A. Background
To address the challenges of VAWG, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations have embarked on a new multi-year program- the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative. The Spotlight Initiative aims to support transformative change on the ground to end violence against women and girls and harmful practices in numerous countries globally. The Initiative comes with the highest level of commitment globally and is governed by the UN Deputy Secretary-General and the EU Commission’s vice president.
The Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste will be implemented through five UN agencies (UN Women, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, and ILO) with a focus on addressing intimate partner violence and domestic violence. In addition to the five agencies above, the Programme will collaborate with the International Organization for Migration, the Human Rights Advisor’s Unit, and the World Health Organization.
The Spotlight Initiative’s overall vision in Timor-Leste is that women and girls enjoy their right to a life free of violence within an inclusive and gender-equitable Timor-Leste.
The program, aligned to the Timor-Leste “National Action Plan on Gender-based Violence (2017-2021)” will contribute to the elimination of domestic violence/ intimate partner violence (DV/IPV) by responding to the needs of women and girls and addressing the underlying causes of violence against women and girls using a multi-sectoral and intersectional approach to implement intervention on the following six outcomes areas:
1) Pillar 1: Legislation and Policies
2) Pillar 2: Institutional strengthening
3) Pillar 3: Prevention of violence
4) Pillar 4: Available, accessible, and acceptable, quality services
5) Pillar 5: Quality and reliable data
6) Pillar 6: Supporting women’s movements and relevant civil society organizations
The Programme is grounded on the core principle of leaving no one behind and reaching the furthest behind first. The interventions have been designed to target women and girls most marginalized (rural, poor, with disabilities), at higher risk of intimate partner violence, and groups that face multiple or intersecting forms of discrimination.
To ensure the effective and meaningful impact of the Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste, the Programme will focus on a comprehensive set of actions at the national level, alongside community-based interventions in 3 municipalities (of the country’s 13 municipalities). Based on a preliminary analysis of needs, gaps, and opportunities, from a thematic and geographic lens and consultations with various stakeholders, the Programme will focus its community-level efforts in Ermera, Viqueque, and Bobonaro municipalities.
Against this background, the project is hiring three Gender Specialists based in the Municipal Authority of Ermera, Viqueque, and Bobonaro to provide technical support on mainstreaming gender and the prevention of violence against women girls into the Municipality’s 2021 Action plan. The Gender Specialists will work closely with the Municipal Authorities of Ermera, Viqueque, and Bobonaro on their response and VAWG prevention across the municipality.
The Gender Specialist will also provide support to the Spotlight Initiative-UNDP team to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate the following activities:
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Activity 2.2.1 Municipal strategies aligned with NAP GBV: Based on the work done on identifying the gaps and needs on the local level, supporting the municipalities in incorporating and delivering prevention and response of GBV as part of their annual work plans. Activity 4.2.2 Linking the work of the GWG from the municipal level on the NAP GBV obligations for service provision on a lower level of governance (post-administrative), closer to the survivors. This is a pilot activity linked to municipal coordination activities, supporting the implementation of prioritized actions in the action plan designed at the municipal level. |
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