RFP - Consulting Subject-Matter Expert- Gender-based violence / Technology-facilitated gender-based violence

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About the Organization

Girl Effect is an international non-profit that connects girls to the resources and support they need to overcome barriers, see themselves differently, and unleash their full potential. We believe that the most powerful force to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty is GIRLS. When you connect girls to what they need, unleash the limits communities set for them, and change how girls see themselves — they change the world. That’s the Girl Effect.

Our approach redefines what girls think they can and should do. We do this by building digital and media technologies that girls want, trust, and need. From chatbots and applications to chat shows and TV dramas, our approach uses modern technologies to reach girls where they are today.

About the Proposal

Girl Effect is seeking a consultant/agency/organisation with expertise in gender-based violence (GBV) and technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) as a subject matter expert for our programme on TFGBV.

Girl Effect India will empower adolescent girls and young women to navigate the digital world safely, free from harassment and technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). Through digital literacy education, awareness campaigns, and partnerships, we will equip girls with knowledge of their rights while engaging boys, parents, educators, and communities to recognize and mitigate TFGBV. By collaborating with government bodies, law enforcement, and civil society organizations, we will facilitate access to support services for survivors. Our holistic approach integrates learning, awareness, support, and policy advocacy. Girl Effect will lead programme design, content creation, and digital engagement while partnering for on-the-ground implementation and scale-up.

Objectives

Through this programme, Girl Effect aims to empower women and girls to learn, lead, and thrive in the digital world free from harassment and technology-facilitated gender-based violence. Key objectives include:

• Enable Safe Digital Access for Girls: Equip adolescent girls and young women with digital literacy skills and knowledge of their rights.
• Increase Awareness of TFGBV: Build awareness and knowledge among girls, boys, parents, educators and community members on TFGBV and ensure their active participation in mitigating risks.
• Facilitate linkages to support services:  Facilitate and enable service access through collaborations and partnerships with community-based organisations, government, police, legal and support services that have already established support systems and resources for survivors of online harassment and abuse.

What You’ll Do

We are inviting applications from consultants/agencies/organisations with subject matter experts on GBV and TFGBV to join our advisory panel. If you are interested, the following will be the scope of the work:

• Guiding and reviewing: You will help with curating resources, conducting a timely review of draft versions, and guide our GBV and TFGBV messaging and behavioural change objectives.
• Review and input into the SBCC key messaging framework and contribute to developing behavioural change messages.
• Provide guidance to identify and mitigate risks to ensure Girl Effect does no harm to the target group through its programming.
• Review materials and content at every step of the programme.
• Support documentation, reporting, and presentations for internal use within and external use outside of Girl Effect.

Content creation and vetting:

• Support Girl Effect and our production agencies, content writers, and graphic designers in developing appropriate and factual key messaging and content for our target audience on GBV and TFGBV, including prevention, response, and redressal mechanisms.  
• You will also be responsible for vetting the final content of all produced media content to ensure that there is no misrepresentation of information on GBV and TFGBV.

Eligibility

Experience

• Degree in a relevant field such as gender studies, anthropology, sociology, psychology, social work, or another similar field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience working on projects addressing GBV and/or TFGBV. 
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience with adolescents and/or young girls & women, especially from vulnerable, marginalised, low-income communities. 
• Experience developing, adapting and designing content for different audiences, especially those not well-versed in technical literature. 
• Experience with addressing SRH concerns in the digital and offline worlds.
• Experience meaningfully involving young people or beneficiaries in the design, delivery, and governance of programming is also desirable.
• Good understanding of gender-specific issues affecting adolescent girls and how SRH-based programming can contribute to girls’ empowerment.

Skills and expertise

• Excellent knowledge of gender transformative approaches and their application to programme design, implementation and/or measurement.
• You are someone who is sex-positive and can guide our content without any judgment and personal beliefs coming in when talking about sensitive issues like premarital sex, contraception, abortion, etc.
• Proficiency in Hindi and English is essential as the position requires designing (and translating)  training materials in Hindi and English. 
• Effective communicator and writer in English and Hindi with the ability to synthesise, communicate and simplify complex concepts as per the needs of the target audience. 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and experience working in a multicultural team across multiple countries. Sensitivity to cultural differences is essential.
• Personal qualities of integrity, results-oriented, credibility, and a commitment to and passion for development.
• Ability to be flexible within a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Commitment to realising the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl Effect.

How to Apply

Your application, should you be interested (Max 10 pages), should cover:

• Your understanding of the brief and why you feel you are well-placed to work on this.
• CV/Credentials - Please showcase any previous work that you consider relevant to what we are trying to achieve, how we approach our work, and the audience we cater to. Describe the qualifications, experience, and capabilities of the firm or consultant in providing the requested services.
• Reference - Provide at least three references for similar contracts with a description of the service provided, the value of the contract, and the contract periods of performance.
• Breakdown of Costs with applicable taxes and other charges clearly identified in INR. Consultants should provide their daily or hourly billing rate. All applicable taxes should be quoted separately.

In their application, the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of the requirements described in the TOR and demonstrate how the applicant will meet the requirements of the deliverables.

Please submit proposals, as described below, to suppliers@girleffect.org by  21 March 2025  latest. Please clearly mark your email with the subject ‘Consulting Subject-Matter Expert on GBV/TFGBV-India’. 

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