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National Consultant(s) to provide technical support for the assessment of the national violence surveillance system

Mbabane

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Mbabane
  • Grade: Consultancy - National Consultant - Locally recruited Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Human Rights
    • Security and Safety
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Gender-based violence
    • Drugs, Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism and Human Trafficking
  • Closing Date: Closed

The purpose of the consultancy is to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the status of the existing National Violence Surveillance System, with the objective of identifying key achievements, constraints/bottlenecks, lessons learned, opportunities and concrete recommendations for its improvement.

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Justification/Background:

In line with the Government of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)/UNICEF Country Programme 2016-2020, the Government and civil society are being supported to strengthen national capacity to prevent, identify, report and provide appropriate and quality respond to violence against children (VAC). One of the planned key support interventions is financial and technical support for the development and strengthening of national, regional and sub-regional data/information systems for VAC surveillance, to enable access to current/real-time information on reported cases of violence in Swaziland.
Currently, a National Violence Surveillance System, which routinely collects, collates and analysis information on reported incidents of violence exists through a standardized paper-based system. The current system initiated in 2010 operates under the leadership of the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office (DPMO) and is coordinated by the Department of Social Welfare with support from UNICEF.  The National Surveillance System currently captures data on reported incidences of violence from several multi-sector government and non-governmental organization (NGO) service providers. The data is disaggregated by, among other variables, sex, age, type of incidence, location/setting where the incident occurred, regions and perpetrator profile/ information, and disseminated annually to national GBV and VAC stakeholders and the wider public to inform evidence-based planning, programming and advocacy for prevention and response to incidences of violence.
However key  stakeholders have identified a number of challenges and gaps  in the current violence surveillance system, which  include:  a) the inability to categorize and report on specific stakeholder* data needs [*stakeholders include the police, social workers, government ministries that work in child protection; non-state VAC service providers and other governmental and non-governmental organisations that work in child rights advocacy] for example, age specific analysis), as data is reported at national level already consolidated by age brackets, b)  data analysis takes a long time and because data is not real-time, annual  reports often lag by over 6 months; c) data quality is compromised by the possibility of double counting, as there are no unique data identifiers to minimise this; and d)  non-reporting by some stakeholders.
 
Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of the consultancy is to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the status of the existing National Violence Surveillance System, with the objective of identifying key achievements, constraints/bottlenecks, lessons learned, opportunities and concrete recommendations for its improvement.
The assignment has two main objectives:
1. To comprehensively assess the existing National Violence Surveillance System, with a view to analysing its strengths, weaknesses, gaps and opportunities for its strengthening;
2. To make concrete and actionable recommendations on how the National Violence Surveillance System can be strengthened and improved to address key weaknesses and gaps, informed by assessment results.
 
Scope of work

The assessment of the surveillance system will be at two levels – assessing the utility of the surveillance systems as it relates to the needs of relevant end users; as well as assessing the potential/possibility of a standard real-time digitalized reporting, data management and analysis system.  
The assignment will also involve consultations with all government and NGO stakeholders who report to the system, to assess their data and information needs, and make recommendations on how these can be effectively met. The list of stakeholders to be consulted will be agreed upon by the DPMO, UNICEF and a multi-sector Technical Working Group to be constituted to oversee the assignment.
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Undertake a desk review and develop an inception report that describes the methodology and timelines for the assignment.
Deliverables/Outputs:
Draft inception report
Date
20 July 2018
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Presentation of inception report to a DPMO, UNICEF and Technical Working Group facilitating the implementation of the assignment
Deliverables/Outputs:
Approved presentation of inception report
Date
26 July 2018
Budget Amount
20% of contract amount
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Development of data collection and stakeholder consultation tools for the national violence surveillance system assessment 
Deliverables/Outputs:
Data collection tools 
Date
08 August 2018
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Stakeholder consultations (field work)
Deliverables/Outputs:
List and appointments with stakeholders  
Date
07 September 2018
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Data analysis and report writing
Deliverables/Outputs:
Draft national violence surveillance assessment report
Date
28 September 2018
Budget Amount
30% of contract amount
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Presentation of draft national surveillance assessment report to national stakeholders for validation and input
Deliverables/Outputs:
Power point presentation of key assessment findings 
Date
05 October 2018
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Incorporation of stakeholder input
Deliverables/Outputs:
Draft report
Date
11 October 2018
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Presentation of revised national surveillance assessment report to Technical Working Group
Deliverables/Outputs:
Draft report
Date
17 October 2018
 
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Submission on final and approved national surveillance system report 
Deliverables/Outputs:
Final assessment report
Date
31 October 2018

Budget Amount
50 % of contract amount
 

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Minimum Qualifications required:
 
Enter Disciplines:  A minimum qualification of a Master’s Degree in Statistics, Social Studies, Development Studies, Human Rights, Gender & Development, Law, or relevant fields.
 
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required*:
a) Minimum of 5 years of experience designing and conducting research using mixed (qualitative and quantitative) and participatory methods targeting a variety of audiences;
b) Knowledge and experience in data management, information management systems, and some experience in assessing these.
c)  Some knowledge and experience   in working on issues affecting children, including violence against children, will be an added advantage;
d) Demonstrated planning, analytical and report writing skills;
e) Demonstrated ability to effectively work with state and non-state stakeholders;
f) Ability to work under pressure and complete tasks within tight deadlines;
g) Excellent presentation and communication skills in both English and SiSwati.
 
(Applicants with the above knowledge, expertise and skills can apply as individuals or a team of two, with a clear indication of the lead Consultant).

How to apply:

Interested consultants should follow the link below to apply online.

https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=513979

Candidates should attach cover letter, technical and financial proposals. Applications submitted without a fee/rate will not be considered.

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Remarks:

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

This vacancy is now closed.
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