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For every child, the right to education

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The consultant will analyse and triangulate the existing primary and secondary evidence and prepare the evaluation report in accordance with the agreed evaluation framework. No additional primary data collection is envisaged.

The analysis will apply a cross-sectoral and systems-level lens, examining UNICEF-supported MHPSS programming across child protection, education, health, nutrition and other relevant sectors. Based on the available data, it will cover community-based interventions, workforce development, caregiver support, policy and financing, multisectoral coordination and referral mechanisms, and MHPSS data and evidence systems. The analysis will consider results at national, subnational and community levels, as well as relevant cross-cutting dimensions such as gender equality, disability inclusion, social policy and climate resilience.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  External ToR TMC0006467.pdf

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

Minimum requirements: |(Qualifications/Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills)

• Minimum requirements:
• Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in evaluation, psychology, mental health, public health, child protection, social sciences, epidemiology, statistics, international development or another relevant discipline.
• Work Experience: At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in evaluation, applied research or evidence generation in humanitarian and/or development contexts.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, including demonstrated capacity to produce high-quality evaluation reports in English.

• Demonstrated experience analysing and synthesizing existing primary and secondary evidence, including qualitative interview and focus group data, survey data, programme-monitoring information, administrative data and documentary evidence.
• Experience and knowledge in MHPSS programming, preferably in humanitarian, fragile, conflict-affected or displacement contexts in Africa.

• Experience working in countries within WCAR and/or ESAR and a strong understanding of the institutional, sociocultural and programmatic contexts of the two regions is highly desirable.
• Skills:

• Proven ability to assess the quality, completeness, comparability and limitations of existing datasets and to develop appropriate analytical strategies for addressing evidence gaps.
• Demonstrated experience applying mixed-methods, theory-based, contribution-analysis and utilization-focused evaluation approaches.
• Strong experience in systematic qualitative and quantitative analysis, evidence triangulation, comparative analysis and the development of findings, conclusions, lessons learned and actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience analysing equity, gender equality, disability inclusion, human rights and child-rights considerations within evaluations and research.

• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is mandatory.
• Working proficiency in French is strongly desirable, given the evaluation’s coverage of Francophone countries and the potential availability of evidence and documentation in French.
• Desirables: Knowledge of Portuguese or another language relevant to the countries covered by the evaluation would be an asset.

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 (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal template TMC0006467.docx
• A detailed technical proposal: Technical proposal note (maximum 5 pages) covering:
  • understanding of the assignment;
  • proposed approach to analysing and triangulating the existing primary and secondary evidence against the evaluation criteria, questions and evaluation matrix;
  • proposed approach to assessing the strength of evidence behind each finding, and to handling data gaps, deviations and limitations;
  • a proposed annotated structure for the evaluation report;
  • an indicative workplan showing the distribution of the 20 working days across the three phases, and availability during the contract period.
  • One or Two evaluation reports authored by the applicant, preferably evaluations in MHPSS, child protection, health, education or a related sector. For each report, the applicant should state their own role (lead author, co-author, or team member). If an evaluation quality assessment is available, such as GEROS, the applicant should refer to it.