Day: August 5, 2021

1. Background

South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) is a duly registered non-profit organization in Nigeria, with a primary focus on equipping women youth and children with the social, health, economic, educational and political skills needed to survive and compete favourably in a vastly changing and urbanizing sub-Saharan Africa.

South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) has been at the forefront of the response to reduce Gender-Based Violence (GBV) at the community level through its flagship program – The Sister Guardian Initiative (SGI). The SGI puts women at the forefront of GBV interventions by building the capacity of women drawn from existing religious and socio-cultural associations within the community to provide GBV services and advocate against its practice within their community.

SGI is being implemented in 17 communities spread across Enugu and Anambra States and currently plans to expand to an additional 5 communities in Enugu state. This consultancy is designed to facilitate the expansion strategy of the project by mapping GBV prevalence in Enugu State.

2. Objective of the assignment

The main objective of this assignment is to map the GBV prevalence in Enugu State through the following:

1. Document the law enforcement reporting and policing processes for GBV with an aim to identifying the gaps and challenges

2. Document reported GBV cases across all 40 divisions of the Enugu State Police Command.

3. Produce a report and PowerPoint with infographics that document the findings

4. Present the findings in research results and lessons learned dissemination activities

3. Timing, duration and location

This is a research consultancy with a timeframe of 6 weeks. The precise timing is to be discussed and agreed upon with the consultants respectively.

Research: September – October 2021

The research will be conducted across the 40 divisions of the Enugu State police command

4. Methodology

Consultants should as part of their application provide a summary of their research methodology

5. Deliverables

The consultants are required to deliver the following:

• Research methodologies and tools
• Qualitative and quantitative data collected
• Final report

All deliverables are to be presented to SSDO for approval before implementation. All rules and regulations should be strictly applied to all outputs.

6. Key documents and sources of information to be consulted

• Standard Operating Procedures
• Case reports
• Summary reports
• Other relevant documents
• Additional documents to be identified during the research

7. Required skills and experience

The Consultant should have

• Advanced degree in social sciences, preferably PhD in sociology, demography, political science, or comparable work experience
• Advanced knowledge of qualitative research methods, data collection, and data analysis techniques;
• Experience researching on GBV
• Demonstrable experience and network within Enugu State Police command;
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods;
• Excellent analytical skills;

8. Contact details

For more details, or to submit your expression of interest, please send an ‘Expression of Interest’ letter indicating your current rate, along with an up-to-date CV to the email – hr@southsaharan.org

9. Deadline for Applications

All applications should be submitted on or before the 15^th of August 2020.