Vaga de Social Protection Consultant, Brasília, Brazil
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The Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS) requires adequate funding for securing
people's rights. SUAS achieves greater homogeneity in the system through federal
co-financing, improving local capabilities, and bringing about technical
improvements. However, understanding the actual cost of SUAS, especially expenses
for maintaining Social Assistance Reference Centers (CRAS), has been a challenge.
There have been no attempts to produce data with real use value and timely
information on the costs of SUAS in Brazil, but the current moment is ideal for
conducting research to estimate current costs, unit costs, and ideal costs for the
operation of basic social protection, particularly CRAS. Such research will also
be valuable in agreeing on federal co-financing and providing better information
on municipalities' accountability.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The research aims to determine basic social protection's minimum and ideal cost.
The information will be gathered from municipalities financial reports to the
National Social Assistance Fund (FNAS). To achieve this goal, the study will
examine the main cost items of municipalities that were paid in 2022 using
federal, state, and municipal resources. The details of federal resources have
been included in the accounts provided to the FNAS since 2012. However, municipal
information will be collected for the first time in the 2022 accounts closed in
March 2024.
In view of this and the possible lower quality of municipal data, exploratory and
sampling research work may be necessary, based on the databases provided by the
FNAS, which seeks to identify examples in which such information was provided with
higher quality. The details on the states resources transferred to municipalities
are unavailable, but the overall amount is. Even though states financial
resources are, historically, the smallest of SUAS transfers to municipalities, the
research may use estimates or additional data from the states, contributing to
achieving a more complete perception of reality at the end of the study.
With the municipal financial statements at hand, it will be necessary to analyze
them in relation to the cost items on which the resources were spent, such as
human resources, general costs, and facilities, so that, even if approximately, be
able to estimate average cost values per unit, in order to allow the calculation
of minimum costs and ideal costs for the full functioning of basic social
protection in municipalities. Such information is available in databases such as
the Censo SUAS, the Registro Mensal de Atendimento (RMA), and CadSUAS.
Based on this operationalization logic, sufficient analyses are expected to be made to provide evidence for the research objectives. However, a series of other questions may be secondary focuses of the work, namely:
To what extent do municipalities' spending profiles follow regional patterns? Are
there cost differences between regions? In which cost items? Are there differences
in the execution rate of federal resources? Is there any regional standard for
this?
Is there a pattern of spending federal resources compared to municipal resources,
or when the resource is federal, do municipalities tend to spend it on certain
cost items compared to their own resources? Are there variations in this behavior
by region, municipality size, or other relevant information (e.g., source of
financing for occasional benefits)?
What is the most appropriate indicator to carry out the agreement on federal
transfers (number of services per active typified service, size of the
municipality, referenced families, or other alternative measures)?
DELIVERABLES
1. Workplan
1.1. Deliverables/Outputs:
detailed work plan of the consultancy, with a detailed timetable, list of
necessary data, and feasibility analysis.
1.2. Deadline:
10 days from contract beginning.
1.3. Estimate Budget:
0%
2. Initial research report
2.1. Deliverables/Outputs:
Research report with the exploratory results and a finalized proposal for the
study, including the needs for further data collection.
2.2. Deadline:
40 days from contract beginning.
2.3. Estimate Budget:
20%
3. Intermediate research report
3.1. Deliverables/Outputs:
Intermediate research report of the Federal Transfers, municipal spending and
proposed parameters to estimate unit costs.
3.2. Deadline:
80 days from contract beginning.
3.3. Estimate Budget:
30%
4. Final research report
4.1. Deliverables/Outputs:
final research report containing minimum and ideal costs of basic social
protection in Brazil.
4.2. Deadline:
140 days from contract beginning.
4.3. Estimate Budget:
40%
5. Executive Summary and complementary content
5.1. Deliverables/Outputs:
Reports Executive summary, presentation material, data bases and codes developed
and annotated next steps.
5.2. Deadline:
150 days from contract beginning.
5.3. Estimate Budget:
10%
DURATION OF CONTRACT:
Five Months.
TRAVEL PLAN:
Not applicable
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT
Advanced degree in data science, economics, statistics, social sciences, or other
related fields.
At least five years of proven experience in data analysis, especially related to
costing/budgeting social services, social protection, child poverty, and/or
poverty in Brazil. Extra years of experience are considered an asset.
Fluency in computer languages used for statistical analysis (such as R or Stata).
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:
Fluency in Portuguese
UNICEFS CORE VALUES
Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS)
UNICEF is here to serve the worlds most disadvantaged children and our global
workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is
committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age,
disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality,
socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants with disabilities. This may
include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or
personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your
application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process
and afterwards in your assignment.
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 be
expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo
rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the
verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates
may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
PROCEDURES AND LOGISTICS
Consultant will work from home using own equipment and stationery. UNICEF will
provide office space for consultative meetings when needed.
Consultants, travel costs should be included in the consultants fee.
No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the
consultant and mandatory courses are completed.
Consultants will not have any representative, certifying, or approving authority,
or supervisory responsibilities or authority on UNICEF budget.
The consultant will work remotely on a delivery basis.
FINANCIAL PROPOSAL
Costs indicated are estimated. Final rate shall follow best value for money
principle, i.e., achieving the desired outcome at the lowest possible fee.
A financial proposal including the fee for the assignment based on the
deliverables and number of days must be submitted. Consultants are asked to
stipulate all-inclusive fees, including lump sum, administrative cost, travel cost
and subsistence costs, as applicable.
The payment will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves
the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the
required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part
of the consultant.
INSURANCE AND HEALTH COVERAGE
The contractor is fully responsible for arranging, at his or her own expenses,
such life, health, and other forms of insurance covering the term of the contract
as he or she considers appropriate.
The contractor is not eligible to participate in the life or health insurance
schemes available to UNICEF and United Nations staff members.
RESTRICTIONS
Consultants may not receive training at the expense of UNICEF. Notwithstanding,
consultants must complete the applicable mandatory trainings before the signature
of the contract.
In case of government officials, the contract cannot be issued without prior
written clearance by the Government, or unless on leave without pay.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the
selection process.
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 UNICEFs 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.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable)
and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for
the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation
of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health
Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the
assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not
expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or
directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform
functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
Advertised:
22 Apr 2024 E. South America Standard Time
Deadline:
07 May 2024 E. South America Standard Time