UNFPA Botswana CO is seeking to engage a local individual consultant to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and the UNFPA country office focusing on monitoring and evaluation. Specifically, the consultant will focus on the following objectives;
1. Provide tailored and targeted technical support to the Drones For Health Project, focused on the two implementation districts namely Ngami and Okavango.
2. Lead the monitoring and evaluation aspects of the Government of Botswana / UNFPA 7th Country Programme 2022 - 2026.
3. Collaborate with the Ministry to ensure effective management of all project knowledge generated through implementation of the same.
Scope of Work
Activities to be carried out by the consultant are as follows;
a) Collaborate with the Drones for Health Project Technical Working Group, and the UNFPA Drones Coordinator to develop costed annual work plans for the project.
b) Revise and expand the existing M&E plan to incorporate critical indicators including but not limited to those related to maternal health, and establishment of baselines for the same.
c) Support and coordinate effective management of all knowledge generated through implementation of the project.
d) Collaborate with the Drones Project TWG to develop two knowledge management products, targeted at each one of the two implementing districts.
e) Provide logistical support for implementation of other UNFPA led Drones for Health activities including planning and preparations for workshops.
f) Support monitoring of implementation of all activities implemented through SIF resources
g) Lead the development of the periodic SIF reports in close collaboration with the Drones Coordinator..
h) In close collaboration with the UNFPA SI Specialist, lead all aspects of the country programme monitoring and evaluation in alignment with the approved CP M&E Plan, including convening monthly, bi-annual and annual programme review meetings.
i) Lead the development of a meta-data / indicator dictionary for the CP Results and Resources Framework.
j) Support quarterly and annual reporting of the country office annual work plan on SIS as per stipulated time frames.
Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements:
The consultant conducting this assignment will be required to meet the following;
- a) Bachelor’ s Degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Statistics, Research Methodology, Project Management or a related field.
- b) A minimum of three years of Program Monitoring and Evaluation experience.
- c) Good information management skills
- d) Good Project Management skills (essential);
- e) Capacity to produce high-quality briefs and reports in English (Essential);
- f) Good level of proficiency in computer-based M&E systems, SPSS, Windows Excel and
- quantitative and qualitative analysis;
- g) Proven ability to design M&E systems, tools, surveys, surveillance systems, randomized field
- experiments and evaluations;
- h) Demonstrated experience in applying both qualitative and quantitative techniques to develop
- evidence-based publications, strategies, guidelines, policy briefs and reports;
- i) National experience working with government counterparts within the country context and all
- relevant stakeholders, including the UN system, CSOs, private sector, academia, etc. will be mandatory;
- j) Excellent interpersonal and strong communication skills, in both written and verbal English.
Competencies
- a) Values diversity and demonstrating inclusive behaviour towards all colleagues and
- stakeholders, successfully developing cross cultural relationships;
- b) Actively promotes gender equity in all program activities as well as in office management.
- c) Good interpersonal skills
- d) Demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of others;
- e) Result Orientated
See the Terms of Reference for more information.
How to apply: Interested applicants should send a letter of motivation and a detailed CV with the subject clearly stated "Consultancy – Monitoring and Evaluation to recruitment.bw@unfpa.org by 20 June 2023