Mid-term evaluation of the Safeguarding Children’s Rights program in East Jerusalem to provide evidence and recommendations on the outcomes or results of the protection project on the lives of beneficiaries that can be attributed to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) interventions.

Contract Duration: 4 months

Working arrangement: Home based / remote work

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

Mid-term evaluation of the Safeguarding Children’s Rights program in East Jerusalem to provide evidence and recommendations on the outcomes or results of the protection project on the lives of beneficiaries that can be attributed to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) interventions.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Download File TMC0002870 External ToR Template.docx

Minimum requirements:

  • Education: Master's Degree in Evaluation, Child Protection, Social Research, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, International Development, Public Policy, International Relations, Human Rights, Humanitarian Studies, or other related fields.
  • Work Experience: Masters in evaluation or related area and/or equivalent experience/training in Child Protection, or related subject preferred. S/He should have at least 10 years of documented experience in research and evaluation of development programmes/projects or a minimum of 8 years’ experience in Child Protection programmes/projects from developing or least developed countries and expertise in gender programming. The evaluation team leader should ideally be composed of a gender balanced team of technical experts with expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection, and with the following specific qualifications. The team should be made up of international and/or national evaluation consultants.
  • Skills:
    • Significant written and verbal communication skills, including leadership skills and ability to synthesize. Demonstrated ability in writing evaluation reports.
    • Knowledge of international law, specifically international humanitarian law and International Human Rights law, experience with the SoP context and working with NGOs and UN agencies operating in the SoP.
    • Significant knowledge of programing and program cycle management (including development of projects and programing).
    • Knowledge of internal controlling systems and financial management for effective and efficient project management.
    • Fluency in English and Arabic. If consultant(s) are not fluent in Arabic to include costs for translation support costs for interviews.
    • The evaluation team must be free of conflict of interests with respect to the composition and submission of this evaluation and must be willing to affirm that the observations and findings they are to present in the report are not tied to or associated with any external factors. Good analytical, facilitation and communication skills; Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships Ability to take initiative and work with minimum supervision
  • Language Requirements:
    • Excellent communication and report writing skills in English;
    • Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic are essential for interviews, transcription, translation. Knowledge of Arabic language skills is preferred (please note: budget must include hiring of local translator, if Evaluation Consulting Firms lacks Arabic language skills)
  • Skills:
    • Previous experience conducting evaluations for UNICEF, UN agencies, or international humanitarian organizations.
    • Experience evaluating Child Protection and/or MHPSS programmes.
    • Experience applying gender-responsive evaluation approaches and child-centred methodologies.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

 

Remarks:  

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

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