TERMS OF REFERENCE
Project title: Strengthening Feminist Foundation in Viet Nam
Position: National consultant team to deliver trainings and seminars on Gender and development (max. 3 people)
Duration: July 2022 – December 2022
1. INTRODUCTION
About ISDS
The Institute for Social Development Studies (ISDS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, established on 27 May 2022 and registered under Viet Nam Unions of Science and Technology Association (VUSTA). The Institute’s mission is to work with local and global partners to build an equitable, democratic, inclusive, and participatory society in Vietnam with an emphasis on promoting rights of under-privileged populations. ISDS’ activities include research, advocacy, public communication, and capacity-building for community. Professionally, ISDS’ works have broadened expansively into various fields, from gender, sexuality and sexual health to HIV/AIDS, internal and international migration, social protection for underprivileged populations, and civil society development.
About the Project
Despite the fact that feminist ideas and works have been introduced to Viet Nam for a long time, and feminist approach and methodology is increasingly applied in social development research during last decade, there is still a lot of misconceptions and negative reactions towards feminism not only among public, but also among research community. This gap is due to the absence of the systematic introduction of feminism and feminist perspectives in teaching, research and development institutions, playing a part in Viet Nam’s struggle in achieving gender equality despite strong commitment of the government and endless work from different stakeholders. The project aims at addressing the above gap, hence, contributing to influencing perceptions, creating a space for discussion, action and involving public in the conversations, seeing feminism as beneficial to all members of the society.
2. GENERAL INFORMATION
- Project duration: October 2021 – December 2022
- Location: Hanoi/ Virtual
- Donor: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southeast- Asia – Ha Noi Office (RLS)
- Main beneficiaries: partners of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and others whom the training may concern in relation to their academic or development work, such as researchers, academics, students, policy-makers, advocates, and intervention projects staff.
3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Overall goal: To introduce feminist approach and bring the discourse to the context of Vietnam, particularly in the areas such as gender, sexuality, gender-based violence, family and reproduction, work and migration and other areas of work of key partners of RLS. The feminist movement in Vietnam will be strengthened though a systematic introduction and application of feminist approach and perspectives applied in social research and development in Viet Nam.
Objectives of the project:
- Design a comprehensive training curriculum including basic knowledge on feminist issues and contextualizing them to understand the case of Vietnam;
- Training for partners of RLS, who work as trainers themselves or researcher or practitioners in the fields of academia and social development;
- Forming a feminist network to contribute to strengthening of the feminist movement in Vietnam.
4. OUTPUT FOR THIS POSITION
- An 08-day comprehensive training program based on the provided training package on feminism and feminist perspectives, to be delivered over the course of 04 months to RLS partners who work in the area of gender and/or development;
- Two 01-day seminars conducted in the form of open discussion on the key gender issues. The seminars shall include prominent speakers and discussions stimulated through selected films and books/articles relevant to the topics;
- A national workshop with policy makers, researchers, lecturers, and practitioners from various fields in Viet Nam, on a selected topic which gains consensus of the Feminist Network in Viet Nam (FNV). The main purpose is introducing the FNV widely.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NATIONAL CONSULTANT TEAM
- Prepare the 08-day training program agenda and slides, based on the provided training package with comprehensive knowledge on feminist issues contextualized to the case of Vietnam on the following topics:
- Introduction of feminism in the world and in Viet Nam: history, concepts and foci
- Feminist perspectives on gender and sexuality
- Feminist perspectives on family and reproduction
- Feminist perspectives on work and migration
- Timely and high-quality delivery of the 08-day training program for RLS partners who work in the area of gender and/or development;
- Design and conduct two seminars to stimulate open and active discussions among RLS partners about key gender issues in Vietnam, based on what they’ve learnt from the training program. These discussions shall also help to nurture and facilitate the establishment of a feminist network, which is expected to take a leadership role in the feminist movement in Viet Nam;
- Design and facilitate a national workshop on a selected topic which gains consensus of the Feminist Network in Viet Nam (FNV). The main purpose of the workshop is introducing the FNV widely. Members of FNV and other speakers will be invited to be panellists. It’s expected that the workshop will attract 50 participants who are policy makers, researchers, lecturers, and practitioners from various fields in Viet Nam.
Contract duration:
- Lead consultant: 21 working days
- Consultant team member (maximum 2 people): 14 days each, total of 28 days.
6. QUALIFICATION OF THE CANDIDATES
Lead consultant:
- Doctoral degree in fields of gender, sociology, anthropology, development or other related field in social sciences;
- Minimum 15 years of practical experience in research, advocacy and intervention programs in at least one of the training’s focuses noted above (History of feminism in the world and in Viet Nam; gender and sexuality; family and reproduction; work and migration) and/or cross-cutting expertise integrating gender considerations and women’s empowerment in the context of Vietnam;
- Minimum 15 years of experience in training design and teaching/ training in academic and professional settings.
Consultant team member:
- Doctoral degree in fields of gender, sociology, anthropology, development or other related field in social sciences;
- Minimum 10 years of practical experience in research, advocacy and intervention programs in at least one of the training’s focuses noted above (History of feminism in the world and in Viet Nam; gender and sexuality; family and reproduction; work and migration) and/or cross-cutting expertise integrating gender considerations and women’s empowerment in the context of Vietnam;
- Minimum 10 years of experience in training design and teaching/ training in academic and professional settings.
All positions also need to meet the following requirements:
- Excellent track record in delivering high-quality, timely outputs for the previous work;
- High ability to work in team;
- Excellent written and spoken fluency in English and Vietnamese.
7. APPLICATION
Highly qualified consultants who are interested in this position please submit your CV and consulting fees (daily rate) to Ms. Bao Anh – project coordinator at baoanh@isds.org.vn before June 24th 2022.
