UNICEF ECARO is looking for a qualified Writer Consultant to support ECARO Climate, Environment, Energy and Disaster risk Reduction (CEED) section and six UNICEF country offices in the Western Balkans to implement Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan in the Western Balkans.
The thematic scope of this exercise aligns with that of the evaluation of UNICEF work for children in urban settings and the objectives of the follow-up evaluation, including additional emerging needs and ongoing organizational changes around UNICEF work in urban settings. Risk analyses will be produced in areas identified as key in the evaluation, vis-à-vis current global emerging needs, and organizational changes around urban work. Particular attention will be given to ongoing work on urban resilience and peacebuilding for in-depth analyses. The geographical scope of this follow-up evaluation is global, with regional and country level assessments of progress, prioritizing regions where limited progress has been made between 2021 until 2024. In deemed relevant, field-based primary data collection and country selection will follow similar selection criteria as those utilized for the 2021 urban evaluation. Particular attention will be given to countries with ongoing work on urban resilience and peacebuilding
Purpose of assignment:
There are two main purposes of this EA:
1. Maximizing the likelihood of achieving objectives of “Child and Youth-Centered Recovery in Ukraine” Programme, by identifying areas for reinforcing or adjusting its monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system, the programme approaches (including the gender-responsiveness, integration and intention for replication) and intervention logic, identifying data sources and gaps and by fostering accountability and results ownership among the Programme stakeholders (proactive)
2. Preparing a future summative evaluation: by assessing the readiness of the Programme to be evaluated. The supporting purpose is to improve the Theory of Change that the Programme is based on and identify the factors needs to be addressed that will allow for a meaningful evaluation of the contribution of UNICEF’s work to wider recovery effort and long-term sustainable development in Ukraine (forward-looking). The EA should result in recommendations to improve the proposed approaches and design of the summative evaluation, including the potential of impact assessments.
It is expected that EA findings and lessons will inform wider stakeholders planning and/or implementing similar interventions both within and outside Ukraine for their improved programming and coordination.
Purpose of assignment:
There are two main purposes of this EA:
1. Maximizing the likelihood of achieving objectives of “Child and Youth-Centered Recovery in Ukraine” Programme, by identifying areas for reinforcing or adjusting its monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system, the programme approaches (including the gender-responsiveness, integration and intention for replication) and intervention logic, identifying data sources and gaps and by fostering accountability and results ownership among the Programme stakeholders (proactive)
2. Preparing a future summative evaluation: by assessing the readiness of the Programme to be evaluated. The supporting purpose is to improve the Theory of Change that the Programme is based on and identify the factors needs to be addressed that will allow for a meaningful evaluation of the contribution of UNICEF’s work to wider recovery effort and long-term sustainable development in Ukraine (forward-looking). The EA should result in recommendations to improve the proposed approaches and design of the summative evaluation, including the potential of impact assessments.
It is expected that EA findings and lessons will inform wider stakeholders planning and/or implementing similar interventions both within and outside Ukraine for their improved programming and coordination.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for committed professional and expert to lead Workforce diversity guideline review and update process. The consultant will be engaged for 3 months for this assignment.
UNICEF ECARO is looking for a qualified Writer Consultant to support ECARO Climate, Environment, Energy and Disaster risk Reduction (CEED) section and six UNICEF country offices in the Western Balkans to implement Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan in the Western Balkans.
The thematic scope of this exercise aligns with that of the evaluation of UNICEF work for children in urban settings and the objectives of the follow-up evaluation, including additional emerging needs and ongoing organizational changes around UNICEF work in urban settings. Risk analyses will be produced in areas identified as key in the evaluation, vis-à-vis current global emerging needs, and organizational changes around urban work. Particular attention will be given to ongoing work on urban resilience and peacebuilding for in-depth analyses. The geographical scope of this follow-up evaluation is global, with regional and country level assessments of progress, prioritizing regions where limited progress has been made between 2021 until 2024. In deemed relevant, field-based primary data collection and country selection will follow similar selection criteria as those utilized for the 2021 urban evaluation. Particular attention will be given to countries with ongoing work on urban resilience and peacebuilding
Purpose of assignment:
There are two main purposes of this EA:
1. Maximizing the likelihood of achieving objectives of “Child and Youth-Centered Recovery in Ukraine” Programme, by identifying areas for reinforcing or adjusting its monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system, the programme approaches (including the gender-responsiveness, integration and intention for replication) and intervention logic, identifying data sources and gaps and by fostering accountability and results ownership among the Programme stakeholders (proactive)
2. Preparing a future summative evaluation: by assessing the readiness of the Programme to be evaluated. The supporting purpose is to improve the Theory of Change that the Programme is based on and identify the factors needs to be addressed that will allow for a meaningful evaluation of the contribution of UNICEF’s work to wider recovery effort and long-term sustainable development in Ukraine (forward-looking). The EA should result in recommendations to improve the proposed approaches and design of the summative evaluation, including the potential of impact assessments.
It is expected that EA findings and lessons will inform wider stakeholders planning and/or implementing similar interventions both within and outside Ukraine for their improved programming and coordination.
Purpose of assignment:
There are two main purposes of this EA:
1. Maximizing the likelihood of achieving objectives of “Child and Youth-Centered Recovery in Ukraine” Programme, by identifying areas for reinforcing or adjusting its monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system, the programme approaches (including the gender-responsiveness, integration and intention for replication) and intervention logic, identifying data sources and gaps and by fostering accountability and results ownership among the Programme stakeholders (proactive)
2. Preparing a future summative evaluation: by assessing the readiness of the Programme to be evaluated. The supporting purpose is to improve the Theory of Change that the Programme is based on and identify the factors needs to be addressed that will allow for a meaningful evaluation of the contribution of UNICEF’s work to wider recovery effort and long-term sustainable development in Ukraine (forward-looking). The EA should result in recommendations to improve the proposed approaches and design of the summative evaluation, including the potential of impact assessments.
It is expected that EA findings and lessons will inform wider stakeholders planning and/or implementing similar interventions both within and outside Ukraine for their improved programming and coordination.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for committed professional and expert to lead Workforce diversity guideline review and update process. The consultant will be engaged for 3 months for this assignment.