Call for External Collaborator: Provision of Data Collection services and Training on Social Protection Coverage under the UN Joint Programme “Agri-Systems Transformation through Biomass Processing for Decent Job Creation and Extension of Social Protection

SDG target 1.3 aims to extend social protection coverage to all. As custodian of SDG Indicator 1.3.1, the ILO uses the Social Security Inquiry (SSI) to collect data on social protection expenditure and coverage. This consultancy in Namibia forms part of the UN Joint Programme on Agri-Systems Transformation through Biomass Processing for Decent Job Creation and Extension of Social Protection. Making use of the SSI tool, the consultant will compile social protection data including mapping all legally recognized programmes based on the four Social Protection Floor guarantees (health care, child income security, income security for active age persons, and older persons). Key tasks include identifying policy gaps and delivery issues, and drafting a findings report on service quality, information access, and innovations in contribution collection. Additionally, the consultant will need to complete the SSI questionnaire (Excel/online) with scheme inventories and disaggregated data by vulnerable groups, attend training, facilitate capacity-building workshops on SSI and statistics, and participate in a 2026 data validation event. Reporting to the Social Protection Specialist in Pretoria and the ILO Social Protection Department (SOCPRO), working closely with the ILO Country Office for Zimbabwe and Namibia. All deliverables will require ILO approval and must be completed by August 31, 2026.