National Consultant for the Contextual Adaptation of the Papa Schools Manual

Overview

Consultancy to review, adapt, and tailor the Papa Schools Manual to the Kosovo context, ensuring relevance to local socio-cultural dynamics, legal frameworks, and specific needs of fathers and families.

Key Responsibilities

• Review the source manual, AI-translated Albanian version and relevant national gender equality/policy framework.
• Detailed review and editing of the Albanian translation for accuracy, fluency, terminology and gender-sensitive language.
• Contextualisation of examples, terminology, references, exercises and facilitator guidance.
• Overall consistency/quality assurance review, including terminology across sections.
• Incorporation of comments/finalisation.

Required Experience

7 to 10 years of professional experience in gender equality, engaging men and boys, positive masculinities, active fatherhood, and unpaid care work initiatives. Proven track record in adapting, contextualizing, or drafting training manuals, curricula, and socio-educational materials to local context(s). Experience in designing and facilitating interactive, participatory training and Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops. Deep understanding of the social, cultural, and legal context regarding gender norms, domestic division of labor, and family policies in Kosovo and/or the Western Balkans region. Prior professional work experience with UN agencies, international organizations, or CSOs in Kosovo is an advantage.

Qualifications

Master’s degree or equivalent in Sociology, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Psychology, or related fields.

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