Consultancy Service to Conduct Sensemaker Data Collection

CONSULTANCY SERVICE TO CONDUCT SENSEMAKER DATA COLLECTION

Work – No Child’s Business Project

1. Background on Save the Children

Save the Children is the leading global independent organisation for children.Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

An alliance of three parties - UNICEF, Stop Child Labour Coalition and Save the Children join forces to implement the project "Work: No Child's Business (WNCB) - Joining forces to scale up action against child labour" in 6 countries (India, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Mali, Uganda and Viet Nam) for the duration of five years between 2020 and 2024.

In Viet Nam, the project is deployed by Save the Children and UNICEF at national and sub-national levels, in Ho Chi Minh City (16 schools, 8 communes in 4 districts) and Dong Thap Province (10 communes in 3 districts).

The project has identified three key outcomes at country level to ensure that children and youth are free from child labour and enjoy their rights to quality education as well as (future) decent work.

• Outcome 1a: Children are empowered to pursue an education and (future) employability within a supportive family and community environment
• Outcome 1b: Increased enrolment and retention in quality formal education or if relevant, bridge schooling, and improved access to youth employment.
• Outcome 2: Governments enforce relevant child-rights based laws and implement policies on child labor, education, youth economic empowerment, and social security
• Outcome 3: Private sector takes full responsibility for preventing and addressing child labor.

2. Objective

The WNCB alliance partners find it important to recognize that community discourse and organizational culture play an essential role in influencing human behaviour and organizational conduct, as well as complex system dynamics such as a value chain. The partners have therefore opted for SenseMaker methodology and software solution as one of the tools for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning. The methodology involves capturing and analysing a large quantity of stories in a structured way. The software helps in creating a qualitative dataset that can be analysed, visualized and interpreted.

The aim is that SenseMaker will provide information on the effectiveness of our programme with regards to complex areas of change, such as changes in norms and attitudes, where it concerns child labor and education, but also on changes with regards to the community, policy, legal, institutional environment in which child labor takes place.  

3. Consultant’s responsibilities:

The consultant is responsible for conducting this SenseMaker data collection. This will include:

1. Recruiting a qualified team of data collectors;
2. Participating SenseMaker instrument training;
3. Data collection used SenseMaker software by tablets; closely quality control to ensure timing is respected and quality standards are met;
4. Conversing audio data to transcripts;
5. Translating guidelines and tools from English to Vietnamese;
6. Translating transcripts from Vietnamese to English.

4. Expected Deliverables and Tentative Timeline

The study deliverables and tentative timeline (subject to the commencement date of the study) are outlined below. The Consultant and SC Project Manager will agree on final milestones and deadlines at the inception phase.

Deliverables

SCI expects the following deliverables to be provided:

Tentative Timeline

It is noted that the Save the Children will provide the template for reports requested.

All documents are to be produced in MS Word format and provided electronically by email to the SC Project Manager. Copies of all PowerPoint presentations used to facilitate briefings for the project should also be provided to Save the Children in editable digital format.

All survey materials, raw data, electronic data, and other information will remain the property of SC and should be transferred to SC upon completion.

5. Experience and skill set required

Interested Consultant will be required to submit an Expression of Interest in line with the provided template in ToR, which should demonstrate adherence to the following requirements.

Understanding of Requirements and Experience

The consultant(s) will be selected on the basis of their proven experience, qualifications and ability to deliver a quality product in a timely and efficient manner. Particular qualifications and experience of the lead consultant team member include:

• The lead Consultant or a core member of the team should hold a Master’s degree in Social Sciences or related area;
• At least 5-year experience in quantitative and qualitative research, data collection, analysis, and reporting;
• Demonstrated ability to produce work with high quality in a short span of time;
• Fluency in English and Vietnamese and excellent report writing, presentation, and communication skills;
• Work experience with UNICEF or SC is preferred;
• Can converse with respondents in native language
• Understands the objective of the SMK project and the design of the SMK survey
• Knows how to make participants at ease
• Is sensitive and has a genuine interest in the stories of people and the people behind the story
• Good listener and knows how to handle the principle of listening, summarizing and clarifying well
• Receptive to feedback and can act accordingly
• Proficient with computer and mobile devices
• Carries out independently activities in accordance with agreements made.

Qualifications and experience of data collectors:

• Being students or university graduate majoring in Social Work, Sociology, and other relevant disciplines;
• Having experience in participating in surveys, community activities;
• Can converse with respondents in native language;
• Understands the objective of the SMK project and the design of the SMK survey;
• Knows how to make participants at ease;
• Is sensitive and has a genuine interest in the stories of people and the people behind the story;
• Good listener and knows how to handle the principle of listening, summarizing and clarifying well;
• Receptive to feedback and can act accordingly;
• Proficient with computer and mobile devices;
• Carries out independently activities in accordance with agreements made.

Financial Proposal

The Financial Proposal shall specify a total lump-sum amount all-inclusive and payment terms around specific and measurable deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in instalments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump-sum amount (including travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).

Save the Children seeks value for money in its work. This does not necessarily mean "lowest cost", but the quality of the service and reasonableness of the proposed costs.

HOW TO APPLY

The supplier should submit a technical proposal, financial proposal and CV through email address:  [email protected]

The deadline for responses is: 17:00 on 15 May 2022.

CLICK HERE FOR THE TOR