UN Women Consultant team with 1 team leader and 2 team members to conduct a comprehensive review of aged care professional training in Viet Nam, Home-based, National Consultants

The successful performance of the incumbent will effectively contribute to the development of knowledge on aged care professional training policy and situation and provide recommendations for the development of a gender responsive training policy and framework on aged care in Viet Nam.

In particular, the consultant team composing of 3 members (one team leader – aged care expert, one team member – occupational training experts and one team member – employment and gender expert) is expected to work together to develop a comprehensive review report compiling of the following key topics:

Topic 1: Review of legal and policy framework on aged care occupational training

• Conduct a comprehensive review of existing laws, policies, and regulations related to vocational training in the health care sector, with a focus on training for elderly care workers.
• Review reports to assess the available training capacity for elderly care to provide recommendation on required investment for human resource development.
• Based on this analysis, identify gaps and limitations in the current legal and policy framework, and develop evidence-based recommendations to strengthen policies for the development of a professional elderly care workforce. Particular attention should be given to proposing policies that do not marginalize women’s participation in a professionalized elderly care sector.

Topic 2: Assessment of vocational training programme on elderly care

• Assess results of vocational training programmes for nurses and health care workers for the elderly delivered by vocational training and education institutions in Viet Nam.
• The assessment should cover training content, duration, quality, certification, and relevance to actual care needs.
• Based on the findings, provide recommendations for the development of standardized industry codes and occupational codes for elderly health care training, aligned with national qualifications frameworks and labour market demands. These recommendations will serve as a foundation for formalizing the elderly care profession and improving training quality and workforce recognition.

Topic 3: Compilation of international experiences on aged care training.

• Conduct a desk review of international experiences on aged care training programmes, with a focus on the improvements in social protection coverage for women in professional elderly health care.
• Identify and analyze at least five key lessons learned from a minimum of three countries in the region and globally that share similar socio-economic contexts and have practices applicable to the Vietnamese context.
• The analysis should include approaches to training, certification systems, gender-responsive workforce development, and policies supporting decent work opportunities for women in the care economy.
• Based on these findings, propose practical and context-relevant recommendations for Viet Nam to strengthen its aged care training system and promote women’s engagement in formal care work.

The consultant team is expected to undertake the following tasks:

• Task 1: Inception and Planning
  • Conduct desk review of relevant documents, data, reports, and previous studies on aged care training, the role of women in elderly care, and national/international practices.
  • Hold initial consultations with the Department of Population and UN Women to refine the scope and methodology.
  • Develop and finalize an inception report, including a detailed work plan, methodology, and timeline.
  • Deliverable: Inception Report and Work Plan
• Task 2: Report Outline
  • Prepare draft outlines of the report, including 3 above-mentioned topics.
  • Organize consultations with the Department of Population, UN Women, and relevant experts to review and finalize outlines.
  • Deliverable: Final report outline, which includes 3 above-mentioned topics.
• Task 3: Data analysis and Report drafting
  • Conduct research and data analysis for each topic:
    • Topic 1: Review of legal and policy framework on aged care occupational training
    • Topic 2: Assessment of vocational training programme on elderly care
    • Topic 3: Compilation of international experiences on aged care training
• Draft 03 reports on three topics based on the analysis
• Deliverables: First drafts of Topic 1, 2, 3 Reports
• Task 4: Report synthesizing
  • Synthesize findings from three topics into a one overview report assessing policies and practices on aged care occupational training
  • Deliverables: draft overview report.
• Task 5: Consultation and finalization of report
  • Coordinate and consult with key stakeholders.
  • Participate in consultation meetings and workshops organized by UN Women and the Department of Population; present the draft report and finalize the report based on feedback received
  • Deliverables: Final draft report.

The national consultant team will work closely with UN Women Programme Management Specialist and Viet Nam Population Department throughout this process.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy. The consultants will be requested to attend meetings and workshops related to the work.

As part of this assignment, the consultant is required to travel to attend workshop outside Ha Noi. Work related travel of UN Women’s consultants are considered as official mission and will be arranged by UN Women, in line with UN Women’s Consultant Contract Policy, UN Women Duty Travel Policy and UN-EU cost norm.

Required Qualifications

The consultants are expected to submit their application as a team, in which the team leader will be aged care expert, one team member will be an occupational training expert, and one team member will be an employment/gender expert.

Team leader – Aged care expert:

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, population, gender and development or a related field is required.

Experience:

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in healthcare and population sectors in Viet Nam, previous experience working on aged care is an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience working on research for policy advocacy, previous role as team leader for policy advocacy or policy development in health care/aged care is an advantage.
• Previous experience working with multi-stakeholders in health care and age care, especially with the Ministry of Health.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.
• Excellent communication and writing skills; (Samples of previous work will be required.)

Team member 1 – Occupational training expert:

Education and Certification:

Master’s degree or equivalent in education and training, social sciences, gender and development or a related field is required.

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in education and training, specializing in occupational training in Viet Nam.
• Demonstrated experience in developing an occupational training module in Viet Nam official occupational training system is required.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.
• Excellent communication and writing skills; (Samples of previous work will be required.)

Team member 2 – Employment/gender expert:

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, labor and employment, social sciences, gender and development or a related field is required.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in labor and employment, previous experience working on gender in employment is an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in aged care employment in Viet Nam.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.
• Excellent communication and writing skills; (Samples of previous work will be required.)

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