Assessment on the Prevalence of Gender Based Violence for Domestic Workers in Kenya at Oxfam

The Time to Care project intends to design effective strategies to reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence, discrimination, and work-related abuse for domestic workers in public and private spaces. To this end the objective of this consultancy is to:-

• Understand the prevalence of gender-based violence for domestic workers in their world of work.
• Identify the different forms of GBV they experience in their workplaces.
• Identify root causes of GBV for domestic workers to deepen the understanding on why domestic workers are vulnerable to gender-based violence.
• Conduct a review of laws and legislations on Gender Based Violence and to what extent they protect domestic workers in their workplaces.

Establish and recommend strategies in the prevention and management of GBV experienced by domestic workers.

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH

• The consultant(s) should be prepared to use appropriate qualitative and quantitative participatory data collection approaches and techniques that will guarantee quality and ethical compliance. Oxfam expects the consultant(s) leading the assignment to use a gender lens.
• The Research will include the review labor policies of the private sector (Paid Care Work). To do so the research will review policy documents and review government policies that relate to care and work in the private sector. The review will also focus on literature generated by the respective organizations focusing on their care work advocacy and programs/institutions.
• Primary Data Collection: The assignment will involve the development of a structured series of surveys, Key Informant Interviews/ Expert Consultations and other information gathering techniques that will be used in parallel to triangulate the data. The consultants will apply the “Do No Harm” approach for primary data collection to ensure the protection and safety of the respondents.

Data collection and Instruments: The identified consultant will develop relevant data collection tools and identify appropriate means of collecting the data which will be discussed and agreed upon with Oxfam prior to the data collection exercise.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• The consultant will put in place measures to ensure data collection adheres to all necessary ethics and guidelines provided by local laws on data protection and ‘Do no Harm’ standards, Oxfam safe programming and feminist principles.

KEY ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES

• The assignment will start upon signing of the contract between Oxfam and the successful consultant(s) or an otherwise agreed upon date. The exact due dates for all deliverables will be finalized with Oxfam prior to submitting the inception report, so long as the dates continue to fall within the broad start and finish dates of the consultancy.
• Oxfam envisions the review as a collaborative undertaking between itself, partner staff in Kenya and the successful consultant(s). We expect that the selected consultant(s) will engage with and provide feedback on a continual basis. On our part, we commit to collaborating with the selected individual/team and to providing sufficient time for a back-and-forth approach.

Key Activities / Deliverables

Timeline

Start date of contract

Inception phase

• Inception report on the execution of the assignment within 5 days of the commencement of the consultancy; setting out how they will approach the assignment, List of stakeholders to be engaged, secondary data sources for review, proposed methodology and timetable and data collection tool, including draft discussion guide for collection of field-level data in the selected counties.

5 days

3 days for review by Oxfam

Data collection and Analysis

• Conduct Surveys
• Conduct Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions in liaison with implementing partners.
• Analysis of existing policies and legislations on GBV and domestic workers’ rights

15 days

Draft report

• Submit zero draft of the report for review

5 days

Final report

• Submit final report of the report incorporating feedback from the review team

Oxfam will provide feedback on the draft report within 7 days.

Final Report within 5 days of receiving feedback

Inception Report

The inception phase will begin with a thorough desk review of existing project documents and current research on care work >. Based on this analysis, the inception report will include:

• List of potential respondents for data collection
• Roles and responsibilities of team members executing the work,
• Proposed methodology.
• Data collection tools
• Budget,
• Workplan
• A proposed schedule of meetings with key Oxfam staff to check progress and provide updates throughout all phases of the work, and

Data collection can only begin after Oxfam approves the inception report.

Final Report

The final report will provide an analysis of care policies/frameworks, Private sector stakeholders mapped out and the recommendations. The report shall provide clear documentation and findings, focusing on:

• Executive summary (2-3 pages)
• Introduction
• Purpose and objectives
• Methodology
• Findings
• Conclusion and recommendations

Annexes to the Final Report

The final report shall also include a number of annexes, which will provide context to the report’s findings and recommendations. Suggested annexes include:

• Terms of Reference for the final review.
• Final review inception report.
• Data collection tools,
• List of individuals and stakeholder groups consulted.
• List of supporting documentation reviewed.
• All raw data (transcripts from In-depth Interviews, should be submitted to Oxfam in Kenya Offices in Nairobi for reference and future use.

PROFILE OF THE CONSULTANCY TEAM

The consultancy can include different team members. Key competencies of the team include:

• Advanced university degree (MA) in Education, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, or related field
• At least 5 years of expertise in undertaking quantitative and qualitative research in the area of gender- based violence at the workplace.
• Good understanding of policies and frameworks regulating Care work.
• Experience on approaches of conducting stakeholder mapping and analysis.
• Experience utilizing feminist MEAL principles and practices.
• Ability to facilitate and relate to stakeholders at multiple levels and in diverse contexts.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills in English
• Experience in undertaking a stakeholder mapping.
• Strong analytical, communication and report writing skills evidenced by at least 3 pieces of research/documents.
• Good spoken and written communication skills in Kiswahili and English.