TERMS OF REFERENCE Baseline Survey Consultant Kuda Vana- Building bridges through positive norms to address Violence Against Children Project. Location: Zimbabwe
Consultancy, Research Jobs
- Youth Advocates Zimbabwe
- Expires 18 Jul 2022
- Bulawayo
- Full Time
Job Description
Youth Advocates is a youth-led organisation working to advance youth rights and amplify their voices where it matters. With a mission of empowering adolescents and young people through knowledge and skills transfer, Youth Advocates continues building on extensive experience leading youth driven projects within the development field, ideally pioneering innovative technology in youth-centered programs partnering with the local communities. Operating in 5 countries across East and Southern Africa (Zambia, Malawi, Kenya,
Botswana, and Zimbabwe), Youth Advocates comprehensively addresses the complex behavioral, social, and structural drivers of risk tolerance among young people through combining technology, nationwide multimedia campaigns with systems strengthening, community-level outreach, and clinical and psycho-social services. Youth Advocates’ rights-based approach involves increasing access to quality youth friendly services and providing comprehensive gender-sensitive, sexuality education, promoting and preserving human dignity. It uses technology and grassroots initiatives to empower children and youth, claiming respect for fundamental freedoms and rights; improved conditions for young people and their communities; opportunities to learn, work and participate in decisions that affect them.
With funding support from UNICEF, Youth Advocates is implementing a Child Protection project Titled “Simuka Upenye, Kuda Vana: Building bridges through positive norms to address Violence Against Children”. The main aim of the project is targeted at adapting transformative approach in preventing abuse and exploitation of children. The project adopts a human centered design to support and strengthen children’s confidence, competencies, and skills to be able to identify and report cases of violence. Adopting the changing rivers flow approach the program will also integrate family approaches in addressing social norms that perpetuate VAC and leverage on positive norms that can be used to address the matter
Duties and Responsibilities
Goal
To empower children and communities with ability to better protect themselves through EVAC (Elimination of Violence Against Children) efforts.
Outcomes
1. Children have life skills to protect themselves and peers from exploitation, abuse, and all forms of violence.
2. Child protection mechanisms are effectively functioning in protecting children from all forms of abuse and violence.
3. Communities, parents, and caregivers provide caring and protective environments for children especially the most vulnerable.
Qualifications and Experience
REQUIREMENTS
• Traceable reference and previous work on similar assignments.
• Fluency in English and knowledge of local language (Shona and Ndebele) is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 5 years of practical professional work experience in Child Protection and Gender Norms related research.
