Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Monitoring And Evaluation M E Management

Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Monitoring And Evaluation M E ManagementConsultancy Monitoring And Evaluation M E Management South Sudanese Only Apply Nowjob No 523404Work Type ConsultancyLocation South SudanCategories ConsultancyUnicef Works In Some Of The WorldS Toughest Places To Reach The WorldS 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 The Purpose Of The Consultancy Is Two Folds To Support The Acceleration Of Office Wide Priority Monitoring Initiatives Situation Monitoring On Children And Women As Well As Programme Performance Monitoring And The Implementation Of The Regional Evaluation Framework In Unicef South Sudan Situation Monitoring Continues To Remain A Challenge In South Sudan The Conflict Rendered The 2008 Census Obsolete And The Expanded Maternal Mortality Survey Intended For 2016 Was Deferred Because Population Displacements Made The Sampling Obsolete The Operational Context Also Precludes Surveys Such As Demographic Health Surveys And Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys Which Are Critical Inputs For A Child Poverty Assessment Therefore This Activity Was Deferred Planning Figures Are Mostly Informed By Humanitarian Response Planning Which Cannot Provide Disaggregated Data On Sex Age And Location Therefore Unicef Launched A Sentinel Monitoring System To Routinely Collect Data On Women And Children In Select Schools And Health Facilities Complementing National Administrative Systems And Leveraging The Ten Unicef Field Offices In Two Locations In 2018 And Plans To Scale Up In Other Field Locations In 2019 Futhermore Programme And Implementation Monitoring Remains Critical To Ensure Programmes Are Implemented According To Standards And Beneficiaries Do Not Face Further Risks UnicefS Digital Field Programme Monitoring System Launched In 2017 Works In Locations Without Internet Coverage In 2018 The Platform Was Enhanced Through Rolling Out An Online Action Point Dashboard Which Will Require Dedicated Monitoring And Follow Up With Sections And Field Offices To Ensure Action Points Are Closed In A Timely Manner In Mid 2018 An Office Wide Online Centralized Database Was Established As A One Stop Shop On Results With Linkages With Unicef Led Cluster Databases The Set Up And Full Operationalization Of The Database Has Been Identified As An Office Priority As Part Of The OfficeS Efforts To Better Manage Data And Strengthen Data Quality Of Programmatic Results Data The Full Operationalization Of The Sentinel System Field Monitoring And Centralized Database Requires Dedicated Technical Support In Data Entry Data Quality Assurance To Ensure An Up To Date And Quality Database As Well As Linkages To The Upcoming Etools Trips Module Unicef South Sudan Has Been Conducting Several Evaluations This Year As Part Of The 2019 2021 Costed Evaluation Plan That Was Approved By The Unicef Executive Board As Well As Several Hq And Regional Office Led Evaluations However Without A Full Time Dedicated Staff To Manage The Evaluations There Have Been Challenges In Quality Assurance Processes Unicef South Sudan Will Need To Strengthen The Evaluation Function In The Country Office To Ensure It Meets The Accountabilities As Per The 2019 2021 Esar Evaluation Framework Which Was Recently Endorsed By The Regional Management Team Rmt In May 2019 The Consultant Will Help Coordinate The Data Research And Evaluation Streams To Ensure Synchronization Across The Work Of All Evidence Functions Including Monitoring The Unicef Strategic Plan 2018 2021 Emphasizes The Role Of Evaluations Research And Data As Key Elements Of Sound Programming Advocacy And Leveraging Partnerships For Children Particular Emphasis Is Placed On Improving The Quality And Use Of Evaluations Especially At The Country Level Based On The Esar Evaluation Framework Cos Are To Have Measures In Place To Implement The Evaluation Policy With Respect To The Norms And Standards Coverage Benchmarks Quality Assurance Standards Use Of Evaluations And Efforts To Achieve The 1 Percent Evaluation Spending Target Against Annual Programme Expenditure With The Implementation Of This Framework It Is Expected That Evaluation Planning Budgeting Implementation Dissemination And Use Of Findings Will Be Significantly Improved Unicef South Sudan Is Seeking The Support Of A Qualified Monitoring And Evaluation Management Consultant To Quality Assure And Manage Evaluations The Evaluation Manager Will Be Supervised By The Chief Of The Social Policy Planning Monitoring And Evaluation Sppme Section Purpose The Monitoring And Evaluation Consultant Reports To The M E Specialist P4 For Guidance And General Supervision The M E Consultant Will Support The Acceleration Of Office Wide Priority Monitoring Initiatives Situation Monitoring On Children And Women As Well As Programme Performance Monitoring And The Implementation Of The Regional Evaluation Framework In Unicef South Sudan It Will Have A Particular Focus On The Management Of Evaluations To Ensure That The Evaluation Processes And Products Meet The Standards And Norms Of Unicef And Un Evaluation Group 1 Sdg Monitoring 10 Provide Technical Guidance And Operational Support To The National Bureau Of Statistics Including The Gis Unit On The Setting Up A M E Framework On Sdg Monitoring Of Child Related Indicators Draft Policy Papers Briefs And Other Strategic Programme Materials For Management Use Information And Consideration 2 Sentinel Monitoring And Field Monitoring 40 Provide Technical Support On The Roll Out Of The Sentinel Monitoring System And Field Monitoring System Prepare Guidelines Tools And Standard Operating Procedures Sop On Sentinel Monitoring And Field Monitoring Systems Organize And Implement Capacity Building Initiatives Targeting Field Office And Section Staff On The Use Of Key Tools Including Ona And Roll Out Of Sops Produce Analysis And Data Visualization Products From Sentinel Monitoring System Produce Analysis For Year And Annual Results Reporting Exercises 3 Management Of Evaluations 50 The Evaluation Management Consultant Will Be Responsible For The Following Tasks Support The Design Launch And Quality Assurance Of Ongoing And New Evaluations And Reviews Drafting Concept Notes Terms Of Reference Undertaking Evaluability Assessments And Commenting On The Quality Of Existing Terms Of Reference Inception Reports And Draft Reports Ensure The Evaluation Teams Have Access To The Information They Need For Designing The Baseline Assessment And Evaluation Methods And Have Access To Programme Document Results Frameworks Monitoring And Financial Reports And Etc Ensure Inception Report Is Based On Detailed Desk Research And Include A Theory Of Change Evaluation Matrix And Timeframe For Each Proposed Data Collection Method And Meet Quality Standards And That The Final Design Documents Take Into Account All Agreed Comments Contained In The Audit Trail Reports Support Ensuring Optimal Participation By Key Stakeholders In The Various Review Stages And To Coordinate The Review Of The Inception Report And Various Iterations Of The Draft Report With Primary Stakeholders Internal Reference Groups External Advisory Panels And Other External Review Bodies S He Will Be Responsible For Generating Audit Trails For All Comments To Work With Evaluation Teams To Ensure That All Comments Are Addressed And To Disseminate Audit Trail Responses To Ensure Transparency And Accountability Support Hq Ro And Co Evaluation Teams In Ensuring That Data Collection Field Missions Are Properly Coordinated And Prepared And That Unicef Field Offices Programme Sections And National Counterparts Are Informed Of The Purpose Of The Visits The Evaluation Management Consultant Will Ensure The Data Analysis Activities And Products Meet The Quality Standards And That The Conclusions And Recommendations Are Firmly Based On Evidence Prepare And Or Update The Standard Operating Procedures Sops On Donor Proposals To Include A Section On Evaluations Maintain And Update The Evidence Information System Initiative Eisi To Ensure It Is Up To Date With 2019 Planned Studies Research And Evaluations Prepare And Update Track The 2019 Management Responses Coordinate Relevant Evaluation Stakeholder Meetings And Field Missions Related To Evaluations Support Any Capacity Building Initiatives On Evaluations For Unicef And Partners Conduct A National Evaluation Capacity Development Necd Readiness Assessment In Coordination With Esaro Conduct A Briefing Session On Evaluations For Government Ngo And Relevant Academic Institutions On Evaluations Conduct A Partnership Meeting On Evaluation To Identify Common Areas Of Evaluation With Ngo And Un Partners Contribute To Any Joint Or Partner Led Evaluations E G Un Ngo Qualifications And Competencies Advanced University Degree In Social Sciences Statistics Evaluation Planning Development Planning A Minimum Of Five Years Of Professional Experience In Planning Monitoring And Evaluation Management Is Required Proficiency In Excel Relevant Experience In A Un System Agency Or Organization Is Considered As An Asset Excellent English Skills Both Verbal And Written Is Essential Knowledge Of Another Official Un Language Or Local Language Of The Duty Station Is Considered As An Asset Deliverables Payment Schedule Details The Consultancy Duration Consists Of A Total O

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