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Experiences and attributes needed to successfully live into the role:

1. Background
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) is the largest global network for advancing research on violence against women (VAW), violence against children (VAC) and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality. The SVRI brings together a diverse group of actors aiming to achieve a world free of violence against women and violence against children through ensuring innovative responses and prevention programmes are informed by and build on existing evidence, with a focus on low and middle-income countries.

Our Principles
We strive to always ensure that our actions, partnerships, and work are feminist-centred, rights-based, innovative, collaborative, equitable and held to the highest ethical standards. We are intentional in centering self and collective care and kindness in our organisation and the field. Our principles are operationalised in our organisational principles and policies including our Feminist Grant-making Guidelines, Feminist Monitoring and Learning Model and SVRI’s Code of Conduct.

2. Purpose of the Engagement
The SVRI seeks to appoint an independent, suitably qualified audit firm to conduct its annual external audits in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA) 700, including expressing an opinion on whether the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and performance of SVRI NPC for the fiscal years ending 28 February 2026 to 28 February 2030.  The auditors should assess the organisation’s compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act and other applicable regulatory authorities e.g. SARS in South Africa.

3. Scope of Work
The auditor’s scope will include, but is not limited to:

Audit of Financial Statements of the SVRI in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium Enterprises (“IFRS for SMEs”) and International Standards on Auditing (“ISA”).
The audit will also include, where relevant, Agreed Upon Procedures that will be guided by our donors’ guidelines, scope and requirements.
4. Deliverables & Timelines
Audited Financial Statements with auditor’s opinion as per ISA 700.
Report to Management and Those Charged with Governance with recommendations.
Management representation letter.
Where Agreed Upon Procedures (AUPs) are concerned, reports in relation to the procedures in line with donor requirements.
Be available to present the audit outcomes to the Board.
Closing meeting to discuss results and actions plans.

IIED’s Gender Justice Network is compiling a roster of gender experts to tap into knowledge and expertise across different contexts. This roster will help us identify the right expertise to advise, contribute to initiatives and collaborate on research projects that advance gender justice. If you have experience in gender equality, social inclusion and related areas, we’d love to add you to this roster and be able to draw upon your expertise where possible.

We are seeking to build a broad roster, covering a range of areas related to gender justice, to be able to draw on expertise in different situations. Potential areas include: 

We request that you provide some background on your expertise in the questions below to help us identify who to contact for specific cases.

CTG overview
CTG was established in 2006, almost 20 years ago, in Afghanistan. We currently operate in 35 countries and have approximately 11,500 staff members committed to good!But do you know who we are? And what do we do?We provide tailored Human Resources and Staffing Solutions that support critical global initiatives across Humanitarian and Development sectors, and are now strategically foraying into new industries, including Construction, Energy, and IT, with a focus on high-risk regions.

Overview of position
This roster supports diverse partners including governments, UN agencies & local NGOs, to strengthen GBV prevention & response systems for humanitarian, development projects in fragile contexts. Lead GBV prevention & response programs, ensuring quality case management, capacity building & inter agency coordination for CTG’s partners.
Deploy rapidly to support:
Humanitarian crises (GBV case management, cluster coordination).
Development programs (policy reform, national action plans & prevention strategies).
Local capacity building (community / government / NGO training).

Role objectives
Technical leadership & program design:
Oversee GBV case management (IASC guidelines & GBVIMS).
Design prevention strategies (community mobilization & policy advocacy).Develop monitoring tools per WHO ethical standards.
Capacity building & supervision:Train government partners (police, judges & health workers).Provide technical mentorship to junior staff on ethical & survivor centred GBV case management.
Organize & lead case conferences to align multi sectoral responses for survivors.Coordination & advocacy:Represent GBV in protection clusters & sectoral meetings.
Strengthen health legal psychosocial referral pathways.
Mainstream GBV into WASH / cash programs.
Systems strengthening:Advise on national GBV policies & protocols.
Reporting & compliance:Ensure confidential case management & donor reporting.
Project reporting | This role reports to the line manager.

Qualifications
Master's in gender studies, social work, public health or a related field (essential).
Minimum of 5 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience in GBV programming (humanitarian settings) experience (essential).
Minimum of 5 year/s of experience in Worldwide (essential).
Master’s in gender studies, social work, public health or a related field.5+ years in GBV programming (humanitarian settings).
Technical expertise in GBV case management (supervisory role), 
GBVIMS or Primero proficiency & PSEA policy implementation is required.
Must be fluent in English & fluency in French or Arabic or Spanish is desired.
Experience with cash based GBV interventions.
Knowledge of GBV in displacement settings (IDP / refugee camps).