Sudan’s ongoing crisis has increased GBV risks and disrupted services, and UNFPA’s “Voices from Sudan 2.0” will generate rapid, ethical insights on GBV trends, service access, community perceptions, and gaps to inform humanitarian response, implemented by a national consultant in partnership with CVAW for government liaison and with the GBV AoR for technical guidance and quality assurance.
Responsibilities:
Hold inception meetings with UNFPA GBV team, CVAW focal points, and GBV AoR.
Review existing materials (previous Voices from Sudan report(s), HNO/HRP, 4/5Ws, GBVIMS+ in available states, GBV and PSEA SOPs, service mapping, safety audits).
Develop an Inception Report including refined objectives; sampling frame; site selection rationale; risk analysis & mitigation; detailed methodology; ethical safeguards; data management plan; workplan & timeline; and a stakeholder engagement/coordination plan with CVAW.
Adapt the existing Voices from Sudan 1.0 Arabic data collection tools (FGD/KII guides, consent scripts) for the 2.0 round; translate to English for review.
Integrate survivor-centred, do-no-harm, and PSEA principles.
Secure CVAW endorsement/letter(s) and any required ethical/administrative clearances.
Propose and help onboard up to 6 facilitators/note-takers (gender-balanced where feasible; Arabic/Sudanese dialects; safeguarding vetted).
Deliver a day training on GBV basics, ethics, trauma-informed interviewing, referral pathways, safe sampling, confidentiality, and incident reporting/PSEA.
Pilot the adapted tools and refine.
Implement ~24–30 FGDs (6–8 participants each, stratified by age/sex/displacement status as context allows) and ~30–40 KIIs (service providers, community leaders, youth, women’s groups, DPOs, health workers, case managers, where relevant).
Ensure real-time risk monitoring, in person modalities wherever safe, and immediate referrals using verified service directories.
Maintain secure, anonymized transcripts/notes and metadata logs.
Requirements:
At least 5–7 years of experience in GBV research/programming in Sudan or similar contexts.
Strong qualitative research and facilitation experience.
Proven track record in ethical GBV data collection.
Fluency in Arabic and English. Demonstrable experience in writing reports of a high level in English. Familiarity with CVAW, GBV AoR, and humanitarian coordination structures.
