in Indonesia with a strong track record in understanding the specific local context in the areas of targeted location
- At least 5 years of operation with a minimum of 3 years of specific experiences working to promote women’s peace and security (WPS), women’s empowerment, and/ or women’s access to justice in Indonesia
- Demonstrated a strong track record in the development of tool and guideline at the community level with a focus on conflict prevention, including PVE
- Strong experience in programme management and implementation particularly on capacity-building of women’s leadership, integration, and protection
- Proven organizational experiences in working with a network of relevant civil society organizations, local and national government agencies, including key local stakeholders in Indonesia
Team members will be assessed on the following:
- Team Leader, the overall team leader should have:
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- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in International Development Studies, Social Sciences, Politics, Law, Human Rights, Gender, Women Studies, Economics, Monitoring, and Evaluation or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in women’s empowerment and/or building peaceful and resilient communities in Indonesia
- Substantive experience in managing and implementing similar projects with a strong gender focus is preferred.
- Experience working in promoting peaceful and resilient communities is desirable
- Experiences in monitoring and reporting results following the UN/UN Women’s stand approach on resultsbased management (RBM)
- Proven experience in producing coherent, clear analytic reports and knowledge products.
- Excellent communication skills and fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
- Indonesia nationality
- Team members, facilitators, and other members will be assessed on the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in International Development Studies, Social Sciences, Politics, Law, Human Rights, Gender, Women Studies, Economics, Monitoring, and Evaluation, or a related field is preferred. High school graduation is required as a minimum for team members.
- Experience in working with civil society and community-based organizations, including project/programme management
- Professional experience in the area of women’s empowerment, promoting local/community-owned initiative to advance gender equality and empowerment of women and girls
- Experience working in promoting peaceful and resilient communities is desirable
- Fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia and other dialects as relevant
- Indonesia nationality
For more information, visit https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/programme-implementation/2021/04/call-for-proposals-cfp-idn-2021-001-strengthen-and-utilize