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Florence Nassali
GBV Expert
Kampala
Summary
Gender equality, Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention, response & Coordination, PSEAH, Women Protection and Empowerment Expert with approximately 14 years in the field. Holds practical hands-on experience with Women and girls focused, GBV and Gender inclusive programming in Uganda, South Sudan, the UK and Syria. Also, a Research experience utilizing Formative studies and Participatory Action methodologies with women and girls. A Thomson Reuters Human Rights Scholar (London,2017) with a UK Post graduate qualification centering on delivering relevant humanitarian response with a focus on utilizing comprehensive protection analyses in disaster affected and conflict prone locations including competency in provision of psycho social support programs with linkages to MHPSS support to GBV survivors. With proven working knowledge of the GBV minimum standards, IASC GBV Guidelines, GBVIMS, GBV SOPs, GBV Coordinator’s Handbook, caring for child Survivors/Working with Survivors Training Tools, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNHCR and WHO Recommendations.
Overview
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Work History
UN Women Roaster Member
UN WOMEN
Consultancy: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women 2023 call: Project Concepts Technical Reviewer
- Review, assess and score submitted Proposal concepts on ending Violence Against Women and Girls to check for technical alignment with the UN Trust Fund three Programme areas of the 2021-2025 strategy (Improving access for women and girls to essential, safe and adequate multi-sectoral services to end violence against women and girls;2
- Improving prevention of violence against women and girls through changes in knowledge, attitudes and practices; and 3
- Increasing effectiveness of legislation, policies, national action plans and accountability systems to prevent and end violence against women and girls).
GBV AOR Working Group Coordinator: Northeast Syria_Relief International Hosting (June 2023 to Date)
Relief International
06.2023 - Current
- In close collaboration with UNFPA Whole of Syria GBV technical leads, NES Forum Inter sector group and Protection Working Group Partners, Lead appropriate coordination with GBV actors, Women led Organizations Focal points as well as all humanitarian partners through humanitarian coordination mechanisms, including maintaining and expanding contacts with key sector stakeholders (e.g
- ISWG, NES Forum), and convening regular meetings
- Develop mechanisms to eliminate duplication of GBV service delivery by coordinating activities between NES GBV SWG members, through organizing monthly meetings; developing service mapping and referral pathways and tracking of activities; enabling and moderating
- Lead the development and roll out of GBV SWG’s tools such as Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs), work plan, technical guidance: promote and adopt standardized methods and tools, as well as their update as needed
- Regularly coordinate activities with the NES Forum ISWG and non-GBV sector leads to avoid duplication and strengthen GBV risk mitigation through sharing of timely information about risks and opportunities for mitigation, developing risk mitigation action plans and supporting capacity building needs
- Prepare needs assessments and analysis of gaps (across and within sectors, using information management tools as needed) to inform the setting of priorities making sure they are reflected in the NES GBV SWG Workplan and shared with all relevant stakeholders
- Foster GBV data collection processes and analysis (i.e joint assessments) at hub level on GBV needs, gaps and response, always contributing to existing Whole of Syria systems and update of service mappings, 5 WS and referral pathway mechanisms
- Achievements to date Supported the design, review, analysis, and final adoption by GBV partners of the GBV Case Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Northeast Syria Rolled out capacity building trainings to 75 actors from different organisations (INGOs, local partners and community focal points) on the GBV minimum standards, Core concepts and safe referrals and Disclosures
- Supported the design of the Whole of Syria Protection and GBV strategies including the reviews to harmonise and aggregate the Severity and PINs (Population in Need) for Syria including GBV severity scales across sub districts Designed the contingency plan for the GBV sub sector for Northern Syria following instabilities in Der eiz Zor districts, Aleppo and Hassakeh in close collaboration with Protection, and GBV leads at Whole of Syria level Supported the review with GBV partners and migration to the new HRP hybrid costing methodologies including the technical review of the research tools and methodologies to inform the HNO and Voices from Syria report in collaboration with Whole of Syria UNFPA Leads
Senior Manager; Women’s Protection & Empowerment (WPE) International Rescue Committee (IRC in Northeast Syria; (Integrated Protection _ operating in 12 locations including refugees IDPs and informal settlements within 3 governates namely, Al Hassakeh, De eir Zor and Raqqa)
08.2021 - 05.2023
- Lead quality Women’ Protection and Empowerment(WPE) and GBV program implementation and ensure IRC’s response is meeting acute and emerging needs of the affected women and girls and is complementary to ongoing protection and child protection activities within the Integrated Protection team
- Provide technical support to GBV and protection teams and quality oversight during implementation of the program including case management services, psychosocial support, emergency GBV mobile teams, and community based GBV prevention and response in line with GBV guiding principles
- Lead WPE teams in conducting rapid GBV needs assessments in coordination with the protection monitoring team, produce reports and recommendations from findings
- Support regular analysis of program and service delivery data to identify GBV, Child Protection and Protection risks, trends and gaps in Integrated Protection spaces and identify and propose appropriate responses
- Ensure that monitoring and evaluation reports are made useful to the WPE staff and contribute to learning
- Coach, train, and mentor the WPE Managers and Senior Program Officers with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team, and providing professional development guidance
- With support from the Integrated Protection Coordinator oversee the capacity building of local NGO to start the delivery of GBV activities Contribute to and support the development of the WPE program strategic direction and provide evidence-based input in the development of new proposals
- Staff Management and Capacity Building; develop training and capacity building plans for the WPE Manager to use with his/her staff to improve capacity building skills for GBV prevention and response, and in using M&E systems and tools
- Coordination role with other GBV AoR cluster members_ Co-Lead the NES GBV case management taskforce
- Key Achievements to date Designed the roll out and mapping of Women led organizations in Northeast Syria to inform the partnership strategy and for capacity strengthening and support Designed the roadmap for piloting and adopting the GBVIMS information Management system for Northeast Syria suitability and the IRC including the capacity building plan for partners and the IRC GBV staff Led on strengthening GBV case management supervision and support for case managers and case workers through trainings and mentorship sessions which has improved documentation and utilisation of the reporting tools
- Designed the GBV staff capacity building plan including the training themes and materials for 65 GBV staff Co- Chair of monthly NES GBV AOR Case management taskforce meetings and Part of the GBV Case management task force hub for Northeast Syria and proactively making contributions to the revision of SOPs and ISPs as well as guiding other actors on the GBV ethics and guiding principles Designed the adaptation of Adolescent girls’ life skilling curriculum (GIRL SHINE) for IRC in North East Syria Made contributions to and co-developed the current Integrated Protection strategy including the GBV strategy for IRC in Northeast Syria In close collaboration with the MEAL leads, streamlined the reporting tools for GBV Project indicators as well as reviewing suitable outcome indicators for adoption in technical proposals.
Deputy WPE Coordinator_ Women’s Protection and Empowerment, International Rescue Committee, Uganda country Program (Overseeing UNHCR, BPRM and UNFPA projects in WestNile refugee and hosting communities (Bidibidi refugee settlement, Rhino settlement, Imvepi settlement) and Northern Uganda (Lamwo refugee settlement)
05.2018 - 07.2021
- In collaboration with WPE/GBV Coordinator and GBV managers, oversee the quality of design, monitoring and evaluation of WPE/GBV programming, with an emphasis on ensuring consolidation of emergency program scale up in alignment with IRC’s best practices
- Lead the GBV managers in the development of program monitoring tools and contextualization of IRC technical training materials as needed Provide ongoing supervision and technical advice to GBV Managers to ensure quality GBV Programs and life skills activities for women and girls at the safe spaces Develop reporting tools/templates to guide GBV assessments and evidence-based programming Represent the IRC at various SGBV/protection coordination meetings, co-initiate bilateral meetings to resolve GBV operational conflicts and streamline activities implementation with partners at UNHCR and OPM Arua offices as well as resolving work related conflicts contributing to smooth activities implementation
- With support from UNHCR,UNFPA AND OPM SGBV focal persons, lead the coordination of SGBV activities in Bidibidi, Rhino ,Imvepi and Omugo refugee settlements and local governments as well as the consolidation of monthly statistics for the SGBV sub working group with protection partners including CARE, World Vision, Save the Children, TPO, War child Canada and Child Voice
- Budgets management: support program Managers and WPE teams to consistently use program tools for realistic resource use and budgets spending within the scheduled time Consolidate donor relationships with UNHCR, BPRM and ECHO through motivating WPE teams to meet activity and reporting deadlines, adhere to guidelines in the IRC Way and leading on donor field visits in Imvepi, Omugo and Bidibidi Conduct Performance Monitoring Evaluation assessments for WPE Managers and supported WPE teams through the process in close collaboration with HR Provide ongoing supervision and technical advice to GBV Managers to ensure quality GBV programming Strategically guide the WPE Uganda program staff to implement the IRC2020 Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for Uganda, including program alignment with relevant theories of change and periodic inputs Key Achievements in this role Co-developed proposals and strategies for 18 fully funded GBV projects;8 UNHCR Projects; 5 BPRM projects; 2 UNFPA projects; 1 ECHO project; 1 Irish Aid Project (for current Zombo Emergency Response); 1 SV Project, 1 World bank GBV/VAC Project
- Led and supported the recruitment of 50 GBV program staff to date (with 9 being Program Managers)
- Currently provide direct technical support to 5 GBV Program Managers From November 2018 to March 2019; provided cover for the WPE Coordinator role and led the expansion of GBV programming in 4 new field sites
- Regularly provide cover for this role in the absence of the Technical Coordinator
- Provided strategic leadership for WPE programming in West Nile locations while consolidating key donor relations and steering the GBV technical working group activities
- Rolled out the WPE Covid 19 adaptation strategy for Bidibidi Refugee settlement in consultation with the TU,TC ,Donor focal persons and WPE team With UNHCR GBV Leads, co designed the GBV action roadmap for Bidibidi refugee settlement Supported the roll out of the BPRM funded Listen Up project in the field and the building of the women at work spaces with other humanitarian actors including the PSEA taskforce for Bidividi settlement.
Psycho –Social Support Mentor; champion’s recruitment, and Barking, London.
06.2016 - 04.2018
- Provided psycho-social support mentorship sessions to vulnerable individuals including GBV survivors Advocated for safe care and treatment of survivors of mental health with respect to gender equality Took lead on Supporting and monitoring the social needs of vulnerable individuals and linking them to appropriate health services
- Facilitated the roll out of life skills, such as budgeting and paying bills to build capacity in life skills Coordinated the access of vulnerable individuals to community facilities and be included in community groups through making referrals Collaborated with other professionals, such as doctors and therapists, to ensure consistency of support to GBV and Mental Health Survivors Contributed ideas to the learning curriculum to the physically challenged
Research support officer; the linking Preparedness, Resilience and Response (LPRR) Consortium project; Christian Aid, UK, London, Waterloo.
11.2015 - 05.2016
- Designed program monitoring tools for the LPRR project to use in evaluating emergency response and livelihoods projects in Kenya, Colombia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Congo, while ensuring that GBV programming is streamlined in response and reconstruction
- Prepared monthly and annual reports to share with program manager and other sectoral heads and donors (DFID in this case) Prepared Research tools and methodologies for oversees case studies to monitor the effectiveness of the START consortia disaster response and post-disaster reconstruction projects in Colombia, Pakistan, Kenya, Bangladesh and Congo DRC
- Organised learning workshops for evaluation between consortium members and co-developed a new evaluation tool which was adopted
Protection/GBV Lead; Lasu Refugee settlement, ACROSS South Sudan,Yei.
01.2014 - 08.2015
- Line Manager, for Protection and GBV programming tasked with Projectsdesign, budgeting and proposals preparation for the department Prepared budget forecasts for the protection sector including General protection, GBV, Community services, targeted support to PSNs, child protection and community mobilization Conducted needs assessments to establish prevalent GBV and women protection risks within the settlement and how to mitigate Designed tools for and planned for GBV and child protection awareness campaigns for Lasu refugee camp Developed interventions including, but not limited to, advocacy initiatives for Gender Equality awareness raising, targeted trainings to strengthen SGBV/Child protection, reduce child marriage, improve girl’s education retention in emergency situations, and response based on assessment findings
- 4 community groups were trained in Sexual gender-based violence prevention and child protection management for refugee communities Ensured that the Child Protection Programmes were carried out effectively and efficiently to a high standard of quality, in accordance with UNHCR policies, values and operating principles and those of the government of Uganda Spearheaded the formation of 2 SGBV and 2 Child Protection Committees for Camp Awareness raising were formed each comprising of 7 members which improved communication with the Persons of Concern
- Organized with UNHCR GBV Focal persons, the GBVIMS training to standardize GBV Reporting for staff
Project Administrator; Radio Program, ACROSS South Sudan
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Provided project leadership and managed donor correspondence (DFID, USAID and DCA) Designed project milestones, proposals, and tools for GBV evaluation and monitoring with other sectoral leads Designed and coordinated printing of materials for disseminating GBV awareness messages to cattle keeping communities in Bor and war affected areas in Eastern state Prepared social inclusion messages (particularly GBV advocacy) & jingles for persons with disabilities in partnership with Light for the world Provided logistics support in managing contracts to print literacy skills and GBV training books, purchasing technical equipment, and transporting both, usually from other countries
- Prepared proposals, Reporting and other fundraising tools for projects implementation Developed and updated working database of all ACR Project statistics from activities, reviews, and feedbacks
GBV coordinator, Real Women Uganda & South Sudan
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Coordinated and advocated for Girl’s education, GBV prevention and ending child marriage program strategies and planned with the local governments and national ministry GBV focal persons to address unfavourable gender norms Planned for and managed budget allocations for GBV and ending child marriage campaigns Prepared materials for workshops and trainings that disseminate GBV information Engaged potential partners/stakeholders like government officials and NGO workers in GBV advocacy campaigns and planning workshops Lead Real Women volunteers to plan for annual GBV advocacy campaigns and youth empowerment conferences Organized seminars and workshops for GBV, women education, economic projects, and Reproductive rights (over 100 in attendance for each seminar)
- Initiated the formation of 2 micro saving schemes groups for women comprising of between10-15 women pooling funds together for business initiatives.
Community Facilitator: Africa Social Development & Health Initiatives (ASDHI)
01.2007 - 12.2009
- Part of the technical team that developed the Programme strategy for ASDHI
- This proved successful and as a result the organisation is fully functional with Health, Education and Economic projects targeting the fishing communities in Buikwe and Mukono districts
- Community engagement Focal person Designing fundable projects proposals to relevant donors
- One of these was approved and the donors Developing community HIV Peer groups targeting youth, adolescent girls
Education
MA - Disasters, Adaptation and Development
King’s College London
BA - Social Work & Social Administration
Makerere University
Cert. - Computer Application Skills
Makerere University
Skills
GBV and Protection Coordination
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Nationality: Ugandan
Training
- GBV Core concepts, safe referrals mechanism, UNHCR, 2015
- GBVIMS, UNHCR, 2015
- PSEA Code of conduct and community complaint mechanisms, IRC, UNHCR, 2019
- Male engagement approaches, EMAP, IRC, 2019
- The SASA! Methodology, UNHCR, 2018
- SASA! Together Methodology, Raising Voices, 2020
- Cash & Voucher Assistance and Gender Based Violence, CALP, Women Refugee Commission & CARE International, 2022
- Cash & Voucher Assistance, CALP, 2021
- Introduction to Market-to-market Analysis, IRC, CALP, 2021
- Managing Gender Based Violence in Emergencies, UNFPA, 2022
- The GBV Minimum Standards, IRC, 2020
- Adolescent Girl’s Programming, Girl Shine, 2018
- GBV Case Management, IRC, 2018
- Protection Mainstreaming, GBV Mainstreaming, UNHCR, IRC, 2019
- Gender Equality and Gender Equity, IRC, 2019
- People Manager standards, Compass Harvard Course, IRC, 2019
- Economic and Social empowerment model for VSLA groups and Gender discussion series, IRC, 2018
- Women movement building, BLTG (Building Local Thinking Global) initiatives+ Feminist approaches, 2019
- Clinical Care for Rape and Intimate Partner Violence Survivors, WHO, 2022
- Anti Sexual Harassment, IRC, 2022
- BSAFE, UNDSS, 2023
Accomplishments
Designed and supported the delivery of 50+GBV funded projects to date with UNHCR,UNFPA, UNWOMEN, SIDA, BHA, ECHO,BPRM,SDC,GAC,GFFO,SV,FCDO and private funds
Designed GBV Informational management systems and protocols in 3 support locations/countries namely; South Sudan, Uganda and Syria
Trained and developed 40+ GBV technical leads and specialists to date _ including former reports and staff at Management level plus
Contributed to GBV risk mitigation formative assessments tools and methodologies for data collection for 3 BPRM projects
Contributed to technical reviews and designs of GBV documents informing regional and global practice such as Voices of Syria, HNO annual reports and HRP projects design
Affiliations
Commonwealth scholarships alumni
Thomson Reuters Human Rights scholars
GBV Community of Practice member
Additional Information
Computer application skills: Microsoft office packages: MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint
. Internet technology include remote meetings coordination and set up using Teams, Zoom,Google meet, Skpe
Kobo,Power BI dashboards, GBVIMS,
Software
Timeline
GBV AOR Working Group Coordinator: Northeast Syria_Relief International Hosting (June 2023 to Date)
Relief International
06.2023 - Current
Senior Manager; Women’s Protection & Empowerment (WPE) International Rescue Committee (IRC in Northeast Syria; (Integrated Protection _ operating in 12 locations including refugees IDPs and informal settlements within 3 governates namely, Al Hassakeh, De eir Zor and Raqqa)
08.2021 - 05.2023
Deputy WPE Coordinator_ Women’s Protection and Empowerment, International Rescue Committee, Uganda country Program (Overseeing UNHCR, BPRM and UNFPA projects in WestNile refugee and hosting communities (Bidibidi refugee settlement, Rhino settlement, Imvepi settlement) and Northern Uganda (Lamwo refugee settlement)
05.2018 - 07.2021
Psycho –Social Support Mentor; champion’s recruitment, and Barking, London.
06.2016 - 04.2018
Research support officer; the linking Preparedness, Resilience and Response (LPRR) Consortium project; Christian Aid, UK, London, Waterloo.
11.2015 - 05.2016
Protection/GBV Lead; Lasu Refugee settlement, ACROSS South Sudan,Yei.
01.2014 - 08.2015
Project Administrator; Radio Program, ACROSS South Sudan
01.2012 - 01.2013
GBV coordinator, Real Women Uganda & South Sudan
01.2010 - 01.2012
Community Facilitator: Africa Social Development & Health Initiatives (ASDHI)
01.2007 - 12.2009
UN Women Roaster Member
UN WOMEN
Consultancy: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women 2023 call: Project Concepts Technical Reviewer
MA - Disasters, Adaptation and Development
King’s College London
BA - Social Work & Social Administration
Makerere University
Cert. - Computer Application Skills
Makerere University
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