Extension - Consultancy for Evidence Generation for National FGM Surveys - Nationals only (11 months) (Those who applied earlier should refrain from re-applying)

Consultant Programme & Policy

Overview

Provide technical support for National FGM survey and evidence generation.

You have:

• A PhD degree in statistics, social sciences, or any related field.
• Minimum of 20 years of professional work experience in the field of research and sampling.
• Expertise in developing questionnaires and project tools.
• Experience in designing sampling methodology and sample plans for surveys.
• Excellent statistical report writing skills in English and Arabic.
• Familiarity with ethical standards in research and data collection involving children.

Contract

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OBJECTIVE:

To provide technical support to NCW and CAPMAS to undertake the National FGM survey, with focus on the social norms. This consultancy will also support the FGM evidence generation efforts in Egypt through the Secondary Analysis of FGM module in national survey(s).

Methodology:

In line with national priorities, the implementation of the assignment will follow a participatory approach.

The exercise will contribute to inform future FGM programming and decision making by supporting the evidence generation around FGM, with focus on social norms.

Exercise One: Technical Support for the National FGM Study (105 days)

The specific objectives of the exercise are as follows:

• Participate in national steering committee meetings Manage the pre-testing of survey tools and field work of the main survey Develop/Update the survey methodology including the sampling design Manage the selection of enumerators
• Train the field researchers and supervisors and develop the training tools/manual
• Conduct cleaning, processing, and analysis of data
• Adapt data collection tools on tablets
• Ensure technical oversight for ensuring data quality checks
• Write the quality control report Develop presentation of the findings
• Write the technical reports: key findings report, summary report, main report
• Develop presentation on the study to be used by NCW in relevant meetings

Exercise Two: Secondary analysis for the FGM National Survey EFHS (15 days)

• Participate in technical meeting with UNICEF team and relevant national partners
• Undertake secondary analysis of the survey and FGM module in EFHS 2021 to provide evidence on key indicators related to FG.
• Submit a final report (in Arabic and English)

Scope of work

The FGM Evidence Generation exercise will be in consultation with the National FGM Committee and the Steering Committee of the Study. The National FGM Study will be guideded by UNICEF and UNFPA Global ACT Framework for Social Norms. The scope of work will include participation in national steering committee meetings, participation in technical meetings with NCW and CAPMAS, UNICEF Data Analytics Team. As well as participation in relevant tools development and testing meetings/workshops throughout the study implementation.

Ethical considerations

It is expected that the proposal will include a section on the expected ethical challenges and issues that the assessment will need to overcome, as well as a description of ethical safeguards for participants.

The consultant will also be responsible for the ethical protocol review, and the proposal should include a clause on how to deal with interviewing adolescent boys and girls (If applicable).

The proposal will need to spell out how the UNICEF Procedure for Ethical Standards in Research, Evaluation, Data Collection and Analysis as well as the UNICEF Procedures for Ethical Research Involving Children will be followed/met, rather than only mentioning that the assessment will abide by them.

ACTIVITIES, DELIVERABLES AND TIMELINES, PLUS BUDGET PER DELIVERABLE

A proposed timeframe for the assignment is provided below. The entire assignment is expected to be completed within 11 months (120 working days).

TASKS/MILESTONES

DELIVERABLES

ESTIMATED DURATION TO COMPLETE

Payment

Design and validation phase

• Develop/Update the survey methodology including the sampling design
• Support the pre-testing of survey tools and field work of the main survey
• Support the selection of enumerators

• Train the field researchers and supervisors and develop the training tools/manual

• Updated methodology with timeline of the survey implementation is submitted

20 days

20 %

Data collection phase

• Adapt data collection tools on tablets
• Conduct cleaning, processing, and analysis of data
• Technical oversight for ensuring data quality checks

• Write the quality control report

• Tabulation of data for key indicators is submitted, along with,

• Progress report

60 days

40 %

Presentation and Completion Phase

• Write the technical reports: key findings report, summary report, main report

• Develop presentation on the study to be used by NCW in relevant meetings

• Key findings report

• Draft main report
• Draft presentation

(All in Arabic and English)

25 days

25 %

FGM Secondary Analysis

• Final summary report
• Final main report
• Final presentation

(All in Arabic and English)

15 days

15 %

Participate in steering committee meetings

Ongoing

0 %

Conditions of work:

The consultant will be based in Cairo. However, the consultant might be expected to travel to governorates to support the monitoring and implementation of the interventions. Travel cost will be covered by UNICEF after submitting all supporting documents.

The payments will be made based on reporting against deliverables. The consultant's work should meet the expectations of UNICEF Team with regards to the quality and the progress towards the expected tasks and deliverables.

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

A PHD degree in statistics, social sciences, or any related field.

Minimum of 20 years of professional work experience in the field of research and sampling with experience in developing questionnaires and projects tools, designing sample methodology and sample plan for different surveys, particularly household surveys including both quantitative and qualitative.

Expertise in quantitative surveys and secondary analysis in the topics of child rights/gender/social norms is an asset.

Excellent statistical report writing skills, in English and Arabic, are required.

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.

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