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Data on children with disabilities (CwD) in Türkiye is limited and outdated. According to 2011 TurkStat data, 8.7% of total individuals with disabilities in Türkiye are children. On average, 2.2% of the population aged 3-19 reports at least one disability. Early detection of disabilities is crucial for a child’s optimal development, but there are challenges in timely identification and provision of services. Challenges include insufficient budget allocation for people with disabilities, limited coordination among ministries and agencies, and an overstretched primary healthcare system. Despite all challenges in terms of data generation and service provision, in recent years, the Government of Türkiye has undertaken various initiatives to strengthen support to families and caregivers of children with disabilities.The devastating 2023 earthquakes vastly affected the access and availability of ECD services in 10 regions, pushing back development of universal support services to children at risk or delays of development, while also creating a double burden to children from Syrian refugee families.
The scale of destruction and the level of required support in reestablishing ECD and early intervention services is yet to be assessed.The damages to the country’s infrastructure, particularly in areas such as healthcare, education, and transportation, have had a significant impact on people with disabilities who already struggle to access these essential services. As per Inter-Agency Disability Inclusion Task Team there is a lack of the access to information related to services provided to persons with disabilities. There is lack of data on persons with disabilities affected by the earthquake and lack of concrete evidence on the needs of persons with disabilities affected by the earthquake. Support services for persons with disabilities by public health centers are limited due to focus on emergency healthcare.
How can you make a difference?
The purpose of this task is support to the Ministry of Family and Social Services support the MoFSS analyse the potential of current centers to embed the provision of Early intervention services for children with developmental delays/or disabilities.
Scope of Work:
Tasks | Deliverable | No of Workdays | Timeline | Payment | |
1 | Conduct analysis of scope of services and current regulations for provision of services at all types of MOFSS support centers |
Report with listing and analysis of scope of services, target audience, coverage, standards for service provision for each Center.
E-submission in English and Turkish
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7 Days | September 15, 2024 | 40% |
2 | Conduct analysis of staffing and capacity with focus on ECD work force and disability-support (ECD specialists, psychologists, ergo therapists, etc.) |
Report with staffing and capacity gaps in ECD for each center developed.
E-submission in English and Turkish
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8 Days | October 1, 2024 | 40% |
3 | Map a potential for system strengthening and enabling Early Intervention support. | Final report with analysis and recommendation of type of Centers with potential for provision of early intervention work for 0-8 children. | 5 Days | October 21, 2024 | 20% |
Total | 20 Days | 100% |
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
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In addition to the technical requirements below, the experts need to have no criminal report or any connection with illegal organizations.
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Overall requirements for the bidder:
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At least 5 years of professional work experience relevant to research, studies, and evaluation on children with disabilities.
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Demonstrated expertise in disability studies, early childhood development, social services, and healthcare systems.
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Good understanding of human rights-based approaches to programming and results-based management principles.
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Ethical sensitivity with regards to different cultures, local customs, religious beliefs, and practices, personal interaction, and gender roles, disability, and age.
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Knowledge of child rights issues with a particular focus on disability.
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Good interpersonal communication skills.
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At least 5 years’ experience in producing high-quality reports and analysis.
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Excellent English and Turkish report writing and editing skills.
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Work experience with UN and international organizations is an asset.
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The bidder is expected to provide CV, declaration of exclusivity and availability for the duration of the duty of key experts submitted in the application.
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Duty Station and Location:
The modality of work for this consultancy may require travel to selected provinces
Process and Responsibilities:
Human Rights and Ethical Considerations
Item | Technical Evaluation Criteria | Max Points Obtainable |
1 | Letter of intent | 5 |
1.1 | Letter of intent that outlines knowledge and understanding of the tasks and deliverables requested | 5 |
2 | Proposal description | 25 |
2.1 | Scope of proposed approach and methodology including timetable, success indicators and staff combination | 15 |
2.2 | Risk management & flexibility of proposal in context of possible needs to make changes regarding time, duration, kind of activities. | 10 |
3 | Expertise and qualifications | 40 |
3.1 | Relevance of the background and professional experience | 30 |
3.2 |
Experience in relevant research, studies,
and evaluation supported by UNICEF/UN agencies
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10 |
TOTAL TECHNICAL SCORES | 70 |
- Detailed budget as per the Financial Proposal Template_ECD Expert_DisabilityCare.docx
- Explanation of budget assumptions with regard to planning, team composition, field work, etc.
- The total amount of points allocated for the price component is 30.
- Score for price proposal calculated as:
- (Max. score for price proposal (30 Points) * Price of lowest priced proposal)/Price of proposal X
- Total obtainable Technical and Financial score: 100
- The Proposer(s) achieving the highest combined technical and price score will (subject to any negotiations and the various other rights of UNICEF detailed in this services) be awarded the contract(s).
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UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s 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/individual contractors 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.
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 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.
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.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
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