Home-based Consultancy: Evaluation Consultant (110 Working days), ECARO, O/P Rome, Italy

In the context of migration and asylum, Italy continues to be a frontline country for arrivals both by sea from the Central Mediterranean route and by land from the Western Balkan route and Ukraine. The country is considered both a destination and a transit country for all those migrants and refugees who are trying to reach Northern European countries. Refugees and migrants, and in particular children and women travelling alone, continue to undertake dangerous journeys to reach Europe, facing specific protection risks, including GBV ones.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, Protection

Scope of the work:

The consultant will support the ECARO outpost Italy to carry out the final project evaluation of “PROTECT” and produce the final evaluation report, as per following tasks and deliverables outlined in the project evaluation plan:

Task 1: Preparation and finalization of the Inception Report

Task 2: Organization and conduction of validation workshop (post data collection phase)

Task 3: Drafting and finalization of the Final Evaluation Report

The consultant will work under the primary supervision of the Emergency Specialist, and in coordination with the entire project team and UNICEF Implementing Partners and stakeholders. The Evaluation Consultant will be responsible for the planning and implementation of the activities aimed at completing the deliverables.

Secondary supervision is ensured by the Country Coordinator.

How can you make a difference? 

 

Work location: Home-based in Italy (with travels to Rome and project locations as per evaluation plan)

To apply:

Applicants are invited to: 

1. Complete their UNICEF profile;
2. Submit a financial proposal with a daily fee in EUR. Applications without fees will not be considered.
3. Applicants are requested to submit samples of assessment/evaluations reports.
4. Applicants must submit a technical offer the breakdown of number of days needed per deliverable within the overall amount of 110 days.

– Payment schedule: The consultant will be paid based on satisfactory and timely submission of deliverables.

– Duration: 110 working days during 7 months- 01 December 2024– 30 June 2025

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Master’s degree in social sciences, development studies, economics, advanced statistical research, or any other relevant field.
• Master or “Laurea Specialistica” requirement can be substituted with additional 2 years of relevant professional work experience
• Ten years of relevant professional experience in evaluation and research, including managing complex evaluation assignment in development and/or emergency interventions
• Strong analytical and writing skills to compile and consolidate various inputs and produce technical and concise documents are required.
• Fluency in English and Italian (oral, written) is required

Additional skills include:

• Proven experience, within the UN context, in writing data-driven strategic documents to disseminate to the broad public.
• Proven experience of having worked within a humanitarian context and/or in a multicultural environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.