Scope of Work:
The purpose of this assignment is to develop a report on governments’ budget and spending on social sectors encompassing health, education and social protection, capturing trends and current states of affairs with necessary narrative and infographics. The report is to primarily draw on the social sector budget and expenditure data collected through the Facility as part of the budget tracker initiative, covering all countries (17) included in the tracker. It should also draw upon relevant data and research pertaining to key outcomes in the areas of health, education, and social protection, with which to complement analysis of the budget and expenditure data. In addition, the consultant is required to contribute to the strengthening of the budget tracker itself, through meta data incorporation within the tool for all data entry points and for all countries covered, and developing a ‘data lock function’ for entries that have already been validated and finalised.
Under the guidance and supervision of the Social Policy Specialist in UNICEF ROSA, the consultant will complete the following deliverables, in line with the timeline set out later in this document.
Main Deliverables:
Deliverable 1.1. Inception report (plan to carry out the assignment) - design of the social sector budget and expenditure report for countries of South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Timeline: 5 days
Deliverable 1.2. First draft of the social sector budget and expenditure report for countries of South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Timeline: 15 days
Deliverable 1.3. Validation of the draft report with Country Offices and development of the second draft. Timeline: 10 days
Deliverable 1.4. Validation of the second draft with RO/COE and development of the final report. Timeline: 10 days
Deliverable 1.5. Finalizing design of the report with the communications team. Timeline: 3 days
Deliverable 2. Develop a function within the existing Excel tool of the budget tracker to include metadata for all country files. Timeline: 1 day
Deliverable 3. Develop a function to lock data of the budget tracker that has been validated. Timeline: 2 days
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Education:
A Master’s degree in Economics, public finance, or related field.
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