International Labour Organization Jobs in South Sudan

International Labour Organization Consultancy to coordinate a quantitative research on trafficking, forced labour and children associated with armed forces & group in three countries Jobs in South Sudan

Title:

Study Coordinator - Consultancy to coordinate a quantitate research on trafficking, forced labour and children associated with armed forces and groups in three countries

Purpose:

To provide technical leadership and coordination in conducting three probabilistic surveys to estimate the number of victims of trafficking, forced labour and child recruitment, among IDPs in Nigeria, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Contract type: Short term consultancy

Home based, with frequent travel to the three target countries

Short term consultancy

Contract Duration:

51 work days within a period of four months

Start and End Date:

1 April 2017 to 30 June 2017 (tentative)

Deadline for applications


Background

Armed conflict has a severe impact on the lives, livelihoods and basic human rights of communities. In conflicts around the world, tens of thousands of children are being recruited and used by armed forces and armed groups.


Rationale for selecting the three countries for the pilot

The Secretary General’s Report on Children and Armed Conflict identifies Nigeria, South Sudan and DRC as countries where children are recruited and used in armed conflict. On certain occasions they are also used to perpetrate acts of extreme violence such as suicide bombings.

Armed conflict in Nigeria, South Sudan and DRC have created high levels of internal displacement. IDPs are considered amongst the most vulnerable populations to fall victim of trafficking and they are considered a target for traffickers.

The general lack of economic opportunities and the increasing reliance on negative coping mechanisms can translate, in some cases, into heightened vulnerability to Trafficking among affected populations.

Positions of vulnerability may be abused, while traffickers take advantage of the desperate economic and social conditions of the affected population.

Furthermore, the negative coping mechanisms that some families and individuals affected by displacement adopt, such as forced early marriages and child labour, may directly result in exploitation and trafficking.

IOM, one of the agencies conducting this survey has extensive IDP databases in the three selected countries. This provides a good basis and a starting point for the survey, particularly in developing the sampling framework.

Moreover as the purpose of the study is to pilot a survey model, it is of particular importance that secondary factors such as logistics, local facilitation and data collection capacity do not pose any obstacle.

As such selecting countries where one or more of the agencies commissioning this survey have significant presence will be a major contributing factor to successfully implementing it.

UNICEF and IOM have sizable programmes and presence in the selected countries while ILO has a country office in Nigeria and has past experience working in child labour, trafficking, forced labour and other programmes in all three countries.

Methodology

As per the study conducted by FAFO, no single methodology will fit all countries and all circumstances. Therefore, a suitable methodology that takes into consideration the local context of the target country should be developed and adopted.

In the case of the three selected countries, the IOM maintains an extensive database of displaced persons in each of these countries that includes information on family status, income, and vulnerability and contact details.

The database provides a good basis for developing a stratified sample for the pilot study to randomly select respondents who would be interviewed.

Data collection will be done by experienced IOM enumerators specially trained for the purpose of this survey, under the guidance of a protocol agreed by the Study Steering Committee (SSC).

A two tier questionnaire with the first tier containing initial filter questions and the second tier containing detailed questions on violations (risk of trafficking and child recruitment) will be administered. The data thus collected will be cleaned, entered and analysed and a report will be drafted.

The data so collected may be further enhanced and triangulated through key informant interviews, focus group interviews and where appropriate through statistical data from the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Grave Child Rights Violations.

Upon analysing the data,

the draft report will be developed by the consultant (Study Coordinator) and presented to the SSC. The SSC may convene an expert workshop in which the draft report including the findings of the study will be discussed and validated. The final report will be produced incorporating the comments and feedback received at the validation workshop.

The final report should be between 30 and 40 A4 pages excluding annexes, and should be appropriately formatted. Annexes may include the questionnaire, the survey protocol and other relevant documents.

Administration

The survey is conducted jointly by four organisations, ILO, IOM, UNICEF and WFF. A Study Steering Committee (SSC) comprising specialists from each of the organisations will make overall decisions regarding the survey.

Each agency will contribute through funds and technical expertise. On behalf of the SSC, ILO will recruit and provide direct supervision to the Study Coordinator.

However on a regular basis, the Study Coordinator will interact closely with all the members of the SSC, who will also serve as link persons between the Study Coordinator and the respective agencies.

IOM teams in the three countries will carry out the collection, cleaning and entering of the data. Each country team will be led by a National Survey Coordinator who has adequate knowledge and experience for the task.

The Study Coordinator will coordinate the work of the three National Survey Coordinators to ensure the smooth implementation of the survey, in close collaboration with the SSC.

Members of the SSC will provide technical inputs and may also participate in technical tasks such as developing and finalising the questionnaire, analysing the data and contributing to the final report.

Overall Tasks and Responsibilities

The Study Coordinator will be overall responsible for the timely completion of the survey and the finalisation of the survey report.

He/she will take over from the point up to which the SSC has undertaken activities and see to the completion of the survey. The main tasks and deliverables of the Study Coordinator are listed in the table below.

Tasks (please see attachment for details)

Finalise the Survey questionnaire

Develop the survey protocol

Localise Pre-test and finalise the questionnaire

Train IOM enumerators

Oversee data collection

Oversee data cleaning

Oversee data entry

Analyse data, draft survey report and share with SSC

Plan validation workshop,

Present draft report at validation workshop

Finalise the survey report

Time frame/Key milestones

· Questionnaire and survey protocol finalised by 15th April

· Data collection completed by 31st May

· Data entry and analysis concluded by 15th June

· Draft report shared by 30th June

· Validation workshop conducted by 10th July

· Final report and estimates produced by 15th July

Payment

First instalment of 30% of the fees upon satisfactory completion of tasks 1 to 4.

Second instalment of 20% of the fees upon satisfactory completion of tasks 4 to 5.

Third and final installment of 50% upon satisfactory completion of all other remaining tasks.

In addition, the consultant will be paid DSA according to standard UN rates for travel undertaken for the assignment.

Required qualifications

· Advanced university degree (Masters or above) in statistics, social sciences, human rights, conflict studies or a related field.

· At least 10 years relevant experience including in conducting surveys in conflict settings and among vulnerable populations..

· Very good knowledge of conflict dynamics, human rights monitoring, protection monitoring.

· Very good knowledge of surveys, qualitative and quantitative research and analysis

· Sound analytical and writing skills and proven ability to write concise, informative, and accurate reports in understandable terms.

· Able to work under time-pressure and deliver work of outstanding quality.

· Fluency and a high level of competency in English is a must. A working knowledge of French will be highly advantageous.

Please refer to the link below for the full Terms of Reference.

How to apply

Interested candidates should send a brief covering note explaining their suitability for this assignment and indicating their expected daily fee, together with their Curriculum Vitae/resume on or before the 15th of March 2017 to the following email address: FUNDAMENTALS@ilo.org with the subject line titled: Pilot Study Consultancy.

http://www.ilo.org/ipecinfo/product/download.do?type=document&id=29015