National Consultancy: Diagnostic Study of Social Tender - 26900474

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Country: Guinea Bissau

Summary: National Consultancy: Diagnostic Study of Social Protection

Deadline: 24 Sep 2018

Posting Date: 28 Sep 2018

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 26900474

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Competition: NCB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

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85300000 - Social work and related services

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Tenders are invited for National Consultancy: Diagnostic Study of social protection in Guinea-Bissau (only for nationals of Guinea Bissau).
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, Protection
Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa, with a real potential for wealth creation and sustainable development. However, this potential is far from being harnessed as the country has been experiencing political upheavals, which resulted in a constant situation of fragility. This context is a source of risks and vulnerability for the population, which does not access to quality social services.
The improvements observed in the health situation, particularly in terms of maternal and child health, remain fragile. The maternal mortality rate stands at 900 deaths out of 100, 000 live births (MICS, 2014) while 89 children out of 1000 are not reaching their fifth anniversary. When people access health services, they have to contribute to the cost of these services - for example users have to support over 50% of the total health expenditure.
Chronic poverty, which characterizes a large segment of the population (33% in 2010), is likely to have expanded in the absence of effective poverty reduction policies. The weakness of the education system, with a net attendance rate of 62% (in 2014) and a large number of children out of school, further exacerbates the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Poorest families experience more out-of-school children: in more than 50% of poor households, there is at least one out-of-school child. Children leaving in households headed by illiterate parents are also more likely to be out-of-school and to be trapped in poverty.
Another important factor of vulnerability is food insecurity. Data collected by WFP revealed that in October 2017, 20% of households in Guinea Bissau faced food insecurity while 64% were in high risk of falling into food insecurity as they were not able to allocate part of their income for non-food expenditures. The vulnerability of households in rural areas was also highlighted by the significant share (61% in average) spent on foods. In addition, according to the same survey, 1, 7% of children under five were suffering from acute malnutrition.
The overlapping of these various factors of risks and vulnerability that exacerbate each other require an adequate policy response. The Government of Guinea Bissau has acknowledged this by emphasizing the need to establish a social protection system in the national development plan known as “Terra Ranka”.
Social protection constitutes a set of measures that a Government designs and implements to reduce economic and social vulnerabilities to poverty. This set of measures should help mitigate the risk for an individual to fall into a trap of extreme poverty. It should also help endow the poorest with minimum asset that enable them to benefit from economic opportunities.
During the past years, technical and financial partners (TFPs) have been supporting the Government in various initiatives including support to education, health and nutrition services, setting up school meals, providing cash transfers to vulnerable population such as persons living with HIV, providing free medicines for diseases. Various analytical works were also undertaken including the assessment of public pension fund and the assessment of social safety nets.
However so far there has been little progress in terms of establishing a comprehensive social protection system or a social protection floor, which could be a cornerstone for the country to transit from fragility to sustained development.
It is in this context that a national forum was organized in October 2017 to provide a platform for developing a roadmap towards the formulation of a national social protection policy. A step in this roadmap is to extend the existing studies to develop a comprehensive diagnostic study of the social protection system in Guinea Bissau.
OBJECTIVE
The overall objective of the consultancy is to support the international consultant in conducting a comprehensive diagnostic study of social protection initiatives in the country. Specifically, the consultancy will:
· Provide support for data collection and consultations for updated analysis of vulnerability and risks;
· Identify and collect information on all social protection institutions, systems and programs currently implementing social protection interventions;
· Support in the assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of social protection interventions;
· Prepare input notes as required;
Support the Steering Committee and Technical Secretariat in organizing meeting/workshops and consultations, when needed.
ACTIVITIES, TASKS, DELIVERABLES AND TIMELINES
ACTIVITIES AND TASKS:
The consultant should undertake the following tasks:
· Organize and support data collection and consultations for updated analysis of vulnerability and risks;
· Identify and collect information on all social protection institutions, systems and programs currently implementing social protection interventions;
· Support the international consultant in the assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of social protection interventions;
· Support the Steering Committee and Technical Secretariat in organizing meeting/workshops and consultations
· Prepare input notes as required.
EXPECTED RESULTS:
· Information on risk and vulnerability are collected and synthetized;
· List of all social protection institutions, systems and programs available;
· Consultations with all stakeholders undertaken for the diagnostic analysis
· The ownership of the diagnostic study by a national technical team is ensured
DELIVERABLES, TIMEFRAME AND PAYMENT
The national consultant will work collaboratively with the international consultant, Ministry in charge of social protection and UNICEF. Deliverables- deadlines are proposed in the table below.
Deliverables
Number of working days
Deadline
Payment
1. Documentary review and data collection
3
September 2018
-
2. Synthesis of all existing institutions, programs and interventions on social protections
5
October 2018
30%
3. Consultations and Input notes for diagnostic study
8
October 2018
40%
4. Contributions for Final Report
2
October 2018
30%
Total:
18
100%
QUALIFICATIONS, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES
The consultant will be supervised by the Chief, SPPM&E of UNICEF.
Key competencies, technical background, and experience required:
Education
· An Advanced university degree, preferably a Master in social protection, economics, social sciences or related areas.
Experience
· At least 5 years of technical skills in strategic planning, policy analysis or programs formulation.
· Knowledge of social protection is an asset.
Language skills:
· Fluency in Portuguese. Working knowledge of English or French is highly desirable.
Other skills
· Good analytical skills
· Experience in working with multiple stakeholders
· Good written and verbal communication skills, with adequate interpersonal and presentation skills.
As a general principle, the fees payable to a consultant shall follow the best value for money principle (achieving the desired outcome at the lowest possible fee). Therefore, the consultants are required to indicate their fees for services to be provided;
CONDITIONS OF WORK
· The total duration of the consultancy is of 18 days, during the months of September-October 2018. Detailed calendar and timeframe to be agreed upon;
· The consultancy, on a SSA type contract at the NOB level;
· The consultant will work in UNICEF Guinea-Bissau office;
· The consultant will work with own IT equipment;
· UNICEF Guinea-Bissau will provide office space and other secretarial support;
· UNICEF Guinea-Bissau will provide any work-related transport if needed.
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=516363

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