UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for an experience and energetic candidate to take up the role of Planning and Monitoring Specialist based in Kathmandu Field Office under temporary appointment.
The consultant will support in planning and executing key priorities under the global strategy; work with global and country teams to deliver results to partners; strengthening P2E’s MERL approach; conceptualizing, planning, and reporting results from P2E-enabled learning-to-earning pathways, including exploring integrations with other innovative solutions; coordinating the activation and management of P2E platforms; and supporting in crowding in additional resourcing.
This role is being established to support an assessment and delivery of improved audience and market insights in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. Audience and Market Insight (AMI) have no current resourcing dedicated to LAC, and this limits both the understanding of LAC, but also the available capabilities to support fundraising, communications, and advocacy activities in the region. There are four main areas have been identified that require support:
- Insight planning: identifying the research needs of Communications, Advocacy and Fundraising Chiefs in LAC, and how those needs can be met by a multi-year program of insight.
- Localization of findings: supporting AMI global team to optimize and tailor local and global reporting and workshops to the needs of local markets, supporting the more effective communication and implementation of findings.
- Development of resource plan: the role will work with the Chief of AMI, in alignment with the LACRO Chiefs of PFP and Communications to determine a sustainable resourcing plan that accompanies the insight plan.
- Establishing audience fundamentals: work with countries to assess the addressable audiences for communications, advocacy, and fundraising.
- Understanding of LAC audiences: aid AMI and LACRO in being connected to and understanding the addressable needs of audiences in LAC, and how local teams are prioritizing and engaging them.
UNICEF supports vulnerable children and women in over 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. Country Offices and national governments develop multi-year Country Programmes to address child rights gaps among the most vulnerable children.
At the end of the programme cycle, Country Programme Evaluation assesses strategic aspects for accountability and learning. Managed by Regional Evaluation Advisors and conducted by external evaluation team, the evaluation inform the next programme cycle. In MENA, evaluations are planned for Libya and Palestine in 2025, and Algeria, Egypt, and Jordan in 2026.
Country Programme Evaluation covers the entire programme over multiple years. UNICEF’s internal systems collect and manage large volumes of data, but this data has been underutilized in evaluations. AI technologies, like machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP), can automate analyses, enhancing decision-making and understanding of programme results.
AI use in UNICEF evaluations is emerging, aiming to improve accuracy, efficiency, and depth. NLP has been tested for identifying themes, extracting insights, and detecting trends in evaluations. It also transcribes and analyzes interviews and meetings, and conducts sentiment analysis on social media data. The MENA Regional Office is piloting for an evaluation synthesis. The office is now planning to expand AI use in Country Programme Evaluations.
Under the supervision of the Business Intelligence Officer, the Database Associate will manage the processing of accurate and timely data, ensuring data integrity and consistency across the various systems used by UNICEF.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for an experience and energetic candidate to take up the role of Planning and Monitoring Specialist based in Kathmandu Field Office under temporary appointment.
The consultant will support in planning and executing key priorities under the global strategy; work with global and country teams to deliver results to partners; strengthening P2E’s MERL approach; conceptualizing, planning, and reporting results from P2E-enabled learning-to-earning pathways, including exploring integrations with other innovative solutions; coordinating the activation and management of P2E platforms; and supporting in crowding in additional resourcing.
This role is being established to support an assessment and delivery of improved audience and market insights in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. Audience and Market Insight (AMI) have no current resourcing dedicated to LAC, and this limits both the understanding of LAC, but also the available capabilities to support fundraising, communications, and advocacy activities in the region. There are four main areas have been identified that require support:
- Insight planning: identifying the research needs of Communications, Advocacy and Fundraising Chiefs in LAC, and how those needs can be met by a multi-year program of insight.
- Localization of findings: supporting AMI global team to optimize and tailor local and global reporting and workshops to the needs of local markets, supporting the more effective communication and implementation of findings.
- Development of resource plan: the role will work with the Chief of AMI, in alignment with the LACRO Chiefs of PFP and Communications to determine a sustainable resourcing plan that accompanies the insight plan.
- Establishing audience fundamentals: work with countries to assess the addressable audiences for communications, advocacy, and fundraising.
- Understanding of LAC audiences: aid AMI and LACRO in being connected to and understanding the addressable needs of audiences in LAC, and how local teams are prioritizing and engaging them.
UNICEF supports vulnerable children and women in over 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. Country Offices and national governments develop multi-year Country Programmes to address child rights gaps among the most vulnerable children.
At the end of the programme cycle, Country Programme Evaluation assesses strategic aspects for accountability and learning. Managed by Regional Evaluation Advisors and conducted by external evaluation team, the evaluation inform the next programme cycle. In MENA, evaluations are planned for Libya and Palestine in 2025, and Algeria, Egypt, and Jordan in 2026.
Country Programme Evaluation covers the entire programme over multiple years. UNICEF’s internal systems collect and manage large volumes of data, but this data has been underutilized in evaluations. AI technologies, like machine learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP), can automate analyses, enhancing decision-making and understanding of programme results.
AI use in UNICEF evaluations is emerging, aiming to improve accuracy, efficiency, and depth. NLP has been tested for identifying themes, extracting insights, and detecting trends in evaluations. It also transcribes and analyzes interviews and meetings, and conducts sentiment analysis on social media data. The MENA Regional Office is piloting for an evaluation synthesis. The office is now planning to expand AI use in Country Programme Evaluations.
Under the supervision of the Business Intelligence Officer, the Database Associate will manage the processing of accurate and timely data, ensuring data integrity and consistency across the various systems used by UNICEF.
