Recruitment of an International Consultant Tender in Chad - 35724385

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Country: Chad

Summary: Recruitment of an International Consultant for Technical Assistant in Support of Revision of National Strategy of Social Protection

Deadline: 03 Sep 2019

Posting Date: 26 Aug 2019

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 35724385

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Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

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Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tenders are invited for Recruitment of an International Consultant for the Technical Assistant in Support of the Revision of the National Strategy of Social Protection in Chad, SSA 3 Months P4 N'djamena.
Social protection encompasses a range of protection, prevention and capacity-building mechanisms to reduce the vulnerability of populations, help them better manage risk and cope with exogenous shocks, and contribute to the reduction of poverty. poverty. It constitutes an important link in the efforts of the States, aimed at reducing economic, social, food / nutritional vulnerability and protection against other shocks.
Despite the efforts made by the Government, almost half (46.5% according to the results of the 2011 ECOSIT3) of the population is poor, 44% is food insecure, social inequalities and natural disasters persist thus aggravating the situation. vulnerability of households. It is against these multiple challenges that the Government has committed with the technical and financial support of UNICEF to strengthen the social protection of Chadians through the development and implementation of a National Protection Strategy. 2016-2020 in coherence with Vision 2030 "The Chad we want" and the strategic orientations of the National Development Plan (PND).
The SNPS adopted by the Council of Ministers in July 2015 aims to put in place a comprehensive social protection system that takes into account financial needs, livelihood security, risk management, reduction of vulnerabilities and access to beneficiaries' basic social services. It is built around four strategic axes: (i) Assistances and Social Actions for vulnerable groups; (ii) Social Security and Employment; (iii) Food Security and Nutrition; and (iv) Basic social services.
Since the adoption of the SNPS in 2015, the social, economic and security context has changed. A number of the projects have been implemented or are in the process of being implemented. These include:

• The 2017-2020 Social Safety Net Pilot Project, funded by the World Bank, which aims to implement pilot cash and cash-for-work programs for the poor. bases of a system of adaptive social safety nets. This project covers the provinces of Bahr El Ghazal and Logone Occidental for the cash transfer component and the city of N'Djamena for the High Intensity Workforce (HIMO) component.

• The World Bank-funded Refugee and Welcoming Communities Support Project (PARCA) 2019-2023 aims to improve refugees 'and host communities' access to essential services, livelihoods, and social safety nets. strengthen national refugee situation management systems in the provinces of Lac, Ouaddaï and Logone Oriental.

• The Inclusive Development of Reception Areas Project (DIZA) 2019-2021 funded by the European Union aims to improve the living conditions and resilience of indigenous populations, refugees and returned to the reception areas in the provinces of Ouaddai, Sila, Salamat, Logone Oriental, Mandoul and Moyen-Chari through support for inclusive local development.

Other changes were also observed during the period under review. The international context has been marked by the global consensus on a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda that places social protection at the heart of public policies. At the national level, there is a need to ensure coherence and alignment of the National Strategy for Social Protection with the SDGs. In addition, the SNPS does not have a budgeted action plan and its implementation is not well coordinated. Also, a number of innovations or reflections are in progress such as social protection and emergency situations, or the complementarity between monetary benefits and basic service provision. It is necessary to take into account these changes and reflections in the context of the revision / update / update of the SNPS. It is in this context that this consultation is part of the update of the SNPS.
2. Objectives
The general objective of the consultation is to update the 2016-2020 SNPS to take into account changes in the national and international context and recent developments in social protection in Chad.
3. Key activities
Specifically, it will

consist of: • Conduct a participatory consultative process of revisions of the SNPS, with the involvement of the members of the steering and technical committee, the various partners, donors, humanitarian actors, NGOs, among others

• Collect and analyze recent data on poverty, vulnerabilities and resilience, etc. paying attention to particularly vulnerable groups, such as children, women, young people, people with disabilities, the elderly, etc.

• Collect and analyze information on social protection interventions and programs and their performance and impact

• Take stock of the state of implementation of the SNPS, in relation to actions, programs, activities and indicators of performance measurement

• Review the SNPS in relation to the National Development Plan and strategies and sector plans to assess the degree of response to needs

• Identify existing gaps and opportunities in the NPS

• Develop a draft of the Revised Strategy with a budgeted action plan, a monitoring and evaluation framework, and a proposal from a strategy coordination mechanism adapted to the national social protection context to be presented at a validation workshop that will bring together all the actors involved in social protection issues
4. Expected results
The main expected outcome of this consultation is the availability of a validated updated document from the SNPS with a budgeted action plan, a monitoring and evaluation plan, and a proposal for a coordination mechanism.
Methodology
The consultant will propose a detailed methodology taking into account the following elements:

• Assessment of the status of implementation of the SNPS, including the analysis of implementation challenges, especially in relation to axes of intervention and coordination mechanism

• Weaknesses in the design of the SNPS

• New opportunities and prospects for financing the social protection sector

• The need for a participatory consultative process with all stakeholders, including including humanitarian actors

There are also planned visits / interviews with donors working in the field of social protection. The compilation of information received through interviews and document analysis will help refine the analysis of the state of play as well as the formulation of the update tracks. In addition, the issues of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of the strategy will need to be highlighted.
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Profile of the Consultant

The study will be conducted by an international P4 consultant who will be assisted by a national NOC consultant.

The international consultant will have to demonstrate the following qualifications and skills:

• A post-graduate level Master's degree (Bac + 5) in economics, development economics, demography, health economics, in economics of education, economics of education or equivalent

• Proven professional experience of at least 10 years in the field of social protection, particularly in the development of social protection policies / strategies

• A mastery of the concepts of poverty, vulnerabilities and resilience

• Having participated in the definition and / or implementation of at least one national social protection strategy in a development context

• A good understanding of the social protection floor, costing of social protection programs / projects as well as emergent themes (social protection reactive to shocks ...).
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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion in its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy that is incompatible with the aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, and sexual abuse. UNICEF also adheres to strict child protection principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and made available to the next stage of the selection process.
Advertised: 20 Aug 2019 W. Central Africa Standard Time

Applications close: 03 Sep 2019 12:00 PM W. Central Africa Standard Time
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