National consultant to support the National Agency on Preventing and Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence to strengthen the existing mechanisms and practices within the law enforcement sector related to GBV

The work of UN Women in Moldova is guided by its new Country Strategic Note 2023-2027, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Moldova 2023-2027 (UNSDCF), UN Women Global Strategic Plan, National Programs and Strategies, and aims to contribute to the gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Strategic Note focuses on four main areas: 1) Ending Violence against Women; 2) Women’s Leadership and Governance; 3) Women’s Economic Empowerment; and 4) Humanitarian and Peace development nexus and UN Coordination on gender equality. 

Violence against women (VAW) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today. It is a major obstacle to the fulfilment of women’s and girls’ human rights and to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In Moldova, as in the region and around the world, it affects individuals regardless of the context, culture, or socio-economic status, with serious repercussions for women, their families, and society in general. The prevalence of VAW in Moldova remains high, three out of four women, or 73%, have experienced some form of partner abuse. 71% were victims of psychological abuse, while a third of women have experienced physical violence and 20.9% sexual violence.  Despite significant progress, including in legal and policy reforms, research, and awareness-raising campaigns, the prevalence of VAW in Moldova remains high. 

As of November 2023, UN Women launched the implementation of an EU-funded Project, “Ending Violence, Expanding Livelihood Opportunities for Women and Accelerating Gender Governance in Moldova (EVOLVE4GE). The project interventions aim to improve the prevention of GBV and contribute to behavioral change toward strengthening the culture of reporting and supporting women and girls in exercising their rights, reaching out to recourse mechanisms, and expanding and improving the specialist services. Importantly, the project envisages enhancing the overall planning, coordination, and oversight of the progress on implementation of the EVAW program through provision of technical and expert support to the National Agency for Prevention and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. The Agency's mission is to implement public policies aimed at preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and to ensure the national implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. In accordance with the legislation, the Agency is also authorized to provide policy recommendations and proposals to the central public administration authorities for development of draft normative acts, legislative revisions and policy documents related to violence against women and domestic violence.

In this framework, UN Women Moldova within the EVOLVE4GE project seeks to contract a consultant (here and after “The Consultant”) to support the National Agency for Prevention and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence to enhance the existing mechanisms and practices within the law enforcement sector related to gender-based violence cases.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their online applications by November 03, 2024  through the following link: National consultant to support the National Agency on Preventing and Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence to strengthen the existing mechanisms and practices within the law enforcement sector related to GBV - UN Women Careers (oraclecloud.com) . Applications should include the following documents:

• Duly filled UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc . Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment.
• A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) 

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. 

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