Nation or International Cash Plus Evaluability Assessment Consultant; 2 months, Homebased for Unicef Yemen

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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, Humanity

In the 1970s UNICEF established presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it was enacted immediately. Since then the country has been making steady progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.

In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow to their full potential through the following programmes: Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Basic Education, and Child protection.

For more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/

How can you make a difference?

This consultancy post is home-based and open for National & international applicants as Unicef-Yemen is looking for an experienced national/international consultant to do evaluability assessment and to prepare Cash Plus for evaluation in 2022, alongside the transition of UNICEF’s Universal Cash Transfer (UCT) programme to the Social Fund for Development (SFD) and eventually to the Social Welfare Fund (SWF) in future.

To make a difference in the lives of children, you will be responsible to achieve the following deliverables:

• Inception report outlining the interpretation of the ToR and methodology to be applied (including perceived limitations), ethical considerations, timeframe of assignment and data collection instruments.
• Draft assessment report for comments. The draft report should be comprehensive and provide detailed specific results, conclusions, and clear recommendations.
• Final evaluability assessment report. Generally, the final report should be within the page limit of 25 pages, plus a standalone Executive Summary and appendices. However, the structure of the report should be discussed during the inception phase.
• The assessment team should submit all the qualitative instruments, raw data, and datasets used in analysis.

To view the full job description for this consultancy post, press Ctrl & double click on the following link: Yemen Cash Plus - Job Description.pdf

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Evaluation, development studies, economics, social science, or relevant studies.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in leading evaluations in the UN system and in politically sensitive and crisis-affected environments
• Demonstrated leadership of evaluability assessments, some of which are related to cash interventions
• Experience integrating gender and human rights into evaluation using social science methodologies
• Good understanding of statistical analysis
• Proven ability to produce high-quality reports for a policy audience
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with senior officials
• Cultural sensitivity, especially as demonstrated through similar assignments in the Middle East
• Fluency in English, proficiency in Arabic (preferred).

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Builds & Maintains Partnership; Demonstrates Self-Awareness & Ethical Awareness; Drive to Achieve Results for Impact; Innovates and Embraces Change; Manages Ambiguity and Complexity; Thinks and Acts Strategically and 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

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.