Team Consultancy to Conduct Situation Analysis

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• Develop a deep understanding of the situation of children and adolescents (including relevant groups of young people in particularly vulnerable situations) by analyzing the policies and strategies, social and economic trends affecting them (data disaggregated by age, gender, urban/rural, ethnicity, socio-economic status and other relevant factors, when available).
• Identify and analyze the barriers and bottlenecks that prevent children and especially the most disadvantaged children and families from benefiting from social services across sectors and enjoying their rights; draft strategies and recommendations on how the bottlenecks and barriers can be removed.
• Provide government partners with comprehensive equity-sensitive and evidence-based analysis on children and adolescents for result-based decision-making;
• Provide essential information to non-government partners (NGOs, community-based organizations, civil society, media and business sector) to be used in their planning and interventions to address the most urgent issues affecting children and adolescents
• Propose entry points for the (re)formulation of key strategies at all levels of government in Bosnia and Herzegovina so that the priorities for the most disadvantaged children and adolescents are integrated into the socio-economic development agendas.
• Identify critical data gaps and contribute to the generation of evidence that can improve the monitoring of the rights of children and adolescents, especially the most vulnerable groups;
• Assess the current or potential presence of emergency risks (disaster risks and other potential shocks); the likelihood of their occurrence, the underlying vulnerabilities and the capacities and coping mechanisms of families, communities and local and national institutions.
• Analyze to what extent there is an enabling environment for the realisation of the rights of all children and adolescents, and analyze how evidence-based interventions and services needed to address deprivations are prioritised in governments’ policies, laws, strategies, plans and budgets
• Capture new or emerging area of concerns regarding children and adolescents, such as environmental issues affecting them, mental health issues etc.
• Analyze the role/impact of business sector on child and adolescents’ rights fulfilment as well as public financial management.

• Applications from both individuals and teams are welcome. In the case of teams (ideally two-person team), it is preferred that proficiency in the local language is demonstrated by at least one member, enabling smoother communication and integration within the local context.
• UNICEF shall approve all members of the team (national and international).

• Recognized institution/researcher with proven experience in public policy, social policy and policy analysis, public finance and child/human rights

• Advanced degree in social sciences, international development or related fields relevant for the assignment

• Strong analytical skills – references to previous work or institutions
• Excellent knowledge of statistics, social service systems, development agenda
• Previous experience with UNICEF is an advantage.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in development of analytical reports and policy documents related to children and adolescents;
• Proven experience in in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, policy (and finance) analysis (including experience in the consistent use of age and sex-disaggregated and gender sensitive data) and report preparation;
• Knowledge of human rights-based approach to programming
• Experience in facilitating consultations with government representatives, NGOs, academia, children, adolescents and other stakeholders
• Fluency in English – for all team members; Fluency in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language is highly desirable;
• Excellent writing skills.

• Methodological proposal (up to 5 pages)
• Financial offer with all costs included (including relevant consultancy fee and travel costs). The application must include a financial proposal as a separate document, providing a separate fee for each defined deliverable
• One example of similar work/analysis/evaluation as an author or co-author.

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