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The consultant will provide technical leadership and quality assurance support for the assessment of children with disabilities and their households. The assignment will focus on strengthening disability measurement, estimating disability-related costs, supporting disability-inclusive data collection, and generating evidence to inform the design of a Disability Support Programme for Children with Disabilities in Bhutan.

The consultant will work closely with the national consultant, government counterparts, UNICEF, and other stakeholders throughout all phases of the assignment.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  External TOR TMC0006168.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in Statistics, Public Health, Social Sciences, Disability Studies, Epidemiology, Development Studies, or related fields.
• Work Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in survey design, disability research, and statistical analysis.
• Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in disability measurement, including UNICEF Child Functioning Module and Washington Group methodologies.

• Experience conducting disability prevalence studies.

• Experience estimating disability-related costs.

• Experience in social protection programme design.

• Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies, governments, or international organizations.

• Demonstrated experience of transferring analytical capacity to government counterparts

• Strong analytical and report-writing skills.

• Language Requirements: Excellent command of written and spoken English, with strong report-writing and communication skills.
• Desirables: Experience working in South Asia or similar contexts is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template):  TMC0006168 Financial proposal template.docx
• A detailed technical proposal: Applicants shall submit a technical proposal (maximum 10 pages excluding CVs and annexes) containing:

1. Understanding of the assignment and objectives.

2. Proposed methodology and technical approach, including disability measurement, severity classification, data validation, statistical analysis, and reporting methodology.

3. Workplan and timeline for all deliverables.

4. Description of relevant experience in disability assessments, disability measurement, disability-related cost analysis, and social protection programme design.

5.At least two examples of similar assignments completed.

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.