UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN S FUND Office in Serbia is seeking a qualified Consultants for the revision of social inclusion poverty reduction in the area of social protection VN: 40-2016-A UNICEF in Serbia the Social Inclusion Poverty Reduction Unit (SIPRU Government Republic of Serbia are launching the process of revising social inclusion poverty reduction, which will provide the basis for enhancing the framework for monitoring the social inclusion poverty reduction process at the national local levels in the Republic of Serbia. The specific objective is to set a list of relevant social inclusion poverty reduction under the identified s. For this purpose a consultant will be engaged by UNICEF for 1health 2 long term care, 3 education, 4 social protection 5 pensions 6 deprivation of basic needs. SIPRU will engage consultants for the remaining 3 s. Duration assignment is 15 working days from end September 2016 to 30 November 2016. The closing date for applications is 18 September 2016. Detailed Terms of Reference can be found on http://www.unicef.rs/oglasi-za-posao.html under Vacancies. Qualified cidates are requested to send their application to belgrade@unicef.org by 18 September 2016, ref. VN-40 A Consultants for social inclusion for : social protection The application must include the following: 1. P11 (P11 form can be downloaded from http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/p11.doc 2. Daily rate in RSD Important note: Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration. Only short-listed cidates will be contacted. UNICEF is a non-smoking environment. UNICEF is committed to diversity inclusion within its workforce, encourages qualified female male cidates from all national, religious ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities to apply.
Background: The Social Inclusion Poverty Reduction Unit Government Republic of Serbia UNICEF in Serbia are launching the process of revising social inclusion poverty reduction, which will provide the basis for enhancing the framework for monitoring the social inclusion poverty reduction process at the national local levels in the Republic of Serbia. In 2008, the Social Inclusion Poverty Reduction Unit launched the process of defining a framework for monitoring social inclusion poverty reduction in Serbia. Consequently, the study Monitoring Social Inclusion in Serbia was developed in 2009; the study defined a set of for monitoring social inclusion poverty reduction in Serbia, based on two pillars: the established European country-specific. An extensive consultative process coordinated by the Social Inclusion Poverty Reduction Unit in 2008 2009 resulted in the common agreement on adoption of a list of to monitor progress in the area of social inclusion under six s of social inclusion from two perspectives (the EU framework perspective the country-specific perspective. The six s of social inclusion used as the basis for reporting to date are: 1. financial poverty, 2. employment, 3. health, 4. education, 5. deprivation of basic needs (material deprivation, 6. social participation. Following the study Monitoring Social Inclusion in Serbia 1, which contains an overview adopted provides an insight into the state of affairs in society, two reports on the status of social inclusion poverty profiles in the Republic of Serbia were prepared. 2 The used as the basis for reporting to date pertained to the national level only, while the definition monitoring of social inclusion at the local level was missing. These activities were conducted in cooperation with the Statistical Office Republic of Serbia, which regularly monitors reports on the level of social inclusion in the country based on the set 3. 1 http://socijalnoukljucivanje.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pracenje-drustvene-ukljucenosti-u-srbiji.pdf 2 The first report, Monitoring Social Inclusion in Serbia Overview Current Status of Social Inclusion in Serbia Based on Monitoring European National Indicators covers the period until 2009, the other, Monitoring Social Inclusion in Serbia Overview Current Status of Social Inclusion in Serbia Based on Monitoring European National Indicators 2006-2012. Second Amended Edition covers the period until 2012. 3 http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/website/repository/documents/00/02/06/80/pd10_084_engl_2015.pdf
Further, with UNICEF support, the Statistical Office Republic of Serbia introduced the practice of regular biannual updating social inclusion in the DevInfo national database, starting from 2013 4. After 2008, further development of continued at the EU level. The need to continue the development of social inclusion that would provide clearer indications changes in the status overall population, as well as its vulnerable portion, both adults children, was also identified at the national level. Moreover, the need to measure, with a higher degree of precision in a timely manner, the effects of measures activities undertaken with a view to reducing social exclusion poverty in the country, was recognised as well. One aspect of this need concerned clearer identification of local social inclusion poverty levels. The revision EU monitoring framework of 20065 subsequent amendments of 20096 included the definition of primary or lead or supporting, while both primary included defined sets of EU country-specific. In addition, reporting on overarching context information was introduced7. In the fulfilment of this assignment, the activities in which the Republic of Serbia participates in the capacity of a UN member state in pursuit global development goals should be taken into account. In September 2015, upon expiry period in which global development policies were guided by the Millennium Development Goals, the UN member states adopted a new global development agenda defined under 17 global Sustainable Development Goals 8. The Republic of Serbia committed to aligning its development policies with the Sustainable Development Goals. Through this process, based on the 17 global goals, Serbia will set realistic national targets define monitoring. This process will be steered by the Government's Working Group formed in December 2015. This assignment is launched in response to the need for a comprehensive update established for monitoring social inclusion poverty levels in the Republic of Serbia, notably in view of: - the new features in the EU framework for monitoring exclusion poverty, - the UN framework for monitoring the UN Sustainable Development Goals the need to cascade the set goals down to the national level, - other international frameworks (OECD, ILO etc., as well as 4 http://devinfo.stat.gov.rs/disrbija/dihome.aspx 5 European Commission, Employment, Social Affairs Equal Opportunities DG, Portfolio of overarching streamlined social inclusion, pension, health portfolios, Brussels, June 2006 6 European Commission, Employment, Social Affairs Equal Opportunities DG, Portfolio of for the monitoring of the European Strategy for Social Protection Social Inclusion 2009 update, Brussels, September 2009 7 The terminology used in the present document is consistent with that used in the EU. For more information, see European Commission, Social Protection Committee Indicators Sub-group, Portfolio of EU Social Indicators for the Monitoring of Progress Towards the EU Objectives for Social Protection Social Inclusion, 2015 Update. 8 https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300
- the specific needs Republic of Serbia in the sphere of monitoring social inclusion poverty levels, at both the national local levels 9. In accordance with the Guiding principles for the selection of statistics 10 defined at the EU level, the specific objective of this initiative is to set a revised list of social inclusion poverty reduction, in order that the indicator list would: - better reflect policy effect impact on social inclusion poverty reduction, at both the national local levels, - clearly recognise the importance of each proposed its link to public policies, - facilitate the identification of changes in social exclusion levels within the country identify changes in social equality cohesion, - improve the understing of changes taking place in these areas in the country affecting the position of women men, girls boys living in it, as well as disadvantaged vulnerable groups, - improve the timeliness, accuracy availability of statistical reporting in the area of social inclusion poverty reduction 11, - exert a long-term impact on improving the statistical foundations of reporting in the area of social inclusion poverty reduction. The s under which the social inclusion poverty reduction in the Republic of Serbia are to be revised include: 1. financial poverty resource distribution inequality, 2. employment, 3. health long-term care, 4. education, 5. social protection pensions, 6. deprivation of basic needs (material deprivation, 7. other welfare, i.e. quality of life social participation. Purpose assignment: The purpose research is to conduct a research whose results will be used for the purpose of enhancing the framework for monitoring reporting on the social inclusion poverty reduction process in the Republic of Serbia. The specific objective is to set a list of relevant social inclusion 9 Especially having in mind the Employment Social Reform Program adopted by the Government, http://socijalnoukljucivanje.gov.rs/rs/usvojen-program-reformi-politike-zaposl%d1%98avanja-i-socijalne-politike-esrp/ 10 European Commission, Social Protection Committee, Indicators Sub-group, Guiding principles for the selection of statistics, downloaded from: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catid=756&langid=en 11 Not only by the Statistical Office Republic of Serbia as the leading national institution involved in statistical reporting, but also by all complementary producers of relevant statistics Batut Institute for Public Health, Republic Institute for Social Protection, Republic of Serbia Pension Disability Insurance Fund, National Health Insurance Fund, National Employment Service all line ministries in possession of data relevant to monitoring the social status Republic of Serbia's population.
poverty reduction under the identified s, to be developed monitored in the Republic of Serbia in the coming years. For this purpose, a consultant or a group of consultants will be engaged by UNICEF for 4 out of 7 above listed s, namely 1 health long term care, 2 education, 3 social protection pensions 4 deprivation of basic needs. This ToR is a basis for recruitment of a consultant for the of social protection. Estimated start Date: Estimated end Date: Number of days/months 25 September 2016 30 November 2016 15 days per Work Assignment Overview Tasks Deliverables Timeframe Conduct a more specific consultative Report from September 2016 (1,5 days process with the professional circles consultative interested community process (minimum 5 meetings Perform an analysis available n/a October 2016 (3,5 days social inclusion monitoring analyses relevant to the interpretation of. Perform analysis of administrative data basis which could be employed in monitoring of social inclusion Prepare a draft narrative report upon receiving comments from SIPRU UNICEF Final narrative report according to the set methodology. Prepare a proposal for a list of, accompanied by rationale for each indicator Draft final narrative report per with the set of November 2016 (10 days Methodology: Through this assignment, the process of revising will be conducted using all available knowledge the already developed reporting frameworks 12 as the foundation to be built on updated to ensure improved coverage of social inclusion poverty issues. Under each, in addition to the that most directly pertain to the, a set of context information should be developed as well. The context information list is defined in order to explain the better underst the national context framework. 12 http://socijalnoukljucivanje.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pracenje-drustvene-ukljucenosti-u-srbiji.pdf http://socijalnoukljucivanje.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pracenje-stanja-socijalne-iskljucenosti-avg-2012-srp- Izmene.pdf
In the form of a narrative report, on the basis existing framework 13, the selected consultants are expected to propose methodological improvements including: o improved reporting modality within the, o proposal for improving timely availability of, o proposal for improving indicator accuracy, o proposal for monitoring the status of social exclusion poverty reduction at the local level, o critical review of changes new features in reporting in the area at the EU level, o proposal for alignment with selected new features in monitoring at the EU level, o review of regional initiatives in monitoring the status of social exclusion poverty reduction, o proposal for alignment with the framework for monitoring the UN Sustainable Development Goals, o a particularly valuable contribution is expected in proposing an improved modality of reporting on the status of specific population groups the population living in severely unfavourable /or specific conditions, which is mainly uncaptured by the regular statistical coverage (the Roma living in substard settlements, children involved in living /or working in the street, persons with disabilities, people residing in institutions etc., o proposals for improving the statistical foundations (defining new questions in the existing surveys, new modules in the existing surveys, or defining the need for new statistical reporting 14, as well as improvements in reporting on the basis of administrative data. The narrative report per in the Serbian language should be up to 10 pages in length. Taking into account the findings narrative report, an indicator list should be developed under each (according to the scheme below, to include both context. As the final step, among all the on the list, those to be considered overarching should be proposed. A maximum of eight under each should be proposed for the overarching set. Of the proposed eight, at least two should pertain to the local level. The number of to be proposed under a is not predefined. Table 1. An illustrative presentation of a revised list of social inclusion poverty reduction OVERARCHING INDICATORS (the selected key under each, up to six from each, may come both from among context from among direct national local 13 http://socijalnoukljucivanje.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pracenje-stanja-socijalne-iskljucenosti-avg-2012-srp- Izmene.pdf 14 Such as the Living Stards Measurement Survey, last carried out in 2007. This was the last time that reporting on the status of particularly vulnerable population groups (IDPs, refugees etc. was possible with full methodological comparability with the reporting on the status general population.
Financial poverty resource distributio n inequality dimensio n Employm et Health longterm care Education Social protection pensions Deprivatio n of basic needs (material deprivation Welfare, i.e. quality of life social participation of the Indicator s under each dimensio n are defined in accordan ce with the minimu m set of methodo logical criteria for indicator selection, provided below. Table 2. For each proposed, the following aspects should be stated: EXPECTED COMPONENTS Indicator name Framework from which it originates (national, local, EU, UN. If taken from a strategic document, specify. Indicator status,, context Indicator definition (short description EXAMPLE OF INFORMATION NEEDED At risk of poverty rate by degree of urbanisation EU framework Primary The percentage of persons in the total population in the relevant degree of urbanisation (basic SILC variable DB100 breakdowns who are at-risk-of-poverty. Key indicator(s included in the dataset: People atrisk-of-poverty after social transfers (EUROPE 2020, At-risk-of poverty rate (60% of median income + value of threshold (in PPP (JAF
Relevance of monitoring the indicator for decision-makers at the national local levels, interpretation indicator from the policy perspective... Methodological interpretation issues important for a thorough understing of the indicator Unit of measurement Indicator calculation (= numerator/denominator Basic indicator breakdown/ disaggregation levels (sex, age, geographic location etc. Data availability for indicator calculation (YES/NO Source (with an active link to the source, if available Reporting timeframe Comment/note While the highest absolute number of people at risk of poverty social exclusion is found in densely populated (urban areas EU, poverty social exclusion in thinly populated (rural areas is a widespread phenomenon throughout the EU. Rural factors affecting poverty exclusion include the neglect of social exclusion in rural areas by both policy makers the public; a lack of social housing; car dependency inadequate public transport; small workplaces associated with low pay restricted careers; lack of unionisation or collective action of excluded groups; strong personal networks. The reduction number of poor socially excluded people in rural areas EU is crucial for the attainment EU2020 headline target. The following degrees of urbanisation are considered: DEG1 (Densely populated area: At least 50 % lives in contiguous grid cells of 1km2 with a density of at least 1 500 inhabitants per km2 a minimum population of 50.000 DEG2 (Intermediate density area: Clusters of contiguous grid cells of 1km2 with a density of at least 300 inhabitants per km2 a minimum population of 5.000 DEG3 (Thinly-populated area: More than 50 % population lives in rural grid cells outside urban clusters Percentage of people in the total population At-risk-of-poverty rate (ARPT broken down by degree of urbanisation (ARPTat _ d _ urb is calculated as the percentage of people in each group of degree of urbanisation (D_URB who are at-risk-of-poverty (EQ_INC20<ARPT60 over the total population in that breakdown (i.e. group of degree of urbanisation. Degree of Urbanisation (DEG_URB: densely-populated area /intermediate urbanized area /thinly-populated area Yes SILC, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/income--livingconditions/data/database Survey year for degree of urbanisation. Income reference period for income variables. The selection of individual should comply with the minimum set of methodological criteria defined at the EU level: a. an indicator should capture the essence problem have a clear accepted normative interpretation;
b. an indicator should be robust statistically validated; c. an indicator should provide a sufficient level of cross-country comparability (as far as practicable, with the use of internationally applied definitions data collection stards; d. an indicator should be built on available underlying data, be timely susceptible to revision; e. an indicator should be responsive to policy interventions but not subject to policy manipulation when there is no real change in population status. Travel Required: No Estimated number of days of travel: n/a Location of travel: n/a Workplace of Consultant: at home Will the consultant need IT access, email? No Qualifications required, specialised knowledge, specialised skills work experience required for this assignment 1. A minimum of 8 years of demonstrable experience in research, data analysis reporting with a focus on social ; 2. An Advanced University Degree in social sciences or education related fields, PhD in education related fields would be an asset; 3. Experience knowledge in the field of education, especially in the domain of data on vulnerable groups, 4. Sound knowledge situation of girls, boys, women men in the country understing of child human rights; 5. Familiarity with the existing data collection methodologies data sources in the area of social inclusion poverty reduction; 6. Good analytical report writing skills; 7. Fluency in Serbian English oral written; 8. Good communication skills.