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Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
The selected consultant will be responsible for the following:

1.    Activity Coordination and Implementation
•    Develop a detailed implementation plan and schedule, monitor progress against workplan, identify risks and delays, and propose mitigation measures.
•    Coordinate with responsible parties (CSOs, media, experts) to ensure timely and quality delivery of planned outputs.
•    Provide regular updates and draft input for internal progress reports, briefs, and donor reports.

2.    Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Coordination
•    Organize and facilitate regular coordination meetings with responsible parties and relevant institutions.
•    Support the development, finalization, and implementation of partnership agreements (including necessary documentation).
•    Serve as liaison between UN Women and national/local stakeholders involved in CRSV response, including justice and security sector actors, survivor associations, and campaign partners.

3.    Technical Support and Capacity Building
•    Support the design and delivery of trainings for justice and security actors on survivor-centered and intersectional approaches to CRSV.
•    Support the design and delivery of a WPS Summer School session on transitional justice approaches to CRSV.
•    Review and advise on campaign materials and workshop content to ensure alignment with WPS principles and ethical storytelling.
•    Provide technical input into survivor support service design, ensuring they are trauma-informed and rights-based.
•    Coordinate the Peer Review Group for a forthcoming UN Women publication on the prosecution of CRSV in BiH.

4.    Facilitation of Events and Campaign Rollout
•    Organize two multi-stakeholder workshops/dialogues and facilitate community engagement sessions as part of the campaign.
•    Support the launch of the awareness campaign in collaboration with media partners and ensure survivor voices are ethically included.

Education and Certification:
• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, law, human rights, international relations, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. (pass/fail)
• A project/programme management certification would be an added advantage. (5 points

•    At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in coordinating and implementing development or human rights projects in the area of WPS, gender justice, or transitional justice is required. (50 points)
•    At least 5 years of experience working with civil society organizations and CRSV survivors in BiH is required. (25 points)
•    Experience in designing or facilitating trainings, workshops, or multi-stakeholder events is required, with at least 5 similar activities implemented. (20 points)

•    Fluency in English and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian is required. (pass/fail)