Overview : To apply, kindly read the procurement notice, attach the following documents and submit through the following email: ic.jo@undp.org 1. CV with at least three references. 2. Technical proposal (proposed methodology describing the actions to be taken for successfully completing the assignment), and 3. Financial proposal. Documents must be received No later than 12 January 2017. The UNDP Youth Strategy (2014-2107) reveals that more than 600 million young people live in fragile and conflict-affected contexts today. They are affected by multiple and often interlinked forms of violence – from political violence and criminal gangs to organized crime and terrorist attacks that plague their countries and communities, bearing enormous and long-lasting human, social, and economic costs. Over the last generation, the MENA region had the fastest rate of population growth of any region in the world, increasing from 100 million in 1950 to 380 million today. One third of the population is under the age of 15, and 70% are under the age of 30. According to UNHCR, Jordan hosts the second largest population of refugees per capita globally with 87 refugees per 1,000 people. As of 15th September 2016, UNHCR-Jordan has registered 656,270 Syrian refugees in Jordan. Zarqa governorate received 102,867 Syrian refugees, constituting around 15.7 percent, and about 78.4% of refugees settled outside refugees’ camps. These vulnerable communities have been the most threatened by the regional conflicts and violent extremism. Verified studies on conflict and violent extremism emphasized the relevance of social and economic factors in the context of broad-based, violent, extremist groups, and socio-economic marginalization appears to explain partly why extremist groups are able to recruit supporters in large numbers. Driven by income inequality, unemployment, lack of political participation, state-citizen distrust, social marginalization (though still connected to other networks, i.e. violent extremist groups), and low self-esteem, youth constitute the majority of people who join violent extremist groups. This is particularly concerning for Jordan because its population of 9.5 million people is overwhelmingly young with 54.3% of the population under 25 years of age. With reference to women's participation, women in the Arab world continue to face restrictions in political, economic, and social spheres. According to the Jordanian economy, the average rate of women’s participation in the economy amounts to only 14% as at the end of 2015. In response, UNDP Jordan is implementing the “Support to Preventing Violent Extremism in Jordan” project. Overall, the project aims to strengthen national efforts at reducing the threat of radicalization and violent extremism, especially among vulnerable populations like youth. The project aims to strengthen national and local capacities for preventing violent extremism, stabilize livelihoods and create job opportunities for Jordanians nationwide, and foster social cohesion in those communities. Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Interior, National Aid Fund, local governorates, NGOs, CBOs, and CSOs, UNDP Jordan employs a multi-sector approach to support national efforts towards stability and social cohesion by implementing an interconnected set of interventions targeting root causes of violent extremism, through empowering local communities, strengthening the capacity of the state to respond to the needs of the citizens, cultivating social capital, creating youth employment, and building linkages between local, subnational and national levels of governance in order to most effectively counter violent extremism in Jordan. The project is implemented in six Governorates: Amman, Mafraq, Irbid, Zarqa, Tafilah and Ma’an. In August, 2016 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the UNDP and the Ministry of Youth (MoY), this MOU aims launching a joint partnership to support preventing violent extremism and to enhance community stability. Both parties agreed to conduct an assessment and renovation of youth centers owned and operated by the (MoY), developing a training curricula to be used by the (MoY) for all the centers active in the country, training a team of youth trainers in centers on the manual, develop action plan for conducting activities, trainings, and organizing camps for youth from within the target communities, and establishment of a network of youth leaders as agents of change. Technical and financial proposals along with CV & 3 references should be submitted, and without such will not be considered). (Only Short Listed Candidates will be contacted) UNDP is an employer committed to gender equity and to providing equal opportunities to both males and females |