Individual Consultant UNICEF

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

In alignment with UNICEF s Global Programming Guidance on the Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents, a comprehensive landscape analysis will be conducted to better understand the scale, causes, and policy environment surrounding childhood obesity in Lebanon. The findings will help identify evidence-based actions and policy priorities to effectively prevent overweight and obesity and promote healthier diets and lifestyles for children and adolescents.

Deliverable 1: Familiarization and preparation of the database

• Inception meeting to discuss the assignment scope and objectives.
• Review and familiarization with UNICEF s Global Programming Guidance on the Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents, and UNICEF s protocol and guide on how to conduct the landscape analysis.
• Produce the final Lebanon-specific protocol and guide, which includes an adapted database to collect the relevant information/indicators for Lebanon.

Deliverable 2: Completion of stages 1-3 in the landscape analysis

Draft report outlining the situation and policy landscape in Lebanon by completing the methods set out in UNICEF s protocol and guide as follows:

• Stage 1: Review of childhood overweight and obesity situation in Lebanon
• Stage 2: Review of key risk factors for overweight and obesity in Lebanon
• Stage 3: Review of policy, legislation, standards and programs that are in place to address overweight/obesity in Lebanon.

The tool includes a list of suggested indicators for each output area, along with potential interpretations and possible data sources to support in compilation of data.

Deliverable 3: Completion of stage 4 in the landscape analysis

1. Identify gaps in the current policy environment and policy opportunities through key informant interviews (KII):

• Identify and recruit interview participants (e.g., 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.
• Develop the interview topic guide.
• Conduct interviews with participants, including verbatim transcription and translation into English where necessary.
• Analyze interview data to identify policy gaps, programmatic barriers, and potential opportunities.
• Use interview themes and findings to help fill information gaps identified in Stages 1 3, where applicable.

1. Develop a draft report outlining the situation and policy landscape including methodology (annex with interview guide) and annex with summary of finding from the KII

Deliverable 4: Completion of stage 5 in the landscape analysis

Organize and facilitate a stakeholder validation workshop aimed at building consensus around a set of priority policy actions and interventions to effectively prevent childhood overweight and obesity in Lebanon:

• Prepare background materials, slides, list of participants, agenda, etc.
• Present the preliminary results of the landscape analysis and highlight policy options.
• Facilitate the participatory workshop to validate findings and prioritize actions
• Document workshop outputs and areas of consensus via a workshop report.

Deliverable 5: Report write-up

1. Triangulate findings from desk review, KIIs, and validation workshop to produce a comprehensive report, including clear policy recommendations.
2. Produce an additional visibility output such as an advocacy paper and/or policy brief.