Deadline: 25-Mar-22
UN Women is seeking a non-governmental organization to help implement services that respond to the access to justice needs of women in conflict with the law, and to support grassroots women’s organizations to be better-positioned to document, monitor, liaise, and facilitate interactions with actors in the formal and informal community-based justice system.
The project is being implemented at the regional level and in six countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Fiji. The project aims to enhance access to justice for women in formal and informal systems by ensuring that legislation and court decisions are consistent with international standards and human rights mechanisms, including CEDAW; combat gender discriminatory attitudes in the justice system; and empower grassroots women’s organizations to better document, monitor and liaise with justice providers in their communities.
In order to better respond to the access to justice needs of women in conflict with the law, and to support formal and informal justice providers to deliver holistic access to justice responses, UN Women will work to increase the awareness of women’s access to justice rights among women and communities as a way to empower women to navigate the formal and informal justice systems. Additionally, through the programme, grassroots women’s organizations and community-based organizations will be supported so that women are better positioned to document, monitor, liaise, and facilitate interactions with actors in the formal and informal/community-based justice system.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal should be USD 150,000 – USD 200,000.
- The total duration of the engagement is for 12 months.
Output and Expected Activities
- Output: Grassroots women’s organizations and community-based women’s organizations are empowered and well-positioned to document, monitor, liaise and facilitate interactions with formal and informal justice providers, and their resilience is enhanced to build a just and sustainable future.
- To achieve the above Output, the interested organizations are expected to propose methodologies to deliver the below key activities:
- Increase awareness of women’s rights among women and communities
- Increase female participation and representation in advocating for women’s access to justice before formal and informal justice systems
Location: UN Women Philippines invites proposals for activities in the Philippines, with a focus on urban or rural centers in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Competencies
- Organization Profile:
- Must be a non-government organization (NGO) legally registered in the Philippines.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in gender, access to justice, and/or community development.
- Demonstrated experience in developing tools and implementing programmes and capacity building on women’s access to justice and/or community development.
- Proven organizational experience in working with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Local Government Units (LGUs), and judicial and legal actors in the Philippines.
- Team Leader – the overall team leader should have:
- 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 (A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree).
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in gender, access to justice, and/or community development.
- Substantive experience in undertaking similar projects with a strong gender focus is preferred.
- Proven experience in producing clear, coherent workplans, analytic reports, and knowledge products.
- 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 related field is preferred. High school graduation is required as a minimum for team members.
- Experience in working with CSOs.
- Professional experience in the area of women’s access to justice is preferred.
Eligibility Criteria
- UN-WOMEN invite qualified parties to submit Technical and Financial Proposals to provide services associated with the UN-WOMEN requirement for Responsible Party.
- UN-Women is soliciting proposals from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Women’s organizations or entities are highly encouraged to apply.
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For more information, visit https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/programme-implementation/2022/03/call-for-proposals-unw-ap-phl-cfp-2022-002-a2j-legal-literacy-gender-justice