UNICEF Ukraine
TERMS OF REFERENCE
NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT
Harmonization of the new financial mechanism for social services with budget related
legislation and budget reform process
Country Office: Ukraine
Duration: 30 consultancy days
Start date: 3 November 2015
End date: 11 December 2015
1. Background
System reforms, which are currently on-going in Ukraine, in particular decentralization, require
new mechanisms of financing of social services, new approaches to planning, control and
monitoring.
Social services play an important role in provision of social development of society, resocialization, and support to vulnerable families and children, prevention of vulnerability for
substantial part of Ukrainian citizens.
A critical constituent of the social services provision system reform is ensuring on the community
level:
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Efficient of budget funds spending, which are used to finance social services in
communities;
Defining priorities in provision of social services as the basis of budget planning at the
local level;
Distribution of authority and levels of financing of certain social services;
Involvement of non-government providers of social services for improvement of quality
and expanding list of social services;
Creation of market of social services at the both community and state levels.
2. Goal
Development of relevant legislative environment for the regulation process for financing social
services (Budget Code of Ukraine, laws and normative acts) in order to integrate the new
mechanism for financing social services - established under the framework of the project "
Development of a mechanism of financing of social services for vulnerable population (children)"
3. Objectives
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Review of the normative-legislative framework for regulating questions regarding
the financing of social services, taking into account in particular the existing reform
process under decentralization and transfer of accountability for financing social
services to the local level.
Identification of legislative barriers (within the framework of budgetary legislation)
for implementation of the new mechanism for financial social services.
Development of recommendations for changes in the normative-legislative
environment for budgeting finances for social services.
Development of recommendations for the local authorities in regards to opportunities
for financial social services within their communities.
Review of Performance Programme Budgeting, as a monitoring mechanisms for
effective use of budgetary resources by communities for financing social services at
the local level.
Technical expertise provided in the development of normative-legislative
documentation in regards to the budgetary issues of financing within the project “
Development of a mechanism of financing of social services for vulnerable
population (children)”
4. Main Recipients / Users
The main recipients / users will be ministries and other agencies that work with children and
families with children- specifically:
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Ministry of Social Policy, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of
Youth and Sports, Ministry of Finance;
Local self-government;
Specialists in the area of social policy, economy, state finance, social services;
Civil society, including NGOs, non-commercial organizations;
International donor and development/ human rights organizations, including UNICEF.
5. Cooperation with UNICEF:
The Contractor shall work in close contact with Child Protection Specialist of UNICEF, Social
Policy Officer, Social Services Officer, and other experts of UNICEF and consultants.
UNICEF has the ownership of all data / information / conclusions, collected data bases, analysis,
prepared recommendations. The use of data / information / conclusions for publications or any
other form of presentation / dissemination could be performed only upon agreement with UNICEF.
6. Scope and deliverables:
Objective
Preparation of work plan
Collecting and analysis information on
budget related legislation and existing
recommendation on amendments
(meeting with the key partners).
Analysis legislative area on identifying
Output
Work plan
Report and recommendations.
Sort summery (3-5 pages).
PowerPont Presentation (3-5
pages)
Number of days
1
15
the bottlenecks for the new financial
mechanism implementation.
Recommendations to the local
authorities on possible ways and
methods for socials services financing.
Participation in developing legislative
acts for piloting of the new financial
mechanism for social services.
Participation in developing training
materials (in terms of budget issues) for
the new financial mechanism
implementation.
Total days
Recommendations.
PowerPont Presentation (3-5
pages)
Comments and
Recommendations.
6
4
Коментарі та рекомендації к 4
проектам документів
30
8. Performance indicators for evaluation of results:
Performance will be assessed based on the following criteria:
 Quality of the deliverables (quality of methodology of research, data collection, report);
 Accountability (timeliness of implementation of all stages of research, timeliness of
reporting to UNICEF)
 Qualification and professionalism of experts participating in the research.
Apart from the indicators above, such areas as work relations, accountability and communication
will be taken into account for assessment.
9. Qualifications/specialized knowledge/experience required to complete the task:
An expert to be selected for this Consultancy should meet the following requirements:
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University degree
At least 10 years experience in expert work at budget policy (local and state level)
At least 5 years work with the regions for improving local budgets effectiveness
and transparency.
Proficiency in Ukrainian budget system, inter-budgets relationships, budget cycle,
treasury system, budget related legislation.
Proficiency in Performance Based Budgeting (PBB) at the local level. Experience
in PBB implementation in Ukraine.
Experience in development of regulatory documents related budgeting issues.
Experience in developing training materials, instructions, manuals e.t.c. on PBB
and budget process at the local level.
Experience in analysis and monitoring of state and local budgets execution.
Have good analytical and writing skills.
Knowledge of English will be beneficial, but not required.
10. Definition of supervision arrangements:
UNICEF Child Protection Specialist will be the direct supervisor for the contractor.
11. Description of official travel involved:
No travel is envisaged by this assignment.
12. UNICEF recourse in the case of unsatisfactory performance:
In the event of unsatisfactory performance, UNICEF will terminate the Agreement. In case of
partially satisfactory performance, such as serious delays causing the negative impact on meeting
the programme objectives, low quality or insufficient depth and/or scope of the assignment
completion, UNICEF will decrease the payment by the range from 30% to 50% of the contract
value as decided jointly by the Contract Supervisor and Operations Manager.
12. Support provided by UNICEF:
UNICEF Social Policy Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, as well as other experts and
consultants of UNICEF will provide technical assistance and consultations.
The deadline for submission of applications is 3 November, 2015.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Applicants that fulfil the above requirements are requested to complete a United Nations
Personal History Form (P. 11) which is available at a web-site www.unicef.org/employ and
submit it together with a CV and a cover letter describing your professional interests in
working for UNICEF.
Please, indicate National Individual Consultant
Harmonization of the new financial mechanism for social services with budget related
legislation and budget reform process in the subject.
E-mail: recruitment_kiev@unicef.org
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and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with
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