The assignment aims at provision of regular technical consultations to UNFPA GBV team on facilitating the work in the establishment of an effective ‘essential service network’ in target communities. Particularly the National Consultant will:

• Analyse the existing service provision mechanisms and GBV specialised services in target communities, identify priority areas for UNFPA support to municipal GBV specialised services to ensure access of GBV survivors and people at risk to quality specialised assistance.
• Support development and instutialisation of PSS mobile teams network, including provision of expert advice and assistance in SOP review, referral pathways card development and reporting mechanism establishment.
• Advocate for the establishment of services (safe spaces for women and girls, psychosocial support mobile teams, psychosocial counselling points, daycare centres) and their integration into referral mechanisms at the community level.
• Support development of GBV case management system at the community and national level, ensuring the sound engagement of relevant services (general and specialised) and coordination of their response. This will imply assessing the existing setup for GBV case management as part of UNFPA GBV programming via monitoring visits, consultations with relevant stakeholders and preparing an assessment report along with a recommendations package for its further incorporation into the system of GBV specialised services in line with Ukrainian legislation.  The assessment needs to be aligned with the Ministry of Social Policy planning for national case management for GBV cases system, including when/as applicable assessment of available policies and legislation, operational and technical opportunities of social services to provide case management assistance to GBV survivors and provide recommendations in enhancement of the system, approach and monitoring evaluation.
• Monitor operation of ‘essential service network’, identify solutions to maximise the effectiveness of network operation at the community level and ensure their implementation in cooperation with communities authorities.
• Prepare recommendations for strengthening multisectoral coordination of GBV response and prevention at the community level per request in selected communities (up to 15).
• Advice UNFPA on optimal ways for deployment and effective operation of ‘essential service network’ at the community level, including as part of the transition to the post-war development phase.
• Analyze and report on effectiveness of UNFPA humanitarian interventions to enhance GBV specialized services in communities and capacity building activities for service providers in 2022-2025 years.
• Provide recommendations and expert comments in terms of institualization and sustainability of PSS mobile teams as well as strengthening of monitoring and evaluation of municipal PSS mobile teams work.
• Provide expert assistance to UNFPA and the Ministry of Social Policy in part of systematizing of formal reporting mechanism of GBV service operation and service provision.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA country office management.

The National Consultant will be required to make regular inputs to the UNFPA dashboard on the progress of ‘essential service networks’ deployment at the community level, keeping evidence-supported notes for every of the target communities according to the programmatic needs.