- To conduct a comprehensive landscape analysis on (i) the situation of obesity/overweight of children in Viet Nam, using the latest available data; (ii) to take stock of the key stakeholders, policies, legislations, standards and programmes relating to woman and child[1] overweight and obesity prevention in Viet Nam and association of maternal nutritional status with child nutritional status and birth outcomes.
- To disseminate, in convened stakeholder consultation meetings, initial findings of the study to elicit recommendations on priority policies and actions to effectively prevent child overweight and obesity in Viet Nam.
- What is the epidemiological situation with regards to overweight/obesity among children aged 0-18 years and women?
- What are the key policy, legislation, standards and programmes that are in place to address overweight/obesity among children aged 0-18 years and women?
- Who are the key stakeholders, what are their roles?
- What should be the key policy changes and actions by the key stakeholders?
- What should be the focus of policy and public advocacy on this, and how?
- An up-to-date landscape analysis of overweight and obesity situation and prevention among children 0-18 years old and women in Vietnam.
- A set of policy advocacy and communication materials based on the landscape analysis (may include evidence summary, policy briefs etc.)
- An identified set of priority policies and actions for child overweight and obesity prevention, based on stakeholder consensus.
- Familiarization and preparation of the database
- The consultant will familiarise themselves with the UNICEF Programming Guidance Global Programming Guidance on the Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents, and the UNICEF protocol and guide on how to conduct the landscape analysis.
- The consultant will use and adapt the UNICEF protocol and guide to set up a database to collect the relevant information for Vietnam.
- Completion of the landscape analysis
- The consultant will follow the methods set out in the UNICEF protocol and guide to gather and analyse the relevant information to complete the landscape analysis. This includes collation of documents and data from internet searches and directly from government and other sources, interviews with key stakeholders etc. Elements of the landscape analysis include:
- Review of available data from Multiple Indicator Cluster (MICS) or Demographic and Health (DHS) surveys, school-based surveys and/or national nutrition surveys and other relevant documents.
- Dis-aggregation of data across age and socioeconomic groups, geographical area and over time.
- Analysis of connections between obesity/overweight and other forms of malnutrition.
- Analysis of inequities by income, geography, ethnicity or gender.
- Identification of gaps in data/knowledge.
- Review and dis-aggregation (by group and time trends) of available data on dietary intake including potentially unhealthy food and drink e.g. savoury snack foods; confectionery; sugar-sweetened beverages; high fat and super processed food, low fruit and vegetable intake.
- Inclusion of available data from market research reports related to sales and marketing of specific product categories. UNICEF EAPRO will support this aspect of the landscape analysis.
- Review of available studies on the promotion, marketing and sale data of food including potentially unhealthy food and drink targeted at younger and school aged children e.g. studies conducted by academia, development partners and/or government. UNICEF EAPRO will support this aspect of the landscape analysis.
- Review of current knowledge, attitudes and practices as well as social norms with regards to the consumption of unhealthy food and beverages e.g. studies conducted by academia, development partners and/or government.
- Analysis of inequities by income, geography, ethnicity or gender.
- Identification of gaps in data/knowledge.
- Review of strategies, programmes and action plans already in place that relate to the prevention of overweight in children.
- Analysis of approaches being adopted e.g. children’s rights approach.
- Review of specific policies mentioned in the UNICEF programming guidance, including those that address food promotion, labelling, composition, retail, price as well as governance dimensions such as policy coordination, monitoring and evaluation. Specific attention should be given to review Code legislation, rules on marketing of commercial foods for infants/young children, restrictions on marketing of food to children, school food standards and policies on sale and promotion of unhealthy foods in and around schools, front of pack labelling and sugar-sweetened beverage taxation.
- Review of services and key interventions available to prevent overweight via health, education, social welfare and WASH systems, as well as social and behaviour change communication strategies.
- Identification of gaps.
- Identification of the main stakeholders involved in the potential prevention of overweight and obesity in children including key ministries and agencies in government, political actors (e.g. parliamentary committees), the private sector, academia, scientific/professional groups, consumer groups, food industry funded groups etc.
- Identification of priority policies and actions through stakeholder workshop
- An advanced university degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, International Health and Nutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies or a related nutrition field is required
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in the public health/nutrition planning, management, policy research at the international level, including in low and middle-income countries
- Experience in supervising/implementing public health/nutrition programmes in Viet Nam
- Proven experience in conducting policy and programming landscape analyses, analyzing and synthesizing policy and programme information, and in conducting literature reviews on health and nutrition is a major asset.
- Good computer knowledge. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, including Microsoft Office (Word, Access, PowerPoint), various email applications, data entry using proprietary databases, and using the Internet for researches and reports i.e. Analysis, proposal, etc.
- Advanced skills on analyzing relevant documents from various sources to generate/summarize required reports.
- Strong networking and communication skills (written and verbal) in English and Vietnamese required.
- An Advanced University Degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, International Health and Nutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, or other nutrition-related science field: 25 points.
- Proven experience in conducting policy and programing landscape analyses, analyzing and synthesizing policy and programme information, and in conducting literature reviews on health and nutrition: 30 points.
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in the public health/nutrition planning, management, policy research at the international level, including in low and middle-income countries: 25 points.
- Knowledge of Infant and Young Child Feeding policy and programme landscape is an asset: 20 points.
- Letter of interest and confirmation of availability;
- Technical proposal which clearly explains the outline on how to deliver the tasks and deliverables (preferably less than 3 pages);
- Performance evaluation reports or references of similar consultancy assignments (if available)
- Financial proposal: All-inclusive lump-sum cost including consultancy fee, travel and accommodation cost for this assignment as per work assignment.
- CV/P11 form (UN Personal History Form)
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