International Consultant: M&E Tools Development for Early Grade Learning Programme

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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, Education

UNICEF Indonesia is looking for international consultant to support UNICEF to plan and develop tools to support comprehensive data collection, reporting and management related to early grade learning support being provided through Phase 3 of the Rural and Remote Education Initiative for Papua provinces, a partnership between UNICEF Indonesia and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). In undertaking this work, the consultant, will work with UNICEF, and its government and non-government implementing partners at national and sub-national levels to collect data for results monitoring. The consultant will be required to provide quality review of other major evaluation activities

How can you make a difference?

The international consultant will engage and work closely with UNICEF Indonesia’s education team, including team members located in Jakarta and Papua Field Offices, in a remote operating/home-based capacity, to carry out the following specific tasks, in line with the timeline developed by UNICEF. • Quality review the existing M&E framework for the Rural and Remote Education Initiative for Papua provinces, and propose revisions to enhance its quality, included in this task, provide recommendations for annual targets, until programme end, as well as consideration of Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) dimensions. • Based on the existing M&E framework for the initiative for Papua provinces, develop data collection protocols and tools for timely data collection, tracking and analysis of key programme activities to facilitate UNICEF education team’s planning and reporting requirements. Ensure the tools adequately cover the collection of sex and disability disaggregated data; • Develop standards and conduct data quality assessments to support efficient collection of high-quality data from implementing partners; • Design high-quality data products to communicate results to a variety of audiences, including data products, dashboards and infographics; • Design quantitative and/or qualitative M&E tools to measure programme performance and impact of early grade learning investments. This may include the development of case studies, sample trainee surveys and other evaluation approaches and methods, among other things; and • Support and mentor UNICEF staff and government and non-government implementing partners at national and sub-national levels through on-the-job training (remotely delivered) to implement the newly developed data collection protocols, tools and associated reporting templates. • Provide input into district and provincial-level EGL planning documents, including their M&E plans and associated data collection protocols and tools, particularly to promote the capturing of GEDSI-related issues. • All M&E tools developed, and data products to communicate results produced will need to be underpinned by principles to advance GEDSI dimensions as part of programe programme implementation. These deliverables must include provision for the collection and analysis of sex and disability-disaggregated data at all levels of the programme; to be collected amongst target groups, as appropriate.

Expected outputs: • Inception report with proposed work plan • A monthly progress report excluding annexes, with results, challenges and way forward. The monthly progress report should include as an annex to the report containing: The revised M&E framework for the programme, including proposed annual targets; Recommendations for implementing partner capacity development to improve data collection methods and reporting. • Draft designs for data collection tools and reporting templates to address existing results information gaps/needs. • Update on capacity development support provided to implementing partners, including any ongoing needs • Final designs for data collection protocols, tools and reporting templates to address existing results information gaps/needs • Proposed designs for high-quality data products to communicate results to a variety of audiences, including data products, dashboards and infographics • Update on capacity development support provided to implementing partners, including any ongoing needs • Final Report with a summary of results achieved over the period of the consultancy, lessons learned and recommendations.

Please refer to the Term of Reference attached for detail breakdowns of key tasks and deliverables.

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

• Master’s degree in education, statistics, monitoring and evaluation, human resource development, international development or another related field • At least 5 years of relevant work experience in monitoring and evaluation of multi-sectoral programs, including in education and/or human resource development or other related areas of work; • At least 3 years of practical experience in working with statistical packages like STATA/SPSS is an asset • At least 3 years of experience in design and planning monitoring and evaluation framework, log frames, TOC of programmes, particularly those linked to social sectors, evaluation, survey implementation, advanced statistical research. • Field work experience in developing countries is required; and experience working in SE Asia and/or in Indonesia considered an asset. • A least 3 years of practical experience in survey design using quantitative and qualitative methods, survey administration, analysis and reporting would be an asset • Excellent inter-personal, mentoring, facilitation and communication skills. • Flexibility and experience in working remotely; • Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. • Knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia is an asset, but is not essential.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies:

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness • Drive to achieve results for impact • Innovates and embraces change • Manages ambiguity and complexity • Thinks and acts strategically • Works collaboratively with others

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

Disclaimer: The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness. 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.