International Consultant to conduct Process Evaluation of the Cash Support Programme to support Ukrainian refugee families with children (Belarus) – Req#567127

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Consultancy Title: Worldwide Guide to conduct Course of Analysis of the Money Help Programme to help Ukrainian refugee households with kids (Belarus)

Part/Division/Responsibility Station: Monitoring & Analysis and Emergency Sections, UNICEF Belarus CO

Period: December 8, 2023 to April 22, 2024

Dwelling/ workplace Primarily based: Distant/ with restricted journey to Minsk (Belarus) and the areas of Belarus 

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BACKGROUND

Objective of Exercise/ Project:

Because the starting of the battle in Ukraine, UNICEF Belarus Nation Workplace (CO) has been implementing emergency response interventions to supply complete help to Ukrainian refugee kids together with probably the most weak teams. Constructing on the Nation Programme Doc priorities, the CO was capable of combine and handle key refugee wants akin to primary provides, psycho-social help and schooling with particular consideration paid to figuring out and helping probably the most weak teams, akin to households with a number of kids and kids with disabilities. The CO additionally secured further assets to supply Ukrainian refugees with kids monetary help.

In February-August 2023, the CO carried out the Money Help Programme in cooperation with the Belarus Purple Cross (BRC) because the implementing companion (the CO now not has a partnership with BRC). The overarching aim of the programme is to supply Ukrainian refugee kids and their households money help to deal with a number of pressing wants, together with recuperation of youngsters. The Programme consists of a number of iterations consequently launched relying on the provision of funds and the kind of wants recognized based mostly on monitoring the Ukrainian refugees’ scenario. In February-August 2023, two iterations of money help had been accomplished. The programme is part of a complete set of emergency response actions carried out and coordinated by the CO with worldwide businesses and nationwide companions working in Belarus.

The aim of the primary iteration of the programme was to supply monetary help to Ukrainian refugee households with kids short-term residing in Belarus via a authorities system – nationwide postal service BelPochta. In February-Might 2023, 443 refugee households (1,477 people, together with 727 kids) obtained money assistances processed by BRC and delivered by BelPochta in all of the areas of Belarus. Primarily based on knowledge obtained from monitoring, wants evaluation and session with companions, the CO determined to increase the programme and supply additional monetary help for recuperation and leisure actions of Ukrainian refugee kids through the summer season season. The second iteration of the programme was accomplished in June-August 2023 and lined 722 kids.

UNICEF is participating a person advisor to conduct a Course of Analysis of the 2 iterations of the Money Help Programme. The aim of the Analysis is each studying and accountability. The findings and classes discovered from this analysis are meant to information and inform all stakeholders — together with UNICEF, implementing companions, the Authorities of Belarus, and beneficiaries (together with probably the most weak teams) — on what labored properly; what the shortcomings had been; and what must be accomplished to enhance design and implementation of future emergency money switch programming.

The Course of Analysis is to supply actionable suggestions to boost the following iterations of the Money Help Programme and total emergency response concerning each outreach and provision of money help to Ukrainian refugee kids and their households and additional strengthening the capacities of the nationwide companions. It can determine and doc potential improvements and classes discovered and supply actionable suggestions to the CO and its implementing companions to boost the supply of money help programmes sooner or later.

The Course of Analysis will assess the programme’s alignment to the human rights-based method, together with from the fairness and gender views. It can additionally contribute to UNICEF being accountable to the affected inhabitants fleeing Ukraine because of the battle and assess UNICEF’s capability to uphold its accountability in humanitarian motion and to strengthen help methods.

The Course of Analysis has the next main aims:

1. Assess and supply proof on the relevance of the general efficiency, and outcomes of the Money Help Programme towards its objectives and targets
2. Assess the effectivity and effectiveness of designing, implementing, and coordinating the Money Help Programme by UNICEF and companions (BRC and BelPochta), together with evaluation of organizational and staffing construction, developed working procedures, channels, and utilized instruments
3. Establish good practices and gaps within the implementation course of together with challenges ensuing from inside and exterior elements akin to total administration and coordination of actions between BRC regional branches and headquarters and with nationwide and worldwide companions, modifications in working atmosphere, and many others.
4. Assess mechanisms that allowed beneficiaries to become involved in planning and offering suggestions on the Money Help Programme at numerous levels
5. Establish and doc classes discovered, and potential improvements launched by the Money Help Programme to realize higher outcomes for Ukrainian refugee kids and their households
6. Consider the diploma to which the Money Help Programme strengthened BRC capability to successfully handle money help programmes, attain out and supply help to weak populations and sustainability of this capability
7. Present actionable suggestions to the CO and BRC to boost their capability to successfully implement outreach actions and money help programmes sooner or later, together with suggestions on bettering the coordination with BelPochta.

The detailed TOR offering extra data on the Course of Analysis (14 pages), together with background, programme particulars, indicative questions, and different related particulars, is connected to this VA and is obligatory for consideration by a bidder as an integral a part of this contracting course of. 

 TOR_process_evaluation_CSP_detailed_final_31102023.pdf

Scope of Work:

Scope of Work:

The Course of Analysis will concentrate on the set of actions of the 2 iterations of the Money Help Programme supported by UNICEF and carried out by BRC to determine, attain out, help in making use of, processing and well timed offering money help to help Ukrainian refugee households with kids at the moment residing in Belarus. The Course of Analysis will even assess the effectivity and effectiveness of cooperation with the federal government system – nationwide postal service BelPochta.

The evaluation will cowl the programme implementation interval from February 2023 via the tip of August 2023.

Supply Deadline / Phrases of Reference / Key Deliverables:

1. By December 8, 2023

• Contract signing; preliminary briefings with the CO:

Contract signed

Briefings with the CO held

2. By January 14, 2024:

• Preliminary desk evaluation

Desk evaluation performed

• Dialogue of the preliminary methodology

Preliminary methodology mentioned and agreed

• Producing a draft Inception Report together with instructed method and strategies for the Course of Analysis

Draft inception report is submitted to the Analysis Supervisor for evaluation

• Inner and exterior high quality assurance (QA)

Inner and exterior high quality assurance accomplished according to UNICEF necessities

• Incorporation of obtained suggestions

Acquired suggestions is integrated within the inception report

• Finalizing the inception report

Finalized inception report submitted to the Analysis Supervisor for evaluation and approval

3. By March 15, 2024

• Hybrid knowledge assortment

Hybrid knowledge assortment performed

• Knowledge evaluation and conducting interviews, focus teams, reflection teams and different forms of discussions with all stakeholders

Mandatory steps to gather knowledge from beneficiaries, implementing companions and stakeholders accomplished according to the permitted methodology and schedule

• First draft of the Course of Analysis report

Draft remaining report submitted to the Analysis Supervisor for evaluation

• Inner and exterior high quality assurance (QA)

Inner and exterior high quality assurance accomplished according to UNICEF necessities

4. By April 15, 2024

• Finalization of the Course of Analysis report to include suggestions

Offered suggestions integrated within the Course of Analysis report

• Last Course of Analysis report and PowerPoint presentation of key outcomes

The Course of Analysis report is finalized and submitted to the Supervisor for approval. A PowerPoint presentation of the key conclusions, findings and outcomes is submitted to the Supervisor

• Presentation of the analysis outcomes

A web-based presentation of analysis outcomes performed for the CO and stakeholders as related

Journey (if required as per TOR):

Journey to Minsk (Belarus) and the areas of Belarus according to ToR.

{Qualifications}:

Schooling:

• A sophisticated college diploma, ideally in analysis, social research, or associated subject. A mixture of related tutorial background and related work expertise could also be accepted in lieu of the superior college diploma

Data/Experience/Abilities required:

• At the very least 5 years’ expertise in analysis and familiarity with UNICEF and the UN system (CV and P11 UNICEF Type required). Expertise of evaluating/assessing programmes in humanitarian context might be an asset
• Earlier work expertise with UNICEF might be an asset
• Earlier expertise of evaluations/assessments performed in ECA area, and Belarus specifically
• Understanding of humanitarian programming and specifics of refugee response
• Familiarity with UNICEF laws and procedures
• Robust analytical and facilitation abilities. Expertise of conducting focus teams
• Skill to supply content material for top commonplace deliverables in English
• Sensitivity in the direction of ethics as regards to human and little one rights points, weak populations, totally different cultures, native customs, spiritual beliefs and practices, private interplay and gender roles, incapacity, age, and ethnicity
• A robust growth background with a profound understanding of growth and humanitarian programming, gender equality and human rights, together with little one rights, fairness/inclusion. Understanding of the present regional and Belarus context might be an asset
• Oral and written fluency in English and Russian
• Skill to journey to Belarus.

Competencies:

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Maintains impartiality and neutrality when performing an task (4) Manages ambiguity and complexity (5) Identifies dangers and takes obligatory steps to mitigate them within the means of implementing an task (6) Work collaboratively and maintains integrity when working with all stakeholders.

Necessities:

Accomplished profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system and

• Add copy of educational credentials
• Monetary proposal that can embrace/ mirror :
  • the prices per every deliverable and the full lump-sum for the entire task (in US$) to undertake the phrases of reference.
  • journey prices and day by day subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or journey is required as per TOR.
  • Another estimated prices: visa, medical health insurance, and residing prices as relevant.
  • Point out your availability
• Any emergent / unexpected obligation journey and associated bills might be lined by UNICEF.
• On the time the contract is awarded, the chosen candidate will need to have in place present medical health insurance protection.
• Fee {of professional} charges might be based mostly on submission of agreed passable deliverables. UNICEF reserves the correct to withhold cost in case the deliverables submitted are lower than the required commonplace or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the a part of the advisor.

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

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