The purpose of this consultancy is to provide dedicated field monitoring coordination, systems support, data quality assurance, and third-party monitoring (TPM) deployment tracking support to UNICEF Myanmar PME.

Contract Duration – 11.5 months

Working arrangement: office based

 

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

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide dedicated field monitoring coordination, systems support, data quality assurance, and third-party monitoring (TPM) deployment tracking support to UNICEF Myanmar PME.

The consultant will support the organization, follow-up, and documentation of field monitoring and TPM deployments across sectors and field offices, ensuring that UNICEF sector staff, field office colleagues, CSO implementing partners, and third-party monitoring agency (TPMA) staff have timely, accurate, and usable information for planning and follow-up.

The assignment is deliverable-based and time-bound. It will strengthen the use of UNICEF field monitoring systems, including eTools/FMM and ActivityInfo, improve the quality and consistency of field monitoring information, and support ethical and accountable evidence generation practices in TPM deployments.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: [attach TOR here]

Minimum requirements:

  • Education: Bachelors for Social sciences, development studies, statistics, monitoring and evaluation, information management, education, public policy, or another relevant discipline. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is an asset.
  • Work Experience: At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring, field monitoring, programme coordination, information management, implementing partner coordination, or related work. Experience working with CSO implementing partners, third-party monitoring arrangements, or field-based programme monitoring is an asset.
  • Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Burmese is required. Strong written communication skills in English are required.
  • Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
    • Strong self-learning ability and willingness to independently learn new information systems, including eTools/FMM and ActivityInfo
    • Ability to quickly understand UNICEF's monitoring ecosystem, including the interrelationships between programme sections, field offices, implementing partners, TPM providers, eTools/FMM, ActivityInfo, and corporate monitoring requirements, and use this understanding to proactively identify issues, risks, and solutions.
    • Strong comfort with data, trackers, databases, dashboards, and routine data quality review
    • Excellent organizational skills, with ability to manage multiple deployment schedules, meeting actions, deadlines, and stakeholder follow-up.
    • Conscientious and respectful approach to working with CSO implementing partners and third-party monitoring personnel.
    • Strong communication and coordination skills for liaising with UNICEF sector staff, field office staff, CSO partners, and TPMA staff.
    • Good understanding of ethical approaches to data collection and evidence generation, including do-noharm, confidentiality, informed consent, and data protection.
    • Advanced MS Excel skills such as Pivot Table analysis; working knowledge of Power BI and PowerPoint is desirable.
  • Desirables: Prior experience with UNICEF systems or procedures, including eTools/FMM, ActivityInfo, Field Monitoring guidance, or implementaton partnership management, is an advantage. Prior experience supporting training or orientation for partners is an asset.

 

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

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):

  • An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Cover letter
  • A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) (upload the financial template to be completed)

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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