UN Women Pakistan seeks services of an organisation with demonstrated experience and success with police, medico-legal and prosecution departments in Sindh to enhance responsiveness of institutions and improve women’s access to services.

The proposed initiative will focus on reducing structural barriers to women’s participation and strengthening both institutional and personnel capacity and overall performance of the justice sector through improved coordination, to improve women’s access to quality and survivor-centered justice.

The selected organization will be expected to work directly with the above-mentioned stakeholders to contribute to the following programme objective: law enforcement agencies, justice sector personnel, and other service providers are sensitized on VAW and capacitated to respond to needs of women and girl survivors of violence.

The assignment has the following specific objectives:

1. Co-operation between justice and security sector stakeholders at national and provincial levels is increased on matters related to VAW;
2. Provision of training and tools to enhance capacity of Law enforcement officials and other service providers to deal with survivors of VAW;
3. Lawyers, prosecutors, and other stakeholders are oriented on EVAW Laws for efficient and gender-responsive dispensation of justice.

The selected organisation will be expected to carry out activities under these workstreams.

Requirements :

• At least 05 years of experience in designing and implementation of similar activities in close coordination of justice sector departments including police, medicolegal, prosecution etc.
• Reputed nationally registered organization with representative office in ICT or Punjab and outreach in mentioned areas of intervention.
• Proven track record of working in the area of women’s access to justice and EVAW programs with justice sector.
• Demonstrated experience in development of modules and delivery of trainings for police and prosecution departments. The applicant must submit at least 03 samples of training modules for GBV crimes developed for justice sector stakeholders.
• Previous experience with UN agencies or other international development agencies is an advantage.
• Ability to communicate in local language.

Closing date : 17 July 2023

Funding : PKR 35,000,000 – PKR 38,000,00

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