Position: International Consultant - Monitoring and Evaluation

Organization: UNFPA

Purpose of consultancy:    

• To coordinate and consolidate the required monitoring and evaluation actions of Spotlight Initiative Phase 1 reporting, in compliance with Spotlight Initiative results framework 
• To review, develop, and improve the core implementation and M&E tools, including work plan, for Phase 2 of the Spotlight Initiatives.

Background  

• To address the global challenges of Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG), the European Union (EU) and the United Nations have partnered on a multi-year programme, the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative. The Spotlight Initiative involves five UN agencies (UN Women, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF and ILO) and aims to support transformative change on the ground to EVAWG. The overall vision of the Spotlight Initiative in Timor Leste is that women and girls enjoy their right to a life free of violence, within an inclusive and gender equitable Timor Leste. The program is aligned to the Timor Leste “National Action Plan on Gender based violence (NAP GBV) (2017-2021) and National SDG Roadmap, particularly on SDGs 5 and 16. It will contribute to the National Strategic Development Plan and reinforce Timor-Leste’s Development Plan and reinforce Timor-Leste’s implementation of commitments under the Beijing Platform for Action, the Concluding Observations of the CEDAW Committee, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, among other international obligations. 

Scope of work:

The Consultant will be a part of the Technical Unit for Spotlight, which is composed of an EVAW Programme Specialist, and staff of UN agencies. The Resident Coordinator has oversight of the Initiative and the Resident Coordinator’s Office is a liaison point with the global Spotlight Initiative Secretariat. Below is the scope of work of this consultancy:

1. Review and analyze programme monitoring reports and annual reports to update progress to results targets and consolidate illustrative examples of impact results as input to Timor-Leste Annual Report and Phase 1 report.
2. Support quality assurance (accuracy) of the SI Programme Phase 1 report 
3. Develop a 2-page summary report on Phase 1 and M&E inputs for Phase 2;
4. Draft the development and implementation of comprehensive and realistic monitoring and evaluation plans/strategies/tools for Phase 2, with appropriate data sources, data collection methods, analysis plans, metadata sheets, quality controls and resource requirements for Spotlight Phase 2 Implementation, that align with the information and data requests from respective agencies, the RCO, the EU, etc.
5. Identify opportunities for participatory Monitoring and Evaluation through the Spotlight Civil Society Reference Group and beneficiaries as well as coordination opportunities between UN agencies in terms of monitoring 
6. Support the finalization of the Mid-Term Assessment for Spotlight Initiative including identifying action points for agencies, partners and staff
7. Summarize good practices and lessons learned and share findings with the Spotlight Initiative Team, UNCT, agency colleagues, the Spotlight Secretariat, so that best practices benefit UN’s work.
8. Support capacity building with implementing partners in programme monitoring and evaluation as necessary.