Consultant: Coherence on Indicators to Measure Results for
Gender, Rights and Civic Engagement
Context
At UNICEF, priority cross-cutting strategies for the organization include: gender mainstreaming,
human rights-based approach, communication for development, adolescent development and
participation, and children with disabilities. Currently, there is an opportunity to further strengthen the
incorporation of these cross-cutting strategies into UNICEF’s primary programme areas by identifying
core indicators that can demonstrate the achievement of results in these areas in relation to children’s
well-being and rights.
Such an effort is especially important given UNICEF’s recent articulation of equity as an institutional
focus, and the launch of an organization-wide effort to monitor for results (Monitoring Results for
Equity System – MoRES). MoRES provides a framework within which to develop and strengthen
measures and indicators of cross-cutting areas so that they will have relevance for country
programmes. In addition, UNICEF is currently in the process of developing a new Medium-Term
Strategic Plan (the current plan runs through 2013), which will involve identifying organizational
goals and priorities for the next five years. These priorities are being defined in the context of current
UN discussions around the global development agenda post 2015, when the MDG framework
concludes. Developing measures of progress for children in relation to the MTSP and the post-2015
goals is, therefore, an important focus of the organization’s work moving forward, and it will be
important to propose indicators on cross-cutting areas suitable to UNICEF’s mandate in both
processes.
UNICEF is in the process of developing sets of indicators to measure results on children’s well-being
and rights with respect to the cross-cutting areas of gender, human rights, communication for
development, adolescent development and participation, and children with disabilities. The indicators
will cover all programming areas of UNICEF: health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, early
childhood development, education, HIV and AIDS, and child protection, and will take into account
both development and emergency contexts. In addition, the indicators will be prioritized and
categorized as priority, promising and unrealistic, and will be gauged at the programme level (in
relation to MoRES and UNICEF’s country level programming), the organizational level (in relation to
the evolving MTSP) and the global level (in relation to the post-2015 development agenda). Matrix A
in the annex provides a common framework for the indicators to be developed for each cross-cutting
strategy.
Purpose
UNICEF is seeking a senior consultant to ensure synergies across the different sets of indicators being
developed, to facilitate learning and efficiencies and to avoid duplication of efforts in the five different
streams of indicator development.
The consultant’s primary role will be to:
1. Facilitate a shared understanding of key elements, milestones, and outcomes in the indicator
development process for each of the five teams engaged in this effort (for gender, human
rights, adolescents, disabilities, and communication for development).
2. Work with the teams to review the range of documents and experts that are to be consulted in
developing and prioritizing the indicators; identify overlaps; and support the development of an
efficient, streamlined process for accessing and utilizing published and expert resources.
3. Facilitate communication, dialogue, and planning across the five streams by organizing and
leading meetings on strategy, progress and interchange. These include:
a. an initial kick-off meeting for all teams by conference call in September;
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b. a face-to-face review and progress check in a meeting with all teams in New York in
early November; and
c. periodic review and sharing meetings via phone with the teams (together or separately)
as needed.
4. Review draft indicators developed/identified by each unit and highlight overlap in emerging
indicators to avoid duplication of efforts and to assess how best these indicators apply to each
area.
5. Provide periodic updates (1-2 per month) via phone/email and a 4-5 page final report in
December to the Project Director, documenting progress and challenges as well as
recommendations on next steps for developing indicators.
Deliverables
1. Kick-off and face-to-face meetings organized and conducted effectively and key themes and
action points shared in writing with other consultants and UNICEF sections.
2. A minimum of 5 periodic review meetings conducted and Project Director updated on
emerging concerns and progress
3. Periodic updates and final report prepared and submitted
Time Frame
September -December 2012; 25 working days within this timeframe
Qualifications
 Advanced university degree in social sciences and/or related fields.
 10-15 years of professional experience in social/international development.
 Research expertise in monitoring and evaluation.
 Demonstrated experience with developing community- and national-level indicators on social
outcomes.
 Demonstrated experience in coordinating and facilitating across a range of experts and
stakeholders
 Ability to coalesce, produce, and communicate effectively within tight timelines
 Excellent verbal and written communication skills in the English language.
 Knowledge of UNICEF’s areas of work and children’s well-being and rights a plus.
Duty Station
The consultant will work from his or her home base with some travel to New York.
How to Apply:
Qualified candidates are requested to APPLY HERE. Please submit a daily rate, cover letter, a CV and
P 11 form (which can be downloaded from our website at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.html) by 28 August 2012. Please indicate your
ability and availability to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a
daily rate will not be considered.
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ANNEX
UNICEF
Programme Area
Health
Nutrition
Education
WASH
HIV/AIDS
Child Protection
ECD
Matrix A
Indicators at
Indicators at
Programme Level
Organizational Level
 Priority Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators  Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators  Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators  Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators  Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators  Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators  Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators  Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators  Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators  Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators  Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators  Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators  Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators  Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators  Unrealistic Indicators
Indicators at Global
Level
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators
 Priority Indicators
 Promising Indicators
 Unrealistic Indicators
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