UN Women: Consultant for Costing Health Services for GBV Survivors to Inform Sustainable Financing Frameworks, Home-based, Indonesia, National Consultant

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Violence against women (VAW) has been recognized as a major public health problem by the World Health Organization. Intimate partners are responsible for the majority of these cases worldwide, making intimate partner violence (IPV) the key area where efforts to eliminate gender based violence should be focused. IPV adds an extra layer of risk for women living with HIV (WLWH). Beyond the fear of stigma and discrimination, the anticipation of abuse from intimate partners discourages WLWH from safely disclosing  their HIV status and hinders access to life-saving care. This study recognizes that survivors face immense difficulty navigating a fragmented service landscape where health and violence interventions are often not integrated. 

While the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has institutionalized protection through Regional Regulation, effective implementation is stalled by a lack of robust financial data. Current challenges include:

• Insurance Exclusion: In some locations , victims are excluded from BPJS coverage once identified as survivors of IPV. 
• Lack of Systematic Data: Even in advanced facilities like RSUD Tarakan, there has historically been no systematic data linking the costs of violence services with HIV and STI risks. 
• Clinical Inconsistencies: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) often fail to explicitly include Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for sexual violence survivors, frequently prioritizing these resources for healthcare workers instead. 

RSUD Tarakan stands as a "best practice" model through its Jamkesjak (Jakarta Health Insurance) financing scheme, which funds services specifically for victims of violence. By integrating the PPT Bunga Tanjung (GBV One-Stop Center) with the Puspa Clinic (HIV One-Stop Center), Tarakan provides a unique environment to study the fiscal requirements of integrated care. This contrasts with other health facilities, which currently rely on independent hospital initiatives or voluntary contributions from staff to cover these costs. 

UN Women and UNDP are commissioning this study to provide the fiscal evidence necessary for Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB). The study aims to translate gender commitments into specific budget line items by focusing on:

• Direct Costs: Determining the unit cost for medical services for injuries caused by GBV.
• Indirect Costs: Estimation of loss of opportunity due to length of treatment and recovery or if there are other services referred by the health service providers.
• Estimation of cost and benefit for the GBV Integrated Services at RSUD Tarakan, DKI Jakarta. 
• Identify a set of recommendations forsustainable financing framework to finance the health services needed for the GBV victims. 

UN Women is seeking a National Consultant to lead this economic evaluation and establish the financial benchmarks required to ensure no survivor is left without care due to a lack of public financing. The consultant will be reporting to HIV Human Rights Gender Officer, and will be supported by Programme Assistant EVAW, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

The consultant will be responsible for the following scope of work:

• Develop an inception report to inform methodology, including information on data sources and collection, sampling, and key indicators; list of stakeholders for data collection; work plan and timeline. 
  • Develop the cost analysis report as the result of the study conducted. 
  • Present preliminary results in a meeting with key stakeholders.
  • Develop the policy brief on recommended financing model for health services for victims of violence.
  • Incorporate feedback from key stakeholders, revise as necessary, and finalize the report

Deliverables

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy. 

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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Functional Competencies:

• Good analytical skills 
• Good knowledge of violence against women 
• Good knowledge in health economic research and publich health issues
• Technical expertise in research

Education and Certification:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Public Policy and health economics or other fields related to this assignment. and other related field is required. 
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least five (5) years with a Master degree or seven (7) years with a bachelor’s degree of professional experience working on health economic research and public health issues is required.
• Extensive experience working on research in health economics and public health issues is required.
• Excellent analytical skills, particularly in issues of gender equality, violence against women, women’s leadership and empowerment in health is an asset.
• Strong writing skills and experience in writing policy briefs, policy analysis, and/or research papers is required.
• Previous professional experience with development agencies and/or the United Nations is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

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