Monitoring and Learning Consultant (3 positions), Consultancy agreement, 24 months, Beirut (roving), 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, support

The Consultant is expected to provide the needed technical expertise to ensure proper data collection, programme monitoring, quality assurance and sharing of best practices across the different governorates, through the application of their skills in monitoring, researching, collecting, and analyzing technical programme information.

The work assignment will cover the key areas of support highlighted below:

  1. Provide day to day technical and operational support to MFP programme implementation ensuring quality assurance mechanisms are implemented.
  2. Ensure the proper mobilization of the CLM+ platforms across all Makani Centers.
  3. Capture and document lessons learned from Makani implementation across the different centers and governorates to feed in and strengthen quality programme implementation.

How can you make a difference?

Work Assignment Expected Results

Tasks/Milestone: Deliverables/Outputs Timeline Provide technical support in organizing and managing monthly lesson-learned workshops with the different partners and fields, ensuring success stories and best practices are shared across the different regions.1 Workshop Conducted and 1 Report Produced.End of August 2023Ensure Partners are reporting on time on the Child Level Monitoring + platform and perform verification of reported results by comparing logbooks to the data included in the system.Quarterly report submittedEnd of August 2023Cascade/provide focused training at field level based on the Sector and Section-led training.1 Training ConductedEnd of September 2023Mobilize developed monitoring tools to capture successful practices, document main challenges, and outline lessons learned that will feed into programme adjustments.1 tool developed and actively utilizedEnd of September 2023Provide technical and operational support throughout the programme implementation by preparing related materials/documentation/data to facilitate follow-up on programme implementation and reporting and documenting programme best practices and lessons learned.Programme and center briefing notes, documentation developed and shared.End of December 2023Ensure Partners are reporting on time on the Child Level Monitoring + platform and perform verification of reported results by comparing logbooks to the data included in the system.Quarterly Report SubmittedEnd of December 2023Provide technical support in organizing and managing monthly lesson-learned workshops with the different partners and fields, ensuring success stories and best practices are shared across the different regions.1 Workshop Conducted and 1 Report developed and shared among the key focal pointsEnd of December 2023Provide technical support in organizing and managing lesson-learned workshops with the different partners and fields, ensuring success stories and best practices are shared across the different regions.1 Workshop Conducted and 1 Report developed and shared among the key focal pointsEnd of April 2024Cascade/provide focused training at field level based on the Sector and Section-led training1 Training ConductedEnd of April 2024Ensure Partners are reporting on time on the Child Level Monitoring + platform and perform verification of reported results by comparing logbooks to the data included in the system.Quarterly report submittedEnd of April 2024Provide technical and operational support throughout the programme implementation by preparing related materials/documentation/data to facilitate follow-up on programme implementation and reporting and documenting programme best practices and lessons learned.Programme and center briefing notes, documentation developed and sharedEnd of June 2024Provide technical support in organizing and managing monthly lesson-learned workshops with the different partners and fields, ensuring success stories and best practices are shared across the different regions.1 Workshop Conducted and 1 Report developed and shared among the key focal pointsEnd August 2024Ensure Partners are reporting on time on the Child Level Monitoring + platform and perform verification of reported results by comparing logbooks to the data included in the system.Quarterly report submittedEnd August 2024Cascade/provide focused training at field level based on the Sector and Section-led training1 training conductedEnd September 2024Consult stakeholders to seek clarification and validate findings from monitoring visits and programmatic visits on feedback to facilitate timely action.24 monitoring visits conducted, and 24 reports developedEnd December 2024Provide technical support in organizing and managing monthly lesson-learned workshops with the different partners and fields, ensuring success stories and best practices are shared across the different regions.1 Workshop Conducted and 1 Report developed and shared among the key focal pointsEnd December 2024Provide technical and operational support throughout the programme implementation by preparing related materials/documentation/data to facilitate follow-up on programme implementation and reporting and documenting programme best practices and lessons learned.Programme and Briefing Center Notes, documentation developed and sharedEnd December 2024Ensure Partners are reporting on time on the Child Level Monitoring + platform and perform verification of reported results by comparing logbooks to the data included in the system.Quarterly report submittedEnd December 2024Provide technical support in organizing and managing monthly lesson-learned workshops with the different partners and fields, ensuring success stories and best practices are shared across the different regions.1 Workshop Conducted and 1 Report developed and shared among the key focal pointsBy the end of consultancy contractProvide technical and operational support throughout the programme implementation by preparing related materials/documentation/data to facilitate follow-up on programme implementation and reporting and documenting programme best practices and lessons learned.Programme and center briefing notes, documentation developed and sharedBy the end of consultancy contractCascade/provide focused training at field level based on the Sector and Section-led training1 Training conductedBy the end of consultancy contractEnsure Partners are reporting on time on the Child Level Monitoring + platform and perform verification of reported results by comparing logbooks to the data included in the system.Final Report SubmittedBy the end of consultancy contractTo qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • University degree in Education, Social Sciences or any other related field.
  • A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in project management
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required: Data management, writing skills, communication skills, proficiency in using Microsoft tools, capacity to work autonomously.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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.

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