International Consultant for Child Protection Monitoring and Evaluation at UNICEF

Purpose of the consultancy:

• to establish a harmonised information management system and case management system for child protection

Major Tasks to be accomplished:

• Support the assessment of formal and informal information management systems for child protection and routine data collection relevant to child protection in the four states and at Federal level, including how data is collected from the states and including routine data collection relevant to child protection, and support the mapping of data collection points and data flows
• Review the data and information collected for the assessment conducted at State and Federal level and draft the assessment report and mapping
• Facilitate validation meetings for the four states and at the Federal level
• Support stakeholders to develop a draft detailed costed plan of action for an information management system for Nigeria including detailed recommendations for the content and coverage of the system and how the system will be used.
• Develop pilot tools for the child protection management information system

Minimum qualification:

• Master’s degree in social science, statistics or related field
• Minimum fourteen years relevant professional work experience with projects related to monitoring and evaluation
• Abreast with latest development in the field of monitoring and evaluation
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills - both oral and written

Desirable specialized knowledge/experience

• Experience of assessing and developing management information systems for child protection and knowledge of child protection
• Experience of working on monitoring and evaluation within the public sector