Kvinna till Kvinna’s Syria Regional Programme January 2017- December 2021, focuses on women´s increased participation, psychosocial support and women´s economic empowerment as well as support to partner organisations’ capacity building, networking and advocacy in the region.
It is part of Kvinna till Kvinna’s support model to provide institutional capacity building to partner organisations in the Syria Regional Programme, having into consideration organisational structure, level of capacity and topical focus; operational framework, degree of physical, organisational stability and where they are based in the MENA region and Europe.
The overall purpose of this consultancy is to support one of Kvinna till Kvinna’s partner organisation in the Syria Regional Programme to develop their safety and security policy and operations procedures.
Scope of Work
Kvinna till Kvinna seeks a dedicated humanitarian professional with substantial experience managing safety and security for non-profits in the Middle East for a consultancy supporting one of Kvinna till Kvinna’s Partner Organisation in the Syria Regional Programme.
Objective of the services
The consultant will work with the Partner Organisation, in different office locations in Syria on a collaborative basis to develop the organisation’s Safety and Security policy and Operational Procedures, by performing the following tasks:
The access to field offices in Syria is to be conducted remotely – online. The number and locations of the field offices will be agreed upon by the Partner Organisation and the consultant during the hiring process.
Deliverables
The consultant shall be responsible for providing the following deliverables, written in Arabic to the Partner Organisation as per the schedule outlined below. All deliverables should be presented as per international best practices- reference: GISF's Security Risk Management: a basic guide for smaller NGOs.
To be submitted in draft version halfway through the consultancy and a final version before the final field office staff trainings.
f) Field Office Staff Online Trainings, primarily on-the-job via participation in other activities in this ToR, but include at least four hours of theoretical training per field office on duty of care, risk assessment, and NGO security strategies (points 1 and 2). Training materials and training delivery to be provided in the last phase of consultancy.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
The consultant will be working closely with the Kvinna till Kvinna Syria Regional Programme team. The consultant is responsible for completing and delivering the above specified deliverables to the Syria Regional Programme team and the partner organization.
The total duration of the consultancy is to be decided between the consultant, the partner organizations and Kvinna till Kvinna, based on a time frame submitted by the consultant in accordance with the points specified in this ToR. The suggested time frame must include preparation, work with field offices, development of materials (deliverables), and field offices staff online training.
The work plan for the implementation of the consultancy will be developed in partnership with Kvinna till Kvinna Syria Regional team and the partner organisation.
Compensation, and Supplies/ Equipment
The consultant shall be compensated via a lump sum amount agreed upon between Kvinna till Kvinna and the consultant, to be paid in two tranches, the first after the first month of the consultancy, and the second instalment on successful provision of all deliverables listed below. No per diem or lodging is offered and the consultant is responsible for providing computer, internet connection, and phone services at their own expense. Kvinna till Kvinna will provide the consultant with an email address which shall be used for all communications related to this consultancy. Pending local authorities COVID-19 restrictions, the consultant will be mostly based in the Partner Organisation Office in Gaziantep,
The deadline for submitting applications is 7th of June 2021. Please submit a cover letter along with curriculum vitae, documentation of credentials/qualifications, list of references (3), ...