Consultancy for the Preparation of a Strategic Document on Child and Adolescent Poverty Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Mexico

Summary : Consultancy for the Preparation of a Strategic Document on Child and Adolescent Poverty

Deadline : 22 Aug 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 35251129

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATION CHILDREN`S FUND
Av. Paseo de la Reforma 645 Lomas de Chapultepec, V Sección C.P. 11000 Ciudad de México Tel: +52 55 5284 9530
Mexico
URL :www.unicef.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Mexico: Consultancy for the Preparation of a Strategic Document on Child and Adolescent Poverty 2008-2018.

Context

Knowing the situation in which the population in Mexico lives, particularly that which lives in conditions of poverty and vulnerability, is a fundamental input for decision makers and those who formulate public policies in the country.

For this reason, the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL), an institution responsible for the multidimensional measurement of poverty in Mexico, and the United Nations Children`s Fund in Mexico (UNICEF) since 2009 have worked jointly in different inputs that have made visible the particular situation of childhood and adolescence in the country in contexts of poverty.

This becomes even more relevant at the moment considering the start of a new federal administration and also of some state governments, therefore, the elaboration of a document that exposes the panorama of poverty and social deprivations of the population, with a focus on population under 18 contributes to the new authorities to identify areas of opportunity and those that require higher priority.

Expected results

The main product of this consultancy is the development of a document on multidimensional poverty in childhood and adolescence in Mexico that presents the socio-economic situation in which children and adolescents live in Mexico, what are the main deficiencies that this population presents, and What particular conditions have interference in the fact that the population under 18 is in poverty.

The proposed document must contain the following information:

Description of the main trends in the situation of poverty that are presented for children and adolescents in Mexico from 2008 to 2018.
Analysis of the factors that contribute to the poverty of the population aged 0 to 17 in order to make pertinent public policy recommendations to address these problems.
Presentation of the main social deprivations that have a greater impact on children and adolescents in Mexico.
Disaggregated analysis of multidimensional poverty based on measurements at the municipal level 2010 and 2015, describing the particular characteristics of the incidence of poverty and social deprivations according to different variables of interest such as the size of the locality studied (for example studying the situation of poverty at the state level in rural and urban areas), indigenous municipalities, metropolitan areas, etc.
Main activities

Development of a strategic document on multidimensional poverty for the population aged 0 to 17 in Mexico.
Preparation of an executive summary of the Strategic Document
Preparation of a presentation in POWER POINT
Formulation of a proposal to discuss the Strategic Document
Profile Required

Education: Postgraduate Studies in Social / Economic Sciences and / or Public Policies.
Experience: More than 5 years of experience in the analysis and preparation of documents on socio-economic statistics, poverty and social policies, in Mexico and the LAC region.
Specific knowledge: Knowledge on poverty measurement methodologies, specifically the CONEVAL multidimensional poverty measurement methodology and:
Participation in at least two studies with objectives and characteristics similar to the present investigation.
Database management and ability to obtain reliable statistical estimates.
Demonstrated ability to write in Spanish and summarize issues related to poverty.
Knowledge about the approach to human rights and children, as well as UNICEF`s work in Mexico will be considered a plus.
Labor conditions

The materials generated by this consultancy are owned by UNICEF and may not be published without prior authorization.

The scope mentioned in these terms are enunciative and not limiting, so each point can be extended according to the experience of the consultant hired, and the requested points must be fulfilled as a minimum.

Information about participation in the contest

Individual consultants interested in carrying out this consultancy, should apply through this route and send (i) a technical proposal and (ii) an economic proposal, by email in PDF file to the following address: supplymexico@unicef.org

Content of the technical proposal:

The technical proposal must contain:

General methodological approach and its justification.
The consultant`s curriculum with academic training, professional experience and recent publications.
Sources of relevant information or bibliography.
Tentative work schedule, deliver work plan that includes intermediate goals and products, as well as internal and external validation spaces.
Evaluation of the proposals:

UNICEF will evaluate technical and economic proposals based on the following elements:

The technical proposal will have a value of 70% and the economic one of 30%. The assessment for the technical proposal will be as follows:

General quality of the technical proposal, especially the clarity of the work plan submitted, the way in which the activities, bibliographic sources and methodology proposed will be addressed, the schedule and the domain of multidimensional poverty issues relevant to Mexico (40%) .
Quality of the consultant`s curriculum, specifically the experience in the analysis of multidimensional poverty in Mexico (15%).
Quality of the consultant`s curriculum, specifically demonstrated experience in the development of research and / or studies and in the formulation of public policy recommendations (15%).
In the evaluation phase of the proposals, UNICEF will be able to convene the participants in order to clarify doubts that allow for more elements to be assessed. Bidders must obtain a minimum of 49% in the technical proposal for their economic proposal to be valid.

Economic proposal - 30%

The economic proposal must include: 1) cost per deliverable and 2) support of how the unit price is calculated based on:

Peripheral costs, assistants, cabinet work, etc.
Award of the project:

The project will be awarded based on the most complete and technically acceptable offer with the lowest price.

How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=525423

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