Background and Justification
The Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) section in UNICEF Kenya Country Office provides strategic guidance to the CO on programme design/planning, contribution management, performance monitoring, situation monitoring (research, studies and evaluations), capacity development, quality assurance and knowledge management.
PME team consists of the Chief PME (Head of section), Research and Evaluation Specialist, Monitoring Officer, Budgets Officer, UNV and Programme Assistant. The section's mandate and operations are guided by the KCO Monitoring Strategy.
The 2014-18 CP is being implemented within the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for Kenya, and will end on 30th June, 2018. In line with this, the PME section has developed a detailed roadmap for the development of the new 2018-22 Country Programme, scheduled to run between March, 2017 and April, 2018.
On February 10th, 2017, the Government of Kenya (GoK) declared the current drought affecting 23 arid and semi-arid counties and pockets of other areas a national disaster, and called on all stakeholders to support the government by upscaling drought mitigation programmes. In line with this, UNICEF programme teams have designed lifesaving interventions targeting women and children in the affected areas.
Within this time span, an increased work load is expected within the section, particularly within the planning and monitoring functions as KCO develops its new country programme, alongside responding to the drought.
Purpose
The purpose of this individual contractor consultancy is to provide technical support to PME and the CO on (a) the design of the 2018-22 CPD, and (b) in the coordination of Emergency M&E protocol relating to the 2017 drought as well as (c) additional activities relating to quality assurance, Results Based Management and M&E
Rolling Work Plans areas covered
Outcome 12 A: Operations and Programme coordination, planning, management and advocacy
Output 12.2: Results teams have accessible and relevant technical leadership and support; programme staff/partners have adequate technical capacity to review and implement planned results and prepare quality reports.
Scope of Work
The assignment will provide technical support to PME on (a) the design of the 2018-22 CPD (b) in the coordination of Emergency M&E protocol relating to the 2017 drought (c) additional activities relating to quality assurance, Results Based Management and M&E, as per the PME Action Plan 2017-2018.
The contractor is expected to provide technical support to programme sections in the formulation and development of the Theories of Change (ToC), results frameworks, strategy notes, strategic moments of reflections and alignments of KCO planning with the UNDAF and government's MTP III.
Timeframe: The assignment is expected to run for 11.5 months, starting 01 May 2017 until 13th April 2018
Duty Station: While the duty station of the assignment is Nairobi, the contractor may be expected to travel to select counties, as needed.
Expected Outputs
The following outputs shall be expected of the consultant. All outputs shall be reviewed by chief PME for quality before they are accepted for processing of payments:
1. Tool kit for development of strategy notes
2. Section retreat reports.
3. Strategic moment of reflection report.
4. UNDAF SRA 2 quarterly meeting minutes.
5. Drought response Programme Documents/PCAs reviewed for quality assurance.
6. Draft Country Programme results framework
7. Draft Country Programme monitoring strategy
8. Humanitarian Performance Monitoring indicators database with trends updated.
Deliverables
Activity
Deliverables
Time allocated
Instalment paid, %*
Attending section design retreats
Best practice tools for SN formation and RBM
Section retreat reports
2 months
Monthly payment
Attending the strategic moment of reflection
Strategic moment of reflection report
2 months
Monthly payment
Supporting sections in the drafting of programme strategy notes
Draft programme strategy notes display horizontal logic and are coherent with cross cutting issues embedded
2 months
Monthly payment
Managing database of core Humanitarian Performance indicators from SitReps and tracking field observations
Humanitarian Performance Monitoring indicators database with trends updated
1 month
Monthly payment
Organizing and attending the UNDAF SRA 2 quarterly meetings
UNDAF SRA 2 quarterly meeting minutes.
1 month
Monthly payment
Collating the draft Outcomes, outputs, indicators, targets and means of verifications for all programme sections into the results framework
Draft Country Programme results framework is quality assured
2 months
Monthly payment
Drafting the KCO programme monitoring strategy
Draft KCO programme monitoring strategy
1 month
Monthly payment
Total Number of Days
11.5 months
Required qualifications, desired competencies, technical background and experience
a) Education: Masters degree in programme management, social sciences, business administration, education, management, law, statistics, or related fields.
b) Specialist skills/Training: Excellent technical capacities (proven by 5 years of relevant work experience) in strategic planning, Results Based Management & specifically Results Framework/logframe development. This should include demonstrable experience in succinct and results focused report writing and experience in humanitarian programming.
c) Others: Experience working with UN agencies and/or the government, with an understanding of the UNDAF and Country Programme development guidelines, principles and procedures. In addition, the consultant should have a good understanding of national and county level development plans. Experience in programme planning at national and/or international setting desirable.
d) Years of experience: Minimum 5 years of progressive working experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, programme planning.
e) Competencies:
1) Language Proficiency: Fluency in English required, and knowledge of Kiswahili.
2) Core Values (Required)
o Commitment
o Diversity and Inclusion
o Integrity
3) Core Competencies (Required)
o Communication [II]
o Drive for Results [III]
o Working With People [II]
4) Functional Competencies (Required)
o Applying Technical Expertise [III]
o Deciding and Initiating Actions [II]
o Following Instructions and Procedures [II]
o Leading and Supervising [II]
o Planning and Organizing [III]
Conditions
Applications submitted without a fee/rate will not be considered.
Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
HOW TO APPLY:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=503664
