Consultancy - Data and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) – Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) 2027–2028,NYHQ, 24 Months (Remote)

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For every child, the right to education

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) is a pooled financing mechanism led by UNICEF that aims to accelerate the scale-up of high-impact nutrition interventions for children, and women by catalysing domestic and international financing. The CNF operates through several windows: grants funding, the Match for Supplies, the Match for Programmes and innovative financing. Since its launch, the CNF has surpassed USD 1 billion in signed legal agreements. It supports multi-year partnership frameworks in countries including Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines and Rwanda, with several new country proposals in the pipeline.

As the portfolio expands, the CNF Steering Committee and financial partners have requested more frequent, standardized and granular information on results, domestic co-financing, utilization and cost-effectiveness. This includes country progress snapshots, standardized proposal summaries, pipeline and resource-allocation overviews, and the proportionate attribution of pooled-fund results to individual financial partners.

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide dedicated technical support to the CNF Management Unit on data management, data visualization, monitoring and evaluation over a two-year period (January 2027 – December 2028). The consultant will maintain and strengthen the CNF Strategic Results Framework (SRF) and its monitoring database, the CNF Power BI dashboard, and the data systems that underpin CNF reporting to the Steering Committee, financial partners and the public.  The consultant will work closely with the Programme Specialist – Monitoring and Quality Assurance, to ensure technical rigour, consistency and alignment in monitoring and reporting ofchild  nutrition  and development programme results.    This will ensure that CNF results and financial information are accurate, consistent, timely and presented in a way that supports decision-making and accountability

How can you make a difference? 

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the Terms of Reference here:   ToR Data and Monitoring & Evaluation TMS text.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

Minimum requirements:

Education: Master’s degree in Statistics, data science, economics, public health, nutrition, international development, or a related field .

Work Experience:

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, data management and analysis, preferably in international development, nutrition, health or development financing.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining results frameworks, indicator databases and dashboards.
• Proven experience in designing and maintaining Power BI dashboards and data models, including integrating multiple data sources.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required. Knowledge of French, Spanish or another UN official language is an asset.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including data cleaning, validation and quality assurance.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI (DAX, Power Query, data modelling) and Excel; experience with data visualization tools such as Infogram.
• Knowledge of results-based management, theory of change and M&E methodologies.
• Ability to translate complex financial and programme data into clear visuals and messages for senior audiences.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and remotely, and to coordinate with multiple teams across time zones.

Desirables:

• Previous experience with UNICEF or other UN agencies, and familiarity with UNICEF systems (e.g., eTools, InSight, SAP/VISION, UNICEF Supply data).
• Knowledge of nutrition programming, nutrition supplies (e.g., RUTF, SQ-LNS, MMS) and nutrition financing.
• Experience with pooled funds, matching funds or donor reporting for multi-donor mechanisms.
• Experience supporting evaluations or reviews.

For every Child, you demonstrate Care

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter (max. 2 pages) describing relevant experience.
• A separate financial proposal  Financial proposal Data and Monitoring Evaluation Child Nutrition Fund 2027 2028.docx
• Technical proposal: to provide a brief technical proposal describing their approach to the assignment and two examples of dashboards or data visualizations they have developed (links or screenshots).

Remarks:  

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