Deadline: 12-Apr-24
The UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) – Caribbean, seeks to partner with a Responsible Party (CSO) to lead on the following activities across various Caribbean countries: 1) Undertake Assessments, Adapt Protocols, and Build Capacity of Duty Bearers to prevent and respond to Gender-Based Violence and Youth Crime, and; 2) Support Policy Development, Legislative Review, Training, and Gender-Sensitive and Inclusive Adjudication to prevent and respond to Trafficking in Persons and Youth Crime.
Gender-Based Violence Justice Project (The Bahamas): In 2023, UN Women launched a project titled ‘Vulnerable Population Response for Bahamas Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Agencies’, which seeks to reduce gender-based violence, youth crime and trafficking in persons in The Bahamas. The project’s logical framework is based on the findings of the UN Common Country Assessment, a mapping and assessment of the laws of the Bahamas, and administrative data from police and justice sectors which point to the impact of gender-based violence, youth crime, and institutional gaps in evidence-based policymaking and in the administration of justice as an inhibitor of progress towards advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Against this background, the project seeks to address these issues in three-part by:
- Assessing the current government capacity to respond to incidences of gender-based violence.
- Strengthening the capacity of duty-bearers to enhance and deploy prevention and reduction strategies, through training and sensitization, and by developing and implementing dedicated judicial and law enforcement response protocols.
- Adopting and implementing evidence-based programmes to increase perpetrator accountability and reduce impunity, which offer mechanisms for rehabilitation and prevent recidivism.
Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Interventions: In September 2017, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) launched the Spotlight Initiative, an ambitious partnership to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) worldwide. The programme deployed targeted, large-scale investments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, aimed at achieving significant improvements in the lives of women and girls. The programme utilised human rights-based approach and ensured that no one was left behind by ensuring an intersectional approach to address the needs of women and girls experiencing family violence who experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination.
- Building on the lessons learned and the success of the Spotlight Initiative, and its framework of mutually reinforcing, interlocking pillars which focused on institutional strengthening, prevention and response, enhanced data, and civil society, a comprehensive approach is critical to addressing VAWG. Given the high levels of crime, violence and IPV within the region, the programme proposed to prioritise creating enabling environments for the achievement of SDG 5 (Gender Equality), through strengthened and accountable institutions and people, while moving beyond IPV as an isolated issue to addressing issues related to social cohesion, and the links between private and public space crime and violence, using community-based, data-driven approaches.
- As such, in 2024, UN Women MCO Caribbean will expand scale up efforts to improve prevention, detection, and response, and data and legislation on trafficking in persons (TIP).
- It is expected that UN Women will collaborate with partners including UNDP and IOM to respond to the citizen security issues of youth crime and violence, and TIP by employing a multi-pronged, human rights-based approach designed to improve national capacities for crime reduction.
Funding Information
- Under objective 1, UN Women plans to award grants to one or more CSOs to undertake related activities. (Budget of up to 105,000 USD equivalent in local currency).
- Under objective 2, UN Women plans to award grants to one or more CSOs to undertake related activities. (Budget of up to 130,000 USD equivalent in local currency).
- Grants to CSOs to roll-out activities under objective 1:
- Undertake a comprehensive review of the existing training frameworks including training programmes, and training gaps for members of justice and law enforcement framework in The Bahamas: $10,000 USD
- Adapt/develop comprehensive gender protocols for justice and law enforcement stakeholders in the Bahamas on issues of gender-based violence and non-discrimination including trafficking in persons: $20,000 USD
- Support the Judiciary and all law enforcement agencies with developing harmonised training and advocacy tools and materials to roll out the Gender Protocol for the criminal justice sector: $10,000 USD
- Conduct Training of Trainers among key justice and law enforcement officials with the Gender Protocol: $30,000 USD
- Conduct wide-scale training of justice and law enforcement duty bearers, service providers and government officials within The Bahamas on issues of gender-based violence and non-discrimination including trafficking in persons: $35,000 USD
- Grants to CSOs to roll-out activities under objective 2:
- Support policy development in Grenada and St. Vincent for National Youth Policy and National Drug Policy, ensuring gender perspectives are integral to their formulation: $25,000 USD
- Review and make recommendations for the development of gender-sensitive TIP Legislative amendments in Antigua and Barbuda, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago: $40,000 USD
- Conduct training on ethical and best practice interviewing techniques for VoT and witnesses): $40,000 USD
- Update the Gender Equality Protocol for Judicial Officers to include a Module on TiP: $25,000 USD
Countries to be Covered
- Antigua & Barbuda
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Grenada
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Caribbean region
Eligibility Criteria
- Technical/functional competencies required
- Responsible Party must be a Registered Non-Governmental Organization/Civil Society Organisation.
- At least 5 years’ experience working on gender equality, gender-based violence and human rights issues.
- At least 5 years’ experience in strategic planning, capacity building, policy/protocol development, and programme management.
- At least three years’ experience in the areas of training and development, including course development and preparation of training tools.
- Demonstrated experience in inter-agency coordination, negotiations, facilitation and coordination of sectors, reporting and technical writing.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as proven experience in people management and networking skills.
- Experience working within the Caribbean region.
- Other competencies, which while not required, can be an asset for the performance of services
- Previous experience working on United Nations or donor-funded projects.
- An adequate number of trained professional and administrative staff or contractors to be able to implement, monitor and report on the project.
Language
- The proposal prepared by the proponent and all correspondence and documents relating to the proposal exchanged between the proponent and UNWOMEN, shall be written in English.
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