Data Field Collection and Training Consultant WASH, Bissau, 7 Months

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For every child,Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

The adaptation of mWater and other data management tools to improve program monitoring for UNICEF Guinea Bissau brought to light numerous possibilities of application. The progressive use of these tools for now program monitoring triggered a raising call for its use to support project and sector statistics e.g., EMIS for the Ministry of Education. These tools, if effectively used, are intended to increase the efficiency of service delivery to the population. It is the case of the use of mWater tools for statistics and monitoring of vaccines, vaccination coverage and community vaccination promotion and as the main monitoring program for WASH program in Guinea-Bissau.

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

This consultancy aims to deliver data support directly to counterparts and partners at the subnational level, more specifically to health area managers and school inspectors. The Field Data Consultant will also provide training and support during the data collection period ensuring quality and accuracy. It’s expected the Field Data consultant to also supports survey deployment, and data analysis for regional health and education managers provides advice on infrastructure typology and handles applications problem counterpart and partners may face. The Field Data Consultant is also expected to support partner reporting on KRC#8 indicators during the implementation of sanitation programs as well for WASH & Nutrition, Community health’s and IPI interventions. The proposed consultancy is necessary to enable UNICEF Guinea Bissau to expand its support for the use of smart data collection tools including water. On the other hand, it aimed to address the data quality control and visualization gap since it will allow transferring data review and visualization competencies. Consequently, this action is expected to enhance ownership in the health and education regional offices.

How can you make a difference?

The objectives of the consultancy over the 8-month assignment are:

• Apply a competencies detection survey in 8 Education Regional Directions.
• Define and propose a training plan for identified focal points (regional and sectorial education statistician) statisticians and deliver the training.
• Support the development and implement and follow-up plan that includes regular quality and accuracy review of the information collected data during school statistics data collection.
• Support baseline data collection for the WASH in Nutrition joint project and for UNICEF CO integration initiative.
• Support the introduction of mWater to community health program
• Assist regional data manager and statistician for education on the use of data review and visualization tools.
• Support survey deployment and regular monitoring of WASH and IPI data.

Applications will be evaluated based on technical and financial offers. The Financial offer should stipulate all-inclusive fees.

Payment Schedule:

Payment of professional fees will be based upon submission of agreed timely satisfactory deliverables.

Criteria for selection process:

Interested consultants should provide the following:

• Cover letter describing the candidate’s relevant experience with similar type of assignments
• A Technical proposal: The candidate should submit a proposal explaining a short description of methodology or approach on how to deliver the assignment as per the TORs including field visits.
• A Financial Officer: The candidates are required to submit their financial offer including all costs related to this consultancy (fees, DSA for field mission) The final selection will be based on the principle of “best value for money” i.e., achieving desired outcome at lowest possible fees.

Tasks/Milestone 1: 22 working days

- Training plan and organization - Support the community health training in mWater in 4 regions - Support data review for IPI partner

Deliverables/Outputs:

1. Online data platform for MoE with different data sets. 2. Data analysis dashboard developed 3 Training report available

Tasks/Milestone 2 : 21 working days

- Application a competencies detection survey in 8 Education Regional Directions for (World Bank) - Support the community health training in mWater in 4 regions

Deliverables/Outputs:

1. Identified Potential focal points 2. Deliver and program equipment 3 Report of activities available

Tasks/Milestone 3 : 22 working days

- Develop and implement a follow-up plan to coach and assist partners and counterparts and - Data base cleaning - Support the community health training in mWater in 3 regions

Deliverables/Outputs:

1. Regular follow-up to assist with data collection and quality check. 2. Review and approve the dataset, logs and common errors check and correction. 3 Report of data base cleanup available

Tasks/Milestone 4 : 21 working days

- Supporting baseline data collection for the WASH in Nutrition joint project and for UNICEF CO integration initiative. - Data base cleaning

Deliverables/Outputs

1 Baseline report available

1Report of data base cleanup available

Tasks/Milestone 5 : 22 working days

- Support and coordinate data filed collections in schools - Assist education statisticians and database manager in data review and generation of visualisation dashboards - Organize regular data review meetings with partners and counterparts. - Data review and cleaning of data base

Deliverables/Outputs:

1 Report of field visits 2 Data base clean up available 3 Report of activities available

Tasks/Milestone 6: 21 working days

- Support and coordinate data filed collections in schools - Assist education statisticians and database manager in data review and generation of visualisation dashboards - Organize regular data review meetings with partners and counterparts. - Data review and cleaning of data base

Deliverables/Outputs:

1 Report of field visits 2 Data base clean up available 3 Report of activities available

Tasks/Milestone 7 : 22 working days

- Develop and implement a follow-up plan to coach and assist partners and counterparts for CLTS - Assist education statisticians and database manager in data review and generation of visualisation dashboards - Organize regular data review meetings with partners and counterparts. - Data review and cleaning of data base

Deliverables/Outputs:

1 Report of field visits 2 Data base clean up available 3 Report of activities available

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

• Qualification in the data collection and analysis, data management, community mobilization or other WASH-related fields.
• Minimum of two years of working experience in relevant related fields such as data collection, data management or community mobilization.
• Experience in working with an international aid organization is highly desired
• Previous experience of use of mWater or other smartphone-based monitoring tools meriting
• Fluency in Portuguese and English (or French) is required. Knowledge of local language Crioulo is an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.