United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment {UN Women} Ethiopia Country Office (ECO) is implementing its three-year Programmed on Ending Violence against Women and Girls (EVAWG) which
contributes to the overall goal of “Women and girls live a life free of violence”. According to the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) report, nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of women have at some point in their lives experienced physical violence while 10 percent of the women have experienced sexual violence. Thirty-four per cent of married women have experienced spousal violence, whether physical, sexual or emotional, with emotional violence being the most common. Same study also shows high rates of under-reporting (66 percent) by women and girls who experienced violence.In many cases, girls are robbed of their
childhood, deprived of an education, denied protection against diseases, and
deprived of the ability to learn valuable life skills. The Government of Ethiopia showed
its commitment to ensure gender equality through the ratification and
endorsement of international protocols. Moreover, the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) Article 25 of the Constitution guarantees the
equality of all persons before the law and prohibits any discrimination on
grounds of gender. In addition, Article 35 reiterates principles of equality of
access to economic opportunities, including the right to equality in employment
and land ownership. The family law, which was revised in 2000, has shown a
radical change to the parts of the Civil Code dealing with the institution of
marriage. It abolished most of the discriminatory provisions in the Code
concerning marriage. The criminal code criminalizes most forms of violence
against women and girls including rape (articles 620-28), trafficking women
(article 597), and physical violence within marriage or in an irregular union
(article 564). However, the family code is not yet adopted by two regional
states, Afar and Somali for different reasons. Violence against Women and Girls
(VAWG) has an important economic cost to any society. The negative impact on
women’s participation in education, employment and civic life undermines
poverty reduction efforts. It results in lost employment and productivity, and
it drains resources from social services, the justice system, health-care
agencies and employers. Analyzing the cost of violence will enable the State to
fully undertake its role as duty bearer, confirming the severity of the
problem, and that it is a matter of public, not a private, concern. Violence
has multiple impacts for both individuals and households, in the immediate and
long-term. Immediate impacts include missed work (paid and unpaid), poor
physical and mental health, poor reproductive outcomes, out of pocket
expenditures to access services, and the cost of replacing lost property. In
the long-term, it impacts on accumulation of education, expanding skills,
experience and upward mobility within the workforce, chronic disability and
morbidity, and rebuilding stable life. Governments incur costs in providing
services to survivors and, to varying degrees, perpetrators and investing in
programmes to prevent violence and loss of taxes due to lower household incomes
and lower economic output for businesses.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The overall aim of this research is to provide
reliable estimate of the economic costs of IPV in Ethiopia. The estimates
provided by this research will contribute to deepen the understanding among
policy makers, political leaders, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs),
communities and families of the full cost of inaction in addressing violence.
The specific objectives
of the study are:
1. Estimate annual economic cost of violence against women at
the household level including:
2. • Estimate of annual
direct costs for households related to incidents of violence includes costs
associated with seeking services for medical care (physical and mental),
shelter, mediation (NGOs, local resolution), and judicial resolution as well as
consumption costs related to the replacement of property.
3. • Estimate of indirect
costs income loss due to missed work, loss of reproductive labor, children’s
health and children’s school performance
4. • Estimate annual service provision costs across sectors
including health, police, judicial and social 2. Develop macro-estimates of
5. • Aggregate costs for national economy
6. • Cost of service
provision
7. • Cost due to productivity loss Duties and Responsibilities
The national economic cost of violence study will be led by an international
research institution while the local consultant, coming with a variety of
experts, is expected to closely work with and support the international
institution and deliver on the below:
• Inception and research
design
• Contribute to produce an inception report,
which will outline the Ethiopia context, the research design and methodology,
the objectives and deliverables
• Contribute to the
actual research design
• Contribute to the
development of the research instruments, both quantitative and qualitative
• Fieldwork
• Lead the development of the fieldwork plan,
selection and capacity development of data collectors and translators
• Contribute to the development of the
fieldwork guide.
• Implementation of the fieldwork which
includes data collection, quality assurance and close supervision of the
overall data collection process
• Analysis
• Contribute to the
development of the analysis plan
• Conduct data cleaning
and prepare the dataset
• Conduct the first round of basic descriptive
data analysis
• Contribute to
advanced statistical analysis
• Research report
• Contribute to writing the research report
• Monitoring and
Development
• Participate in ongoing online meetings to
discuss the progress of the research
• Dissemination of Research Findings
• Participate in the organization and
implementation of dissemination activities Competencies The consultants must
have the following competencies Core values
• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism Core competencies
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender
Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective
Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example
Functional Competencies:
• Strong knowledge of gender
equality and women’s rights issues
• Excellent level of
conceptual and analytical capacity
• Ability to work in a
team
• Ability to write in a
clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively
• Demonstrates use of initiative and ability
to make appropriate linkages in work requirements
• Openness to change and ability to
receive/integrate feedback
• Meets deadlines for
delivery of products or services
• Able to work
virtually, using communication technologies
• Strong interpersonal skills Required Skills
and Experience Team Composition
• There will be a lead
national consultant that will be responsible for the overall in country study
• The lead consultant
will come with a group of experts who will support the study under the
leadership of the national consultant Academic Qualifications and experience of
the team of consultants
• The lead consultant
should have at least ten years of relevant experience in research, analysis and
data collection particularly on issues of Gender, Violence Against Women (VAW),
IPV and costing study
• The lead consultant
must have master’s degree in Social Science like Gender, Economics, development
studies, legal studies Human Rights and related fields
• The team of experts/consultants should have
extensive experience on gender, VAWG, Economics and Statistics. Knowledge
• Ethiopia context,
including geographical areas and languages
• Understanding of
Intimate Partner Violence and the specialized nature of a survey on IPV
• Labor force
participation in Ethiopia, particularly in relation to women
• National policymaking
context Capacity:
• Expertise in implementing a national
household survey, including the ability to mobilize a fieldwork team
• Experience working on large-scale projects
• Research design
• Quantitative and qualitative data analysis
skills • Economic expertise • Report writing skills
• Experience in
dissemination of research findings Language and other skills
• Fluency in English and Amharic is required;
• Computer skills: full command of Microsoft
applications (word, excel, PowerPoint) and data encoding software’s Interested
applicants must submit
• Signed Curriculum
vitae of the lead consultant with contact details of three clients for whom the
consultant rendered, preferably similar services
• Curriculum vitae of the team of
experts/consultants who will be working under the leadership of the lead
consultant.
• Interested and
qualified consultants should send expressions of Interest attached with
proposals-technical and financial
• Proof of previous
written work in English
• Please note that
applications without a completed and signed UN Women P-11 form will be treated
as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
• UN Women Personal History form (P-11) can be
downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment Complete
applications should be sent to Addisalem Befekadu with
addisalem.befekadu@unwomen.org or Selamawit Sirgiw selamawit.sirgiw@unwomen.org
UNWOMEN is committed to achieving workforce
diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from
minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally
encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
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