Consultancy for dietary diversity and malnutrition trends in Egypt – National consultancy (4.5 months) (Re-advertisement those who applied before should refrain from applying again)
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Job no: 535463
Contract type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Location: Egypt
Categories: Health, Nutrition, Consultancy
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
Tasks to be accomplished:
– A Technical Report on the Drivers of Dietary Diversity and malnutrition trends among Egyptian children
METHODOLOGY
The consultant will use the most THREE most recent Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey (HIECS) datasets, to perform secondary data analysis. The six main outcomes are: dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months; animal source food (ASF) intake among children aged 6-23 months; and stunting, wasting, underweight and overweight and obesity among under-5 children. Where data allows, dietary diversity scores and ASF scores for individual children aged 6-23 months and among children aged 24-59 months will be calculated. WHO child growth standards for under-five children will be used to define all anthropometric measures. Explanatory variables will include child, parental and household characteristics, household dietary diversity, household poverty, minimum meal frequency for children and families where available, household food insecurity, agricultural biodiversity (producing cultivated food crops/ producing animal yields), receiving government social protection (e.g. ration card/pension/benefiting from Takaful and Karama/receiving subsidized bread), maternal height and overweight and obesity. Other variables should be explored as available. The consultant will adapt the most recent UNICEF and FAO definitions of dietary diversity for children and families according to the data available and create appropriate scores. Regression analyses will be used to determine the strength of the contributing factors to each of the six outcomes, with appropriate control for confounding factors. The trends of dietary diversity and child malnutrition across the three rounds of the last three HIECS datasets will be analyzed, as well as the main drivers of these trends.The consultant is responsible for obtaining all official clearances to use the data.
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DELIVERABLES |
Estimated Duration to Complete
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Target Due Dates (Months from the start) |
Payment |
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1 |
Inception report with the analysis plan for the six different outcomes using the HIECS data which includes introduction to the problem; detailed methodology including workplan, definitions of variables and dietary diversity scores for children and households, WHO anthropometry measures definitions, plan for statistical analysis, and all dummy tables, and outline of the final report. |
10 |
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20% |
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2 |
Statistical output of all data in the form of tables and graphs, with all syntax files of the analyses and the output files as part of the final deliverables) |
35 |
3 ½ |
50% |
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3 |
Technical Report on drivers for the six main outcomes and the trends over time (The report will consist of executive summary, methodology, results, discussion and conclusion) |
12 |
4 ½
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30% |
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Total |
47 days |
4 ½ months |
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QUALIFICATIONS, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
Education: Master’s degree in economics, statistics, social science, epidemiology or public health Ph.D. will be an asset.
Experience:
- At least 10 years of relevant experience in quantitative data analysis.
- Proven knowledge or experience in nutrition and dietary diversity analysis is desirable.
- Relevant publication records
Language: English and Arabic proficiency
Condition of work: The Assignment will be an external output-based Consultancy. The incumbent should carry out the work in direct collaboration with UNICEF Country Office. The assignment will not require continuous presence in the UNICEF Country Office Premises but will entail continuous contact with the direct supervisors and the CSED team. The consultant will use her/his own instruments and will not be given a work station within UNICEF Office
NOTE FOR CONSULTANTS AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS:
- A technical proposal (including background, methodology and workplan).
- A financial proposal in EGP
- Relevant experience and qualifications.
- List of previous publications, including publications on nutrition and dietary diversity.
Annex-1 Proposal Requirements
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CRITERIA |
DESCRIPTION |
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Introduction and Background (1.5 page) |
A brief presentation of the context; outline of the key elements of the proposal. Relevant audience and stakeholders for the research should be identified. Purpose and objective of the study. |
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Proposed methodology (3-4 pages) |
A detailed plan for statistical analysis, including all relevant variables from the dataset (including and beyond what is presented in the ToR). |
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Work plan (2 pages) |
Key activities and timelines. |
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Budget |
The budget includes include daily fees, |
Annex 2: Assessment Criteria of Technical Proposals
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Technical Criteria (maximum score: 40 points) |
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A. Content |
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1. Good introduction that reflects clear understanding of study purpose, objectives and Scope (2 pages) (5 points) |
Clarity, conciseness, boundaries, feasibility and relevance.
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2. Study methodology (25 points) |
Clear definitions of the six main outcomes as according to the HIECS data available, with provision for calculation of dietary diversity scores and ASF scores for individual children aged 6-23 months, with consistency with the most recent FAO and UNICEF definitions of dietary diversity. Clear definitions of explanatory variables as outlined in the methodology section above with additional variables as available; Clear definition of any scores calculated. Preliminary regression analyses and trend analysis plan. |
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1. Work plan (10 points) |
Clear tasks within reasonable time frame with explicit risk mitigation |
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations, 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.
Remarks: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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Deadline: Egypt Standard Time
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