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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: Consultant Evaluator (Team member - Two), Evaluation of UNICEF work on Acquisition of Transferable Skills 

Section/Division/Duty Station:  Evaluation Office (GA2&5), NY-HQ

Duration: August 2025 to March 2026

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ/ Remote 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: 

The UNICEF Strategic Plan (2022–2025) outlines the organization’s vision for achieving results for children by 2030 and provides a global roadmap for all UNICEF offices, country programmes, and National Committees. One of the core elements of the Strategic Plan is Goal Area 2, which focuses on ensuring that “Every child, including adolescents, learns and acquires skills for the future.” Within this goal area, Result Area 2 emphasizes the importance of children and adolescents developing life skills, digital skills, transferable skills, and vocational skills to prepare them for the future.

This corporate evaluation aims to generate systematic evidence on the extent to which UNICEF has supported countries in promoting the acquisition of transferable skills that will enable children, adolescents, and young people to be responsible and productive citizens. The evaluation will assess the conceptual underpinnings of UNICEF-supported transferable skills programmes, and the coherence of commitments made to programme countries. It will also examine intermediate outcomes and provide forward-looking recommendations for programme improvements.

Specific objectives of this evaluation are as follows:

1. To assess how relevant UNICEF’s strategic positioning and conceptual approach to transferable skills development is, including its alignment with global and national education and skills agendas.
2. To assess whether UNICEF transferable skills framework(s) meet the emerging needs of all adolescents, and young people, and sufficiently target marginalized groups (Leave No One Behind), such as girls, most deprived and urban poor.
3. To examine the coherence[1], and progress towards intended results of UNICEF-supported programming on transferable skills across different countries and regional contexts, with attention to the contribution of UNICEF inputs on delivery mechanisms, and partnerships.

To determine the extent to which UNICEF commitments to partner governments and other stakeholders on transferable skills development have been met, as well as the factors that have enabled or hindered these efforts and lessons learned.

Scope of Work:

The evaluation focuses on Goal Area 2 “Every child, including adolescents, learns and acquires skills for the future”, and within this goal area on Result Area 2 ‘Learning, skills, participation and engagement’.  The evaluation will assess the coherence of UNICEF-supported transferable skills programmes, review programmatic commitments, and assess the effectiveness and sustainability of these programmes.  The temporal scope of this evaluation is from 2020 to 2024.  The geographical scope of the evaluation is intended to be global.  Focus/sample countries to be selected for the evaluation are those with high populations of adolescents and young people outside the formal school sector, and/or with skills development programming as a priority in their Country Programme Documents (CPDs). The evaluation will use a robust methodological framework, including mixed methods for data collection and analysis, to ensure credible and useful findings. 

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Inception phase (6-8 weeks): Support the team leader and principal evaluator with the development of evaluation questions, methodology, and work plan, inception report and PowerPoint presentation.

Deliverable1:

PowerPoint presentation: Assist with the development of evaluation questions and methodology for presentation to the education programme teams.   

Draft inception report: Assist the team lead and principal evaluator in refining the shared understanding of what is to be evaluated and how.   

Final inception report: Revised and updated based on comments and feedback received on the draft report.

September 30, 2025

Data collection completed and preliminary results produced (8-10 weeks): In-depth document reviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and online surveys. Support the team lead and principal evaluator with the production of synthesis of preliminary findings.     

Deliverable 2:

Assessment synthesis: Assist the preparation of initial overview of the main preliminary findings from all key data collection methods.

December 15, 2025

Analysis completed and draft report produced (6-8 weeks): Assist with the data analysis, triangulation, and production of the draft evaluation report. Support the preparation of PowerPoint presentations for validation and the final evaluation report. 

Deliverable 3:

PowerPoint presentation: Support the validation of findings, preliminary conclusions and suggested areas for actions/ recommendations.   

Draft and final evaluation report: The report should not exceed 60 pages, excluding the executive summary and annexes.   

Best practices/lessons learned document: Documents best practices and lessons learned, not exceeding 4 pages including graphics/ charts.

January 31, 2026

Report finalized and communication (4-6 weeks): Support the production of communication products (e.g., briefs, infographics, policy notes) and final dissemination. Deliverables include an evaluation brief and a webinar presentation.           

Deliverable 4:

Final evaluation report: Assist the team lead and principal evaluator with the revision of the report based on comments and feedback received and incorporating co-created recommendations.   

Complementary communication products: Including infographics, a standalone four-page evaluation brief, 1-2 policy briefs, and a final PowerPoint presentation.

March 15, 2026

Qualifications

(1) Education

Advance University Degree (Masters) in Evaluation, education, social science, international development, demography, statistics, economics.

(2) Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

•           More than 7 years of experience conducting evaluations, with demonstrated expertise in education, skills development, or related areas.

•           Experience of working in large-scale evaluations, preferably global or multi-country evaluations.

•           Knowledge of UNICEF mandate, structure, culture, and programmatic work.

•           Knowledge of UNICEF and UNEG standards and principles on evaluation ethics and quality.

•           Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders from different backgrounds.

•           Fluency in English and at least working knowledge of French and Spanish (while fluency is desirable); knowledge of Arabic, Russian and Chinese is an asset; and,

•           Excellent report writing skills, writing clear and concise analytical reports.

Requirements: 

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
  • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

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

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