Overview
The role involves conducting a final evaluation of the National Child Protection Programme for 2022–2026 to assess its performance, results, and contribution to strengthening child protection services and informing future policy decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate introductory meetings with MLSP, ERG, and national partners.
- Compile and prepare background documents, reports, monitoring data, laws, regulations, and studies for review.
- Contribute to stakeholders mapping and refining the evaluation matrix.
- Contribute to the Inception Report.
- Facilitate submission of evaluation methodology and data collection tools to the national Ethical Review Committee.
- Schedule and organize interviews and consultations with national authorities, LPAs, social workers, service providers, community actors, NGOs, UN partners, and development partners.
- Facilitate organization of field visits and focus group discussions.
- Facilitate check-ins with the ERG.
- Consolidate and analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
- Prepare the Draft Evaluation Report.
- Conduct a validation workshop with MLSP, ERG, and key stakeholders.
- Integrate stakeholder feedback into the draft report.
- Contribute to the finalization of the evaluation report, including summary brief and recommendations matrix.
- Provide inputs for presentations of preliminary findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Required Experience
- At least 7 years of experience in the field of child protection or child rights.
- Direct involvement in the development of policy documents and normative frameworks.
- Experience in the implementation or monitoring of child protection programmes and policies.
- Proven prior experience working with UNICEF and Government institutions.
- Comprehensive knowledge of child protection programming.
- Strong analytical skills and experience in qualitative data collection.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree in social assistance, public policy, public administration, law, sociology, psychology, or another relevant field related to child protection.
