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Purpose of the consultancy:

Provide coordination, capacity building and applied analysis to improve the coherence and effectiveness of social protection programming in Myanmar, including an updated inter-agency strategy, a Myanmar-adapted training package, and targeted evidence to inform delivery and monitoring.

Scope of Work : 

The consultant will support UNICEF in strengthening sector coordination and partner alignment across social protection. Key tasks include updating the inter-agency social protection strategy and workplan; preparing and facilitating regular SPSWG meetings (agendas, papers, minutes, action tracker); servicing a sub-group on maternal and child cash transfers with local partners; and liaising with humanitarian clusters for two-way information exchange and coherence. They will also support the development and use of collective monitoring and reporting tools to track sector progress and results, maintain a stakeholder directory and shared repository, and issue concise, regular sector updates.

The consultant will support capacity building and training of organization's and actors involved in the delivery of social protection. They will develop and refine a Myanmar-adapted social protection training package (building on the 2025 offer), with facilitator guidance, slide decks, exercises and job aids covering child-sensitive design, shock- and nutrition-sensitive approaches, delivery in constrained settings, accountability, basic monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and safeguarding. The work includes testing and iterating the package; preparing the training sessions (concept, agenda, delivery plan, trainer roster and materials); and producing concise practice notes.

The consultant will conduct targeted background research and applied analysis to inform social protection strategies and adaptive programming. Priorities include reviewing the state of the national MCCT and its delivery systems and producing a concise synthesis of strengths, gaps and options; undertaking a background study of social assistance delivery arrangements in areas with evolving local administrative structures, identifying delivery pathways and feasible entry points; strengthening monitoring through streamlined post-distribution monitoring tools and guidance; and producing short policy briefs, case studies and talking points for external engagement and resource mobilisation. Findings will be translated into clear recommendations for programme leads and reflected in updates to strategies, workplans and training content.

Duty Station:

Yangon, with in-country travel

Duration of Contract:

12 months

Description of Assignment:

Tasks 1

Inception and mobilization

Deliverables 1

Inception note with refined 12-month plan; stakeholder directory; shared repository set-up; outline of collective monitoring/dashboard; Sector Update & Action Log #1

Tasks 2:

Strategy refresh; drafting, MCCT/PDM initiation

Deliverables 2:

Inter-agency Strategy Draft v1 with consultation plan; MCCT study protocol (methods, tools, sampling); PDM strengthening plan (questionnaire/SOP outlines); Sector Update & Action Log #2

Tasks 3:

Strategy refresh – finalization; SPSWG cycle #1

Deliverables 3:

Final inter-agency strategy and costed workplan; adoption/summary note; SPSWG Meeting Pack #1 (agendas, slide deck, minutes, action tracker); Cluster liaison note #1; Sector Update & Action Log #3

Tasks 4:

MCCT sub-group launch; PDM pilot prep

Deliverables 4:

MCCT Sub-group Session #1 pack (brief ToR, workplan, minutes); PDM pilot plan and field tools v1; Sector Update & Action Log #4

Tasks 5:

MCCT review – interim; monitoring prototype

Deliverables 5:

MCCT preliminary findings memo; review workshop #1 summary; dashboard prototype v0.1; Sector Update & Action Log #5

Tasks 6:

SPSWG cycle #2; SP training delivery

Deliverables 6:

SPSWG Meeting Pack #2; Social Protection Training delivered (materials package v1, attendance list, evaluation summary); Training Report; Sector Update & Action Log #6

Tasks 7:

MCCT review – final; PDM guidance; MCCT subgroup #2

Deliverables 7:

MCCT Final Report + 4-page options brief; PDM guidance pack v1 (questionnaires, sampling, SOPs); MCCT Sub-group Session #2 pack; Sector Update & Action Log #7

Tasks 8:

SPSWG cycle #3; SA research design

Deliverables 8:

SPSWG Meeting Pack #3; Social Assistance (SA) research design dossier (protocol, tools, literature scan); dashboard update v1.0; Sector Update & Action Log #8

Tasks 9:

SA research – implementation; knowledge product

Deliverables 9:

SA research progress memo #1; Policy Brief #1 (lessons from MCCT/PDM for delivery/M&E); Sector Update & Action Log #9

Task 10:

MCCT sub-group #3; SA progress

Deliverables 10:

MCCT Sub-group Session #3 pack; SA research progress memo #2; Sector Update & Action Log # 10

Tasks 11:

SPSWG cycle #4; SA preliminary findings

Deliverables 11:

SPSWG Meeting Pack #4; SA preliminary findings brief; Cluster liaison note #2; Sector Update & Action Log #11

Tasks 12:

Consolidation and handover

Deliverables 12:

MCCT Sub-group Session #4 pack; SA Final Report + 4-page summary; dashboard update v1.1; Annual Results Report and handover file; Sector Update & Action Log #12

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Education 

Masters degree in Public Policy, Social Sciences, Social Work, Political Science, or another relevant field

Experience

A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible leadership of social protection programmes in Myanmar

Demonstrated leadership of inter-agency coordination platforms, aligning UN agencies, donors and NGOs through joint planning and harmonised approaches

Proven expertise designing, managing and scaling cash transfer/cash-plus interventions, integrating shock- and nutrition-sensitive features and strengthening delivery systems

Strong monitoring and evaluation profile, including post-distribution monitoring design and development of collective reporting tools

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience engaging multilateral and community-based actors; fluent English

Please ensure to complete and attach the following "Expression of Interest" form in your applications:  14112025 Expression of Interest (EOI) SP Consultant_.doc

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Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

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