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The 2 consultants will support the ECARO outpost Italy to carry out the final project evaluation of “PROTECT” and produce the final evaluation report, as per following tasks and deliverables outlined in the project evaluation plan:
Task 1: Preparation and finalization of the Inception Report
Task 2: Organization and conduct of validation workshop (post data collection phase)
Task 3: Drafting and finalization of the Final Evaluation Report
The 2 consultants will work under the primary supervision of the Emergency Specialist, and in coordination with the entire project team and UNICEF Implementing Partners and stakeholders. The Senior Evaluation Consultant will be responsible for the planning and implementation of the activities aimed at completing the deliverables.
Secondary supervision is ensured by the Country Coordinator.
How can you make a difference?
| Work Assignments Overview | Deliverables/Outputs | Working days |
| Senior Evaluation Consultant (Consultant 1) | ||
| Prepare a project timeline with clear roles and responsibilities | 1. Project timeline | 45 Working days over 4 months – the Senior Consultant should specify in the technical offer the breakdown of number of days needed per deliverable within the overall amount of 45 days |
| Delivers scheduled and ad-hoc briefings to UNICEF team as needed. | 2. Final Inception Report by December 1, 2024 | |
| Drafts Inception reports, submits for approval and finalizes it. | 3. At least 4 briefings (1/month) | |
| Data analysis post-collection and drafts preliminary results | 4. Draft of preliminary results | |
| Conducts validation workshop to present the results and collects feedback | 5. Validation workshop and presentation of results (post data collection phase) by 15 February 2025 | |
| Reviews research outputs for quality assurance and cohesiveness | 6. Final Evaluation Report by February 28, 2025 | |
| Finalized evaluation report in English, submits for approval. | ||
| Senior Evaluation Consultant (Consultant 1) | ||
| Design research tools and protocol and advises on adaptations over time. | 1. Desk review completed by 30 November 2024 and results annexed in the Inception Report | 45 Working days over 4 months – the Junior Consultant should specify in the technical offer the breakdown of number of days needed per deliverable within the overall amount of 45 days |
| Performs an adaptive desk review of the project literature, and provides results to support the inception report | 2. Research tools and protocol designed | |
| Collects qualitative and quantitative data on the ground. | 3. At least 10 KIIs and 8 Focus Group discussions and documented completed by 31 January 2025 | |
| Prepares transcriptions/data cleaning in English. | ||
| Organize the validation workshop | 4. Validation workshop organized. | |
| Drafts evaluation report in English | 5. Presentations and relevant documents prepared. | |
| 6. Workshop documented | ||
| 7. First Draft of evaluation report by 21 February 2025 | ||
Work location: Home-based in Italy with travels to Rome and project locations as per evaluation plan
To apply:
Applicants are invited to:
- Complete their UNICEF profile;
- Submit a financial proposal with a daily fee in EUR. Applications without fees will not be considered.
- Candidates should submit samples of assessment/evaluation reports they have done
- Candidates should indicate for which position they are applying, in case they are interested in any of the two, it should be mentioned in a cover letter
Payment schedule: The consultant will be paid based on satisfactory and timely submission of deliverables.
– Duration: 45 days between November 01 2024 – February 28 2025
