Dear All,ILO is looking for a suitable candidate for an international consultant as follows :

Terms
of reference for a consultant on social protection to assess social security
gaps in a specific economic sector of Viet Nam and Indonesia

1.    Background and objectives of the consultancy

The
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is looking for a consultant with
expertise on social security and formalization of the informal economy.
The
consultancy is part of a regional research aimed at providing policy
recommendations for improving social security coverage. The consultant will
work closely with the Chief Technical Advisor of the Regional project on
promoting and building social protection in Asia, funded by the Government of
Japan (hereafter ILO/Japan ESSA project), and the Senior Social Security
Specialist of the Decent Work Team in Bangkok, and participate as an expert in
the Committee of Experts leading the regional research.
The national assessment of social
security gaps in a specific economic sector of Viet Nam and Indonesia intends to analyse the drivers and factors for
social security deficits in one specific sector/industry of the economy for
bringing recommendations replicable to other economic sectors. The analysis
considers different areas for improvement: policy and legislation; compliance
and monitoring mechanisms; administration and procedures; and awareness on the
social security benefits.
More
specifically, with the support of a national consultant, the international
consultant will:

• Review Viet Nam economic and
  social trends, labour market indicators, and social protection situation, in
  view of identifying one or two relevant sector(s) for conducting the assessment
  of employment relationships and social security gaps throughout the supply
  chain, and providing recommendations for improving social security coverage;

•  Assure excellent quality of the
  evaluation: this job may include but is not limited to (i) developing and
  applying relevant evaluation/assessment tools; (ii) consulting with all key
  stakeholders to identify priority issues and relevant solutions to achieve all
  evident-based findings throughout the assessment course; and iii) ensuring
  feasibility and applicability of the recommendations;

• Conduct a number of meeting with
  related stakeholders including:

            * In
Viet Nam: Social Insurance Department (SID) and Bureau of Employment (BOE) of
MoLISA, Viet Nam Social Security,             Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour
(VGCL), Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Viet Nam
            Cooperative Alliance (VCA), women’ associations, employer and worker            *  In
Indonesia: The Industrial Relations and Social Security Department and the
Labour Inspection Department of Ministry             of the Ministry of Manpower,
BPJS-Employment, BPJS-Health, APINDO, workers’ associations, representatives of
the             informal economy, women associations, workers and employers;

• Conduct field visits to two
  provinces representing  different
  economic regions in Vietnam and in Indonesia

• Map social security deficits
  across the different status in employment in the specific sector(s) (permanent
  contracts, short-term and temporary contracts, daily workers, home-based and
  self-employed workers, among other types), identify and analysis the reasons
  for no compliance to social security laws and drivers of informality;

• Discuss with stakeholders policy
  recommendations, solutions and innovative measures to improve registration and
  contribution to the social security scheme in the specific sector(s), in light
  of international labour standards and relevant country experiences;

• Discuss with stakeholders possible
  replication and adaptation of those recommendations and measures to other
  sectors of the economy.

The
consultancy is planned tentatively from October 2016 to February 2017.
The consultancy is
home-based. The international consultant is expected to travel to Viet Nam and
to Indonesia for a fact-finding mission for a duration of approximatively two
weeks in each country.
The consultant might be
invited to contribute to the experts’ meeting expected to take place in Bangkok
around February 2017. The travel will then be combined with a
dissemination workshop in Viet Nam and Indonesia.

2.   
Expected outputs
and remuneration

The
consultancy outputs will be presented into two separate reports, one for
Indonesia and one for Viet Nam. Concept, methodology and tools for the
assessment may be common to the two countries, in view of comparing findings
and solutions for each country.
The
consultant will be paid upon delivery of products at the satisfaction of the
ILO. The list of expected products are:
Output 1: Analysis of
economic, labour and social trends, assessment of legal framework, and social
protection challenges and opportunities in Viet Nam and Indonesia, in view of
identifying an economic sector with large deficit on social security;
Output 2: All tools and
work plan, methodology and tools for conducting the supply chain assessment to
identify drivers and gaps of social security throughout the different
employment relationships, referring to ILO’s existing material;
Output 3: Two national
reports of the fact finding mission in each country that will include a mapping
of actors and relationships of specific sector/supply chain, analysis of social
security deficits and drivers, a review of legal, institutional and
administrative impediments to the extension of social protection in this sector,
and key findings, typology of solutions and preliminary recommendations for
extending social security coverage, in line with international labour standards;

Output 4: Two final technical
reports of the assessment of social security deficits in a specific sector and
possible solutions, one report for Viet Nam and one report for Indonesia.

3.   
Cost estimate

The
work is estimated at 60 to 70 working days, on an intermittent basis from
September to February 2017, depending on the experience of the candidate.
The consultancy fees can range
between US$24,000 and US$30,000, depending on the experience and qualifications
of the candidate. In addition, the ILO will cover the costs of travelling
following ILO administrative and financial rules.

4.   
Required
competencies

The candidate should have:
–         
At least 5 years of experience on social
protection policies and implementation in developing economies where informal
employment is largely present;
–         
At least 2 years of experience working in
South-East Asia; experience in Viet Nam and Indonesia would be an asset;
–         
Excellent drafting skills in English- sample of
publications will be asked;
–         
Experiences in preparing technical reports;
–         
Ability to facilitate discussion and interviews,
listen to and combine views of different stakeholders.
 

5.   
Application

Please
submit your application letter with CV in English, no later than 26 September
2016.
Contact:
              Celine Peyron Bista, Chief
Technical Advisor of the ILO/Japan ESSA project
Address:              ILO Regional Office for Asia and
the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
Email:                    [email protected]
Telephone:         +66 2 288 1740