Country: Maldives
Closing date: 12 Sep 2019
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Individual consultancy- International Consultant to Assess and Strengthen the Evaluability of the UNICEF & Government of Maldives Country Programme 2016 - 2020.
TOR Reference Number: TOR/2019/25
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Purpose of assignment: Background
The overall goal of the UNICEF and Government of Maldives country programme is to support the Government of Maldives to reduce inequities and disparities and achieve the progressive realization of the rights of all children, especially the most vulnerable. In line with the national development priorities of the country, UNICEF contributes to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2016-2020, particularly Outcome 1: Children and youth access and use equitable, inclusive and quality social services, and have increased opportunities for skills development. In line with the UNICEF Strategic Plan, the program aimed at leveraging the organization's convening role to build partnerships with key social sectors and partners at all levels. The programme design adopts an evidence-based, policy advocacy and institutional strengthening approach in addressing the barriers that affect the most disadvantaged children living in the Maldives.
The UNICEF-Government country programme 2016-2020 was approved in June 2015 by the executive board with a total budget of US $ 9.2 million comprising of programmes on Health, Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Social Inclusion.
Justification for the Assessment
Evaluability and taking stock of how the Country Office is doing in terms of being able to adequately monitor, report and evaluate the country programme is critical to ensure that results are effectively recorded and analyzed on a regular basis, and particularly with a view to the final country programme evaluation.
Considering the many changes in UNICEF's approach to the Country Programme planning, monitoring, reporting and evaluation frameworks, guidelines, and processes in recent years, the Country Office management has deemed it necessary to assess to what extent the Maldives Country Office has the adequate systems and processes in place to effectively capture the required data and information to demonstrate achievement of planned results and targets. As part of this assessment, it will also be key to better understand to what extent the available resources in the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) team (technical, financial, human and other) are sufficient to provide the required monitoring and reporting support to the Country Office at large. The findings and recommendations of this evaluation will enable the CO to embark the new country programme development process with a better understanding of required enhancements in its PM&E systems and processes.
Objectives and Scope of Work
Purpose and objectives
The purpose of this evaluability assessment of the Maldives Country Programme is to assess and strengthen the evaluability of the UNICEF and Government of Maldives programme of cooperation. The consultancy is expected to determine whether the current Maldives Country Office (MCO) monitoring system and databases are adequate for monitoring and reporting progress towards the achievement of the set CPD targets and results.
The objectives of the evaluability assessment are:
Objective 1: Assess the adequacy and validity of the results, activities and indicators in the CPD results framework to measure progress against set targets.
Objective 2: Assess the current Country Office planning, monitoring and evaluation systems and tools, particularly data collection and analysis systems, and whether the processes and systems in place are sufficient to enable the CO to adequately monitor and report on attained results.
Objective 3: Assess the extent to which the staffing structure/profile matches the skills demanded by the programme and the adequacy of financial resources aligned to meet the expected results.
Objective 4: Provide key recommendations on changes and amendments to the Country Office systems to the monitoring and reporting of the country programme progress with a view to measure results for children.
Scope and Process
The assessment will involve three phases: Inception, Data Analysis and Validation/Reporting.
During this phase the consultant will produce a draft assessment report that includes a detailed analysis of the documentation and processes reviewed, as well as conclusions and recommendations for an informed management response. The report should be between 20-30 pages maximum (excl. Annexes).
A list evaluability assessment questions (to be finalized during the inception phase).
Objective 1:Assess the adequacy and validity of the results, activities and indicators in the CPD results framework to measure progress against set targets.
Objective 2:Assess the current Country Office planning, monitoring and evaluation systems and tools, particularly data collection and analysis systems, and whether the processes and systems in place are sufficient to enable the CO to adequately monitor and report on attained results.
Objective 3: Assess the extent to which the staffing structure/profile matches the skills demanded by the programme and the adequacy of financial resources aligned to meet the expected results.
Objective 4:Provide key recommendations on changes and amendments to the Country Office systems to the monitoring and reporting of the country programme progress with a view to measure results for children.
Duty station: Home-based and Male', Maldives (for initial briefings and key informant discussions)
Outputs and Deliverables:
The list below outlines the breakdown of the expected deliverables of the evaluability assessment:
Phase -1 Inception Phase: A draft and final Inception report (approx. 5-10 pages)
Phase 2- Preliminary Analysis of findings (approx. 15 - 20 pages)
Phase 3 - Validation Meeting and Final Report
Management and evaluation approach:
Work relationships: this evaluability assessment will be managed by the UNICEF's Country Office P, M&E section guided by the Deputy Representative, reporting to the Representative with key technical inputs from the Regional Evaluation Advisor. It will be conducted in close collaboration with UNICEF country office programme staff.
Proposed Timeline:
Tasks
Duration
Timeline/Deadline
Schedule of Payment
Phase 1 - Inception Phase
10 working days
17 - 30 Sep 2019
20%
Phase 2 - Data Collection & Analysis
10 working days
1 - 14 Oct 2019
40%
Validation and Reporting
10 working days
16 - 30 October
40%
All payments are made upon satisfactory completion of deliverables duly authorized by the Supervisor of contract.
All editable versions (word document soft copy) should be provided to UNICEF.
Estimated duration of contract: 30 working days between September - October 2019
Supervisor: Deputy Representative will be the main supervisor the consultant, with strategic guidance from the MCO Representative and Regional Evaluation Advisor.
Official travel involved: The consultant will make one trip to the country.
Qualifications or specialized knowledge and/or experience required/profile of the evaluation consultant:
The assessment will be carried out by an International Consultant at the P4 level.
The consultant must have an extensive experience in leading evaluability assessments and/or evaluations of a similar scope and type, complexity and character, as well as technical expertise in areas required.
His/her is responsible to carry out all the tasks described in the TOR. All deliverables to be produced as per the accepted quality standards as per UNICEF global guidelines.
Minimum qualifications required
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Deadline for Application: 12th September 2019, 06:00 pm (Maldives Time)
Application Link:
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
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