re- Advertised: Consultant (Budget and Expenditure Analysis of MOSA on CP and GBV), Beirut, Lebanon
Job no: 537474
Position type: Consultancy
Location: Lebanon Division/Equivalent: Amman(MENA)
School/Unit: Lebanon
Department/Office: Beirut, Lebanon
Categories: Child Protection
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Objectives UNICEF Lebanon Country Office (LCO) is seeking to hire a senior consultant with a strong background in public finance, to support MoSA in undertaking an analysis of its budget and expenditure, more specifically on programmes and services that aim at preventing, mitigating and responding to violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect against children as well as gender-based violence. The budget and expenditure analysis will aim to look at the child protection and gender-based violence system as a whole, rather than actions preventing and responding to individual issues or problems. The analysis will look at the standalone budget and expenditure of MoSA and will exclude the other statutory actors that have a mandate in child protection and gender-based violence (MOPH, MOJ, MEHE, MoI, MOL).
The study is, primarily targeting MOSA senior management to inform future budgetary planning and execution, but can also be used as an advocacy tool with other ministries for more adequate public spending on children and women.
Specifically, the consultant will: I. Conduct a Budget and Expenditure Analysis of MoSA, which should include the following areas: a) Defining the different components of the continuum of services provided by MoSA that qualify as child protection (CP) and gender-based violence (GBV) that will be part of the analysis (including direct and indirect expenditure on CP and GBV services) b) Map the budgeted allocations and expenditures from 2013 to the most recent available budget and expenditure figures that should be taken into consideration in the analysis including: i) Type of expenditure (salaries, inputs, etc) ii) Source of expenditure funds iii) Programmes delivered by MoSA and through contracted entities iv) The level of service provision (national or at sub-level), v) Other types of expenditure such as expenditures on functions (governance, management and enforcement) and accountability (data collection, monitoring and evaluation, quality standards, research, analysis, and communication) c) Define the methodology to undertake and carry out the allocation and expenditure analysis of the identified programmes and components, potentially including but not necessarily limited to: i) Total allocation and expenditure amounts to each sub-sector, programme and service; Percentage allocation and expenditures (use graphs to illustrate); ii) Total and percentage of type of spending against each programme/service - i.e. salaries, inputs, operational costs etc. iii) Possibility to introduce any trend analysis using historical data, how has spending to the area changed? iv) Analysis, as possible, of MoSA versus non-state expenditures v) Unit cost of key programmes vi) Contextualising total expenditures against other key sectors vii) Attempt to contextualise spending data with related child wellbeing indicators and information on target groups of each programme (how are children targeted); viii) Compare allocations versus expenditure wherever possible; comment on budget accountability; d) Produce a report and an easy to read brief on the findings, including identifying concerns in budget allocation or expenditure, inefficiencies or imbalances, and related conclusions and recommendations. e) Provide clear conclusions and recommendations for improving MoSA allocation and expenditure on child protection services that are in line with Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence international best practices and standards . Scope of work and Deliverables In close coordination with MoSA and overall supervision of the Child Protection Specialist, the consultant will undertake the below tasks: Activity A: Inception and Preparatory Phase for Budget/Expenditure Analysis Activity A.1 Deliverable 1 Organize in coordination with MoSA and UNICEF preparatory meetings for the development of a detailed workplan and methodology (including detailed tasks and activities) and timeframe for the budget/expenditure analysis). Detailed workplan with clear tasks and activities, in addition to proposed methodology, and timeframe 25 % upon completion of deliverables 1, 2 and 3
Activity B: Budget/Expenditure Analysis Activity B.1
Deliverable 2 Desk Review of international best practices and standards related to child protection financing, the National Strategic Plan of MoSA on Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence including Capacity Assessment of MoSA and MoSA Review of National Plan to Safeguard Women and Children of 2014-2017. Inception Report including results from the desk review and Draft Instruments for data collection Preparation of the instruments and guidance including expenditure database, information collection tools and methods. Activity B.2: Deliverable 3 Validation workshop of the methodology with MoSA and other relevant stakeholders. Workshop Report Activity B.3: Deliverable 4 Conduct key informant interviews, round table discussions and other data collection, verification and cleaning. Draft report with key findings has been finalized and shared with key stakeholders for feedback 50% upon completion of deliverables 4, 5 Development of a report including key findings and analysis. Activity B.4: Deliverable 5 Organize workshop to validate findings from analysis. Workshop Report Present findings from analysis and validation workshop to MoSA and UNICEF. Activity B.5: Deliverable 6 25% upon submission of final budget analysis report and PowerPoint presentation (deliverable 6) Finalization of Report in Arabic and English including unit costs for key child protection and gender-based violence services provided by MoSA. Final Budget Analysis Report and Power Point Presentation Prepare PowerPoint Presentation in English and Arabic including key recommendations and advocacy points and organize workshop where key-findings will be presented to relevant stakeholders. Total Calendar Days: 184 Total Working Days: 129
The tasks outlined above are milestones to the achievement of the outcome in August 2021, payments will be done based on satisfactory completion of each deliverable.
Timing All deliverables listed above should be completed within six month of the signature of the contract. The consultancy is expected to begin in February 2021 and end in August 2021 (estimated 129 working days within a 6 month timeframe).
Reporting Requirements: The consultant will provide regular updates to a team of UNICEF and MoSA dedicated staff on progress of the consultancy through regular meetings and briefings. The team will follow the work on the budget and expenditure analysis closely with the consultant. Payments will be made based on the above-mentioned payment schedule and deliverable submission, upon certification of deliverable receipt & satisfaction by consultancy manager & presentation of invoice by the consultant.
Profile Requirements
UNICEF is looking for an experienced consultant with a public finance background and with experience in budget analysis
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:
Academic Background:
Years of relevant experience and skills:
Evaluation criteria Criteria Marks Benchmarks Comments Overall concord between the Request for Proposals and the submission, with clear methodology and approach based on understanding of UNICEF requirements 10 Briefly outline the proposed methodology for the assignment - for meeting the assignment deliverables according to the schedule Relevant institutional expertise in analytical work on public finance issues, public finance management and/or social budgeting; specific focus on social budgeting for children is a plus. 15 Provide evidence (reports, etc.) of years of professional relevant experience Experience of the key personnel selected for the assignment in conducting institutional and organizational assessments, preferably in the public sector; Knowledge in child protection or social protection and welfare conceptual frameworks, related theories and practice. 15 Provide resumes of key personnel selected for the assignment Preparing reports and concept notes on Public Finance Management, especially Public Finance for Children and Child & Gender Friendly Budgeting. 20 Provide analytical reports on relevant subjects (5 points per report for maximum of 20 points) Experience working on similar projects, client references 10 Provide evidence on experience in working on similar projects; provide client references: Total 70
Financial evaluation Criteria: Only bidders obtaining the minimum pass mark in the technical evaluation (49 points) will be considered for the financial evaluation; Financial evaluation is composed of 30 points. The lowest financial offer will obtain 30 points.
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UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
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: Jan 18 2021 Middle East Standard Time Application close: Feb 01 2021 Middle East Standard Time
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