FULL TIME CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING CHILD PROTECTION DATA AND MONITORING SYSTEMS

 

 

The Child Protection Programme of UNICEF India is spread across 17 states in the country managed through 13 field offices and the country office in Delhi. The programme focuses on four key issues: child marriage, violence against children, children in need of care and protection and child labour. In the first year of current programme cycle (2018-22), the programme has made significant progress. UNICEF is proud to be an integral partner in Government of India’s endeavours for improving the state of children through legal and policy reforms, enacting new laws and developing national programmes that address the needs of children. UNICEF has worked aggressively to create an enabling environment, strengthen systems and build capacity of staff and community at large till the lowest administrative levels (district, blocks, villages). UNICEF has worked towards bringing a lasting change with targeted interventions to End Child marriage (ECM), empower adolescents for inter-generational change of mindsets, prevention of Violence Against Children (VAC) and improving standards of care in institutions while promoting family-based alternative care.

 

Moving forward, it is well realised that child protection programmes has to be all-inclusive, reaching the bottom most wrung of vulnerable children who are either unreached or marginalised. Political ownership needs to be further leveraged to intensify programmatic inputs and resource mobilisation for at-scale programmes. Evidence based data, documentation of processes and initiatives for knowledge sharing and building strong monitoring and accountability structures will be the cornerstones of replicable success in the future. The CP sector in India is characterized by weak data systems, lack of regular data on prevalence, incomplete/low-quality administrative data. Measurement of results and reporting continues to be a challenge.

 

Under the overall supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (CP), the proposed consultancy has been designed to provide support for strengthening the internal and external monitoring systems by working with UNICEF programme specialists, national and state governments, implementing partners and other stakeholders. S/he will support CP sector’s need for system strengthening and better utilization of data to measure outcomes for children which is critical for scale-up and system strengthening.

The consultant will provide professional expertise and assistance in information/data collection, data analysis, programme process monitoring and preparation of corporate and donor reports.

 

1. Support in rolling out national monitoring system for child protection 

2. Contribute in operationalizing large-scale community level monitoring systems for tracking progress of UNICEF supported/facilitated programmes

3. Strengthen the reporting mechanisms, develop data visualizations and create innovative dashboards which can be utilized for reporting and analysis.  

 

Main responsibilities and tasks:

 

 

 

Providing technical support to the states in collection and collation of data into District Management Information System (DMIS) developed for Global program’ Ending Child Marriage’ (GPECM).

 

Coordinate with states for capacity development of the partners in using DMIS as well as improving the system in terms of reporting and data management.

 

Technical support in automating the data collection forms (online) and designing of monitoring dashboards for GPECM. 

 

Supporting ChildLine program in collating monthly data for key indicators in discussion with the section and provide technical support in the development of dashboard and factsheets and further strengthen the data dissemination systems.

 

Supporting monthly, quarterly analysis of data for GPECM and Childline program. 

 

Provide technical support to ensure that monitoring system are in place and that key annual programme indicators are tracked and analysed, including those related to partnerships initiative, and provided regularly to the Child Protection section to guide programme and management decisions.

 

Develop and utilize tools for results monitoring based on the program framework, compile monitoring information/data and make them available to CP section

 

3. Strengthen the reporting mechanisms, develop data visualizations and create innovative dashboards which can be utilized for reporting and analysis.  

 

Provide technical Support in development of data-repository of datasets like Census, uDISE, NFHS, SRS, NCRB, ChildLine for quick reference.

 

Development of dashboard for the GPECM project which can be utilized by Section to analyse data and draw learnings emanating from the data. 

 

Support in updating dashboard of Childline and ensuring simple and easy data visualization. 

 

Contribute to the preparation of management reports (e.g., relevant sections of the annual reports), drawing on monitoring and analysis of key management indicators..

 

New Delhi

 

M&E Specialist- CP, UNICEF India.

 

Not Required

 

Full time contractor (11.5 months contract)

 

 

 

EDUCATION

· University degree in information management, demography/statistics/population studies/management/sociology or another relevant social science field.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

· A minimum of 8-10 years of professional experience in data analysis, monitoring, research, evaluation.

· Experience in child protection related areas is highly desirable.

 

TECHNICAL KNOWELDGE AND SKILLS

· Understanding of data analysis, spatial analysis, monitoring, research is required.

· Exposure to large scale datasets like NFHS, Census, SRS, NCRB is required.

· Experience of using SPSS or other statistical packages is desirable.

· Advanced Excel skills, Infogram, PowerBI is desirable.

· Demonstrates good writing and editing skills

· Experience in working with Government or UN agencies or  INGOS

 

LANGUAGES

· Fluency in English, Hindi (written and verbal) is required

 

COMPETENCIES

· Strong analytical skills

· Communication

· Drive for results

· Applying technical expertise

· Learning and researching

 

 

 a. Educational Qualification-7/10

 A university degree in one of the following fields is required: demography, statistics, population studies, management, sociology or another relevant social science field.  

 

  b. Relevant Experience 14/20

 A minimum of 8-10 years of professional experience in Programme development, planning and management including monitoring, data analysis and reporting activities. (9/20)

 

Experience in child protection related areas is required. (5/20)

 

c. Technical knowledge and skills 14/20

Experience and ability to engage with wide range of people, expertise to work of large data sets, ability to handle data analysis packages, understanding of M&E concepts, skills of advanced excel (power BI and Infogram is optional). Ability to create dashboard and work on data visualization. (10/20)

Sample of any recent analytical report .  (4/20)

 

Candidates who score the overall 35 marks and above in the above sub-criteria shall be considered for interview.

 

d. Interview 21/30

 

Candidates who score an overall score of 56 marks and above including meeting the minimum cut-offs in all the 4 sub-criteria to be considered technically responsive and their financials will be opened.

 

 

Payments will be made against monthly progress report on activities undertaken in that month.

 

 

HOW TO APPLY: Your online application should contain three separate attachments: 

 

i. A Cover letter explaining the motivation for applying and also explaining how the qualifications and skillset of the candidate are suitable for this position (to be uploaded online)

ii. Curriculum Vitae (CV) (to be uploaded online)

iii. Sample of any recent analytical report (to be uploaded online)

iv. A financial proposal indicating deliverable-based lumpsum fee as per template attached below.  Please do not forget to specify your name in the file and include your signature, while saving. (to be uploaded under financial proposal section). 

 

 Financial Template-Full Time Contractor for Technical Support for Strengthening CP Data and Monitoring Systems.docx                             

 

Without the financial proposal template your application will be considered incomplete.

· Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.

· Joint applications of two or more individuals are not accepted.

· Please note, UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the process. 

 

Please find attached General Terms and Conditions associated with this requirement. 

 Consultancy contracts – General Terms and Conditions (updated May 2020).pdf

 

For any clarifications, please contact:

UNICEF

Supply & Procurement Section

73, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003

Telephone # 7303259154 

Email: [email protected]