Gender-Responsive and Disability-Inclusive Humanitarian Cash Transfer Consultant

UNICEF Viet Nam seeks a consultant to assess gender and disability inclusion in humanitarian cash transfers. The assignment reviews evidence, conducts research and consultations, analyses access and protection barriers, validates findings, and develops guidance linking emergency cash with shock-responsive social protection.

Department: Social Policy

• Review humanitarian cash-transfer programme documents, guidance and evidence
• Design an assessment framework, methodology and ethical data-collection tools
• Conduct field missions, interviews and focus groups in two provinces
• Analyse gender, disability, access, protection and accountability barriers across the cash cycle
• Document good practices and links with shock-responsive social protection
• Facilitate stakeholder consultation and a validation workshop
• Produce an analytical report, executive summary, presentation and practical guidance

• Advanced university degree in public policy, social policy, development studies, economics, gender studies, disability studies or another relevant social-science field
• At least five years of relevant experience in research, assessment, evaluation or policy analysis related to social protection, humanitarian cash, gender equality or disability inclusion
• Qualitative or mixed-methods research experience covering stakeholder consultations, data analysis and report writing
• Experience in humanitarian cash transfers, shock-responsive social protection or social assistance
• Excellent written and spoken English and Vietnamese

• Field missions to two selected provinces are required
• Financial proposal must include consultancy fees, travel and other assignment costs