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PREVENTION OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PSEA) INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT
General Information
Title of Consultancy: Implementation of the PSEA policy in PIH Lesotho
Type of Contract: Individual Contract – Consultant
Direct Supervisor: Lesotho Human Resources Manager
Estimated Start Date: July 2022, End date: December 2022
BACKGROUND/Context
Partners In Health (PIH) is a global social organization committed to working alongside the communities it serves to establish meaningful local partnerships and build delivery systems that increase health care access, utilization, and quality for all. We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, meeting not only their physical, but also their mental, emotional, and daily needs so that they can recover from illness and maintain good health. We bring the benefits of modern medicine to those who have suffered from the overt and subtle injustices of the world, in the past and in the present. We refuse to accept that any life is worth less than another. PIH prioritizes programming that tackles the root causes of poverty and disease in rural, underserved populations. It believes that taking a rights-based approach to health systems strengthening is key to achieving universal health coverage.
PIH is founded upon the principle of public sector accompaniment – we work at the invitation of governments to strengthen local capacity and resiliency through training, service delivery, research, strategy development and policy formulation. Over the past thirty years, and across twelve countries, PIH has developed a rural healthcare delivery model that is community-based. PIH’s work is person-centered, youth friendly, gender responsive and committed to achieving health equity. We consider our patients our bosses, not our beneficiaries. Our team of global practitioners supports the translation of effective clinical services, policies, evidence-based programs and curricula across geographies
Justification:
All forms of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) by PIH personnel, and associated personnel are a blatant violation of human rights and a violation of the position of authority over those we partner with. PIH is actively engaged in efforts to improve the reporting of SEAH, offering support to survivors of SEAH, and promoting accountability. PIH has replicated the six (6) guidelines of the UN Secretary-General’s Bulletin on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (ST/SGB/2003/13) which are basis for rolling out our PSEAH work. The organization is taking all necessary steps to reduce the risk of sexual exploitation and abuse of the communities we partner with and work alongside. We are currently focused on establishing and improving safeguarding systems and policies on PSEAH across all our care delivery and university sites, including effective response and accountability systems across the organization.
In order to achieve this, PIH seeks the services of a PSEAH Consultant who will work closely with the Regional safeguarding/PSEAH Advisor and the Lesotho Human Resources Manager to coordinate the implementation of Policy on the Prevention from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment.
Specific assignment:
Under the supervision of the Regional Advisor and Lesotho Human Resources Manager, the consultant will support implementing the PSEAH policy work in Lesotho.
This entails designing and carrying out awareness-raising activities with staff and
communities; developing a contextualized PSEA training package, developing capacity of PSEAH staff and focal points., assisting community consultation and design of effective complaints mechanisms; working closely PIH Lesotho leadership to conduct risk assessments and design effective mitigation strategies; provide support and coaching on safe recruitment procedures, and assist with mapping survivor support resources.
Scope of Work:
The PSEAH Consultant will help roll out the PIH PSEAH policy in Lesotho, and their primary responsibilities will be as follows;
Organizational Policy: Develop PSEAH policy roll-out action plans for the Lesotho site. The consultant will support the implementation of the PSEA policy, ensuring that all the standards are implemented guided by the PIH PSEAH implementation dashboard.
Organizational Management and HR Systems:
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