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Public Research and Poll on Discrimination Against Migrant Children–Every Last Child (ELC)

 1. PUBLIC RESEARCH AND POLL ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MIGRANT CHILDREN

Save the Children Thailand is seeking a consultant (market research firm) to conduct a comprehensive public research and poll on discrimination against migrant children in Thailand––as a key barrier to migrant children’s access to education.

EVERY LAST CHILD

Save the Children has a global campaign “Every Last Child” (2016–2018) to ensure that 15 million of the world's excluded children have access to life-saving healthcare and quality education – contributing towards progress on the 2030 global goals that prevents 600,000 child deaths and helps 50 million more children to learn.

Excluded groups of children are those who are not benefitting from recent global progress in social well-being – particularly in health and learning – because of a toxic mix of poverty and discrimination. The discrimination they face can be deliberate or the result of neglect or oversight.

Save the Children Every Last Child campaign in Thailand is focused on improving access to education for migrant children in Thailand

For more information on our campaign kindly see our briefer: http://bit.ly/2sEmX2P

Kindly note that for the purpose of this public research and poll, we’ll only be focusing on overall campaign objective (1) Thai public awareness and attitudes towards migrant children is improved by 2018.

BACKGROUND AND CURRENT CONTEXT

The majority of migrant children in Thailand are still not in school despite the existing Education for All (EFA) policy. This means that an estimated 61 per cent (or 225,000) of migrant children in Thailand are not in school. Much of the reason for limited enrolment is due to discrimination and social exclusion, similar to those of ethnic minority children often called “non-Thai”. When schools’ budgets limit enrolment, for example, school directors give Thai children priority.

For background documents and previous literature reviews:

• “Addressing the Issues of Non-Thai Education System in Thailand”, see: http://bit.ly/2t6Vvb0
• “Every Last Child Baseline Situational Analysis”, see: http://bit.ly/2st5ndk

2. PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH

WE WANT:

• To support our campaign by communicating more effectively with our target audience in order to achieve our core objective, which is reducing discrimination against migrant children in Bangkok Metropolitan Area (BMA).
• To apply concrete finding (quantitative and qualitative) to strengthen our campaign, advocacy efforts, social media strategy and offline activities.

THE RESEARCH WILL BE USED:

• To increase and improve our understanding of existing public knowledge, awareness and assumptions that are made, and attitudes towards migrants in Thailand, especially migrant children and their rights to access free basic education.
• To gather in-depth insights on our Target Audience.
• To gauge public reactions to our current approach and messages.
• To inform how to best approach the issue in order to win public support.

3. SCOPE OF WORK

The consultant is contracted to conduct public opinion research and polling, and present a comprehensive report. The scope of work includes:

• Designing research methodology
• Conducting the research and polling
• Undertaking research analysis
• Presenting the research and findings

Summary of key deliverables:

All research should be conducted in line with the ethical guideline and standard of Save the Children. These are available upon request.

4. WORK PLAN AND TIMELINE

The work plan and timeline will be agreed together by the consultant and Save the Children. Key milestones and actions are expected to include:

5. REPORTING

The consultant will report to the Programme Development and Quality Director and Communications and Media Coordinator.

6.DURATION OF CONTRACT

The duration of this assignment will be maximum 25 Working Days from contract signing. All work should be completed by 30 August 2017. As per section 4 above, a detailed work plan will be agreed with Save the Children.

7. COMPETENCIES

• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods;
• Experience in conducting large-scale public opinion survey and polling;
• Good understanding of issues related to social development;
• Experience in conducting similar assignment in Bangkok, Thailand (for corporate or non-profit).
• Thai and English language proficiency;
• Ability to work within strict deadlines

8. APPLICATION PROCESS

The consultant is requested to submit the technical and financial proposal with their application letter. The financial competitiveness of the fee will be considered in the selection process.

All applications should include:

• Organisation profile (Name and contact details of applicant or organisation)
• CVs of the members of the team
• Proposal–both technical and financial (see below)
• Organization’s/Firm’s Certificate, TIN and VAT registration
• Evidence of previous relevant studies.

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL CONTENT

FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

Budget detailing:

• Consultancy days and fees (days should be mentioned for key member of the team)
• Travel, accommodation and logistics
• Any other expenditure (please mention nature of expenditure)
• VAT and taxes
• Total amount

In order to be considered quotes must be valid for at least 30 days and must include all of the following:

• Complete vendor information – including vendor’s physical address, full legal name, VAT registration number & nationality.
• The price offered for the needed goods and/or services, including all associated costs.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DETAILS

Proposals are to be submitted by email to: hr.thailand@savethechildren.org

Please indicate in the subject as “Apply ELC Public Research and Poll_(Name of candidate)”

Deadline for submission of proposals 14 July 2017 (Friday).  The offers must be received by Save the Children by 16:00 UTC+7. The soft copy should be sent in PDF format. 

Please note that any application received after the above mentioned deadline will not be evaluated and will be automatically subject to disqualification.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

“We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.”

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)