The Demographic and Health Survey of 2016 - 2017 revealed that among women between the ages of 15 – 49, 17% have experienced some form of physical violence while 11% of the them have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives[1]. The study also revealed that among those women who have experienced violence, very few sought helps from justice sector actors. The ratification of the Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) Act in 2012 and the Sexual Offences Act in 2014 were significant milestones towards strengthening response to domestic violence (DV) and sexual offences in the Maldives. The acts through its special measures have further strengthened the legal framework for preventing and combating DV and sexual offences through not only enabling confidentiality, safety and protection to survivors and victims, but also by ensuring accountability of perpetrators and by establishing a collaborative mechanism between relevant stakeholders.
The DVP Act and the Sexual Offences Act clearly establishes the roles and responsibilities of the duty bearers which encompasses agencies of various sectors in the Maldives. The Family Protection Authority, the lead agency for the DVP Act was established under the DVP Act with the aim to prevent and combat domestic violence; create public awareness on issues of domestic violence; provide the required services to the survivors of such violence; co-ordinate with the relevant government institutions and support the implementation of relevant national policies.
The Sexual Offences Act mandates Ministry of Gender Family and Social Services (MoGFSS) with a similar scope including the creation of public awareness on issues of sexual offences; provision of the required services to the victims of such violence; co-ordination with the relevant government institutions including the Police, Prosecutor General’s Office and the Health Sector to ensure the successful implementation of the Act.
Similarly, both the Acts, mandates the justice sector, to take special measures in dealing with cases of DV and Sexual Offence in investigation, prosecution and in trial stages. In this regard, Section 66 of the DVP Act and the Sexual Offences Act, requires the courts to lay down special set of regulation to guarantee justice for survivors and victims of DV and Sexual Offences.
The Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) mandated to organize, implement and oversee all administrative matters of the Judiciary is working to ensure the proper and effective implementation of the DVP Act and Sexual Offences Act in the Judiciary through formulation of regulations, guidelines, sensitization and training.
UNDP has been supporting the efforts to strengthen response to domestic violence and sexual gender-based violence over the years to ensure access to justice for all. In this regard, training and capacity building programmes have been conducted for justice sector stakeholders on domestic violence and sexual gender-based violence. In view of the existing needs, UNDP under its Integrated Governance Programme (IGP) with its partners are seeking the support of a local consultant to support the development of training manuals and modules for the training and sensitization of judicial personnel on prevention of DV and Sexual Offences.
[1] Ministry of Health, 2016 - 2017, Maldives Demographic and Health Survey
Under the guidance of DJA, FPA, MoGFSS and UNDP, the consultant will lead the process of developing modules aimed at sensitizing and training of judicial personnel on DVP and Sexual Offences Act. The tasks to be undertaken by the consultant under the Terms of Reference include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following;
Expected Outputs and Deliverables
All documents shall be submitted as stipulated below and all documents will be submitted as drafts and upon review by the DJA, FPA, MoGFSS and UNDP, the consultant shall revise the draft documents. Once, the revised reports are accepted by DJA, FPA, MoGFSS and UNDP, they will be termed as final documents for the consultancy.
The consultant will be responsible for the following deliverables;
The following table shows an indication of the duration for the deliverables;
Deliverables/ Outputs
Estimated Duration to Complete
Final inception report
14 days
Development of training manuals and sensitization modules
20 days
Final Consultation meeting and final draft of the training material
6 days
Training of trainer’s for selected judicial personnel
sensitization sessions
10 days
Revise training materials based on lessons learnt and feedback
End mission report
7 days
Institutional Arrangement
The consultant is expected to work with the technical committee established for the consultancy which includes staff from DJA, MoGFSS, FPA and UNDP. The consultant will be accountable to the Programme Analyst of IGP, for each deliverable as stipulated in the proposal. Fortnightly meetings will be held with the UNDP, DJA, MoGFSS and FPA. A briefing and debriefing meeting will be organized with UNDP senior management at the beginning and end of assignment.
Duration of the Work
This assignment will approximately take 12 weeks (57 working days) and is expected to start in mid-July. The consultant should come up with a clear timeline while submitting the proposal taking into consideration the estimated time durations for each deliverable as stipulated above.
Duty Station: Home-based
Education
Experience
Language requirement
Application process
Interested individuals must submit the following as proposals in order to demonstrate their qualifications:
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