TERMS OF REFERENCE UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area

Position Individual Consultant to Develop National Social Protection Policies with Action Plans and Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks for Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Dominica Duration 200 days over a period of 11 Months from April 2020 – February 2021 Duty Station Home based with travel to Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, BVI and Dominica Supervision Social Policy Officer, UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area

1. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION Social protection is a human right as enshrined in various international Conventions and is a social and economic necessity. It can be defined as `a set of policies and programmes aimed at preventing or protecting all people against poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion throughout their life-course, with an emphasis towards vulnerable groups’1.

According to Article 22 and Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), everyone has a right to social security and a decent standard of living, and protection from difficult circumstances that may be beyond their control (such as unemployment, sickness, disability, and old age). Social protection significantly contributes to reducing poverty, exclusion, and inequality while enhancing political stability and social cohesion. It is designed to address economic and social vulnerability and provide support to all that need it across the life course. It has long been established in higher-income countries as a foundation of social policy, and now a growing body of evidence shows the significant impacts social protection is having in addressing the multiple dimensions of child poverty and vulnerability in lower-income countries. Accordingly, while social protection has been explicitly recognized not only as a standalone target in SDG 1, it also acts as an accelerator in achieving results across sectors and SDGs and provides a foundation to ensure no one is left behind.

To turn the right to social protection into a national reality and improve the lives of millions of people worldwide, the United Nations System launched the Social Protection Floor Initiative in April 2009. Social protection floors (SPFs) are nationally defined sets of basic social security guarantees that ensure access to: essential health care; adequate cash transfers for children; benefits and support for people of working age in cases of maternity, disability, work injury, or for those without jobs; and pensions for all older persons. This basic level of protection can be provided through social insurance, tax-funded social benefits, social assistance services, public works programmes, and other schemes guaranteeing basic income security. Among the many strategies that countries can employ in expanding their social protection programmes and systems, the Social Protection Floor approach stands out for its promotion of universal and rights-based social protection coverage. The SPF approach also highlights the need to consider individuals’ social protection needs throughout the life cycle. By definition, social protection

1 Social Protection Inter-Agency Coordination Board (SPIAC-B). UNICEF supported the development of this definition and adopted it in its Social Protection Framework, 2019

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floors should ensure that, at a minimum, all in need have access to essential social services (such as health care and education) and a basic level of income security over the life cycle.

Eastern Caribbean countries are progressing towards adoption of human-rights based social protection policies, away from the traditional welfare state model, previously adopted from the British system. This shift calls for policies grounded in the principles of human rights, based on evidence, with a focus on equity and inclusivity, moving towards progressive universality. UNICEF, UN Women and the World Bank conducted Social Safety Net Assessments in six Caribbean countries in 2009-2010: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The assessments revealed some common gaps across the countries which can support more efficient and effective social protection programmes. These include the need to streamline the plethora of social protection programmes across the public sector; improve programme targeting mechanisms; develop central beneficiary registries; and create robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks. This laid the ground work for multi-lateral engagement in social protection in the Eastern Caribbean. UNICEF and partner UN agencies has since been supporting governments in the Eastern Caribbean to improve their enabling environments for social protection delivery through policy and legislation and systems strengthening, promoting the use of evidence, strengthened programme design, monitoring and evaluation, improving the social welfare workforce and promoting integrated administration systems across the public sector.

2. GRENADA

a. COUNTRY BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

The Archipelago of Grenada comprises three sister islands in the Eastern Caribbean – Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique and about 600 mostly uninhabited small islets. The country’s total land area covers 133 square miles and is volcanic in origin. Grenada is the largest of the three islands, more mountainous than the others and covered by dense forest. The population was reported at 105,508 in the 2011 Census, with 6.5 per cent living on Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Grenada ranked 78 in the 2019 Human Development Index with a GNI per capita of USD $12,684 and a GDP per capita of USD $10,640 (2018)2 classifying it as an upper-middle income country according to World Bank data.3

b. POVERTY, VULNERABILITY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

The government of Grenada is currently undertaking an Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment (e-CPA) which is expected to provide a more recent and accurate reflection of the situation of poverty in Grenada. The 2008 Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) country poverty assessment (CPA) indicated a significant decline in the indigent poverty rate, from 12.9 per cent in 1998 to 2.3 per cent in 2008. The CPA also reported that 37.7 per cent of the population was living below the poverty line, with 14.6 per cent deemed vulnerable. One of every two children in Grenada was poor4. A higher percentage of men (40 per cent) than women (36 per cent) were classified as poor. With 48 per cent of all poor households

2 http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/2019-human-development-index-ranking 3 https://data.worldbank.org/country/grenada 4 OECS Commission and UNICEF, Child Poverty in the Eastern Caribbean. Final Report, Castries, 2017.

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headed by single women, Grenada has the highest percentage of women household heads among member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)5.

In 2009, the Government undertook a review of the existing social safety net system and its effectiveness in reaching those most in need. The findings of the Social Safety Net Assessment (SSNA) highlighted significant weaknesses in the arrangements at that time and the need for a new approach to social assistance delivery. Following that, government engaged in several national consultations and in collaboration with UNICEF and UN Women, developed a National Social Safety Net Strategy along with an Operational Working Programme and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, which was adopted in 2014. The five long-term objectives of the social safety net reform in Grenada included:

1. Strengthening the systematic production and use of evidence on poverty and vulnerability for better policy design and programming (Research, Monitoring and Evaluation) 2. Increasing the poverty reduction focus through social safety net policy design and programming 3. Undertaking social and legal reforms to improve access to services for the poor and vulnerable 4. Helping families achieve economic independence 5. Ensuring an efficient, effective, transparent, participative and accountable social protection service delivery (Modernizing Systems and Building Capacity)

3. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

a. COUNTRY BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

St. Kitts and Nevis is a twin-island Federation in the Eastern Caribbean. It has a total population of 47,195, with 34,918 in St. Kitts and 12,277 in Nevis according to the 2011 Population Census. The sister islands are both mountainous and volcanic in origin. St. Kitts is the larger of the two islands, with Nevis located across a narrow and shallow channel just two miles southeast.

St. Kitts and Nevis ranked 73 among 188 countries and territories in the 2019 Human Development Report. Gross Domestic product (GDP) per capita of US$19,829 (2018) classifies the country as a high- income economy according to the World Bank methodology6. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth was largely negative between 2009 and 2012, but it significantly increased from 2013 onwards to be regarded as one of the strongest in the region. The economy of St. Kitts and Nevis is largely sustained by its tourism sector. According to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Country Economic Review, economic growth in St. Kitts and Nevis increased in 2018. Growth hinged mainly on the tourism industry. St. Kitts and Nevis graduated to high-income country status in December 2012 as a result of successful efforts to reduce and stabilize its debt-to-GDP ratio and the achievement of the World Bank goals set to indicate stability and an improved financial situation. In 2013, the country reported the highest per capita income in the Caribbean of US$13,330. By September 2015, experts were forecasting

5 Situation Analysis of Children in Grenada, UNICEF Eastern Caribbean, 2017 6 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=KN

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positive economic growth generally for the Eastern Caribbean, with expectations for accelerated growth over the medium term, resulting in average growth of 2.3 per cent (ECLAC, 2014).

b. POVERTY, VULNERABILITY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

Although St. Kitts and Nevis is considered one of the most prosperous countries in the Eastern Caribbean, poverty has been a major concern since even before the 2008 financial crisis. It mainly affects at-risk social groups, particularly single mothers and children. Not only are many of the indigent and poor households headed by single mothers but also children comprise nearly 51.6 per cent of the poor population7.

When examining the CPA data by island, the population categorized as indigent or extremely poor fell appreciably from 11 per cent to 1.4 per cent in St. Kitts and 17 per cent to 0 per cent in Nevis between 2000 and 2007. The Gini coefficient of inequality was estimated at 0.397 at the national level at the time of the 2008 CPA. In other words, the richest 20 per cent of the population accounted for about 47.7 per cent of total income and the poorest 20 per cent for 8.8 per cent. Whilst women in Saint Kitts are more likely than men to be among the indigent, this is not the case in Nevis, where men are more likely to be poor and vulnerable. Children under the age of 14 account for 42 per cent of the poor (St. Kitts: 41.9 per cent and Nevis: 42.2 per cent), while women represent over half of the poor (St. Kitts: 52.2 per cent and Nevis: 50.8 per cent). Young people between the ages of 15 and 25 represent 15.8 per cent of the poor in Nevis and 25.7 per cent in Saint Kitts. A CDB study released in 2015 identifies an acute unemployment problem for youth (18–24), who represent 25 per cent of the population in the Caribbean. The report shows an unemployment rate of 25 per cent among youth compared to 8 per cent among adults, with that among young females (30 per cent) considerably higher than young males (20 per cent)8.

The Government continues to articulate a commitment to the principles of social protection with a ‘pro-poor’ focus even during prolonged periods of fiscal difficulties. The National Poverty Reduction Strategy 2011–2015 further dedicated two of five priority areas to strengthening social safety nets, vulnerability and social protection. A phased approach to Social Protection reform was agreed on encompassing two phases. As identified in the Strategy document, given the breadth and range of sectors involved in Social Protection co-ordination and reform, the Strategy was designed around a phased approach to reform, divided into two phases:

- Phase 1 (2013 to 2017): Consolidation and Strengthening the Social Safety Net Programmes for improved efficiency and effectiveness; and - Phase 2 (2017 to 2021): Wider Reforms for Establishing a Coherent and Integrated Social Protection System. 4. THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

a. TERRITORY BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

7 OECS Commission and UNICEF, Child Poverty in the Eastern Caribbean. Final Report, Castries, 2017. 8 Situation Analysis of Children in St. Kitts and Nevis, UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Area, 2017

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The British Virgin Islands comprise approximately 50 islands, cays and islets, 16 of which are inhabited, the four largest being; Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, with a total land area of 153.6 km2. The total population is approximately 28,000, of which some 8,000 (about 29 percent) are children and adolescents (0-19 years). Approximately half of the total population are migrants from the Dominican Republic, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and other Caribbean islands. Several thousand native VI UK Islanders live outside the territory, mostly in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and mainland United States.

In terms of public policy, the 2018–2020 Medium Term Fiscal Plan (MTFP) (Ministry of Finance) is the framework that currently guides the territory’s overall policy development. The MTFP assesses fiscal and macroeconomic performance and sets out the path to be followed in order to meet the territory’s socio-economic development strategy. This Medium-Term Fiscal Plan (MTFP) complements the Virgin Islands’ Recovery and Development Plan, giving more detail on the economic and fiscal context recovery and development strategies over the 2018-2020 period.

The territory faces similar challenges to those of small island developing states (SIDS): a growing population, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, dependence on international economies and fragile environments. However, since it is a UK overseas territory with middle-income status, it cannot access the level of multilateral cooperation, international aid and development funds available to SIDS to tackle existing inequalities and inequities.

The BVI economy was severely affected after Hurricanes Irma and Maria ravaged the islands; the tourism industry took a serious hit in 2017 and 2018 and a high proportion of the population lost their livelihoods and sources of income. This disaster caused over an initially estimated $3.6 billion in damages and losses to the Territory, constituting more than 3.5 times the size of the economy at the end of 2016 (Medium Term Fiscal Plan 2018-2020).

b. POVERTY, VULNERABILITY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

The Virgin Islands (U.K.) is currently in the process of conducting a new Country Poverty Assessment (CPA). The last CPA conducted in 2003 indicated poverty in the BVI as low by Caribbean standards, with around 16% of households and 22% of the population being considered poor and no indigence. The report also noted that poverty in BVI does not hold traditional characteristics of poverty with even amongst poorer households, there are favorable social indicators access to safe water, electricity and sanitation is universal, school enrolment for 5-16-year old age group approaches 100%, life expectancy is high, infant mortality is low, malnutrition is non-existent, infectious diseases and other medical conditions commonly associated with poverty are almost non-existent.

A further analysis of the CPA (2003) data as conducted by OECS Commission and UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Area indicated that the BVI had one of the lowest child poverty rates when the SLC was conducted in 2003. As with other ECA countries, poor children were concentrated in households with four or more children. Female-headed households also had higher child poverty rates. The other notable feature was the higher child poverty rate in households headed by nationals from other Caribbean countries. The report showed that BVI’s child poverty rate was 29.1% in 2003 and was below the ECA average. There was a similar pattern for overall and adult poverty rates. The BVI child poverty rate was some 50% higher than the adult poverty rate, a similar differential to several other countries. Children accounted for 42% of BVI’s poor population – a greater share than their population share

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(31%) due to their higher poverty rate. It must be reiterated that the picture of poverty and vulnerability in the BVI, would have changed after the disaster in 20179.

Social protection in BVI is covered through a variety of programmes. The six divisions of the Social Development Department (SDD) are responsible for providing the following services: public assistance, day care assistance, skills building, child protection and permanency planning including adoption and foster care, counselling, case management, probation and restitution, disability and rehabilitation, community development and other community-based programmes such as the elderly/senior recreational programmes, non-medical homecare programme, mentorship, and early intervention for children (birth to five years). A National Health Insurance Scheme (NHI) was also established in BVI through the Ministry of Health and Social Development and is administered through the Social Security Board. The NHI took effect in January 2016 and covers approximately 98% of the population.

5. DOMINICA

a. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

The Commonwealth of Dominica is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Eastern Caribbean. The population is estimated at 69,256 in the 2011 Population Census, with children accounting for approximately 30 per cent of the population. Dominica´s economy has depended heavily on the agricultural sector, primarily the banana industry and more recently, the economy has been driven by tourism, through marketing of the island as an ecotourism destination and entry into the offshore financial services market.

b. POVERTY, VULNERABILITY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

According to the 2019 Caribbean Human Development Report ranked 98 out of 188 countries with a GNI per capita of USD 9,245, classifying it as an upper-middle income country10. Dominica´s economy and population have been vulnerable to external shocks and natural disasters historically. Recurrent hurricanes have imposed significant economic costs, and their frequency has increased in recent years. Dominica was severely affected by Hurricane Maria, a category five hurricane in September 2017. Authorities estimate the costs of damage and losses at about 225% of GDP in Dominica. The social impacts are yet to be fully assessed; but the consequences of displacement and unemployment, especially for more vulnerable households, are potentially severe for future growth prospects (Caribbean Development Bank, 2017).

The 2008/2009 Country Poverty Assessment reported that Dominica’s poverty and indigent rates moved from 39 percent and 10 percent in 2003 to 28.8 percent and 3.1 percent in 2008/09, respectively. In spite of the reduction of aggregate levels of poverty, children, youth, women, and elderly are the ones who experience poverty the most, while the Kalinago Territory continues to demonstrate stark levels of spatial poverty. The OECS and UNICEF Report on Child Poverty in the Caribbean (2017) estimates child poverty in Dominica at 38%.

9 Child Poverty in the Eastern Caribbean, UNICEF and OECS Commission, 2017 10 http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/2019-human-development-index-ranking

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Within the last decade, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has revolutionized its social safety net interventions to make them more effective and comprehensive in scope. In response to concerns for poverty among several groups in the population, the state continues to improve the standard of living of its citizens by focusing on a range of social protection and labor programs that are multiple in dimensions and coverage at individual, household, municipal, and national levels. This dynamic agenda to direct resources to those most in need is a critical part of the country’s sustainable development path so that the benefits of human capital development and income-generating activities can be reaped as prescribed by the UN 2030 Agenda.

The social and economic risks experienced by the vulnerable groups are addressed through an array of social assistance, social insurance and active labor market programs that work together to deliver resilience, equity, and opportunities for the diverse population. From the vantage point of many ministries, over thirty safety net programs are offered, almost doubling what was available prior to 2003. The state’s social protection programs are quite generous, expansive in coverage, and well- targeted according to universal ideals. Given that the state spends considerable amount of local resources on social protection - a reflection of the government’s economic and social policy priorities, and the prominence placed on the vulnerability of the population to disasters and other contextual factors at the household and national levels, the system can benefit from a Social Protection Policy and Action Plan that will lead to enhanced coordination arrangements, and cost and time efficiencies that can lead to a pioneer of universal social protection in the region.

Despite their high- and middle-income status, the Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and BVI continue to be characterized by growing levels of inequity, further exacerbated by increasing poverty, vulnerability, unemployment and continued exposure to social, economic and shocks.

UNICEF ECA is supporting the Governments of Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and BVI to draft national social protection policies, which include design options for effective child sensitive, equity- focused and shock-responsive government social protection programmes, action plans and M&E frameworks, to facilitate the access of the most vulnerable children and people to quality services. The Consultant will facilitate the formulation of a social protection policy, for each country, therefore contributing to, and strengthening the poverty reduction efforts under the national development plans.

A. Scope of Work

The requested services of this consultancy are as follows:

Under the direct guidance of the respective Ministry for each country or territory: Ministry of Social Development, Housing and Community Empowerment, Grenada, Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, St. Kitts and Nevis, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Dominica, the Ministry of Health and Social Development, British Virgin islands and the supervision of the UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Area, Social Policy Officer, the consultant will review and update the existing national strategies for Grenada and St. Kitts and Nevis and develop the complementing action plans and monitoring and evaluation frameworks in close consultation and with

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guidance from the government of the respective countries. For Dominica and the British Virgin Islands respectively, the consultant will draft the new Social Protection Policy, Action Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

The Policies will complement and align with national priorities to contribute to creating an enabling environment for social protection to be equitable, inclusive, integrated or coordinated and progressively universal, towards building a nationally defined social protection floor and would also set the directive and actions for ensuring shock responsive social protection systems that can be utilized in the event of shocks and disasters.

B. Objectives of the Consultancy Under the overall supervision of the Social Policy Officer of UNICEF and in continual consultation with the Permanent Secretary and/or their designates of the respective above-mentioned Ministries, the consultant will be providing technical assistance to:

1. Review and analysis: - Conduct a thorough review of key documents, and review of implementation of the latest Social Safety Net Policy Framework and Implementation Plan for Grenada and Social Safety Net Strategy for St. Kitts and Nevis and build on recent assessments, reviews or evaluation of social protection programmes that have been conducted to date, including programming tools. Assess the ground realities/situational analysis (for each country) as well as complimentary sector policy and programmes. - Drawing on assessments undertaken, review the resources (human and financial), infrastructure, technology and equipment in existence for the delivery of social protection policy. 2. Conduct multi-sectoral consultations with key Ministries, stakeholders, UN agencies, and civil society, to inform the drafting of the National Social Protection Policies for Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis and BVI. The policy should include, at minimum, sections on (i) legal or policy frameworks which should govern or inform the social protection policy; (ii) policy priority areas; (iii) institutional arrangements; (iv) full range of policy measures under consideration, including both contributory and non-contributory programmes; (vii) financing and fiscal sustainability; and (viii) M&E considerations. 3. Draft National Social Protection Policies with Action Plan and M&E Frameworks for Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and BVI incorporating, gender equality analysis and equity lens to ensure no one is left behind, towards shock responsive social protection. 4. Report regularly to the relevant national technical Task Force or Committee on social protection, for input and contribution towards the Social Protection Policy. A review mechanism will be established for consultations, technical working groups, Committee inputs, document presentations and validation. 5. Facilitate a validation workshop with national and county level stakeholders to finalise draft social protection policy.

C. Specific Deliverables and Proposed Timeframe

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The consultant will provide technical assistance to the Governments of the Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and the British Virgin Islands and produce the following specific deliverables:

Deliverable 1 – Inception Report for Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and the BVI that will include a desk review, timeline of activities, proposed national framework of the social protection policies with agreed definitions and coverage of both the contributory schemes and non-contributory schemes of the ILO/UNICEF social protection floor as well as identified stakeholders beyond the immediate social sectors.

Deliverable 2 – Two Reports by country on the review of implementation of the Grenada National Social Safety Net Policy Framework and St. Kitts and Nevis Social Protection Strategy and Implementation Plans.

Deliverable 3 – Two Drafts by country of Grenada and St. Kitts National Social Protection Policies, Action Plans and Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks.

Revise the Policies and Action Plans by specifically addressing the comments to the policy documents. The consultant is expected to submit two sets of deliverables herein:

Incorporate two rounds of comments provided by government ministries, departments, non- governmental organizations, development partners, local level consultations with beneficiaries, communities, and national consultation and designated committees. This specifically includes:

1) Comments provided by technical staff of the Ministries and other stakeholder ministries, departments, non-governmental organizations, CSO, development partners, private sector and community representatives including selected recipients of SP programmes. 2) Comments provided by the relevant Ministerial Committee, Minister and/or Permanent Secretary and Final National Consultations.

Deliverable 4 – Grenada and St. Kitts and Nevis Final Draft National Social Protection Policies, Action Plans and Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks, two-pager Policy Briefs and PowerPoint Presentations (PPT) for each country summarizing the revised social protection national policies. The final document will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval.

Deliverable 5 – Draft National Social Protection Policies, Action Plans and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Dominica and BVI. Revise the Policies and Action Plans by specifically addressing the comments to the policy documents. The consultant is expected to submit two sets of deliverables herein:

Incorporate two rounds of comments provided by government ministries, departments, non- governmental organizations, development partners, local level consultations with beneficiaries, communities, and national consultation and designated committees. This specifically includes:

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1) Comments provided by technical staff of the Ministries and other stakeholder ministries, departments, non-governmental organizations, CSO, development partners, private sector and community representatives including selected recipients of SP programmes. 2) Comments provided by the relevant Ministerial Committee, Minister and/or Permanent Secretary and Final National Consultations.

Deliverable 6 – Final Draft National Social Protection Policy, Action Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks for Dominica and BVI, two-pager Policy Briefs and PowerPoint Presentations (PPT) summarizing the social protection national policy. The final document will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval.

Deliverable Timeframe No. of Days Inception Report for Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, BVI and 1 Month 1 10 Dominica Reports on the Review of Implementation of Social Protection Strategy/Framework for Grenada and St. Kitts 2 Month 2-3 30 and Nevis (Including days for country visits) Draft Policies with Action Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Grenada and St. Kitts and 3 Month 4-7 60 Nevis (Including days for country visits) Final Draft Policies with Action Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, Policy Briefs and PPT 4 Month 8 20 Presentations for Grenada and St. Kitts and Nevis

Draft Policies with Action Plan and Monitoring and 5 Evaluation Framework for BVI and Dominica Month 9-10 60 (Including days for territory visits) Final Draft Policies with Action Plan and Monitoring and 6 Evaluation Framework, Policy Briefs and PPT Month 11 20 Presentations for BVI and Dominica

D. Education and Qualification Advanced university degree in social science, social protection, social and economic public policy, development economics, international development or any other related field.

E. Skills and Experience ▪ At least ten (10) years of progressive work and experience in the areas of social protection and related policy reform areas, including in-depth experience developing and drafting social development and economic policies; and not less than six (6) years of direct experience of working on supporting national reform process of social protection systems.

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▪ Demonstrable technical knowledge of social protection floor framework and shock responsive social protection. ▪ Experience undertaking similar assignments in the Caribbean will be considered a strong asset. ▪ Excellent analytical and writing skills demonstrated by proven record of publications and reports relating to analysis of social protection sector, social protection policy, strategy and plan development, etc. As a part of the technical evaluation, applicants are requested to provide a recent piece of work. ▪ Sound experience in developing Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks and implementation action plans ▪ Good knowledge of child protection, education and early childhood development, social justice, disability and gender issues in the context of social protection programmes; and breadth of knowledge on child rights, women’s rights and human rights framework. ▪ Good knowledge of fiscal and macro-economics, and social policy in high and upper middle-income countries context, particularly in Small Islands Developing States (SIDS). ▪ Excellent communication and advocacy skills to engage in effective consultation at all levels and target audiences. ▪ Experience working with multiple international development and UN partners and agencies and national governments in a regional or an international setting.

F. Languages Fluency in English required.

G. Duration of Contract The contracting period will be eleven (11) months from April 2020 to February 2021. Specific start and end dates to be identified during contract drafting phase.

The total payable working days for this consultancy will be determined based on the consultant’s proposal and may not account for the entirety of the 11-month contractual period. It does not take into consideration time for stakeholders to revert with necessary comments on the policy, action plan and M&E Framework.

H. Contract Supervisor The consultant will report directly to the Social Policy Officer, UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area based in Trinidad and Tobago. Second supervision will be provided by the Social and Economic Policy Specialist. Approval of the content of each deliverable will be in consultation with the technical committees established in each country or territory.

The consultant will be required to participate in regular virtual meetings; and provide monthly summary on the work plan progress.

I. Travel Requirement and Office Arrangements During the contract period, the Consultant is expected to travel to Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and British Virgin Islands. A total of 8 visits are proposed with 2 trips to each country or

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territory. The breakdown of the visit should be included in the consultancy proposal in line with the numbers of days identified in Section K below.

All project-related travel must be pre-approved and is by most economical fare and reimbursement as per UNICEF policy upon submission of receipts and based on applicable UN DSA rates. All approved travels to be conducted in accordance with UNICEF travel rules and regulations.11

The Consultant will be home-based. The consultant is expected to provide his/her own computer equipment and ensure reliable internet access.

The candidate selected will be governed by and subject to UNICEF’s General Terms and Conditions for individual contracts.

J. Tentative Payment schedule Scheduled payments are linked with the deliverables and will be made upon approval of the submitted deliverables: 20% - Completion of Deliverable 1 10% - Completion of Deliverable 2 20% - Completion of Deliverable 3 15% - Completion of Deliverable 4 20% - Completion of Deliverable 5 15% - Completion of Deliverable 6

K. Technical and Financial Proposals

The consultant is expected to submit technical proposal and financial proposal that will include consultancy fee and travel costs. The technical proposal will include a proposed methodology and timeline for conducting the consultancy including methodology for desk review, conducting multiple stakeholder consultations, methodology for conducting review on implementation of previous national social protection strategies and framework for both islands and for drafting policies, action plans and M&E frameworks, demonstrating knowledge and expertise on the Social Protection Floor Framework and Shock Responsive Social Protection as identified in Section E above.

The Financial Proposal should be broken down as: Activity Unit Rate (US$) Total (US$) Total working days 200 days (Daily rate for consultancy) Travel ticket (economy) 8 tickets (Tickets cost) Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) Grenada 12 days St. Kitts and Nevis 12 days

11 As per UNICEF DFAM policy, payment is made against approved deliverables. No advance payment is allowed unless in exceptional circumstances against bank guarantee, subject to a maximum of 30 per cent of the total contract value in cases where advance purchases, for example for supplies or travel, may be necessary”.

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BVI 10 days Dominica 10 days GRAND TOTAL

L. Conditions of Service Before commencing work, a consultant or individual contractor shall submit a statement of good health and take full responsibility for the accuracy of that statement, including confirmation that he or she has been informed of the inoculations required for the country or countries to which travel is authorized. Consultants and individual contractors shall assume all costs that may occur in relation to the statement of good health.

Consultants and individual contractors are required to certify that they are covered by medical/health insurance.

M. Recourse UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/outputs is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines. Performance indicators against which the satisfactory conclusion of this contract will be assessed include: timeliness/quality of submission and responsiveness to UNICEF and counterpart feedback.

N. Property Rights UNICEF shall hold all property rights, such as copyright, patents and registered trademarks, on matters directly related to, or derived from, the work carried out through this contract with UNICEF.

O. Selection process: Candidates will be screened against the minimum requirements listed above. A short-list of candidates who meet and/or exceed the minimum requirements will be generated. The short-list of candidates may be subject to interview with the UNICEF Panel in order to find the applications that are technically responsive. The contract will be awarded to the most competitive proposal.

P. Required Trainings: Consultants and Individual contractors, even those working from home, must complete the following online courses prior to signature of contract. All certificates should be presented as part of the contract. • Ethics and Integrity at UNICEF • Prevention of Sexual Harassment & Abuse of Authority • Sexual Exploitation Abuse (PSEA)

Consultants and Individual Contractors must complete the following course before commencement of any travel on behalf of UNICEF. • BSAFE Security Training

Any consultant or individual contractor who is issued a UNICEF email address must complete the following courses no later than 30 days after signature of contract. • UN Human Rights and Responsibilities • UNICEF Information Security Awareness Course

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• Fraud Awareness

Q. How to Apply Prospective qualified consultants should apply through UNICEF jobs website using the following link: https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=530617 no later than 30 March 2020. The application package should include the following in English:

a. Cover Letter (no more than 2-pages) b. Detailed Curriculum Vitae c. Technical proposal with at least 2 samples of similar work d. Detailed budget stipulating all-inclusive fees, including consultancy fees, travel and subsistence costs.12

Candidates are expected to be available from April 2020 to take on the assignment.

Applications submitted without a fee/rate and detailed financial proposal will not be considered.

If you have not been contacted within a month of the submission of your financial proposal, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

12 Under UNICEF Administrative Instructions, consultants/contractors are expected to submit all-inclusive quotes for the completion of the consultancy. It includes daily rate or lump sum fee for the completion of the consultancy, lump sum travel to the country of work (for all missions) and daily subsistence cost to cover the total number of travel days.

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