Consultancy - Gap Analysis Consultant for the Situational Analysis of Women, Children and Adolescents in Malaysia (Malaysian only)

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

UNICEF Malaysia conducted a Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Malaysia (SITAN) with Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) and CORAM International from 2018 to 2019. In addition, a Situational Analysis of Adolescents in Malaysia was conducted with CORAM International. Both reports were published in 2020.

A SITAN is a “synthesis of new statistics, national policies, legislation, trends, new research and analysis” that is conducted at least once every 5 years. It assesses and analyses the situation with research to children’s right and development. The methodology included a comprehensive review, synthesis, and examination of available data from a variety of sources. In addition, several stakeholder engagement exercises were carried out to inform the focus and content of the reports. The stakeholders involved a wide range of key Government representatives, NGOs, civil society organizations (CSOs), development organizations and adolescents and young people across the country.

How can you make a difference?

The specific objectives of this consultancy are:

• Development of a new child rights and wellbeing evidence framework to guide implementation of the rolling SITAN.
• Development of a monitoring, evidence and learning plan for UNICEF Malaysia, including identification of UNICEF Malaysia priorities and high-level strategies for generating the required evidence (e.g. strengthening of specific national surveys, commissioning of research or evaluations)
• Development of a 2021 addendum to the SITAN summarizing all new data and evidence on children in Malaysia with a focus on the impact of COVID-19.
• Development of an advocacy brief on the priorities for strengthening data and evidence on the situation of children in Malaysia. This to include analysis of data availability for all child-linked SDG indicators, CRC indicators as well as other relevant indicators of child wellbeing and development

Methodology

• Assessment of the comprehensiveness and completeness of the UNICEF Malaysia 2020 SITAN and 2020 Adolescent SITAN. This to be include a comparative analysis of the UNICEF Malaysia SITANs with a small number of best-practice UNICEF SITANs (selection – approx. 3 - to be guided by UNICEF)
• Desktop assessment of the availability and quality of data and evidence on child rights and development in Malaysia. This to cover impact and outcome level indicators as well as evidence on the effectiveness of existing policies, programmes and interventions for children.
• Search of appropriate academic databases and grey literature
• Comparative analysis of Malaysia’s SDG child-linked indicators with a panel of relevant comparator countries, using relevant SDG and other datasets (e.g. World Bank)

Outputs:

• Child rights and wellbeing evidence framework including evidence availability and quality assessment and associated PPT
• Monitoring, Evidence and Learning Plan
• An addendum to the 2020 SITAN including all newly sourced data and evidence, appropriately referenced
• An advocacy brief on the availability of data on children (SDG indicators, CRC indicators and beyond) including results of international benchmarking exercise and identification of priorities for data/ evidence systems strengthening
• Reporting requirements
• All submission should be in electronic versions (word and PowerPoint) and in English language
• Deliverables 2 and 4 according to the UNICEF style guide, UNICEF brand toolkit and UNICEF publication toolkit.

Mode of Consultancy:

• The consultancy will be undertaken remotely where the consultant is expected to make his/her own arrangement on accommodation, prepare his/her own ICT settings etc.
• The consultant will be expected to make his/her own arrangement for accommodation and transport to and from the office, should the need arise.
• Payments in ringgits will be done on a deliverable basis upon completion of the deliverables as certified by the Supervisors
• UNICEF will pay for travel costs relevant to the assignment as per the organizational guideline.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A minimum of seven years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas required: qualitative and quantitative research, programme management, data analysis and management, social science work, desktop review or other relevant area.
• Professional experience in conducting research and/or developing knowledge products, high quality writing skills, reporting on qualitative and quantitative analytics
• Effective advocacy, and people skill.
• Knowledge on Malaysia’s landscape is an advantage.
• Current knowledge of development issues, strategies, as well as programming policies and procedures in international development cooperation.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate new approaches.
• Knowledge and understanding of international human rights standards and conventions with regards to children
• Ability to engage with a wide range of partners, such as government, private, academia and civil society organizations
• Excellent networking and interpersonal communication skills
• Understanding of UNICEF’s work in Malaysia
• Ability to conceptualize and articulate ideas in a clear and concise form
• Ability to take initiative and to work with minimum supervision
• A sample of a relevant publication or written work is required.
• Fluence in English (writing and speaking), knowledge and understanding of Bahasa Malaysia is desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.