With support from UNFPA, through the Joint Programme of the Resident Coordinators (RCs) in Sudan and South Sudan “Promoting Spaces for Conflict Prevention and Reduced Vulnerability in Abyei through Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Service Provision”, ACEA South Sudan has been supporting communities in Abyei by delivering comprehensive SRH and GBV interventions across Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs), Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs), and Women and Girls Friendly Spaces (WGFS). ACEA South Sudan aims to improve the technical competence of clinical service providers in survivor-centred care to promote quality clinical care for GBV survivors in the Abyei Administrative Area, in line with the GBV Minimum Standards, WHO clinical and policy guidelines for responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women (2013), and national Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) protocols. ACEA South Sudan also aims to support facilities to meet WHO minimum requirements for providing quality clinical care for survivors of rape and intimate partner violence (IPV).
To address these needs, ACEA South Sudan is seeking a qualified, certified CMR Consultant/Facilitator to design, adapt, and deliver a comprehensive CMR Training and Coaching program for front line health workers. This consultancy is expected to provide quality training covering the following key issues:
First Line Support: First-line clinical support for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors focusing on empathetic, survivor-centered care using the existing framework.
Clinical Support: In-depth skills on physical examination procedures, administration of context-specific CMR drug regimens, and proper completion of standardized CMR medical/history intake forms.
Adaptations for specific Groups: Specific protocols for obtaining informed consent/assent and adapting communication approaches (modifications) when providing survivor-centered care to survivors living with disabilities (PwDs), child and adolescent survivors.
Medico-Legal Pressures: Navigating complex local dynamics such as traditional and cultural systems with medical confidentiality, survivor safety, and healthcare worker protection against backlash and practices that aren’t survivor-centered.
Operational Constraints: Overcoming challenges associated with low-resource settings and ensuring that training curricula, role-plays, and job aids are culturally and linguistically adapted for the Abyei Administrative Area context for maximum retention.
Developing GBV Protocols for Healthcare Facilities: Including informed consent, GBV information management, referral procedures, etc. Only a few facilities will be positioned to provide CMR services; the workshop
convenes different cadres and provides an opportunity to collaboratively develop GBV protocols.
The in-person training is expected to be undertaken over 3 days in the Abyei Administrative Area, with curriculum and content preparations done in advance.