Capacity Development Tool 2
Conflict sensitivity competencies
Purpose
This Tool complements the introductory section of the WASH for Peace Capacity Development Guide and includes a list of suggested competencies to be adapted to the different required roles (e.g. conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity monitoring, conflict sensitivity focused community consultations), including knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to uphold conflict-sensitive approaches to WASH in development and humanitarian contexts. The competencies can be used as recruitment criteria, as components of staff capacity development, and as dimensions of staff appraisal processes.
Knowledge
Understanding of conflict and conflict sensitivity.
Attitude
- Accept the premise that UNICEF WASH programming or the overall organization’s actions can inadvertently contribute to conflict
- Self-awareness of own biases and of how individual actions may be perceived in different contexts
- Has impartial views that do not prejudice him/her to different ethnic groups, warring factions.
- Possesses good intercultural sensitivity and understanding
- Understands the importance of, and is open to, adapting programming in response to changes in the context or stakeholder feedback
- Possesses good gender sensitivity and understanding
- Able to challenge assumptions and look for various ways to gather and analyse information
- Concerned with social justice
- Believes in the humanitarian imperative, that all parties in need deserve aid regardless of affiliation.
General skills - ability to:
- Accept the premise that UNICEF WASH programming or the overall organization’s actions can inadvertently contribute to conflict
- Self-awareness of own biases and of how individual actions may be perceived in different contexts
- Has impartial views that do not prejudice him/her to different ethnic groups, warring factions.
- Possesses good intercultural sensitivity and understanding
Emergency-specific skills in conflict analysis in preparation, design and proposal writing
- Understands and uses, or is willing to learn, conflict analysis tools, both in emergency preparedness planning and for a ‘good enough’ analysis during emergency deployment.
- Has the ability to consider conflict flashpoints (social, political, economic) during project design and proposal writing.
- Understands how conflict sensitivity and other key standards for emergency WASH response can reinforce one another.