SEAGBVPP Expert Panel of Consultants
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Cowater International
Remote (local)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Consultancy
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Deadline: 20/12/2025
- Location: East, South and Southeast Asia
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The Southeast Asia Gender Based Violence Prevention Platform ("the Platform") is a regionally led, Australian-funded initiative that aims to address the need and demand for increased investment in, and coordination of, gender-based violence (GBV) primary prevention initiatives in the Southeast Asia region. The Platform aims to strengthen locally-led efforts to prevent GBV through evidence-based advocacy, dialogue, policy and programming in Southeast Asia. The Platform is led by a regionally based Secretariat, in collaboration with Cowater International, Social Development Direct and the Equality Institute, which support organisational development and provide technical support.
Objectives
The objective of the Panel is threefold:
a) To expand the Secretariat’s technical capacity in providing targeted support and expertise to grantees, ensuring the delivery of high-quality grant programmes within the allocated time and budget.
b) To strengthen technical capacity of qualified grantees, to ensure high quality, ethical and safe delivery of their proposed projects.
c) To support grant management, including due diligence and financial management.
Scope of Services The service provider are expected to provide services in one or more of the following areas:
A. Practice-based knowledge/ research: research/ study design, implementation and dissemination.
B. Advocacy: strategy development, design of advocacy tools and approaches, and advocacy implementation.
C. Prevention intervention support: formative research, design, implementation and monitoring of projects related to GBV primary prevention.
D. Gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI): GEDSI analysis, mainstreaming GEDSI into programming and prevention interventions, with particular focus on disability and LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
E. Safeguarding: including preventing SEAH, do no harm and other ethical safeguards. F. Grant management, including due diligence and fiduciary assessment, grant financial management, and supporting grantees on ethics within their projects.
General Selection Criteria
• Minimum 8 years of technical advisory/ assistance experience of similar nature, related to the specialisation or the area of expertise. • Experience working with CSOs, WROs, or academicians/ researchers.
• Understanding of ethical and safeguarding considerations for GBV research and prevention programming, including requirements for grants, implementation evaluations. Familiarity with DFAT requirements preferred.
• Experience in mainstreaming GEDSI in GBV prevention programming and/or research
• Working proficiency in spoken and written English is required; proficiency in at least one Southeast Asian language is preferred. Attributes:
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing technical assistance and support grounded in feminist values, where technical advice and support is tailored to the needs and priorities of partners, take a strength-based approach, and where collaboration and relationships are based on mutual learning exchange, respect, and trust.
• Strong engagement skills for working with CSOs and academicians.
• Good interpersonal and facilitation skills, including skills in online and remote engagement.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting organisations in implementing standards for ethics, do no harm, and accountability in GBV prevention.
• Cultural sensitivity and experience working in diverse, international contexts.
The Southeast Asia Gender Based Violence Prevention Platform ("the Platform") is a regionally led, Australian-funded initiative that aims to address the need and demand for increased investment in, and coordination of, gender-based violence (GBV) primary prevention initiatives in the Southeast Asia region. The Platform aims to strengthen locally-led efforts to prevent GBV through evidence-based advocacy, dialogue, policy and programming in Southeast Asia. The Platform is led by a regionally based Secretariat, in collaboration with Cowater International, Social Development Direct and the Equality Institute, which support organisational development and provide technical support.
Objectives
The objective of the Panel is threefold:
a) To expand the Secretariat’s technical capacity in providing targeted support and expertise to grantees, ensuring the delivery of high-quality grant programmes within the allocated time and budget.
b) To strengthen technical capacity of qualified grantees, to ensure high quality, ethical and safe delivery of their proposed projects.
c) To support grant management, including due diligence and financial management.
Scope of Services The service provider are expected to provide services in one or more of the following areas:
A. Practice-based knowledge/ research: research/ study design, implementation and dissemination.
B. Advocacy: strategy development, design of advocacy tools and approaches, and advocacy implementation.
C. Prevention intervention support: formative research, design, implementation and monitoring of projects related to GBV primary prevention.
D. Gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI): GEDSI analysis, mainstreaming GEDSI into programming and prevention interventions, with particular focus on disability and LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
E. Safeguarding: including preventing SEAH, do no harm and other ethical safeguards. F. Grant management, including due diligence and fiduciary assessment, grant financial management, and supporting grantees on ethics within their projects.
General Selection Criteria
• Minimum 8 years of technical advisory/ assistance experience of similar nature, related to the specialisation or the area of expertise. • Experience working with CSOs, WROs, or academicians/ researchers.
• Understanding of ethical and safeguarding considerations for GBV research and prevention programming, including requirements for grants, implementation evaluations. Familiarity with DFAT requirements preferred.
• Experience in mainstreaming GEDSI in GBV prevention programming and/or research
• Working proficiency in spoken and written English is required; proficiency in at least one Southeast Asian language is preferred. Attributes:
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing technical assistance and support grounded in feminist values, where technical advice and support is tailored to the needs and priorities of partners, take a strength-based approach, and where collaboration and relationships are based on mutual learning exchange, respect, and trust.
• Strong engagement skills for working with CSOs and academicians.
• Good interpersonal and facilitation skills, including skills in online and remote engagement.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting organisations in implementing standards for ethics, do no harm, and accountability in GBV prevention.
• Cultural sensitivity and experience working in diverse, international contexts.
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