Country: United States of America
Closing date: 26 Nov 2014
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
The identification of a core set of globally comparable indicators measuring adolescent development and wellbeing is a need that was articulated in both Progress for Children: A report card on adolescents and the Lancet Series on Adolescents that were launched jointly in April 2012. The publications noted a lack of globally comparable data to measure progress for adolescents at the country level. The second gap identified was the lack of a framework focused on the positive development of adolescents.
This consultancy will support the development of a results framework and proposed set of indicators that will provide a common platform to identify, measure and track progress of adolescent development and wellbeing across a variety of domains and settings. Based on initial work by UNICEF and WHO, the results and supporting indicators will form the basis of a ‘score card’ that will support advocacy and policy work globally while at the same time ensuring that results can be adaptable to national and regional situations and priorities.
The ‘score card’ will be designed with a rights-based positive development approach that focuses on the development of adolescents ‘assets’ as well as addressing needs. It will focus on five inter-related overarching domains that reflect the ways in which national governments are usually organized and incorporate the core policy and programme elements that have been agreed upon in previous international consensus meetings.
• Adolescents attain their highest physical health & mental well-being;
• Adolescents feel safe and protected in their families, among their peers, in their schools and in their social/virtual environment;
• Adolescents are actively engaged in learning in formal or non-formal education systems;
• Adolescents are socially, culturally and civically active in their communities;
• Adolescents are prepared for sustainable and non-exploitative, productive work.
Results and indicators within these domains will be used for target setting across agencies and contribute to strengthening collaboration between development partners globally.
PURPOSE
UNICEF led an initial exercise to outline a draft set of results for adolescents in a positive development framework based on the five domains described above. The draft framework is populated by 1) indicators for which comparable data are currently collected on a regular basis in several countries 2) indicators for which data are currently available only from a small subset of countries and 3) thematic priorities for which well-defined validated indicators are currently not available. With this inception work led and supported by UNICEF resources, the organization is now well-positioned to move this initiative forward to provide technical guidance on indicators’ development, convening of partners for consensus, piloting the identified measures in selected countries and advocating for their integration into regular data collection mechanisms.
UNICEF’s Office of Research (OoR) in collaboration with the Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) and Data and Analytics sections in NYHQ is recruiting a senior consultant to lead the development of a globally agreed framework and indicators to be developed into a ‘report card’ as described above. The consultant will be responsible for leading technical and political processes in support of the development of the framework and measures in collaboration with other parts of UNICEF-HQ, including the Data and Analytics (D&A) team.
Starting in 2009, UNICEF has been working with external partners including representatives from other UN Agencies (WHO, UNPFA) and others (Population Council, Harvard University, etc.) to develop new indicators pertaining to adolescents and youth. The work also complements the work of the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing and will serve to inform results measurement across the overall DfID Global Girls Research Initiative (GGRI). The Consultant will engage with these and other stakeholders in building consensus around the framework and measures.
The consultant will work under the strategic guidance of the Chief, ADAP and in close consultation with the Senior Planning Specialist at the Office of Research and Statistics Specialist in DRP.
EXPECTED RESULTS
Specific Activities to be completed to achieve the objectives
The specific tasks are as follows:
Stage 1: Develop a mini-scorecard based on bi-lateral discussions and technical consultation and pilot in three countries. This “mini-scorecard” will contain indicators that are already available in the three test countries. This stage will also include the identification of gaps to be filled in measuring results for adolescents.
• Consult and work with partners, develop the agenda and inputs, and ensure key stakeholders are engaged in developing consensus on the process for agreeing on a global framework and domains.
• Conduct preparatory meetings in support of the technical consultation and Identify existing indicators that could form the mini-scorecard.
• Hold technical consultation to agree on domains, existing indicators and gaps to be filled.
• Create mini-scorecard based on agreed-upon domains and existing indicators
• Test mini-scorecard in three countries and revise based on results.
Stage 2: Host a technical meeting(s) on indicators and data collection, with the purpose to agree upon additional indicators and how additional data gaps can be filled.
• Consult and work with partners, develop the agenda and inputs, and ensure key stakeholders are engaged in developing consensus on the process for agreeing on and the proposed indicators.
• Conduct preparatory analytic work in collaboration with Statistics Specialist in DRP, including (as needed) a mapping of the results to existing global indicators, existing indicators collected on a limited basis and those indicators desired by programming community but that do not yet exist.
• Complete a consultation report that presents the agreed indicators and a draft instrument for data collection.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES
• Advanced university degree in public health, demography, health policy/management or related social sciences
• Strong substantive, technical background on indicator and framework development
• Experience in hosting global consultations, and consensus-building
• At least 10 years of work experience in public/global health, gender, adolescents or international development involving data and analysis
• Proven rigor in analytical and conceptual skills relevant to development and comfort with policy analysis
• Strong understanding of data, programming and policies in country contexts, especially Africa and Asia
• Experience at the national and international levels in research and analysis, and especially monitoring and evaluation and documenting evidence on adolescent issues
• Extensive knowledge of existing large datasets on adolescent health and wellbeing (such as DHS, GSHS and MICS)
• Previous professional experience in data collection and data analysis on adolescent health and wellbeing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• High level of initiative and ability to undertake complex tasks while proactively seeking relevant input, cooperation, and guidance from key constituents
• Fluency in English
SUPERVISION AND WORK ARRANGEMENTS
The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Chief of the ADAP unit. The consultant will work remotely, with continuous interaction with the office. The consultant may be expected to travel, pending confirmation by the UNICEF Headquarters.
How to apply:
Qualified candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV and P 11 form (which can be downloaded from our website at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc) to pdconsultants@unicef.org with subject line “**Adolescent Score Card**” by Nov 26th, 2014 @ 5:00pm EST.
Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate to undertake the terms of reference above.
Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR DELIVERABLES.
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