Location:Kampala
Duration:11 Months Background
The four-year
Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme (PBEA), is a partnership
between UNICEF, the Government of the Netherlands, the national governments of
14 participating countries and other key supporters. The goal of the PBEA is to
strengthen resilience, social cohesion and human security in conflict-affected
contexts, inclu
ding countries at risk of – or experiencing and recovering from
– conflict. Towards this end, the programme will strengthen policies and
practices in education for peacebuilding. Fourteen countries have been selected
across East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa,
Eastern and Southern Africa, and West and Central Africa to participate in the
programme, including Uganda. PBEA supports diverse and complementary
interventions to mainstream conflict sensitivity and promote peacebuilding
throughout the education sector. PBEA-supported interventions place schools at
the centre of peaceful communities where collaborative partnerships between
institutions, schools and communities support social cohesion and access to and
enjoyment of quality education.
In order to achieve
these results, the program will focus on five key outcomes. Outcome One aims to
increase inclusion of education into peacebuilding and conflict reduction
policies, analyses and implementation. Outcome Two will increase institutional
capacities to supply conflict sensitive education. Outcome Three aims to
increase capacity of children, parents, teachers and other duty-bearers to
prevent, reduce and cope with conflict and promote peace. Outcome Four will
increase access to quality, relevant conflict sensitive education that
contributes to peace. Outcome Five is cross-cutting and will contribute to the
generation and use of evidence and knowledge in policies and programming
related to education, conflict and peacebuilding.
PBEA spans
engagement in the sectors of education, child protection, communications and
advocacy:
§ ECD Support:
Bringing communities together around common goals, Increases retention and
enrolment, Builds up service provision around the country
§ Quality and Child
Friendly Schools which provide access to conflict-sensitive education,
Education builds conflict resilience, Education is an important peace dividend,
Education which provides economic opportunity is paramount to building peace,
Teacher training to support implementation of national education curriculum
§ Violence Against
Children: Ending cycle of violence, Providing psychosocial support,
Strengthening judicial and protection systems for children, strengthening the
RTRR process and knowledge of same.
§ Engaging Youth:
(Support to employment and income generation, providing opportunities to engage
in issues (U-Report), piloting the use of technologies, support to bringing
back children to school, youth Scouts, etc.)
§ Community
Engagement: District Dialogues, Community baraazas, Communication campaigns,
U-Report
§ Advocacy Research,
Learning, Policy: Advocate for the inclusion of Education in peacebuilding
planning, programmes, and policies AND research agenda which helps UNICEF build
knowledge base on youth engagement in particular
Monitoring and
Evaluation remains a crucial aspect of the PBEA program, which is piloting a
new approach for UNICEF. Documenting change in areas of social cohesion,
resilience and human security as a result of the program interventions
underpins the ‘learning by doing’ approach of the program and requires a robust
and highly specialized methodology that captures output and outcome level
outcomes and substantively contribute to the overall implementation of the PBEA
program research outcomes by generating useful knowledge about best practices
and impact.
Moreover, as we
approach the last 12 months of programming it is imperative that a final-year
M&E strategy is developed and implemented so that relevant lessons are
captured and articulated into a PBEA 2 proposal to be submitted to the donor in
the course of 2015.
The proposed M&E
work cannot be undertaken by current PBEA/Learning staff as it requires
specialized skills and knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative methods
of measuring peacebuilding that the PBEA team lacks. Purpose of Assignment and
Scope of work:To design and implement a comprehensive,
innovative and participatory monitoring and evaluation methodology for the
final year of the PBEA program utilizing qualitative and quantitative tools to
guide the work of UNICEF staff and partners. Deliverable:*(correspond to the
numbered responsibilities below, Vision Description in brackets)*
- Inception
brief/Presentation of outcomes of the consultation exercise and next steps
(Inception brief) - Capacity
needs assessment and training/mentoring strategy developed. Initial
trainings with all relevant stakeholders developed and implemented
(Capacity building) - Review
of existing M&E system and plans for the remaining of the program
(Evaluability) - Paper
outlining existing/source of relevant data and a strategy for their
utilization (Data sources) - Updated
M&E Plan (M&E Plan), timeline, and templates (M&E Plan) - Reporting/M&E
calendar/framework developed (M&E calendar) - Updated
M&E work plan reflecting all relevant stakeholders’ inputs (M&E
workplan) - M&E
schedule developed to link PBEA and UNICEF M&E systems (including PQA
schedule) developed and interventions planned (PQA schedule) and shared
with all relevant UNICEF staff/partners (M&E schedule) - M&E
Database developed and relevant UNICEF staff/partners trained in its use
(M&E database) - M&E
risk strategy drafted and presented to relevant UNICEF staff and partners
(M&E risk strategy) - Continuous
collection, processing, and management of M&E data in collaboration
with UNICEF programmatic focal points, PBEA implementing partners, and
Ministry of Education and Sports counterparts (M&E data collection) - Contribution
to PBEA end report to reflect the efficiency, effectiveness, impact,
sustainability, and relevance (M&E final report) Methodology
Desk-based review of
PBEA M&E Framework, participatory capacity building/meetings, field-based
implementation of M&E activities and collection of data, desk-based
analysis of M&E data, desk-based preparation of analytical M&E reports.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate
a broad stakeholder consultation exercise to identify ‘most significant
change’ program areas for the remaining of the program, and to build
consensus around key M&E processes and expected Outputs/Outcomes - Carry
out a capacity needs assessment of relevant UNICEF staff and partners in
relation to their role in the M&E process and develop/implement
relevant training/mentoring interventions - Review
program approach, methods, and tools and the remaining activities to be
evaluated and identify strengths/weaknesses in relation to documenting
peacebuilding impact - Review
existing internal/external data and identify opportunities for their
utilization in M&E processes/products - Develop
an end-year M&E Plan that supports the program logic/theory of change
and that links the interventions with immediate, intermediate, and
end-of-program outcomes. The M&E Plan will also include all design,
activity, reporting and monitoring templates. - Review
the relevant reporting mechanisms/calendar and identify/develop a
supportive and timely M&E work plan, including all relevant activities
and products e.g. annual project reviews, participatory impact
assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons-learned
workshops. - With
stakeholders, set out the framework and procedures for the evaluation of
all program activities. Review their existing approaches and management
information systems and agree on any required changes, support and
resources. - Outline
a complete schedule of UNICEF/PBEA M&E synergies which shows when all
key activities will be carried out and when information will be available,
and ensure responsibility is allocated to specific individuals (not
organizations) for all M&E activities - Establish
an M&E database (including a schedule for quarterly Programme
Assurance visits (PQAs) and End user feedback) to record all relevant
activity information required for each activity, including budget and
expenditure, nature of services, indicator measures, strategies and status - Identify,
and design mitigation measures to address, issues and/or constraints that
will affect the implementation of the M&E plan - Manage
the collection, processing, and analysis of PBEA M&E data. - Contribute
to the development of the PBEA Programme annual report. Timing:11
months (15th January – 15th December 2015) Reporting requirements:The
consultant will report to the P3 Peacebuilding Program Specialist under
the overall supervision of the Chief of Learning through the issuance of
an inception report, meeting minutes, and quarterly data
collection/processing exercises. Qualification
Requirements:
Advanced university
degree (or equivalent) in research or evaluation methods with evidence of high
quality research and evaluation activities previously designed and conducted;
• University degree
in development, education, or related social science discipline, and advantage
• Demonstrated
practical experience in quantitative and qualitative evaluation design,
conduct, and management
• Experience
developing M&E systems for multi-sector programs in resource-constrained
settings
• Demonstrable
experience of assessing education and/or peacebuilding programs in Sub-Saharan
Africa
• Demonstrated
ability to facilitate learning from M&E findings and implementation teams
and other relevant stakeholders.
• Experience in
developing and implementing gender and conflict sensitive, participatory and
innovative M&E interventions, including the use of ICT.
• Experience of
designing and implementing M&E to capture cross-cutting issues such as
gender.
• Proven experience
with the logical framework approach and other strategic planning approaches and
sound grasp of the intervention logic (Theory of Change)
• Willing to
undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders e.g.
Ministry and District officials, education staff, children and youth, local
civil society organizations, communities.
• Minimum 10 years
of relevant work experience in M&E for peacebuilding programming
• Knowledge of local
social, cultural, political, economic context in East Africa/Uganda an
advantage
• Fluency in spoken
and written English is required Expected
Budget for the Consultancy and Terms of Payment
Payment based on
certified submission of key deliverables or agreed outputs with supervisor.
Additionally the
consultant will be supported with DSA to cover travel expenses. Administrative issue:Consultant
is eligible to be issued with a work station in Kampala office, standard
laptop, DSA, vehicle to facilitate field travel (with relevant waiver forms in
accordance with UNICEF vehicle policy to be issued).
HOW TO
APPLY:
Interested and
eligible candidates should forward a cover letter, a Resume and a Personal
History (P11) form,
All applications
should be sent in soft copy form to ugderecruit@unicef.org, with copy to mllamazares@unicef.org
not later than 16 December 2014.
Note: Applications
which do not meet the specified minimum requirements or are received after the
closing date will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
UNICEF is a
non-smoking working environment.
UNICEF is committed
to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or
religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities.
