Individual National Consultant for Revising Sustainable Development Goal Indicators related to Children, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

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, an opportunity …

Governance

During the assignment, the selected consultant will report directly to UNICEF Chief of PME and MPI Director of DSENRE. The deliverables will be reviewed by UNICEF and DSENRE. The consultants should make themselves available for the work and events as per the work plan.

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

Minimum Qualifications required*:   Masters    PhD    Other

Required Disciplines: Public Policy, Sociology, Law, Anthropology, Development Economics or related areas

*Minimum requirements to consider candidates for competitive process.

Qualification/Specialised Knowledge and Experience:

Qualifications and Competencies:

Consultant 1 – Statistics expert:

Education:

University advanced degree in Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Economics or any other related technical field is required.

Skills and Experience:

– 8 to 10 years of professional experience in statistics.

– Knowledgeable in national statistical system and administrative reporting system.

– Knowledgeable in sustainable development agenda 2030 and SDG monitoring and reporting system.

– Analytical and reporting skill.

– Good inter-personal skills and presentation skills. 

– Good command of English in communication and writing.

– Experience working with government ministries and international organizations.

Consultant 2 – SDG expert:

Education:

University advanced degree in Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Economics or any other related technical field is required.

Skills and Experience:

– 8 to 10 years of professional experience regarding development policy assessments, development social/economic/ financial analysis, regulatory impact assessment, policy development and advisory, etc.

– Professional experience in SDG implementation and assessment.

– Comprehensive knowledge and understandings across various topics on SDGs.

– Analytical and reporting skill.

– Good inter-personal skills and presentation skills. 

– Good command of English in communication and writing.

– Experience working with government ministries and international organizations.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).   

To view our competency framework, please visit here.   

Assessment criteria:

For evaluation and selection method, the Cumulative Analysis Method (weight combined score method) shall be used for this recruitment:

A) Technical Evaluation (e.g., maximum 75 Points)              

–  Educational background: 10%

– Knowledgeable in national statistical system and administrative reporting system (consultant 1); Or Professional experience in SDG implementation and assessment (Consultant 2): 30%

– Knowledgeable in sustainable development agenda 2030 and SDG monitoring and reporting system (consultant 1); Or Comprehensive knowledge and understandings across various topics on SDGs (consultant 2): 15%

– Analytical and reporting skill: 10%

– Networking with relevant stakeholders (government, private sector, research institutions, civil society…) and others: 10%

B) Financial Proposal (e.g., maximum of 25 Points)

–  The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest Financial Proposal that is opened /evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum 50 points score in the technical evaluation. Other Financial Proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

– The Contract shall be awarded to candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores, subject to the satisfactory result of the verification interview if needed.

Submission of applications:

Applicants are requested to indicate if they apply for Consultant 1 or Consultant 2, or if they apply as a team. The submission includes:

a. A technical proposal which clearly explains the outline on how to deliver the tasks and deliverables (preferably less than 10 pages);

b. Samples of similar products;

c. Financial proposal: All-inclusive lump-sum cost including consultancy fee and any other relevant costs for this assignment. 

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

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. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.