Individual National Consultancy for Secondary Data Analysis on Child Protection, Viet Nam
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Background:
Viet Nam was among the first countries in the world to undertake the first round the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in 1995 with the latest survey (MICS 6) conducted in 2019-2020. These surveys, conducted by the General Office of Statistics (GSO) with technical and financial support from UNICEF, have provided the Government of Viet Nam (GoV) with timely and nationally representative serial data on households, children and women on a broad range of issues, including child protection and child labour. Particularly, the 2020 MICS 6 survey has added a new module (water quality) and expanded its sample coverage to include ethnic minorities and urban areas (Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City). MICS6 will provide important data to measure a big number of Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (around 55) on Children and Women (SDGCW). These are the gaps in the data available in Viet Nam. Data from SDGCW can be disaggregated by geographic, social and demographic characteristics, allowing GoV and partners to address the divides and disparities that persist among regions and population groups in the country.
Yet, given the broad range of issues covered, SDGCW might not be able to meet the needs for child protection-specific analysis and disaggregation. SDGCW will provide regional data and analysis only while UNICEF and its subnational partners would require provincial data where UNICEF is present. In addition, as the government develops national frameworks to monitor progress towards the SDGs and establish baselines, strategic planning and investments will be required to collect robust, more frequent, and timely data. In response to the needs for nationally-represented and provincially-specific data and evidence on various child protection issues, the valuable raw data source from SDGCW could be further disaggregated, analyzed and interpreted in addition to triangulation with other datasets such as the National Population and Housing Census 2019 and the second National Survey on Child Labour 2018.
In this context, UNICEF is seeking a consultant with relevant technical expertise to support the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in interpretation, analysis and synthesis of a report on child protection using data deprived from SDGCW and other available sources.
This consultancy is a part of UNICEF’s support for increased evidence-based analysis on child protection through use of research and administrative data. It will contribute to Objective 3 of the Promotion and Protection of Children’s Rights Project (2017 – 2021) on Strengthened capacity of key state actors to improve the legal and policy frameworks for child protection system and development of social work profession.
Justification:
This assignment requires a high-level technical expertise, specialist knowledge and relevant experience in analyzing and producing statistically sound and reliable data and report. The consultancy also requires a level of independence, sufficient time and familiarity with the development data landscape especially on child protection/children in Viet Nam.
Purpose, objectives and scope:
The National Data Analyst Consultant will analyze the data of SDGCW survey, and other available sources of secondary data to develop an analytical report to fill in the gap of data and evidence on child labour, violence against children, children without parental care at the national level, ensuring that standard SDGCW protocols and recommendations are strictly followed.
The study will be based in Ha Noi using secondary data and take place during November 2021 – May 2022.
Specific objectives of the consultancy include:
1. Map and acquire available national comprehensive and representative databases, administrative data, census as well as national representative studies/ research, produced by national authorities over the past five years on the topics of child labour, violence against children, children without parental care.
2. Conduct an in-depth analysis using primarily data from the SDGCW and other key data sources, review, interpret and synthesize the findings into a report with three chapters on the current status and trends/patterns on child labour, violence against children, children without parental care, highlighting the correlations between key variables. The consultant should triangle data of the SDGCW survey with other reliable data sources/surveys, using statistical techniques that optimize statistical efficiency and quality. The analysis should cover vulnerable groups (ethnicity, geographical, age, disability, migrants etc.) and gender aspects, where data allow.
3. Prepare a robust narrative report with three separate chapters on child labour, violence against children, children without parental care in addition to a chapter with analysis on the correlation and interconnectedness between these three thematic areas. Each of these chapters will highlight respective key findings, draw conclusions from data analyzed and propose recommendations including on additional research and data gaps that UNICEF should further explore. Narrative analysis and conclusions should be supported with relevant graphic presentations and policy briefs for effective dissemination.
Some specific questions/variables to address gaps for each thematic topic are as follows, additional aspects under each topic or indicators may be added/adjusted during the inception report to address the above-mentioned objectives:
A. Child labour:
- To identify and understand social and demographic factors associated with child labour (age groups 5-11, 12-14 and 15-17 and types of activities economic activity, household chores, child labour and hazardous work). Additional variables to be supplemented if data available: Causes for participation in economic activities and child labour, economic sectors, types of work, working hours, status in employment, start-working age, work locations and income.
- To analyze trends in child labour based on data from MICS 2011, MICS 2014 and SDGCW survey 2020-2021.
B. Violence against children:
- To identify and understand social and demographic factors associated with violent discipline against children practiced by parents/caregivers.
- To analyzed trends in violent discipline against children based on data from MICS 2011, MICS 2014 and SDGCW survey 2020-2021.
C. Children without parental care:
- To understand the situation of children without parents living with them in terms of social and demographic characteristics of the households and child protection related domains such as birth registration, violent discipline, child labour, health insurances and social transfers.
- To analyze trends of the situation of children without parents living with them based on data from MICS 2011, MICS 2014 and SDGCW survey 2020-2021.
Tasks, Methodology and Deliverables as attached Nat consultant MICS secondary data analysis.pdf
Reporting:
The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Chief of Child Protection and with technical support of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation section. The consultant will report to the Chief of Child Protection, and is under the direct supervision of the Child Protection Specialist (Exploitation) who will help facilitate necessary consultations with other UNICEF colleagues in the implementation of the specific tasks. The Chief of Child Protection will approve the final products of the consultancy.
The UNICEF Child Protection Section will support the selected consultant to collaborate with MOLISA for consultations throughout this assignment.
Performance indicators for evaluation:
Timeliness, inclusion of and response to UNICEF and MOLISA comments, quality of services rendered.
The performance evaluation is conducted upon the completion of deliverables according to timeline as mentioned above.
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Qualification/Specialized Knowledge and Experience:
The consultant should have the following qualifications to effectively carry out the proposed tasks:
- Education: Post graduate degree in Statistic, Data Analysis or other relevant discipline(s).
- Proven knowledge in international standards and practices on data management and reporting, especially on children’s issues.
- At least ten years working experience related to managing or supporting national or big scale surveys/research, data management and reporting of issues related to children, women or other vulnerable groups.
- Proven knowledge and working experience in working with multiple partners, especially key government social sectors in research and data management.
- Strong ability and experience in facilitating consultations and workshops.
- Working experience and familiarity with UNICEF vision, mission and programming on child protection is preferable.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Assessment criteria:
For evaluation and selection method, the Cumulative Analysis Method (weight combined score method) shall be used for this recruitment:
a) Technical Qualification (max. 100 points) weight 70 %:
Education: Post graduate degree in Statistic, Data Analysis or other relevant discipline(s), 15 points.
Proven knowledge in international standards and practices on data management and reporting, especially on children’s issues, 15 points.
At least ten years working experience related to managing or supporting national or big scale surveys/research, data management and reporting of issues related to children, women or other vulnerable groups, 20 points.
Proven knowledge and working experience in working with multiple partners, especially key government social sectors in research and data management, 20 points.
Strong ability and experience in facilitating consultations and workshops, 10 points.
Working experience and familiarity with UNICEF vision, mission and programming on child protection, 10 points.
Fluency in written and spoken English, 10 points.
Financial Proposal (max. 100 points) weight 30 %
The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest Financial Proposal that is opened/evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum 71.5 points score (50%) in the technical evaluation. Other Financial Proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.
The Contract shall be awarded to candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores, subject to the satisfactory result of the verification interview [if needed.]
Submission of applications:
Interested candidates are kindly requested to apply and upload the following documents to the assigned requisition in UNICEF Vacancies: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/
- Letter of interest and confirmation of availability;
- Technical proposal which clearly explains the outline on how to deliver the tasks and deliverables;
- Performance evaluation reports or references of similar consultancy assignments (if available);
- Financial proposal: All-inclusive lump-sum cost including consultancy fee, travel and accommodation cost for this assignment as per work assignment.
- CV/P11 form (UN Personal History Form) P 11 form.doc
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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:
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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