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National Consultancy- Admin Data and Statistics for Child Rights and Protection, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Job no: 538904

Position type: Consultancy

Location: Mongolia Division/Equivalent: Bangkok (EAPRO), Thailand

School/Unit: Mongolia

Department/Office: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Categories: Child Protection, Statistics and Monitoring, Consultancy

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.

Accurate and realistic statistics and data on child protection have paramount importance in realization of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; in provision of prevention, protection, rehabilitation services in relation to all forms of child abuse, improvement of quality and outcomes of child protection services, including progress towards the SDGs, knowledge and evidence-based budget planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, assessment and policy development.

The government approved "Methodology of developing child protection statistics" with 129 indicators in 2015. The Law on Child Rights, the Law on Child Protection, and the Law on Combatting Domestic Violence approved by the Parliament in 2016 and 2017 mandated the relevant government agencies in charge of social protection, child, family affairs and statistics to develop and maintain database on child rights and protection. Existing data and statistics on child protection require improvement in alignment with these laws and with the internationally comparable data and indicators for the relevant UN SDGs and CRC and with INSPIRE strategies on ending violence against children.

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommends the Government to improve the data on children and child rights issues in its Concluding Observations. Accordingly, the National Program on Child Development and Protection approved by the Government of Mongolia's resolution in 2017 includes action to improve the evidences and data on situation of children.

How can you make a difference?

Specific objectives include:

• Design of the data collection, processing and analyses architecture for child protection statistics and indicators
• Determine indicators that correspond to the demand and needs of the national and international commitments
• Development of the operational guidance and documentation for the collection, processing, storage and use of data and statistics in line with the relevant laws and procedures

Work Assignments and deliverables:

The consultant will be responsible for providing technical assistance to the country office and the Working Group (WG) and perform the following assignments.

• The consultant will review and compile the existing administrative data and statistical indicators on child rights and child protection, and the data sources, relevant tools for collecting, processing and analyzing the data. This assignment will require bilateral meetings with the relevant agencies including, but not limited to, NSO, MLSP, AFCYD, MoESS, Court Decision Enforcement Agency, Police, MoH and the hospitals including Trauma and Injury Hospital, and Forensic Hospital.

Deliverable: Submission of the

Inception report (in English and Mongolian)

• The Consultant will conduct a session for the working group on internationally used and/or cross-nationally comparable indicators on child rights and protection, including indicators of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Sustainable Development Goals, INSPIRE strategies and UNICEF SMQs on child protection (this task will require translation work from English to Mongolian)

Deliverable:

Compilation of internationally used indicators on child rights and protection, and workshop agenda and PPP (in English and Mongolian)

• The Consultant will present the review findings, propose initial suggestions to improve the data and statistics, and the tools; and collect feedback from the WG

Deliverable: Agenda, the

1st draft report, and PPP for the meeting (in Mongolian)

• The Consultant will work to improve the data and stats reflecting the comments of the WG members and aligning with internationally used indicators, measurement methodologies, data collection and monitoring tools and questionnaires, and tools for data processing and analysis. The Consultant will also look at issues related to rapid, confidential and secure information sharing. The Consultant will present the findings to the working group and collect their feedback and comments.

Deliverable:

2nd

draft report and PPPs (in Mongolian)

• The Consultant will develop an Indicator Guidance on how to collect and report on data on Child Protection indicators. INSPIRE indicator guidance and UNICEF's Indicator Manual can serve as reference documents. The consultant will introduce the Manual at the WG meeting.

Deliverable:

Draft Indicator Manual on CP (in Mongolian)

• The Consultant will share the findings and recommendations at a validation workshop with the WG.

Deliverable

: Final draft

(3rd)

report, PPPs and Indicator Guidance (in Mongolian and English)

• Submit the final report and the Indicator Guidance to the MLSP and UNICEF no later Nov 25 2021.

Deliverable:

Final report, PPPs and

Indicator Guidance - design, editing and layout done for printing of the final report and the Guidance (in Mongolian and English)

Working Conditions:

• The consultant will mainly work remotely
• If the Consultant is required to travel, the office will issue TA for the consultant based on UN rate as per the latest travel policy. Consultant will be fully responsible for his/her travel, health, and life insurances.
• The candidate selected will be governed by and subject to UNICEF's General Terms and Conditions for individual contracts.

Estimated Duration of Contract, work schedule and working days:

This is an 8-month contract, starting on April 1, 2021 and ending on Dec 2, 2021. The consultant will work full time.

For the complete Terms of Reference please visit here ToR_consultancy_data and stats for child protection_Adv.pdf

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

• Masters or advanced degree in social work, statistics, law, social sciences, international development or related field
• A minimum of five years of professional work experience in child rights, child protection, human rights, statistics, M&E and information management
• Familiarity with Child Protection is an asset
• Familiarity with emergencies and the humanitarian-development nexus is an added advantage
• Previous experience with conducting literature reviews and/or systematic reviews is required
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate complex processes requiring liaising with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, including listening and consensus-building skills
• Strong and documented experience in working with Government institutions
• Ability to work independently and to meet tight deadlines
• Strong technical and analytical writing skills is in English required

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF's values and competencies.

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:

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.

Advertised: Mar 17 2021 Ulaanbaatar Standard Time Application close: Mar 27 2021 Ulaanbaatar Standard Time

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