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As a part of KSA’s bold Imaginative and prescient 2030 and up to date authorized reform of its social safety system, there is a chance to enhance entry to childcare, notably amongst low-income households. As a part of the Nationwide Transformation Plan, certainly one of eleven Imaginative and prescient Realization Packages (VRPs) with five-year milestones designed to translate the Imaginative and prescient 2030 into motion, Strategic Goal 8 goals to extend the proportion of girls within the workforce.
The continued social safety reform course of, having already revised eligibility standards and profit quantities for damani beneficiary households, can now ponder elevated entry to high quality childcare as part of a broader technique to additional advance feminine labour pressure participation in KSA. Moreover, establishing ample amount and high quality of care facilities to satisfy demand will not directly help increased enrolment in kindergarten, a Ministry of Schooling goal as a part of the identical VRP, by acclimating households and babies to formal training settings from a younger age. On the similar time, the roll-out of the Ministry of Financial system and Planning’s Early Childhood Growth technique dovetails with the social safety reform, presenting a very opportune second to interact on this mapping. Clear proof on the present childcare system is step one in increasing and bettering childcare all through the Kingdom.
For that reason, UNICEF in collaboration with the Household Affairs Council in KSA is trying to have interaction a advisor to arrange a mapping and evaluation of childcare provide from start to six years outdated in KSA that can:
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Quantify the quantity and forms of service suppliers who’re energetic in KSA.
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Define the present governance for childcare in KSA.
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Present an summary and evaluation of the completely different fashions utilized in KSA and vary of prices per little one for various fashions.
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Element the present initiatives that help or facilitate childcare supplied by authorities, non-government and personal sector
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Summarize the very best practices for childcare growth and regulation in high-income international locations and examine the present strategy to childcare in KSA to this state-of-the-art, figuring out gaps. Present suggestions on greatest practices that may very well be utilized in KSA.
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Describe financing fashions which have been used to underpin nationwide childcare growth in different international locations and supply choices/suggestions for KSA
The consultancy will probably be primarily based primarily on desk evaluate of knowledge obtainable on-line and that acquired from counterparts, in addition to 4-5 key informant interviews. The examine would require the advisor to conduct each quantitative and qualitative evaluation.
How are you going to make a distinction?
1. A) Focus on goals of skilled interviews and doable individuals/profiles to incorporate with UNICEF and FAC. Counsel focus and script for interviews primarily based.
B) Conduct (and document) 5-6 interviews with individuals agreed upon with UNICEF.
2. A) Create a desk of all obtainable details about childcare provide (start to age 6) in KSA
B) Describe present childcare initiatives
C) Analysis and describe governance and regulation mechanisms for childcare in KSA
D) Summarize present info (if any) on prices of various childcare fashions in KSA.
(All info for A) and C) will probably be supplied by the Authorities).
3. Analysis and describe approaches to scale-up of and financing for childcare in different related high-income contexts
4. Analysis and describe approaches to scale-up of and financing for childcare in different related high-income contexts
5. Compile all present parts of the mapping into one draft report, together with hole evaluation and proposals for increasing little one care in KSA.
6. Put together last report, addressing feedback and options from UNICEF and companions.
7. Put together a abstract powerpoint that gives an summary of report findings
To qualify as an advocate for each little one you should have…
- Masters diploma in related social sciences with at the least 5 years of related work expertise, demonstrating familiarity with quantitative evaluation and social coverage.
- Bilingual in Arabic (capable of conduct interviews and analysis in Arabic) and English (all consultancy merchandise must be in English)
- Demonstrated analysis expertise within the space of early childhood improvement.
- Glorious writing abilities.
For each Baby, you display…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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Marketed: 27 Sep 2023 Arab Normal Time
Deadline: 13 Oct 2023 Arab Normal Time
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