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Contract Duration- 2 months

Working arrangement: Home based

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.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

UNICEF Mozambique is implementing its Country Programme (2022–2026) in partnership with national and provincial government counterparts. Annual Reviews with ministerial counterparts are a key accountability and strategic planning mechanism to assess progress against CPD outputs and outcomes, identify bottlenecks, and agree on corrective actions and priorities for the following year.

Due to temporary understaffing within the Planning and Monitoring Unit, additional technical capacity is required to ensure:

Planning, Review and Quality Assurance Support

• High-quality preparation and facilitation of annual reviews,

• Systematic follow-up of agreed actions,

• Quality assurance of annual work plans (national and provincial),

• Alignment between national-level commitments and provincial implementation plans, including technical review of provincial work plans to ensure targets and budgets are fully aligned with national priorities,

• Strengthened coordination with the four Field Offices to ensure consistent and timely planning processes across national and provincial levels.

Internal Coordination and Technical Support for the Global Monitoring Framework Rollout (Baselines, Milestones and Targets)

• Support Sections to complete Strategic Plan BMT,

• Quality assurance of BMT inputs,

• Participate in BMT clinics for updates and communicate challenges from Sections to RO/OSE-DAPM.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  PME MCO Consultant.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in development studies, international development, economics, statistics, applied statistics, public administration, public policy, monitoring and evaluation, social sciences, data analysis or data science

• Work Experience: At least 8 years of experience working on results‑based management (RBM), including work planning, indicator formulation, and performance analysis.
• Proven ability to analyse programme data and synthesize findings into clear review and planning products.
• Excellent quality assurance skills for workplans, indicators, and monitoring frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to guide teams through baseline, milestone and target setting (BMT) processes.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with attention to methodological soundness and data quality.
• Excellent facilitation skills for supporting programme sections and Field Offices in planning processes.
• Ability to translate technical guidance into practical tools, templates and user‑friendly instructions.
• Strong coordination and communication skills to consolidate inputs across multiple programme areas.
• Ability to produce concise, high‑quality deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Recent experience working with UNICEF, including familiarity with UNICEF planning, monitoring systems, internal
• Language Requirements: Fluent in English is a must
  Working knowledge of Portuguese is desirable

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal  Financial proposal for PME MCO Consultant.docx

Remarks:  

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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