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Role Description

The purpose of the International M&E Consultant is to lead the mid-term review of the DFAT-funded TUSIP programme on Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, implemented jointly by UNFPA and UNICEF and support the amendment of the monitoring and results framework and work plan as a result of the review. The consultant will also support other monitoring tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• A minimum of ten years’ experience of working in monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and learning.
• Experience of working with UNFPA on GBV, Youth SRHR or harmful practices is desirable.
• Demonstrable experience of conducting high-quality reviews/evaluations of programmes on GBV and harmful practices.
• Demonstrable experience of developing a rigorous Theory of Change on harmful practices to identify social and behavioural change on norms.
• Experience on working with different types of data.
• Demonstrable experience of developing user-friendly monitoring and reporting tools, activity logs.
• Excellent written and oral skills in English is mandatory.

Requirements

• Submit an inception report outlining the key questions, methodological approaches, tools, sampling of stakeholders and interview guides (target countries: Indonesia, Malaysia and regional level; lighter approach in Maldives and Sri Lanka).
• Conduct online key informant interviews and/or focus group discussions with UNFPA and UNICEF, key partners, Key TUSIP partners, DFAT.
• Submit a draft Mid-Term Review report presenting key findings, lessons learned, and conclusions, including findings against agreed review criteria.
• Present the findings at an online MTR validation meeting with key stakeholders.
• Develop an updated version of the MERL framework integrating 2 new countries and revisions as a result of the MTR.
• Submit a 6 months project progress report for the TUSIP FGM programme (Jan-June 2026).
• Contribute to the DFAT TUSIP and PHR mid-term reviews.
• Review M&E documents from other projects as needed.

Benefits

• Payments will be made in instalments (total 2 instalments) based on the supervisor’s approval of each deliverable.
• 60% of the total fee will be paid upon acceptance of deliverables 1 and 2 by UNFPA APRO.
• 40% of the total fee will be paid after deliverable 3, 4 and 5 are accepted and approved by UNFPA APRO.

Company Description

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025) reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results:

• To end preventable maternal deaths.
• End unmet need for family planning.
• End gender-based violence and harmful practices.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance.