Nationa Consultant Gender Analysis of Customary Justice Systems Job at UN Women - Career Opportunity in Tanzania
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Vacancy title:
Nationa Consultant Gender Analysis of Customary Justice Systems

Jobs at:
UN Women

Deadline of this Job:
30th November 2018

Duty Station:
Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 23rd November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. The commitments of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania towards gender equality and women’s rights are evidenced in several strategic documents, such as the Tanzania Gender Development Policy of 2008 and the National Action Plan to End Violence against Women and Children of 2017/2018 - 2020/202. Gender equality is also mainstreamed in broader national development policies such as the Five-Year Development Plan 2016/2017 – 2020/20121: Nurturing Industrialization for Economic Transformation and Human Development. These, in line with other planning documents such as ‘Tanzania Vision 2025’, note the importance of increased equity, democracy and political and social tolerance to further human and economic development in the country (Tanzania Vision 2025). These are aligned to Tanzania‘s International and Regional obligations and commitments including, but not limited to, non-discrimination, equality and rule of law. Tanzania’s commitments also include Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 to ‘promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels’ (Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) and SDG 5. Other such instruments include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 (UDHR), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966 (ICCPR), International Covenant of Social and Economic Rights of 1966 (ICESCR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 1981 (CEDAW), Africa Union Agenda 2063 aspiration for an Africa of good governance, democracy, and respect for human rights, justice and the rule of Law (African Union Agenda 2063) and The African Charter on Human and Peoples rights of 1981 and the additional Protocol on the Rights of Women of 2003.

JOB DETAILS:

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of the Consultancy
Under the overall guidance of the Head of Leadership, Political Participation and Governance UN Women, the consultant will achieve the below objectives:
Conduct a gender analysis, including barriers and gaps in women’s access to justice under customary law frameworks and traditional justice systems
Identify customary modes of solving dispute - (types of customary law and traditional mechanisms) - structure, procedures, remedies and their enforcement including case studies of specific cases which have been resolved.
The areas covered by this study should include, but are not necessarily limited to, marriage and divorce law, inheritance law and approaches to tackling VAW within customary justice systems.
Supply clear and detailed findings and conclusions which will inform the development of policies and guidelines in this area.
Develop detailed recommendations for reform from the results of the study that will be provided to the appropriate stakeholders.

Required Skills and Experience

EDUCATION:
Master’s degree in Law, Social Sciences, Gender/Women’s Studies, Political Science or any other relevant field.

EXPERIENCE:

  • At least 5 years of proven experience of working on analyzing customary justice systems and common law systems from a gender perspective;
  • Demonstrated interest in the field of gender equality and women’s rights;
    Track record of producing timely and high quality written reports and a proven background and experience at the national and/or international level of research or academic experience in the field of women’s rights and gender equality;
  • Working experience with international organizations is strong advantage.
  • Good analytical and communication skills with a high level of proficiency in both written and oral English;

EXCELLENT DOMAIN OF SWAHILI IS REQUIRED.

  • Language Requirements:Fluency in English and Swahili is required.
  • Submission of application & criteria for selection

Interested national consultant need to submit the following documentation in support of their application:

One cover letter: Explaining why the candidate is the most suitable for the work;
Proposed approach and envisioned work plan;
UN Women Personal History Form (P11), which can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment  ;

The Consultancy costs including all travel costs.

Job application procedure
Click here to apply https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=82084 

Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisations jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 30th November 2018
Duty Station: Tanzania
Posted: 23-11-2018
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 23-11-2018
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 23-11-2065
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