National Coordinator Consultant – West and North Africa Hub 

Project start date: December 18, 2023

Project duration: 5 months

Work Location: Sierra Leone, Cameroon

Type of contract: Consultant

Direct contact: Project Manager, West & Northern Africa (WNA)

 

 

 

Context
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team United States, Inc. (HOT) applies the principles of open source and free data sharing for humanitarian response and economic development. Founded in the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, stakeholders and organizations recognized the need for accurate and accessible maps to facilitate humanitarian response and the potential for international development interventions. Since then, HOT has used its network of tens of thousands of volunteers to contribute to OpenStreetMap, the free and participatory mapping of the world. HOT’s network and tools allow everyone, local or international, to have an impact by putting places on the map.

The West and Northern Africa Hub (WNAH) is a branch of HOT that covers 24 countries in the region with the mission of making open data and free software a decision-making tool for community-driven development. WNAH works with humanitarian organizations, governments, civil society, private operators, institutions and other actors to use OpenStreetMap (OSM) tools; Data collection, spatial analysis and cutting-edge cartographic production are the essential tools that the Hub will promote for socio-economic decision-making.
We want to be closer to communities so that data and maps can be an analysis and decision-making tool to improve people’s lives through a regional approach, helping local communities use data, tools and open source mapping software, we are committed to contributing to community development by improving their livelihoods.

 

 

Project
Project to strengthen women’s resilience to disasters

Disasters have a disproportionate impact on women and girls, who are often more vulnerable due to social and economic inequalities. Worldwide, women make up 52% ​​of the population, but suffer more than 70% of disaster deaths. Additionally, women are more likely to be displaced by disasters, experience violence and exploitation, and face barriers to accessing essential services.
There are several reasons why women and girls are more vulnerable to disasters. We have among others:

• The roles and responsibilities of men and women: Women are often responsible for childcare and household chores, which can limit their ability to evacuate or anticipate disaster.
• Lack of access to resources and information: Women may not have access to the same resources and information as men, such as early warning systems and disaster preparedness plans.
• Social and cultural norms: In many cultures, women are expected to be submissive and deferential to men, making it difficult to assert their needs and priorities in disaster situations.

The consequences of disasters for women and girls can be devastating. They can lose their homes, their livelihoods and their loved ones. They can also suffer physical and psychological trauma. More must be done to address the impacts of disasters on men and women. This project aims to contribute significantly to this effort by promoting gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation initiatives.

 

 

The project’s objectives:

• Provide women’s groups with additional portfolios to strengthen their resilience to disasters.
• Map and analyze women’s groups/organizations to tailor training materials to their needs.
• Develop strategies and recommendations to improve the resilience and empowerment of women and children in the face of disasters.
• Strengthen the capacities of 20 women’s groups in two project pilot countries (Cameroon and Sierra Leone) using a train-the-trainer approach.
• Provide micro-grants to four women’s groups to train a mass of women and girls and conduct remote mapping activities in their respective communities.
• Support women’s groups with technical skills and tools to promote open tools and data in their organizations.
• Co-develop and organize campaigns to promote women’s involvement in disaster preparedness, awareness and response to disasters in their communities.
• Organize workshops bringing together women’s groups, stakeholders and national actors and share knowledge and resources necessary for the effective empowerment of women.

3.Scope of application
Responsibilities:
As part of his duties, the local coordinator must assume the following responsibilities:

• Serve as a resource person for the project at the national level and engage with stakeholders and project partners on implementation.
• Coordinate the identification and recruitment of women’s groups for capacity building.
• Supervise the completion of the needs assessment of women’s groups.
• With the help of the project manager, execute the project in its entirety.
• Develop training materials on disaster preparedness, awareness and response to form a dossier for training 10 groups of women.
• Gather training materials and related resources and share them with the project manager to add them to the training materials repository.
• Lead capacity building of women’s groups in disaster risk reduction. This includes providing training on disaster preparedness, early warning systems and emergency response procedures.
• Support micro-grants (2 women’s organizations) and co-facilitate disaster preparedness, early warning systems and emergency response training during micro-grant activities.
• Provide technical support to microgrant recipients to expand disaster training and participatory mapping to other women’s groups.
• Write a blog post on the project impact at the end of project activities.
  Coordinate, recruit participants and co-facilitate knowledge sharing workshops.
• Submit monthly progress reports to the project manager.
• Support the production of visual content for communication (photos, videos, quotes, etc.).
• Submit the final report

Project results:

• 10 groups of women identified
• 20 women (2 per group) trained in disaster resilience and the use of open and participatory (cartographic) data
• 2 groups of women identified and prepared for micro-grant activities
• 2 micro-grants distributed and implemented
• 50 women trained in disaster preparedness and response, as well as open and participatory mapping methodology and tools.

4.Application Requirements
Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Master 2 or Master’s degree in disaster risk management, adaptation to climate change or a related or equivalent field.
• At least three years of experience in disaster risk reduction.
• Experience in organizing training and workshops related to disaster response.
• Passionate about open data and disaster mapping.
• Have good working relationships with national stakeholders.
• OpenStreetMap skills are an advantage.
• Ability to read, write and speak (professionally) English (Sierra Leone); English and French (Cameroon)
• Demonstrate that you have worked on related projects within the last two years.
• Have a good network with women’s organizations in the targeted countries.
• Demonstrate self-motivation and strive for continuous improvement.
• Be able to submit technical and narrative reports as quickly as possible.

5. Timetable and expected results

Deliverables:

Making contact and examining project documents, receipt of the first mission order
(December 23, 2023)

Identify and involve women’s groups
Involve key stakeholders and keep them informed of project activities
Conduct project updates with women’s groups
Assess capacity building needs
Collect contact details of designated representatives for training
Develop disaster management training materials and validate them with the WNAH team
Support the organization of logistics for training in the country
Submit a monthly activity report
(January 31, 2024)

Lead disaster management training during the training week
Support microgrant application, selection and award processes.
Submit monthly activity report
February 28, 2024
Support and coordinate activities of grant recipients
Co-facilitate training of micro-grant recipients and engagements of women’s organizations
Lead monthly reporting of women’s groups on micro-grants
(March 30, 2024)

Support and coordinate micro-grantee activities
Co-organize the final project workshop by inviting and coordinating national participation
Develop and submit the final project report on national activities
Support communication activities (interviews, blog posts)
(April 30, 2024)

How to apply

• Send your CV to programs.wna@hotosm.org
• Answer the questions:
  • Describe your portfolio in the field of disaster management, your roles and the projects you have supported.
  • Can you describe an experience where you had to train a group of women in gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction?
  • Describe an experience where you used open data as part of a disaster risk reduction project.
  • Describe your engagement with national stakeholders, women’s groups and environmental, disaster and emergency response teams, and indicate how you plan to keep them informed and invite them to the workshop. closure of the project.

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