Vacancy Announcement MGL/15/014
INTERNATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY FOR
CONDUCTING SITUATION ANALYSIS OF
MONGOLIAN ADOLESCENTS IN 2015
Duration: 16 November 2015 – 15 February 2016
UNICEF Mongolia is seeking the services of an international individual consultant on conducting an
Adolescent Situation Analysis (SitAn), and the objectives will be:
1. To improve the understanding of decision-makers, partners and all stakeholders on the current situation
of adolescents in the country and the causes of shortfalls and inequities as the basis for recommended
actions. The adolescent SitAn will make an important contribution to the national development
planning and development process including influencing policies, budgets, and programmes to
contribute to an enabling environment for adolescents.
2. To inform and guide UNICEF Mongolia sectoral and thematic discussions in preparation for the new
UNICEF/Government of Mongolia Country Programme 2017-2021.
3. To contribute to national research on adolescent and leverage UNICEF’s convening power to foster
and support knowledge generation with development, civil society and private sector stakeholders.
Please see more details on the background in the TOR which can be downloaded from
http://www.unicef.org/mongolia/about.html.
Work assignments:
This assignment of conducting a Situation Analysis on the Adolescent Population in Mongolia is expected to
be completed in 2.5 months.
Conducting a rights-based, equity-focused adolescent SitAn involves the following sequence of steps:
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Step 1: Comprehensive review of the existing data, evidence and research-based information will
summarize current knowledge, enable in-depth understanding of key social, cultural and related
economic issues and help to identify what additional primary (qualitative and quantitative) data or
analysis is required. Secondary information should be identified and consulted through desk reviews;
requests for inputs from partners (government, bilateral and NGOs); and bilateral meetings/focus
group discussions with CSOs to gather additional qualitative information on issues of particular
relevance.
Step 2: Analysis of the immediate, underlying and structural causes of the issues affecting the health
and development of adolescents and young people, i.e vulnerability to STI and HIV infection, mental
health problems, alcohol use and delinquency; and access to information on adolescent health and
development. Following step 1, based on existing data and trends, this step is to analyze available
information to systematically analyze the barriers and bottlenecks that prevent adolescents,
especially disadvantaged adolescents, in benefiting from required policies and government
programmes and services, including the social, political and economic conditions that result in
shortfalls in the creation of an enabling environment for adolescents’ development.
Step 3: Validation of analysis and conclusions and recommendations from the analytical effort with
stakeholders sets the foundation for issue prioritization and for developing scenarios towards
addressing the barriers and bottlenecks that impede the achievement of results with equity. This
confirms the importance of a clear articulation of policy and programmatic implications as integral to
the Situation Analysis. Also, the construction of the analysis will likely reveal the absence of
information in certain areas for which further investigation or research will be required.
Specific deliverables:
A first draft of the Adolescent SitAn in English to be sent via email to the contract Supervisor by 15 January
2016.
A powerpoint presentation for the validation meeting (in English) to be sent via email to the contract
Supervisor by 15 January 2016.
A final Adolescent SitAn Report (which incorporates comments and has been validated by key government
partners) in English to be submitted to the contract Supervisor by 15 February 2016.
Please see details in the TOR which can be downloaded from http://www.unicef.org/mongolia/about.html.
Technical background and experience required:
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Advanced University degree in health, social sciences or related field;
At least ten years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and
international levels on adolescent health and development and/or rights issues;
Prior experience in writing technical papers, evaluations and reports;
Knowledge of Results-Based Management, and the human rights-based approach to programming;
Prior experience working with UNICEF or another UN Agency is an asset;
Strong research and analytical skills;
Excellent writing skills in English language.
Submission of Applications
Interested candidates are kindly requested to submit the following information:
a) Letter of Interest
b) Proposed travel budget and fee
c) CV, P11 and samples of your previous consultancies/work assignments/research in related area
Please indicate the title of the assignment or vacancy notice number on the subject of your email and send to
ulaanbaatarhr@unicef.org.
Terms of Reference (TOR) and P11 form in MS Word format can be downloaded from
http://www.unicef.org/mongolia/about.html. For any queries, please contact
ulaanbaatarhr@unicef.org. Incomplete application will not be considered. Regret letters will only be
sent to shortlisted candidates. All applications are treated with strict confidentiality. UNICEF is a
smoke-free environment. UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff.
The deadline of applications is 28 October 2015 by 12:00 PM