Terms of Reference for the Situation Analysis of Children and Women in Ukraine

Summary

Title Individual consultancy to conduct a human rights-based, equity-focused, gender-sensitive and child-focused Situational Analysis (SitAn) of Children in Ukraine

Purpose Conduct a human rights-based, equity-focused, gender-sensitive and child-focused SitAn of Children in Ukraine

Expected fee National Consultant (NOB) Location Kiev, UkraineDuration April 28, 2014 – July 28, 2014 (3 months)Start Date April 28, 2014Reporting to International Consultant (SitAn) and UNICEF Deputy

Representative

SitAn Overview

The Situation Analysis is a key instrument for planning and monitoring the UNICEF Ukraine programme of cooperation with the government (2012-2016). By documenting and investigating changes in the situation of children and women and analysing causes and bottlenecks for the full realization of human rights and gender equality, the SitAn represents an important stock-taking opportunity on progress made and challenges remaining. As a comprehensive and updated knowledge base of the situation of children in Ukraine, it will serve to harness evidence-based advocacy and policy dialogue efforts, further strengthening the engagement of key stakeholders –and the public at large- in committing to the realisation of child rights and in leveraging concerted action on behalf of the most disadvantaged children in Ukraine.

UNICEF’s renewed focus on equity defines the nature of SitAn as a process that will systematically examine patterns of inequities in the realisation of children rights and gender equality, including understanding their immediate, underlying and structural causes. By focusing on the key knowledge gaps related to inequities and child deprivations and promoting the broad engagement of all stakeholders, the SitAn will make an important contribution to shaping national development strategies and policy responses towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the setting of the post-2015 agenda and national priorities and targets related to the realisation of child rights and gender equality. In addition to providing evidence for policy making and advocacy, it serves as a factual argumentation base for changes in programme direction, strategies applied and informs on the roles and relevance of stakeholders and partners.

The last SitAn in the country was published in 2005. Since then the country has been affected by different economic, political and social developments, in particular the recent political unrest and rapidly escalating fatal clash between the Government and the protesters. It is important to note that the crisis has led to a number of disturbing human rights violations, including those against children. The global economic crisis has also led to considerable reduction in economic growth rates, affecting the population in general, and children in particular. Since the publication, a

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wealth of surveys, studies, and assessments have been undertaken by UNICEF, other UN agencies and development partners that provide insight on the status of children and of progress towards gender equality in the country.1 An analytical review and synthesis from a rights-based and equity-focused perspective of these studies as well as various sources of country data and reports are required to inform policy development, programming, and advocacy for children.

Country Context

With dozens of fatality and scores of injured people, the political situation in Ukraine which initially started as a relatively low-key demonstration limited to the Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev’s central square, has now become a deadly crisis affecting the whole of the country. Ukraine’s decision to pull out of the signing of the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the European Union was what triggered the massive display of public discontent. However it quickly became obvious that public discontent with poor governance, corruption and cronyism, lack of transparency and aggravating socio-economic disparities were underlying and much stronger long-term grievances deeply enrooted in public opinion.

A number of disturbing human rights violations, including those against children has been reported, and the CO, together with its partners, has intensified monitoring of child right abuses such as detention and ill-treatment, while strategically building its advocacy efforts for protection of children’s rights in times of crisis with government counterparts and civil society organizations. A preparedness plan has also been drawn up in case children’s access to basic services should be infringed.

Despite limited progress in fighting the ongoing HIV epidemic, gender equality, violence against women and a solid scale of unresolved systemic issues jeopardizing children’s rights in Ukraine, credit is to be given for the country’s achievements in reducing absolute poverty, ensuring access to primary and secondary education, improving maternal health and reducing child mortality. A positive development of the last year was the adoption of the State Programme “On Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men for 2013 - 2016”.

Intermitted economic growth of the past few years have been driven by domestic demand, low inflation, a conservative fiscal policy, consumer and investor confidence, and economic and institutional reforms, including a recently concluded pension reform, as well as WTO membership. At the same time, a tight monetary policy, focused on defending exchange rate stability while accommodating the expanding fiscal deficit and based on the extensive use of administrative controls, has stifled growth since mid-2012. A cautiously optimistic outlook for 2014 is subject to significant risks, emanating from an inconsistent financial policy mix and heightened political and economic uncertainty.

Today, Ukraine’s GNI per capita stands close to USD 3,5002.

1 References to surveys, studies, research and evaluations will be elaborated in the Annex as well as documents saved in the Country Office share drive to be shared to the Consultant. 2 World Bank, World Development Indicators (Ukraine), http://data.worldbank.org/country/ukraine, 2012.

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There are a number of unresolved issues that continue to persist as barriers and bottlenecks in the realization of children’s rights and will require focused and dedicated actions in the years to come: As of 2013, almost 100,000 children, including those with disabilities, remain deprived of parental care as the most visible symptom of a lack of viable preventive social services that require a long-term plan for conceptionalization and development.3 Ukraine continues to have the highest HIV increase rate in the region, mostly affecting adolescents at risk. HIV prevalence rates amongst pregnant women are amongst the highest in Europe and PMTCT rates remain far behind target, mainly driven by a failure to include socially marginalized women into the mainstream medical care. Poverty rates are highest amongst families with children due to a lack of targeted mechanisms and striking income inequalities. Ukraine remains to have stunningly low levels of immunization. As of October 31, 2013, children < 1 year old have the following coverage for such vaccines: DPT-3: 50.2%; MMR-1: 36.8%; Hib-2: 62.0%; HepB1: 38.7%; HepB3: 19.5%; BCG-1:72.4%; Polio-3:51.5%.

The lack of an effective policy framework had traditionally been a significant bottleneck in the realization of children's rights in Ukraine. However, in 2013, significant improvements have been recorded: Three Presidential orders were issued for implementation by the government on "Development of Children and Support to Families", "Measures to Ensure Observance of Rights and Interests of Children", and on a "National Strategy on Education Development". Also the Cabinet of ministers' Ordinance #419 established an Action Plan to operationalize the National Strategy to Prevent Social Orphanhood, a significant step towards preventing children's separation from their families. Several new Presidential Decrees and Ministerial Orders from 2013 set the framework for implementing "social commissioning", and call for the development of a mechanism that enables NGOs and charitable organizations to become service providers on a competitive basis. The comprehensive legal and social policy framework upholding child rights is as outlined in the most recent Concluding Observations: Ukraine of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.4

In comparison to the encouraging progress made on the policy front, adequate provision, access, and uptake of services for the most disadvantaged children remain as one of the most prominent bottlenecks. Absence of specialized alternative social services aimed at safeguarding essential child rights, including specialized protection and services for children living on streets and children in conflict with the law, absence of integrated social services that would effectively protect socially vulnerable families and prevent institutionalization of children, and absence of integrated health and social services nation-wide accessible to the most disadvantaged groups including HIV vulnerable groups or most-at-risk population all remain unsolved. Access to and uptake of any available services are another dimensions of the problem.

In terms of gender equality, women are excluded from decision making at the highest political level. While 76% of civil servants and 51% of village council members are women, only 9,4% of national parliamentarians and 13% of cabinet members are women. In terms of economic participation, although education levels of both genders in Ukraine are equivalent, women on average make only 75% of men’s earnings.

3 State Statistics Service of Ukraine.4 http://www.unicef.org/ukraine/ukr/UN_CRC_ConcludingObservations_Engl.pdf

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Violence against women is widespread in the Ukraine with nearly 45 per cent of women experiencing violence at least once in their lifetime and only 1 of 4 women who experienced domestic violence in Ukraine seek support from law enforcement and legislative system5.

Despite the political geography of civic engagement in Ukraine being heterogenic at best, vivid civic movement has always been a characteristic of Ukraine as a country, most prominently witnessed during the “Orange Revolution” and during the “Euro-Maidan” events in 2013/14.It is more of a fact than a prediction to project that citizen assertiveness and engagement of citizens will continue to further strengthen, mobilizing advocacy and delivery of services for the most vulnerable and socially excluded segments of the population. CSOs have had an important role in giving voice to the most vulnerable and bringing public attention to issues of discrimination and violations of human rights. As it relates to realizing and enforcing children’s rights, this development is quite explicitly embraced in the Presidential reform agenda, where non-government actors are slated to become major stakeholders in the provision of Social Support and Care Services to the most vulnerable and in spilling over onto child rights and budget inflow into specific vulnerable groups. The increase in the financing of the HIV programme by the state is an example of civic engagement affecting the human rights agenda in Ukraine. At the same time, the mistrust by government of the services provided by CSOs is recurrent, often resulting in various initiatives (inspections, certification requirements, etc) which try to tighten control over them. Also, another limit to the engagement of CSOs is that in many cases CSO are highly dependent on international funding.

Children with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable child groups in Ukraine. Of over 8 million children living in Ukraine, 167,000 children are registered with disabilities. There is strong stigma and discrimination against children with disability and hence inclusion of children with disabilities in the society and their right to access essential services in healthcare, schooling and social support for them and their families are yet to be realized. Eliminating the placement of children in institutions has not yet clearly become a regular practice regarding support and care for children with disabilities as medical professionals still advise parents with children having more severe disabilities to place them at birth into institutional care. Out of 167,000 children registered with disabilities in Ukraine, more than 40,000 children with disabilities are living in institution. There have been some policy level improvements of children with disabilities. For example, in September 2013, the President of Ukraine approved the concept of a New Youth Policy until 2020 which is expected to lead to greater inclusion of children with disabilities in society.6

The general Ukrainian population is aware of the general situation of children in Ukraine, while the zoom on disadvantaged and particularly marginalized groups, Roma including, is still missing from the state statistics and state reports, with MARA and IDU being an exception due to yearly advocacy of UNICEF and NGOs as well as the Ukrainian Institute for Social Research.

5 Survey conducted by GfK Ukraine under UNDP/EU "Equal Opportunities and Women’s Rights in Ukraine Programme", http://www.undp.org.ua/files/en_5843415_JAN_violence_prez_fin_UKR.pdf, accessed on 18 Feb, 2014. 6 For more, please see: http://www.undp.org/content/dam/ukraine/docs/PR/DOC.PDF

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Children with disabilities are gradually being introduced in the state report “Children deserving Special attention of the state”. According to the Gallup World View Poll 46% of Ukrainians believe that children in Ukraine are treated with respect and dignity, which is relatively low compared to other countries, considering that the average among neighbouring countries is 59%, and Western European countries typically get numbers in the high seventies and eighties. Forty-two percent of Ukrainians think that children in Ukraine have the opportunity to learn and grow every day, compared to an average of 63% among neighboring countries.

In the context of middle income country, it is critical for UNICEF in Ukraine to shift from the conventional country programme to a creation of wider partnership platform that ensures social accountability for children in the country. Future sustainable presence of UNICEF in Ukraine will guarantee the realizations of children’s rights, including the most vulnerable and socially excluded, to grow in a family environment, to enjoy social protection and proper healthcare. UNICEF in Ukraine aims that by 2016, people know more about children’s rights and practice social accountable for children in Ukraine, while UNICEF is recognized as an entrusted independent voice for the rights of children, including the most vulnerable. UNICEF in Ukraine also strives to generate greater integration between the private sector, the government, and citizens to strengthen social accountability for children.

In this regard, the involvement of the civil society including youth, religious institutions, media, CSOs, and the private sector in the development of the SitAn comes at a crucial timing as UNICEF Ukraine endeavors to create a wider partnership platform which ensures social accountability for children. As a potential enabler in driving change in collaboration with other stakeholders, the civil society is becoming increasingly important in tackling social challenges as well as protecting and promoting the rights of children.

UNICEF recognizes that partnerships in general provide opportunities to combine the strengths of each partner to transform societies, and in particular, partnerships with the civil society can be an enabling factor in promoting social mobilization and building social consciousness which, in the end, could lead to more social accountability to advocate for children’s rights and bringing about societal, behavioural change.

Purpose of the SitAn

The purpose of the 2014 SitAn is twofold: On the one hand, it is set to boost UNICEF’s capacity to engage in policy discussions through evidence-based analysis as a key strategic goal. Ensuring the realization of children’s right with equity moreover requires all partners to intensify efforts to identify the most marginalized children and remaining gender equality issues in the country, and the root causes of their present situation, and to monitor programmes that serve the most disadvantaged children. Hence, the 2014 SitAn is expected to ascertain the current state of children’s rights in Ukraine and to facilitate adaptation of the 2012-2016 Country Programme to better address bottlenecks in the realization of rights, expand equity and improve outcomes for children and contribute to advance gender equality.

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On the other hand, UNICEF in Ukraine needs to strengthen its standing and public recognition to be an authoritative "independent voice for children" in the country. To achieve that end, the office requires guidance on how to "change gear" into a new implementation modus operandi, banking on strong civil society support and backing. In this respect, the SitAn will serve to generate knowledge on the capacities of partners7 (i.e. responsibility, authority, and resources of the duty bearers), which can be capitalized on in order to raise UNICEF’s weight in advocating for children’s’ rights as well as capacity gaps of the civil society as duty bearer, which need to be addressed in order to enhance knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst the civil society and population at large with UNICEF support.

Considering the current volatility in the country, an important part of the SitAn would be the undertaking of a political analysis which would provide an overview of the ongoing political crisis and how this is impacting and will impact UNICEF’s work from both a development programming point of view and human rights and humanitarian implications point of view. As UNICEF strives to ensure its relevance of engagement in the country and to protect, promote and advance children’s rights, a political mapping and analysis would be a crucial component of the SitAn.

In addition, analysis of risks and the programmatic interventions for preparedness, response and risk reduction will be undertaken. In the SitAn UNICEF will update the analysis of emergency and disaster risks in Ukraine addressing the following 4 critical questions:

1. Which are the biggest emergency risks for children;2. Why are children vulnerable to these risks;3. Who has a duty to reduce these risks; and4. What capacities do they need to reduce these risks.

At the same time, the Situation Analysis is expected to lay a factual base for the review of the 2012-2016 Country Programme within the 2014 Mid Term Review and to enable UNICEF and the Government of Ukraine to agree on necessary adjustments to be made to the course of the Programme. The SitAn will also provide valuable insight, disaggregated data, and analysis for the government to reflect on within their National Plan of Action for Children. In order to guarantee an unbiased view on the issues affecting the realization of children’s rights and the advancement of gender equality and to boost the countries’ human rights monitoring capacities, the Parliamentarian Human Rights Ombudsperson has been identified as the partner of choice in the planning, implementation supervision, national discussion and dissemination of the of the Situation Analysis.

National Ownership

The SitAn is being conducted at the moment when Ukraine is experiencing an unprecedented level of turmoil in its recent history. A new government has formed, with changes in management and leadership at all levels, both central and local, which makes it all the more critical for the SitAn process to be a clear joint initiative of the Government of Ukraine and

7 List of partners is included as annex.

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UNICEF, with the Government taking ownership and UNICEF providing technical assistance. UNICEF will obtain the endorsement and participation of government ministries, at the highest level, to achieve its full ownership of the entire process and products. The SitAn is intended to support national capacity development and policy-making processes and it is expected that the process guarantees national ownership, which is a prerequisite for its acceptance into strengthening of analytic work, policy and strategy formulation, budget allocation, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

To this end, the SitAn will be led by the Office of the Ombudsman on Human Rights and UNICEF, with the close involvement of key government partners including, Ministry of Social Policy, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, civil society, other national stakeholders and more importantly children. Wide participation will be ensured through the engagements with relevant stakeholders led by the Steering Committee bringing together government, development partners and civil society chaired by the Office of the Ombudsman on Human Rights.

The SitAn exercise engages duty-bearers and rights-holders in a collective analysis of shortfalls and disparities and their causes. In this sense it represents a consensus building process on how to reduce inequities in child outcomes and better fulfil children’s rights. Acceptance of the SitAn findings and recommendations by national stakeholders paves the way to subsequent policy and strategy adjustments, budgetary decisions and national programme upgrades. Stakeholder involvement will be strategically planned and managed throughout the process and collaborative efforts will be pursued to validate evidence. Consultations with stakeholders and their feedback in different stages of the process are essential for good quality report. UNICEF will support the information flow and the communication with government experts through the Steering Committee as the main channel.

Methodology

In addition to following the UNICEF Guidance on Conducting a SitAn of Children’s and Women’s Rights 2012, provisions and principles of the CRC, the Consultant will:

- Adopt an integrated, cross-sectoral approach that takes a holistic view of all areas of children’s rights

- Pay special attention to rights-deprivations of children due to disability and health problems, children not living with biological parents, and children with different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds;

- Examine gender social norms and behaviours affecting the realization of equal rights for boys and girls, men and women in the country;

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- Analyse and identify gaps in the existing legislative and policy framework addressing child and adolescent rights;

- Analyse the capacities of duty bearers in fulfilling their accountabilities vis- ‘a- vis child rights;

- Analyse the capacities of right holders in participating in the realisation of child rights; - Pay special attention to the CSO capacity to address children issues and conduct adjacent

capacity gap analysis; and- Conduct mapping and analysis of policies, legislation and budget allocations relating to

children’s rights organised by themes identified.

SitAn process should follow:

1. Data Consolidation and Assessment of the manifestation of child rights shortfalls and inequities in child outcomes

Comprehensive review of the existing data, evidence and research on children, UNICEF partner analysis and CSO engagement in child rights issues as it relates to UNICEF partnership agenda 3.0. This review process will involve all stakeholders. Such an assessment will include a review of the trends in all the child outcomes in health, education, child and social protection and participation in relation to international targets such as the MDGs, post-2015 and goals related to the CRC, CEDAW and Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). A comprehensive review of data and research-based information will summarize current knowledge, enable in-depth understanding of key social, cultural and related economic issues and help to identify what additional primary (qualitative and quantitative) data or analysis is required. Secondary information should be identified and consulted through desk reviews; requests for inputs from partners (government, bilaterals and NGOs); and bilateral meetings/focus group discussions with CSOs to gather additional qualitative information on issues of particular relevance.

In view of preparing to undertake a causality analysis that fully integrates an examination of bottlenecks and barriers in relation to improved outcomes for children, an assessment of country-specific indicators8 (quantitative and qualitative) will highlight progress towards from nationally and internationally defined targets and goals. By assessing the relative value of specific indicators for any given service, intervention, system, behaviour or practice, the shortfalls in child related goals and in the fulfillment of specific rights are underscored. Once the shortfalls have been identified, a causality analysis will permit a causal examination of the determinants that support or impede the realization of rights. The analysis of the data and information should be disaggregated, to the extent possible, by various characteristics of children as relevant in each context. This shall include sex, age and various population groups (female or child-headed households), area of residence (urban/rural), location (national, regional, community), educational levels, wealth quintiles and disability status.

(a) Quantitative analysis

Recent national household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012, Demographics and Health Survey, national census, national budget and expenditure surveys, and 8 Analysis to rely on recent national data produced.

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any relevant studies early childhood development, HIV/AIDS, youth/adolescents, justice for children, child care and social protection are important information sources, as they can provide disaggregated and increasingly trend data that will serve as a primary evidence base for a rights-based and equity-focused analysis.

Among others, relevant data in the Ukraine Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2012, Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2007, Study on Substance Abuse in Pregnancy in Ukraine (2012), and Review and Gaps Analysis of the Existing PMTCT Programme (2012) and all KAPB surveys will be used. Studies on early childhood development, HIV/AIDS, youth/adolescents, health, juvenile justice, and social protection, as well as data from administrative records will also be used. Poverty trends and budget allocations, as well as other socio-economic factors, will be analyzed with a view to determining the implications for the realisation of child health, early childhood development, and protection rights.

(b) Qualitative analysis

National household surveys may be inadequate to analyse inequities regarding certain population groups such as adolescents, children with no parental care, as well as community and social phenomenon that get obscured in quantitative approaches. Focus Group Discussions, analysis of recent Knowledge-Attitude-Practice-Behaviour (KAPB) surveys and studies and consultations with the government, CSOs, representative groups of children, adolescents, women and men will be used to fill data gaps and examine community and socio-cultural issues not adequately understood using quantitative analysis. In view of recent and continued political unrest in Ukraine, policy and political analysis shall be conducted to assess how fragile government orders and policies are, foreseeing possibilities of presidential change. Assessment of options for securing continuity of desirable policies and/or mitigating the consequences of any negative policy reversals that can affect children and women shall be conducted. Special efforts should be undertaken to ensure equal representation of women and men, girls and boys, and of different groups of marginalized children (priority groups were previously indicated) in the research process, especially in interviews and focus groups, and where research involves the participation of rights holders.

(c) Fulfilment of international obligations for children and women

These will be assessed based on State party reports to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and Concluding Observations, Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and Concluding Observations, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and Concluding Observations, and Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Concluding Observations.

2. Analysis of major causes and drivers of child rights shortfalls and inequities

Following the assessment of the situation of children based on existing data and trends, the next step is to analyse available information to systematically analyse the socio-political, judicial and institutional environment, systems, behaviours and practices that facilitate or hamper the

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fulfilment of the rights of children and women. The following interrelated and mutually reinforcing tools will support a quality and adequately structured analytical effort.

(a) Causality Analysis;(b) Determinant Analysis;(c) Role-pattern analysis;(d) Capacity-gap analysis.

a) Causality Analysis will examine the (immediate, underlying and root) causes of shortfalls and inequities within a conceptual framework probing beyond the immediate causes of non-realisation of children’s rights to determine the underlying and structural causes of the problem; identifies the bottlenecks and barriers relevant to the critical determinants in the provision and use of essential interventions and services for children in order to support the establishment of a baseline for action in reducing inequities and accelerating progress towards child development goals. The list of issues to be analysed using this framework as well as the different groups to focus on will be informed by the initial desk review and contextualised according to the specificities of Ukraine.

b) Determinant Analysis : identifies the bottlenecks and barriers relevant to the critical determinants in the provision and use of essential interventions and services for children in order to support the establishment of a baseline for action in reducing inequities and accelerating progress towards child development goals.9 Ten essential determinants summarised in Table 1 below, have been developed to guide the analysis of barriers and bottlenecks faced by children in realising their rights. These ten determinants have been categorised into: i) the enabling environment, ii) supply, iii) demand, and iv) quality of services/interventions for children.

c) Role-pattern analysis delves into the roles and relationships between duty-bearers and rights holders in relation to specific rights. This will be done to understand the roles of relevant stakeholders with regard to responsibility for various rights to be respected, protected or fulfilled. It is important to clearly define the rights-holders and duty-bearers and their respective roles, relationships and obligations in each context.

d) Capacity-gap analysis , examines the capacity of key individuals and institutions responsible for respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of children. This will involve discussing with stakeholders using appropriate tools and conceptual framework to ascertain capacity and gaps of right holders to claim their rights and hold duty-bearers accountable. Capacity and gaps of duty-bearers with regard to responsibility, motivation, authority and resources will also be analysed. The capacity of basic service systems with regard to availability,

9 Please refer to Monitoring for Results for Equity System (MORES) briefing notes and technical papers available with UNICEF Ukraine office

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accessibility, appropriateness and acceptability of essential services and commodities and bottlenecks related to supply, demand and quality of services for children and women will be analysed.

3. Validation of analysis for the realization of child rights with equity

The validation of conclusions and recommendations from the analytical effort with stakeholders sets the foundation for issue prioritisation and for developing scenarios towards addressing the barriers and bottlenecks that impede the realisation of human rights with equity. A national Steering Committee co-chaired by UNICEF and Human Rights Ombudsman will play a vital role in this part of the process.

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Work Assignments (Tasks) and Deliverables

Throughout the SitAn process, UNICEF will engage, consult, and collaborate with the Office of the Ombudsman on Human Rights in order to ensure full participation and endorsement of the process, content, context and products of the SitAn.

In close consultation with the SitAn International Consultant, the National Consultant will:

Work Assignments (Tasks) DeliverablesDesk Review

1. Provide an annotated outline of all research available within the UNICEF Country Office;

Annotated outline of research in UNICEF

2. Make research available within the CO physically (electronically/hardcopy) available for the SitAn Int. consultant;

Electronic/hardcopy research

3. Ensure all annexes to the SitAn are available (on data and hardcopy) for the SitAn International Consultant;

Electronic/hardcopy annexes

4. Establish catalogues of areas of information available within entities that provide data, analysis and information relevant to children (such as universities, think tanks, partner UN agencies, int. organizations NGOs etc);

Catalogue of areas of information available

5. Establish sets of data required from government and non-government counterparts and follow up on retrieval of data;

List of data needed

6. Review all the data submitted from government and non-government counterparts and define data gap, identify where further disaggregation of data is needed, and follow up with partners to secure this additional information;

List of data gap and disaggregated data needed

Report Writing7. Draft individual sections and parts of the report (i.e. Summary of

publications, Conceptual Framework, Inception Report, Analytical Paper, and the 1st Draft of the SitAn, Key Findings Report, and Policy Briefs) agreed with the SitAn Int. Consultant;

Drafted reports

8. Proofread all written reports/products for spelling mistakes and provide other cosmetic changes to finalize reports/products;

Finalized reports

9. Prepare PPTs to summarize key findings of the SitAn; PPT of Key Findings

10. Coordinate and consolidate responses from UNICEF staff on validation of data analysis and other related tasks;

Documents saved in UNICEF shared drive

11. Create graphs, tables, figures or other types of visual content for data analysis for reports and presentations;

Visual materials (to be saved in UNICEF shared

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drive)Partner discussions and consultations, Workshop facilitation

12. Consult with relevant partners, UNICEF staff, and the SitAn International Consultant to coordinate venue, time, location, logistics, etc. for discussions, consultation sessions, or the validation workshop;

Written checklist of coordination functions

13. Produce minute outcomes of focus-group discussions and face-to-face consultations;

Minutes

14. Provide any other logistical and administrative assistance in preparing for and conducting partner discussion, consultations and workshops;

Written memo of logistical and administrative tasks conducted

Coordination1. Report to or consult with UNICEF staff on any developing

circumstances or situations that may affect the course of the exercise;

Written note/email

2. Provide UNICEF with weekly updates on progress and any concerning issues;

Weekly update (written report)

Reporting

The International Consultant for the SitAn employed by UNICEF Ukraine and the M&E Specialist in the UNICEF Ukraine Country Office will be the primary contacts for the Consultant. Additional control and verification of deliverables will be done by the senior management in the office. The Consultant will provide an update on a weekly basis with regards to progress, challenges encountered, support required and proposed solutions.

Qualifications and Competencies

National Consultant (Individual SSA – NOB level), in close consultation with the Ukraine country office, will provide technical support and assistance to the International Consultant who will oversee all SitAn processes.

The required background and experience for the International Consultant is as follows:

Master’s Degree in the Social Sciences (Sociology, Anthropology, Development Studies) or related fields relevant for the assignment;

At least 5 years of research and other relevant professional experience; Demonstrated experience with Human Rights Based Approach to Programming (HRBAP)

and the principles of gender mainstreaming and promotion of gender equality; Proven knowledge and skills on quantitative analysis;

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Institutional knowledge of the UN and UNICEF; Proven experience in writing analytical papers on children and gender issues; Excellent facilitation and coordination skills and excellent analytical skills; Fluency in English, Russian and Ukrainian;

The specific competencies and qualifications required of the Consultant are as follows: Excellent knowledge of the political environment in Ukraine; Excellent knowledge of the recent developments in the area of human rights in general and

of children’s rights in particular in Ukraine; Proven ability to deliver quality reports/analysis and results in line with established deadlines; Proven experience of having participated previously in a UNICEF SitAn or similar analytical work;

National Consultant will be asked to submit 2 samples of previous similar work produced and at least 3 references complemented with 1) a cover letter. The cover should indicate relevant experience, availability and daily rate; 2) Resume; 3) Personal History (P11) form; 4) two samples of previous similar work; and 5) three references to Ms. Slavina Samborskaya recruitment_kiev@unicef.org

Ethical Issues:

All interviewees, including children, should be provided the UNICEF Principle Guidelines for the Ethical Reporting on Children and Young People under 18 years old and should be informed about the objectives of the analysis and how findings will be used; they also should be informed that collected data and any statement about the programme will be kept confidential and respondents will not be named or identified in the reports with regard to their statements.

All interviewees should agree without coercion to take part in the analysis and be given the option to withdraw or not to participate at any time during the process. All gathered data should be confidential and names of individuals deleted from the data and replaced by codes in the analysis notes.

Ownership of all data/information/findings gathered, databases and analysis prepared for the analysis lies with UNICEF. The use of the data/information/findings for publication or any other presentation or sharing can only be made after agreement with UNICEF.

General Conditions:

Definition of supervision arrangementsThe Consultant will be directly supervised by the International Consultant to the SitAn as well as the Deputy Representative as needed, who will maintain oversight over the progress of the assignment.

Estimated duration of the assignment3 months, from April to July 2014.

Support provided by UNICEF

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UNICEF will support the process of primary data collection by making space for focus group discussions available. UNICEF will provide the list of literature and the studies conducted as background reading for the SitAn.

UNICEF resource in the case of unsatisfactory performance

The Consultant’s fee may be reduced if deliverables are not fulfilled to the required standard. In case of serious dissatisfaction with the consultant’s performance the contract may be terminated in line with UNICEF procedure in such matters and as spelled out in SSA.

The Consultant will not be paid while on sick leave.

The deadline for submission of applications is 24 April 2014.Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Applicants that fulfil the above requirements are requested to complete the United Nations Personal History Form (P. 11) available at www.unicef.org/employ and

submit it together with a CV and a cover letter describing your professional interests in working for UNICEF. Applications should be sent to:

UNICEF Office, 1, Klovskiy Uzviz, Kyiv, UkraineFax No. 380-44-230-2506

E-mail: recruitment_kiev@unicef.org (Please indicate ‘SitAn_National Consultant’ in the subject of your application)

UNICEF does not charge any fees or request money from candidates at any stage of the selection process, nor does it concern itself with bank account details of applicants. Requests of this nature allegedly made on behalf of UNICEF are fraudulent and should be disregarded.

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