Consultancy For Bespoke Sgbv Survivor Safeguarding Policy And Escalation Protocol Development

Tiko, an organization operating across sub-Saharan Africa to ensure adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) access essential sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) services safely, confidentially, and autonomously, is seeking a consultant to develop a bespoke SGBV survivor safeguarding policy and escalation protocol. Tiko currently operates in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Candidates must demonstrate deep local legal knowledge across these jurisdictions, including local statutory reporting laws, child protection mandates, and juvenile justice frameworks. As Tiko expands direct Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) programming, supporting both girls who have been abused as well as those engaged in transactional sex, Tiko requires a bespoke technical and programmatic SGBV survivor safeguarding policy and escalation protocol to be developed. Serving adolescent girls aged 15-17 and young women aged 18–24, demands robust survivor protection across Tiko’s SGBV user journey including community and provider-led screening, referrals to health facilities, safe houses, shelters, police stations, courts as well as reintegration, livelihoods and skills-building. The primary objective of this consultancy is to develop a bespoke, highly operational SGBV Survivor Safeguarding Policy and Escalation Protocol. This assignment focuses on technical and programmatic safeguarding adaptations (direct survivor protection, physical safety, immediate harm response, and clinical and legal risk mitigation). Scope of Work The consultant will draft, refine, and operationalise a technical safeguarding framework that establishes clear roles, responsibilities, preventive controls, and technical escalation pathways across the following categories: A. High-Risk Emergency and Incident Response Protocols Draft specific, actionable technical protocols covering immediate physical protection, reporting, medical management, chain of custody, and emergency coordination for critical scenarios including but not limited to: Disappearance, Runaway, and Kidnapping: Protocol for when an SGBV survivor disappears, runs away from a programme or safe house, or is kidnapped. Self-Harm and Suicide Attempts: Protocols for managing self-harm incidents or suicide attempts in safe houses, programme sites, shelters, or survivor homes. Safe House Emergencies: Emergency technical r...