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Consultant to Consolidate and Develop the Women’s Situation Room (WSR-Uganda) Reports for 2025/ 2026

1. Background
Women’s Situation Room Uganda (WSR-Uganda) is a women-led peacebuilding mechanism that mobilizes women and youth to promote peaceful electoral processes in Uganda. The WSR works to prevent election-related violence through early warning, rapid response, dialogue facilitation, and multi-stakeholder engagement across the electoral cycle.
The WSR also promotes the meaningful participation of women and youth in peacebuilding and democratic governance processes, in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security. Through advocacy, capacity building, and strategic partnerships, WSR-Uganda advances inclusive leadership,
accountability, and the active engagement of women and young people in political and civic spaces.

As part of its accountability, learning, and strategic communication framework, WSR-Uganda will produce a consolidated report documenting programmatic interventions, key achievements, lessons learned, challenges, impact stories, and strategic recommendations.
The Women Situation Room now seeks to consolidate and develop comprehensive report for the years 2025/2026.
The reports will serve as accountability tools for partners and stakeholders, institutional memory documents, advocacy resources, and strategic reflection instruments to inform future programming and strengthen WSR-Uganda’s contribution to peaceful, inclusive democratic processes.

2. Purpose of the Assignment
The purpose of this consultancy is to consolidate, analyze, and synthesize programmatic, financial, and institutional information into two high-quality Annual Reports for 2025 and 2026.

3. Scope of Work
The consultant will:

• Conduct a desk review of relevant activity reports
• Synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to demonstrate results and impact.
• Draft and finalize the 2025 /2026 report in a clear, professional, and publication-ready
  format.
• Ensure alignment with WSR strategic objectives and relevant national and international frameworks, including UNSCR 1325 and 2250.

4. Deliverables

• Inception report outlining methodology and workplan.
• Draft consolidated report 2025/2026
• Final consolidated report.

5. Required Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, Governance, Communications, or related field.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in report writing and institutional documentation.
• Demonstrated experience in governance, democracy, peacebuilding, or civil society programming.
• Strong analytical, research, and writing skills.
• Excellent command of written English.

Call For Expression if Interest (EOI)
Women’s Situation Room Uganda (WSR-Uganda) invites qualified and experienced consultants (individuals or firms) to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) to undertake the consolidation and development of its Annual Reports for 2025 and 2026.
Interested consultants are invited to submit a cover letter expressing interest in the assignment, a technical proposal outlining their understanding of the assignment and proposed methodology, a financial proposal (lump sum, in UGX), updated CV(s) of the lead consultant and team members (if applicable), at least two sample reports previously developed, and contact details of at least two professional referees.

Applications should be addressed to the Executive Director of the Women’s International Peace Centre and submitted as one zipped folder
containing the technical and financial proposals. The proposal should clearly outline the consultant’s approach to the assignment and demonstrate how their professional experience aligns with the required skills and qualifications. Expressions of Interest clearly marked “Expression of Interest – WSR Reports Consultancy 2025/2026” may be submitted as a soft copy via email to wsrapplications@gmail.com not later than 17:00 local time on 25th March
2026.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST -STATION SPECIFIC RAPPORTEURS

Job Title         :          Station Specific Rapporteur

Vacancies     :           4- Four

Duty Station  :           Kampala–1, Arua-1, Hoima-1, Jinja-1

Reports to     :           National Coordinator

Assignment   :           Temporary

Duration         :           1 week

Start Dart       :           13^th to 19^th January 2026

1. Background

The Women’s International Peace Centre (WIPC), on behalf of the Women’s Situation Room (WSR), hereby seeks to recruit 4 Station Specific Rapporteurs for the physical situation rooms in Arua, Hoima, Jinja and Kampala.

The WSR is a non‑partisan, women‑led mechanism that mobilizes women and youth to promote peaceful electoral processes in line with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 2250. The WSR-Uganda provides early warning and rapid response to election‑related tensions and violence, working closely with election stakeholders to promote peace before, during and after elections.

2. Job Purpose:

The qualified Station Specific Rapporteurs will write reports of the activities and events happening in the assigned physical situation room. The report, in context of the specific region assigned, will also contribute to the documentation and improving the work of the WSR mechanism.

3. Overall objective

• Provide an analytical and evidence-based information on the 2026 electoral process in the assigned region of work.
• To document the 2026 physical room activities, including the launch of the physical room, engagement with stakeholders, challenges, achievements, and lessons learned
• Provide a critical analysis of media reports from a gender perspective and other activities related to the elections that are taking place in the region where the physical room is situated.
• Capture relevant/ critical information that will guide future WSR electoral processes and interventions.

4. Terms of Reference

• Monitor and analyse the electoral process including election-related violence in the assigned region, providing timely, evidence-based information on trends, risks, and developments.
• Document all WSR Physical Room activities, including the launch, stakeholder engagements, daily operations, summary of calls received, achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.
• Conduct media monitoring and gender-sensitive analysis of election-related reports, narratives, and incidents across print, radio, TV, online, and social media.
• Capture and synthesise critical information that will inform future WSR electoral processes, strategies, and interventions.
• Produce high-quality reports and briefs based on findings, including analytical updates, media reports, documentation summaries, and final lessons-learned reports.

5. Expected Deliverables/ Timeline, Key Deliverables and Logistics

•  The report’s visuals and graphs, through identification and execution of innovative concepts, and/or consulting with and requesting contributions to the report from relevant data hubs and sources
• A well analytical advanced report indicating WSR role in averting violence during elections in Uganda.
• Presentation of the report to the Eminent Women in the specific room for input and approval.
• A Final Report to be produced within two weeks following the close of the physical room.

6. Qualifications

The selected applicant must have the following qualifications and experience:

• University degree in a relevant field, including peacebuilding, conflict transformation
• Extensive knowledge on election democracy, Women, Peace and Security, with experience in documenting violence-related contexts.
• Proven record in writing event reports.
• Experience, technical specialization and proven experience working on election processes, constitutionalism, early warning mechanisms, peacebuilding with emphasis on women’s and youth rights from a gender-based approach. Familiarity or knowledge and experience of policy frameworks such as the UNSCR 1325.
• Excellent writing skills in English, with analytical skills and the ability to synthesize findings from diverse materials and sources.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to research, analyse, and present complex information
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and communication skills
• Time Management and commitment to serve under tight schedules

7. Application Process

Interested individuals should submit their Cover letters, Curriculum Vitae, National ID, sample of past reports compiled, clearly marked “Station Specific Rapporteur”. Please indicate the duty station that you wish to serve.  It is also preferable that the individual applicants reside in the said districts of work.

Letters should be addressed to the Executive Director, Women’s International Peace Centre via email address at wsrapplications@gmail.com by January 8^th 2026.  ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.