Consultant to Develop the M&E Framework for Qudwa, 62 working days, Lebanon

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

QUDWA is a Social Behavioral Change communication strategy that aims at addressing the root causes of harmful practices against children and women, Child Marriage, Child Labour, Violent Discipline, and Intimate Partner Violence.

The strategy is based on three main pillars, each offering a variety of tools which allow partners to engage with communities, build their capacity to lead on change and ensure changed perceptions on harmful practices.

UNICEF Lebanon programme management and key stakeholders need evidence on the impact of the QUDWA strategy at the level of the child. The expectation of the M&E framework is to provide evidence whether or not, QUDWA approach is effective in preventing violence again women and children and rebuild role models in society. In this regards, Unicef is recruiting a Monitoring and Evaluation consultant to design and develop M&E framework to measure the effectiveness of Qudwa plan and initiatives.

More details on the scope and background can be found in the full description of the responsibilities attached.

How can you make a difference?

Work Assignment Expected Results

Tasks/MilestoneDeliverables/OutputsTimelineIntroductory briefing by the Qudwa teamThe briefing will target the Qudwa leads (CP – SBC) and Planning monitoring team to go through the ToR in full details (with focus on the M&E plan, background, and expectations in relation to this assignment, expected deliverables, ethics, risk management) 1 dayDevelopment of logical framework

• Conduct desk review and Key Informant Interviews to analyze the current situation and asses the Theory of Change and propose new monitoring approach and discuss the outcome with UNICEF
• Develop the logical framework including tools

• Present and validate the logical framework to UNICEF and the Qudwa task force and adjust it based on the feedback

  25 daysTraining of implementing partnersTraining of implementing partners (coordinator and M&E team) on the use of tools and populate the monitoring framework (2 days training * 3 sessions 6 daysMonitoring and evidence generationField visits and reporting (5 working days per month over 6 months) with partners to monitor the use of tools, ensure feasibility and relevance, and generate evidence of the direct impact of the Qudwa plan. The evidence will be used for reporting, donor proposals, and advocacy 30 daysFull ToR attached: 2023_SBC_M&E Qudwa Framework Consultant_ToR.pdf

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social Science or Research
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in Monitoring & Evaluation.
• Experience in measuring Social and Behavioral Change impact and develop monitoring tools.
• Excellent writing skills in English and Arabic
• Strong statistical and analytical skills
• Good Communication and presentation skills
• Creativity and data visualization skills, and conceptualizing presentations of impact
• Training and facilitation skills
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.