Consultant to develop the M&E framework for Qudwa, 38 days

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Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each youngster, all over the place, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

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For each youngster, hope

QUDWA is a 7-year technique created with the purpose of guaranteeing sustainable change for youngsters and ladies. The technique was designed following formative analysis led by the CO and afterward a baseline research led by the RO as a part of an total analysis/ research on the drivers of dangerous practices in numerous nations.

QUDWA is the primary technique developed primarily based on the findings of KAP survey (2017), formative analysis (2018) and utilizing behavioral drivers Mannequin. It’s acknowledged as a signature violence prevention technique for UNICEF Lebanon and for UNICEF globally. Because of COVID-19, the launch of the Qudwa implementation was delayed, and strong interventions began to be applied in December 2021. Not many evaluations on related initiatives have been carried out in UNICEF and none has been carried out in MENA area. Due to this fact, there’s a have to construct proof that the rational and logic of the intervention is correct, accepted, and can result in social change if the implementation is intensified.  As well as, stakeholders have requested want for sturdy proof to display that QUDWA (which mixture, layering and sequencing of Social and Conduct change, service provision, neighborhood engagement, and authorized and coverage framework) can result in enhancements in safety of women, boys and ladies.  

UNICEF Lebanon programme administration and key stakeholders want proof on the affect of the QUDWA technique on the degree of the kid.  The expectation of the M&E framework is to supply proof whether or not or not, QUDWA strategy is efficient in stopping violence once more girls and youngsters, in enhancing optimistic behaviors and practices at neighborhood degree and to rebuild function fashions in society.  On this regards,  Unicef is recruiting a Monitoring and Analysis advisor to design and develop M&E framework to measure the effectiveness of Qudwa plan and initiatives.

The event of the M&E framework will necessitate a blended strategies strategy together with desk overview, discipline visits and interviews with key informants. The establishment agency is predicted to develop a full framework with instruments.

Methodology:

1. Growth of logical framework:  M&E Plan (Logframe, Indicators, Assumption, M&E system, Indicators, instruments) in shut coordination with UNICEF which is able to present all of the supportive paperwork  and can coordinate discipline visits and conferences with the Qudwa activity drive to allow the advisor  to higher perceive the state of affairs and the implementation of Qudwa plan on the bottom; the M&E framework might be offered and validated with the Qudwa taskforce. The framework might be offered and validated in a at some point workshop with Qudwa taskforce.
2. Coaching of companions (TOT): in individual coaching for Qudwa activity drive and implementing companions at nationwide and native degree
3. Subject monitoring and proof era: the advisor will conduct two discipline visits 5 days every (over 6 months: 1^st go to in month 3, and a couple of^nd go to in month 6) with companions to watch the usage of instruments, guarantee feasibility and relevance, and generate proof of the direct affect of the Qudwa plan. The proof might be used for reporting, donor proposals, and advocacy.

Knowledge Administration

To protect moral requirements (please see XIII. Moral Concerns for extra particulars), all information must be anonymized and confidential, the place no information that may determine contributors is collected. Moreover, the contractor shouldn’t be allowed to make use of the information for any functions that aren’t inside the scope of the present ToR or to share the information with any get together with out the analysis administration groups approval.

All uncooked information, outputs, and deliverables below this project, herein the ToR, are the mental property of the steering committee and its companions on this analysis. Report Construction

• Introduction       
• Function of this plan          
• Undertaking abstract
• Logical Framework            
• Indicators           
• Knowledge assortment device
• Roles & Duties   
• Knowledge Administration           
• Storage
• Privateness

Administration: The advisor might be managed by the Social Behavioral change specialist, in shut collaboration with youngster safety, monitoring and planning, and analysis groups.

To view the total detailed project, open the hooked up ToR:  2023_SBC_M&E Qudwa Framework Consultant_ToR.docx

How will you make a distinction? 

                                                                     Work Project Anticipated Outcomes

Duties/Milestone	Deliverables/Outputs	Timeline	Location (in /outdoors nation)
Introductory briefing by the Qudwa staff	The briefing will goal the Qudwa leads (CP – SBC) and Planning monitoring staff to undergo the ToR in full particulars (with deal with the M&E plan, background, and expectations in relation to this project, anticipated deliverables, ethics, threat administration)	1day	In nation
Growth of logical framework	1. Conduct desk overview and Key Informant Interviews to investigate the present state of affairs and asses the Concept of Change and suggest new monitoring strategy and focus on the result with UNICEF Develop the logical framework together with instruments Validation workshop (1 day) Current and validate the logical framework to UNICEF and the Qudwa activity drive and alter it primarily based on the suggestions	25 days	10 days within the nation (contains validation workshop 1 day)         15 days remotely
Coaching of implementing companions	Coaching of implementing companions (coordinator and M&E staff) on the usage of instruments and populate the monitoring framework (2 days)	2 days	In nation
Monitoring and proof era	Subject visits and reporting (two discipline visits 5 days every (over 6 months: 1st go to in month 3, and a couple ofnd go to in month 6) with companions to watch the usage of instruments, guarantee feasibility and relevance, and generate proof of the direct affect of the Qudwa plan.	10 days	In nation

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you should have… 

• A sophisticated college diploma (Grasp’s or increased) in  Social science or analysis
• A minimal of 10 years of related skilled expertise in  M&E
• Expertise in measuring SBC affect and develop monitoring instruments
• Wonderful writing expertise in English and Arabic
• Robust statistical and analytical expertise
• Good Communication and presentation expertise
• Creativity and information visualization expertise, and conceptualizing displays of affect
• Coaching and facilitation expertise
• Fluency in English is required

For each Baby, you display… 

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Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. 

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The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the complete interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking on the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and are usually not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF during their consultancy contracts. 

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