FGM consultant NORAD

TOR

The Technical FGM consultant will be based in the Arab World Regional Office in Tunisia and will provide several activities that aim at supporting the ongoing FGM/GBV program. The selected consultant will ensure all activities of the FGM program under the NORAD funding agreement are delivered in a technically accurate and in line with the IPPF Gender Equality policy and the IPPF client-centred clinical guidelines.

S/he will work in close collaboration with the AWRO Member associate support and development Director to ensure safe delivery of FGM project services. S/he will be the focal point for building the capacity of Member Associates to ensure the implementation of safe and appropriate FGM interventions.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical direction that ensures that health interventions related to Sexual and Reproductive health, and FGM/C, are technically sound and harmonized with IPPF client-centred clinical guidelines.
• Identify the main risks in delivering GBV and FGM/C services in the targeted region, and develop strategies, procedures, and tools to mitigate said risks that are implemented by all consortium members (if needed).
• Conduct ongoing supervision of GBV and FGM services to ensure they are aligned to the aims of the NORAD project objectives, service delivery needs, and expected results.
• Ensures that the project workplans for the technical area updated and that timelines and deliverables are being met.
• Contribute to the production of regular project reporting per donor and project requirements.
• Deliver and finalize the FGM regional (TOC) Theory of Change and conduct online sessions with regional stakeholders to present.
• Finalize AWRO evaluation tool for the NORAD project
• Consolidate the FGM global programming achievements and Draft a summary publication to be used for donors use.
• Accompany the team for monitoring visit planned in the first quarter of 2023 in relation to FGM project sites.
• Draft concept note and Agenda for the lesson learned for the CoE annual workshop in Nouakchott.

To be sent directly to [email protected]  

Terms of Reference (TOR)

Call for Applications: Psychological Support and Rehabilitation Day

Date of deliverable: December 7, 2024 

Location: Tunis, Tunisia 

Background

The International Planned Parenthood Federation - Arab World Region (IPPF-AWR) is organizing a psychological support day for its staff and member associations. The event will gather approximately 50 participants, including staff from the Tunis office and representatives from member associations working in conflict-affected areas such as Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan and Yemen.

This event aims to foster team cohesion, provide psychological support, and promote psychosocial rehabilitation through targeted activities. Given the challenging environments in which many participants work, the day will be designed to reduce stress, enhance mental well-being, and build a sense of solidarity.

Objective

The main objective of this event is to deliver a Team Building and Psychological Support Day focused on:

- Enhancing team cohesion and communication between participants.

- Providing psychological support and tools to cope with stress, trauma, and burnout.

- Offering psychosocial rehabilitation through games and activities focused on mental health.

Scope of Work

The service provider will be responsible for the following tasks:

1. Venue & Logistics:

   - Identify and book a suitable venue or hotel near Tunis.

   - Arrange catering (meals and beverages) for all participants throughout the day.

   - Ensure transportation with a bus service to pick up participants from the Sheraton Hotel in the morning and drop them off in the evening.

2. Program Design:

   - Develop a comprehensive team-building program with activities designed to strengthen teamwork, collaboration, and communication.

   - Include psychological support activities aimed at stress relief, mental health awareness, and coping mechanisms for participants from conflict zones.

   - Provide games and exercises focused on psychosocial rehabilitation, designed to address trauma and promote emotional well-being.

3. Facilitation:

   - Provide qualified facilitators experienced in conducting team-building and mental health-focused events, particularly for participants from high-stress environments.

   - Ensure that all activities are interactive, inclusive, and adapted to the specific needs of the participants.

4. Materials & Equipment:

   - Supply any necessary materials, equipment, or props required for the team-building exercises and psychological support sessions.

5. Reporting:

   - Provide a post-event report summarizing the day's activities, outcomes, and feedback from participants.

Deliverables

The service provider is expected to deliver the following:

- A detailed technical and financial proposal, including costs for the venue, catering, transportation, materials, and facilitation.

- A proposed agenda and list of activities for the day.

- The bus transport schedule from the Sheraton Hotel and back.

- A post-event report summarizing the outcomes and feedback.

- High-quality photos of the event, covering key activities and moments (minimum of 50 edited photos) + a group photo (30 copy).

- A 3-5 minute recap video of the event, summarizing the activities and key highlights.

Timeline

- Proposal submission: 12/10/2024

- Event date: December 7, 2024 

- Post-event report, photos and video submission: December 14, 2024

Budget

The service provider will provide an all-inclusive financial proposal covering:

- Venue rental.

- Catering (meals and beverages).

- Transportation (bus service).

- Facilitation fees.

- Materials and equipment costs.

Coordination & Contact Information

All offers are to be sent by email no later than 12/10/2024 as follows:

State in Subject Line: “Psychological Support and Rehabilitation Day: Call for Applications.”

To be sent directly to [email protected] .

The service provider will work closely with the IPPF-AWR Office in Tunis to ensure the smooth coordination of the event.

For further information, please contact: 

Evaluation Criteria

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

- Experience in organizing similar events (team building, psychological support, etc.).

- Ability to deliver a tailored program suited to the needs of participants from conflict zones.

- Cost-effectiveness and value for money.

Terms of Reference (TOR) for psychological Mental Health remote Support Services

1. Background

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global organization dedicated to ensuring people are free to make choices about their sexuality and well-being.

The Arab World Region is one of the six regions of the Federation in the world. The International Planned Parenthood Federation works in the Arab World Region with 12 Member Associations and 2 collaborative partners in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Somaliland, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, Jordan and Pakistan.

Given the challenging circumstances faced in Palestine, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon, providing mental health support services is crucial for our staff member in our region to effectively serve their communities.

2. Objective

The primary objective of this service request is to outline the requirements for acquiring remote mental health support services. The selected provider will be tasked with delivering professional remote mental health services to help address the needs of individuals within our member associations.

3. Scope of Services

The service provider will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive range of remote mental health support, comprising:

• 100 individual remote sessions tailored to address mental health needs, including counseling, therapy, and psychoeducation.

Each session should be conducted online or through other accessible remote methods that ensure privacy and confidentiality.

4. Duration of Services

The contract will cover 100 individual sessions. There is no time-bound restriction for the duration of the contract.

5. Reporting Requirements

The service provider must provide regular reports detailing:

- Attendance list for individual sessions

- Participant feedback on the services received

- Any challenges encountered and proposed solutions

7. Quotation Requirements

We request a detailed quotation that includes the following:

- Scope of services

- Types of support offered

- Frequency and duration of sessions

- Pricing structure and payment terms

- Any discounts or special offers available for nonprofit organizations

- CVs

8. Evaluation Criteria

Proposal will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

- Relevance and quality of the proposed services

- Experience in providing remote mental health support in conflict-affected areas

- Cost-effectiveness and clarity of the pricing structure

- Feedback from previous clients or references

9. Submission Deadline

All offers are to be sent by email no later than 12/10/2024 as follows:

State in Subject Line: “psychological Mental Health remote Support Services.”

To be sent directly to [email protected] .

Position: Communication, Voice and Media Advisor

Deadline: 13/10/2024

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) works in more than 140 countries and 06 regional offices to empower the most vulnerable women, men, and young people to access life-saving services and programs, and to live with dignity. It is a global service provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all.  We are a worldwide movement of national organizations working with and for communities.

IPPF is committed to advancing human rights and ensuring that in the course of its work, it ‘does no harm’. This means protecting everyone it comes into contact with from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, people trafficking, modern slavery and bullying and harassment in the workplace.

The Arab World Region is one of the six regions of the federation in the world.

The International Planned Parenthood Federation works in the Arab World Region with 15 Member Associations and 3 collaborative partners.

The office of the Arab World Region, headquartered in Tunis, and its Member Associations, act to support the work of governments and to promote an effective partnership with decision-makers within the framework of national legislations and laws. The International Planned Parenthood Federation- The Arab World Regions also seeks to maintain and develop strategic partnerships with organizations at the regional and international levels with the aim of supporting population and reproductive health programs.

To know more about IPPF AWRO, visit https://awr.ippf.org/

IPPF AWRO is seeking applications from suitably experienced individuals for the position of Communication, Voice and Media Advisor (The fluency in French and Arabic languages will be a must).     The position will be based at IPPF Arab World Regional Office at Tunis, Tunisia. For details, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Applicants should submit their CV using our prescribed format “Employment Application Form AWRO’’ (attached) and the specific Job Title in this format – “Application for <Job Title>_Name” at [email protected]

Closing date for receipt of applications: 13/10/2024

Due to the large volume of applications, we receive, only those who are shortlisted for further consideration will be contacted.

As this is re-advertisment ,candidiats need to reapply if they have applied in the first round

We encourage the deserving and qualifying applicants to send their applications for this vacancy at the earliest and not wait for the closing date, as we will be conducting the interviews for this profile as an when we receive the applications. This vacancy can/will be taken down if we are able to shortlist a suitable applicant before the closing date for receipt of applications.

IPPF Core Values:

IPPF believes in the following core values and expects the applicants to exhibit these in all their work and contact with people.

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual (Arabic, French and English), and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others.
• An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice, including safe abortion.
• Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of worker’s rights and access to health care in sex work.

IPPF is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and fosters a culture of inclusiveness. Applications are encouraged from women, candidates living with HIV, people with disabilities.

IPPF is committed to the safety and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults and this role may involve contact with these groups. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children, young people, and vulnerable adults in our programs.

تاريخ نهاية الإعلان: 13/10/2024

تأسس الاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة سنة 1952، وهوأكبر مقدم عالمي لخدمات الصحة الجنسية والإنجابية  و من أهم الرواد في مجال الدعوة للصحة والحقوق الجنسية والإنجابية للجميع عبر تواجده في أكثر من 140 دولة.

يوفر الإتحاد مجموعة كبيرة من الخدمات على نطاق واسع، بما في ذلك التثقيف الجنسي الشامل وتوفير وسائل منع الحمل والإجهاض الآمن ورعاية الأم والاستجابة للأزمات الإنسانية. يتمثل جوهر مهمتنا في توفير - والدعوة لدعم - الرعاية الصحية المتكاملة لأي شخص يحتاج إليها بغض النظر عن العرق والجنس والنوع الاجتماعي والدخل وبغض النظر عن مدى بُعدها.

يلتزم الاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة بالنهوض بحقوق الإنسان وبحماية كل شخص يتعامل معه من جميع أشكال الأذى و الإيذاء و الإهمال و الإستغلال، بغض النظر عن العمر أو الجنس أو الهوية أو العرق أو الدين أو المعتقد أو الإعاقة أو الصحة أو أي وضع آخر، حيث يسعى الإتحاد أن يكون مشغلا جيدا و يهيئ ظروف عمل آمنة و صحية يحظى فيها الأداء الفردي و الجماعي بالإعتراف ، و تعزيز الفرص الوظيفية. وهذا يعني حماية كل شخص يتعامل معه من الاستغلال الجنسي والاعتداء والتحرش والاتجار بالبشر والعبودية الحديثة.

يمثّل الاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة- إقليم العالم العربي واحدا من الأقاليم الستة التابعة للاتحاد في العالم. تأسس سنة 1971 ومقره تونس. وهو مقدم خدمات صحة جنسية وإنجابية عالية الجودة في المنطقة العربية. كما أنه يعتبر صوتا مناصرا للصحة الجنسية والإنجابية والحقوق في المنطقة.

يعمل مكتب إقليم العالم العربي بالتعاون مع جمعياته الأعضاء (حوالي 15 جمعية عضو) بالإضافة إلى شركاء متعاونين، على معاضدة عمل الحكومات وعلى تعزيز شراكة فاعلة مع صانعي القرار في إطار التشريعات والقوانين الوطنية. ويسعى الاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة – إقليم العالم العربي أيضًا إلى نسج شراكات استراتيجية وتطويرها مع المنظمات على المستويَين الإقليمي والدولي لدعم برامج السكان والصحة الإنجابية.

لمزيد من المعلومات يمكن زيارة الموقع: https://awr.ippf.org/

يعلن الاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة- إقليم العالم العربي عن فتح انتداب لمنصب Communication, Voice and Media Advisor ( وجب على المتقدم للوظيفة أن يتمتع بمستوي مرموق في اللغتين العربية و الفرنسية بالإضافة إلى اللغة الإنجليزية). سيكون مقر الوظيفة في المكتب الإقليمي في تونس العاصمة. لمزيد من التفاصيل، يرجى الرجوع إلى الوصف الوظيفي المرفق.

يجب على المتقدمين تقديم سيرتهم الذاتية بملء نموذج طلب التوظيف المرفق " Employment Application Form AWRO والمسمى الوظيفي المحدد بهذا الشكل - “Application for <Job Title>_Name”  على البريد الإلكتروني  [email protected]

الموعد النهائي لاستلام الملفات: 13/10/2024

نظرًا للكم الهائل من الملفات التي نتلقاها ، سيتم فقط الاتصال بالمترشحين الذين تم إدراجهم في القائمة الأولية.

يرجى من المتقدمين إلى الوظيفة إرسال ملفاتهم في أقرب وقت ممكن وعدم انتظار تاريخ الإغلاق ، حيث سنجري المقابلات عندما نتلقى المطالب. يمكن / سيتم حذف هذه الوظيفة الشاغرة إذا تمكنا من اختيار مقدم طلب مناسب قبل الموعد النهائي لاستلام المطالب.

القيم الأساسية للاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة:

يؤمن الاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة بالقيم الأساسية التالية ويتوقع من المتقدمين تقاسم نفس القيم و تطبيقها في جميع أعمالهم وعند التواصل مع الآخرين.

• إثبات القدرة على فهم الحماية المؤسسية (Safeguarding) والإلتزام بها على نطاق محلي ودولي.

• إثبات القدرة والاستعداد للعمل في بيئة متنوعة ومتعددة الثقافات ومتعددة اللغات ومتعددة الأجيال مناهضة للعنصرية وتحترم الآخرين

• أن يكون المتقدم بالطلب مدافعا عن النسوية متعددة الأبعاد ومتحمسا للحقوق و الصحة الإنجابية و الجنسية و للعدالة في هذا المجال ، بما في ذلك الحق في الإجهاض الآمن

• دعم حقوق الآخرين بغض النظر عن ميولاتهم الجندرية و مساندا لحقوق العاملين في المنظمة بما في ذلك الحق في الصحة.

الاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة هو مشغل يضمن تكافؤ الفرص ويقدر التنوع ويعزز البيئة الدامجة. يتم تشجيع المطالب من النساء والمتقدمين المصابين بفيروس نقص المناعة البشرية والأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة.

يلتزم الاتحاد الدولي لتنظيم الأسرة بسلامة وحماية الأطفال والشباب والبالغين من الفئات الهشة وقد يشمل ذلك التواصل مع هذه الفئات. كما أن إجراءات التوظيف والاختيار لدينا تأكد إلتزامنا بسلامة وحماية الأطفال والشباب والبالغين المستضعفين في برامجنا.

• Keep abreast of overall political trends in the region (or sub-regions) and beyond, anticipating the opportunities or risks for key groups fighting for their rights and how that should influence IPPF priorities for engagement and type of engagement.
• Gathers and shares intelligence to map the opposition that these partners have to deal with, understanding how it shows itself both in their direct context, and how it joins up in macro-opposition strategies, so we deepen our understanding of the landscape in which we are working to inform decisions and priorities for action.
• Builds relationships, profile and presence for IPPF in new territories and new ways.
• Supportive of a woman’s right to choose and to have access to safe abortion services.
• Ability and willingness to work in a diverse and multicultural environment that is respectful of other cultures.
• Support and enable a safe environment, adhering to the safeguarding reporting and monitoring requirements of this role.

Key Skills/Expertise:

• Lived experience within a stigmatized population an asset; an activist who works within and across multiple community networks, building partnerships to challenge the system; standing up and speaking out.
• Community organizing at grassroots, national and regional levels, particularly of communities excluded/underserved by sexual and reproductive health services.
• Seen as a leader in challenging the status quo, bringing new messages and disruptive thinking to our community.
• A political ‘nose’, fights for ideals but understands the political economy of a given context and strategizes accordingly.
• Ability to build momentum, rally partners around the same concern. Brings issues up and across the Federation.
• Builds authentic relationships and can relate to people from different cultures and backgrounds in a positive, engaging and thoughtful way Inclusive, curious and open to other’s ideas as well as coming up with and articulating their own ideas.
• Understands how to leverage new technologies and digital spaces to support activism.
• Brings real world language to the role; challenges technical/corporate speak and grows the literacy in the organisation.
• Fluent in at least one of the core IPPF languages, Arabic, English, French or Spanish. Good command of English an asset.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others.
• An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice, including safe abortion.
• Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of worker’s

rights and access to health care in sex work.

IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment. Anyone employed with IPPF agrees to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy.