Job Description
Scope of Work:
1.Design and Lead the Research Framework
- Develop the study's methodology, research tools, and sampling strategy tailored to diverse contexts across South Asia. In consultation with the Country Office, the consultant should ensure that while developing the sampling strategy, the most marginalized and disadvantaged adolescent and young people are reached (in terms of socio-economic status, gender, disability etc.).
- Similarly, while developing research tools (example questionnaire) the consultant should ensure that it reflects a pro equity perspective to well capture the voices and needs of the marginalized and most disadvantaged adolescent and young people.
- Ensure ethical standards and adolescent and young people’s participation principles are integrated in study design.
2. Conduct Desk Review as well as Field Research and Data Collection
- Conduct desk review on existing data and information to build the study on that existing knowledge. The desk review should be conducted during the inception/design phase to identify gaps at the early stage of the study.
- Oversee and coordinate qualitative and quantitative data collection across multiple countries in South Asia.
- Facilitate and conduct online focus group discussions, interviews, and surveys with selected adolescents and young people from the most marginalized and disadvantaged community and caregivers/guardians of young people.
3. Analyze Findings
- Analyze based on disaggregated data (gender, age cohort (10-14, 15-18, 19-24) and socio-economic status) to find attitudes, perceptions, gaps and motivations related to learning and skill development of the most marginalized and disadvantaged adolescents and young people.
- Identify structural, social, economic, and gender-related factors influencing the most marginalized and disadvantaged adolescents and young people’s decisions and access.
4. Engage with external Stakeholders and validate the findings.
- Engage with local partners, governments, education providers, and young people-led organizations for insights and validation. The country offices will support the consultant in identifying the external stakeholders and connecting with them.
- Ensure meaningful adolescent and young people's participation from the most marginalized and disadvantaged communities in both the research process and interpretation of findings.
5. Develop Final Report including Policy Recommendations
- Produce a comprehensive study report summarizing key findings, opportunities, challenges, and gaps.
- Provide actionable recommendations for UNICEF and partners to strengthen marginalized and disadvantaged adolescent and young people-responsive learning and skill-building policies and programs.
- Highlight structural and systemic bottlenecks (e.g., discrimination, poverty, lack of access) and provide recommendations.
- The country and regional offices. The study report also will be produced and shared with the relevant stakeholders.
Job Specification
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Minimum requirements:
Education:
- University Degree in Education, Development Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, or related fields
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
- At least seven years of proven experience in research or evaluation, including perception studies or similar.
- Knowledge of methods and approaches in research and
- Experience in applying both quantitative and qualitative methods, particularly around identifying perception, attitudes and drivers and ability to effectively communicate data and analysis
- Experience in working on education and skills and employability theme.
- Strong experience in writing reports, documentation to convey clear and well-articulated findings.
- Experience with the ethics of evidence generation; familiarity with ethical safeguardsExcellent written and oral communication skills in English required.
Desirable:
- Experience of working in the South Asia region. Based in one of the country in SA where UNICEF works is an added value.
- Knowledge and exposure to UNICEF programming in the areas
- Adolescent and young people engagement and participation, Skills and employability, education.
- Previous experience editing and writing for UNICEF and familiarity with UNICEF’s style guidelines would be an asset
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