Consultancy Firm: Conduct a Qualitative and Inclusive Study for the Identification of Risk Factors of GBV for Women and Girls with Disabilities by their Caregivers or in their role as Unpaid Caregivers.
The United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) Unpaid care, disability and gender transformative approach programme, is a global programme implemented by the UN agencies UNDP, UNWOMEN, UNICEF, UNFPA, ILO and OHCHR.
The programme is financed by the UNPRPD, coordinated by the UNDP and implemented in Colombia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Panama and Kenya. Having commenced in April 2024 and due to be completed in July 2026, the UNPRPD Unpaid Care Programme aims to influence national care and support systems to be disability-inclusive and gender transformative towards both care providers and care recipients.
In the United Republic of Tanzania, the programme is implemented by UNDP, UNFPA and UNWOMEN. One of the activities that UNFPA will undertake - and for which we seek to recruit a consultant as per this ToR - is to conduct a detailed study in selected districts in three regions in Tanzania (tentatively identified as Dar es Salaam, Shinyanga and Mara) on the exposure and risk factors of gender-based violence for women and girls with disabilities by their unpaid caregivers or in their role as unpaid caregivers, as well as their experiences and gaps in access to support systems and protection.
A requirement will be to identify the exposure and risk factors for gender-based violence affecting girls, adolescents, youth, and women with disabilities related to unpaid care activities carried out by caregivers and other social actors.
Identifying these risk factors will guide and enable the development of a comprehensive, validated, and widely disseminated report, including recommendations and an accompanying policy brief. This report will guide the planning and implementation of programmes to strengthen the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through more disability-inclusive and gender-transformative national care and support systems.
Duration and working schedule
The assignment will commence on 14 January 2025, or on the day the contract is signed, and be completed no later than 30 June 2025.
Submission Requirements
The consulting firm should submit both technical and financial proposals. The technical proposal should include a detailed work plan with a brief outline of its understanding of the scope of work and proposed methodologies. The financial document needs to include all the costs listed in this ToR under section 13.
The following documents should be attached to the proposal;
1) a profile of the firm,
2) Curriculum Vitae of a team lead and team member(s) expected to undertake the study exercise, and
3) evidence of undertaking similar work in the past and names and contact details (email and phone numbers) of past clients.
Please refer to the RFQ with reference number RFQ Nº UNFPA/TZA/RFQ/24/005 for the submission guidelines
How to Apply
Qualified consultant firms should send the application letter and proposal documents, including a detailed work plan with a brief outline of its understanding of the scope of work and proposed methodologies and financial documents, in separate files through the email address tanzania.office@unfpa.org.
Deadline for application is 13 November 2024 at 23:59:59 hrs.