Overview
Provide thematic leadership to an evaluation of child protection systems strengthening for the prevention of and response to violence against children and women.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and refine the evaluation framework, theory of change, evaluation questions, methods, country report outline, data collection protocols, and draft inception summary.
- Ensure thematic quality of country reports, KII protocols, surveys, interviews, stakeholder consultations, and participatory validation workshops.
- Lead substantive VAC/CPSS analysis, including for the QCA design and validation, triangulation of qualitative and quantitative evidence, stakeholder consultations, sensemaking sessions, and drafting of the QCA/thematic report.
- Support validation of findings and recommendations, finalize thematic inputs to the evaluation report, and prepare tailored communication products to promote uptake.
Required Experience
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in: violence against children programming or research, child protection programmes,
- Experience in multi-country programme evaluation or evidence synthesis in international development;
- Engagement with UN/multilateral child rights frameworks
- Experience managing or advising on child protection programme design, strategies or implementation;
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Minimum Master's) in: Child Protection / Social Work; Law; Public Health / Epidemiology (violence focus); Gender Studies / Development Studies; Social Policy / International Development with child rights focus
