The UNICEF Evaluation Office is seeking to improve evidence-informed decision-making for children by conducting an impact evaluation of a program in Mozambique. The goal is to understand the program's impact on nutritional and health indicators and its contribution to building resilience.
Requirements
- Over 10 years of professional experience designing, implementing, and managing qualitative studies of the maximum rigour.
- Solid technical expertise in qualitative research/evaluation methods used for identifying and measuring impacts.
- Proficiency in the design of survey tools and qualitative data collection among women and children as well as vulnerable groups.
- Substantive experience in training enumerators and supervising data collection activities.
- Proficiency in using qualitative analysis software (e.g. MAXQDA, ATLAS.ti, etc.)
- Demonstrated knowledge of the current evidence and previous research on food security and nutrition, with experience with standard food security and nutritional indicators.
- Familiarity with UNICEF programmatic mandate.
Responsibilities
- Draft interview guides for focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs)
- Plan qualitative data collection in the districts of Muaza, Gorongosa, and Chemba for a total of 18 FGDs
- Plan qualitative data collection among programme stakeholders for a total of 20 KIIs
- Train UN volunteers to support the consultant during data collection activities.
- Support qualitative data collection (expected to be completed by the mid-September, 2025)
- Clean, coding, and analyzing qualitative data
- Draft sections of the final report in accordance to the results of their analysis and that of the quantitative component
Other
- Advance university degree (Masters) in Economics, Social Sciences, Health sciences
- Excellent abilities in presenting technical information to a non-technical audience, including excellent drafting and presentation skills in English.
- Research or technical work experience in Southern Africa, particularly Mozambique.
- Proficiency in English is required.
- Proficiency in Portuguese is required.
