National Individual Consultant

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Description

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This consultancy will support the end-to-end conduct of the summative evaluation for the Safe Online-funded programme “A systematic approach in making the internet safe for children in SA” (2022-2025) – a strategic flagship initiative in UNICEF’s child protection portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering the evaluation assignment according to UNICEF standards and quality expectations. The consultant will lead all methodological aspects, stakeholder engagement, data collection, and analysis.
• Includes representatives from key government departments (DSD, DBE, DOJCD, SAPS, DCDT), civil society, academia, and private sector actors. The ERG will review key deliverables and provide feedback.
• Prepare an Inception Report detailing the evaluation design, methodology, data collection tools, stakeholder mapping, and evaluation matrix.
• Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with UNICEF staff, government officials, civil society partners, and tech sector actors;
• Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and interviews with children, caregivers, educators, and service providers; and the
• Analysis of existing datasets such as U-Report, Disrupting Harm study data, and programme monitoring data.
• Populate the evaluation matrix with findings from primary and secondary data.
• Develop and submit a draft evaluation report, including key findings, lessons learned, and actionable recommendations.
• Facilitate stakeholder validation workshops and incorporate feedback.
• Finalize the evaluation report and produce a PowerPoint presentation and evaluation brief for dissemination.
• Support dissemination activities and prepare knowledge products to promote uptake of findings.

Requirements:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Development Evaluation, Social Work, Public Health, Social Policy, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related field.
• A minimum of 10years of relevant professional experience in the programme evaluation field, public policy and development environment.
• Expertise in conducting similar or related strategic programme evaluations, including a proven track record of evaluation of similar child protection programmes supported by UN or UNICEF.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, evaluation, value for money analysis and partnership engagement in child protection, with a preference for experience in the areas of child safeguarding in the digital space and online safety concerning minors.
• Outstanding research and analytical skills, including strong ability to analyze; integrate and summarise information from a wide range of sources.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/581999

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