UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, takes the lead in protecting people forced to flee wars and persecution around the world, providing life-saving aid including shelter, food and water to ensure their basic safety, rights and dignity. With 18,879 women and men working in 137 countries, we work tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of 89.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.
UNHCR dedicated and professional staff work around the clock in roles including legal protection, community services, public affairs, health and more. Despite the challenges they can face, our staff are proud to work for UNHCR and determined to make a positive impact.
In 2022, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched its first Global Sport Strategy, More than a Game. The strategy outlines how, through working with the sport eco-system, UNHCR can improve lives and opportunities for the people that the organization serves. As part of the roll-out of this strategy, UNHCR is developing new partnerships with the sport industry and beyond to increase humanitarian assistance and provide safe, organized Sport for Protection activities.
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UNHCR is rolling-out multi-year sport for protection initiatives in select UNHCR sport strategy priority countries. The dual investment in humanitarian assistance and sport and play based programmes aims to ensure better outcomes for displaced and host communities supporting them to better thrive, not just survive.
In the context of a new multiyear sport partnership, UNHCR is seeking to understand the positive role that golf could play in improving the wellbeing and opportunities for people forced to flee. Informed by a stakeholder mapping of the golf ecosystem, a dedicated resource on golf and golf-inspired activities in displacement settings will be developed and rolled out in project locations.
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF ASSIGNMENT:
The technical consultant will be asked to develop specific pieces of work that will contribute to the implementation of Golf for protection projects in 6 (six) country locations. The activities that the consultant will carry out are related to three work streams:
1. Development of a golf stakeholder mapping
– In collaboration with relevant partners and stakeholders, conduct a global and country level stakeholder mapping to support the implementation of golf for protection programming and to identify the barriers and opportunities to promoting the improved wellbeing of people forced to flee in and through golf. This will include a stakeholder mapping mission to one of the project country locations.
2. Development of a Golf for Protection toolkit
– Conduct current situation analysis, including a review of existing research and resources across different sports and within golf, and expert consultations/key informant interviews to identify the opportunity for golf and golf inspired games to be integrated in protection informed approaches in supporting those forced to flee.
– Design and roll out context and age-appropriate golf and golf inspired games for different displacement contexts.
– The development of the curriculum/ golf for protection toolkit should be informed by the above points and be coordinated with relevant partners and stakeholders. The toolkit should include adaptation guidelines for a variety of situations, including geography, beneficiaries, resource availability, infrastructure, and displacement context.
3. Piloting and roll-out
– Identify the material and human resources and training needed to roll out golf and golf inspired games within sport for protection programming across the project’s country locations.
– Pilot golf and golf-inspired activities in project locations and support the roll-out of the golf for protection toolkit at the programme level.
Degree – Required, Master’s degree in a related field of study
Field of expertise, competencies: Sport for Development and Peace
Required/mandatory:
• Experience developing project tools, guides and resources in sport for development and peace
• Experience in preparing educational documents and presentations.
