Consultant for Monitoring and Evaluation of GBV programmes, UNFPA APRO, Bangkok, Thailand

Purpose of consultancy:
The purpose of the International M&E Consultant is to support the set up of monitoring and results frameworks and support evaluation of donor funded different initiatives addressing gender-based violence and harmful practices in Asia and the Pacific.

How can you make diffirence:

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; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Scope of work:
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive and enduring issue in the Asia-Pacific region. Studies indicate that between 15% and 64% of women in the region have experienced physical or sexual intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Data analysis suggests that in numerous countries, affected women often find themselves unable to escape or terminate the violence. Discriminatory practices and policies, coupled with unequal access to essential services, further impede women and girls from exercising their agency and realizing their fundamental rights. Additionally, child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) and female genital mutilations (FGM) persist as grave human rights violations in Southeast Asia, despite considerable efforts to eradicate them.  While child marriage rates have seen a decline in recent years, progress remains uneven across the region.  Deep-seated cultural norms, poverty, lack of education, and limited access to resources perpetuate the vulnerability of girls, making them susceptible to such harmful practices. Both practices have detrimental effects on the physical and psychological well-being of girls, hindering their educational opportunities, economic prospects, and overall development.

Under the direct supervision of UNFPA APRO GBV Specialist and overall guidance of APRO GBV Advisor, the Consultant will support the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring, evaluation, and reporting structure for a multi-year programme addressing FGM, during the inception phase (July-December 2024) and will review similar processes for other 2 projects addressing GBV and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). The consultant will  ensure that the programmes have a robust framework to effectively measure and achieve its intended outcomes.
As the programmes are  being implemented jointly with other UN agencies, the consultant will work collaboratively with M&E experts assigned to these initiatives by partner UN agencies. The programmes inception period is dedicated to solidifying structures, including the development of the Theory of Change and results frameworks with indicators and baseline/target values under the above Outcomes, Outputs, and Activities, in consultation with key partners. 
The consultant will jointly support 4 country offices which are targeted by the above regional programmes to identify country-specific indicators, milestones to contribute to the overall TOC and RRF. National consultations will be organized between August and September in each programme country, to validate the TOC, RRF and MERL and will culminate in a regional workshop in October.
Moreover, the consultant will conduct a final evaluation of the initiative “Her health, Her Dignity, Our priority”, a multi-year initiative on health sector response to GBV, implemented by UNFPA in Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea.
The consultant will provide technical guidance and support to finalize the following items:
●    Theory of Change 
●    Indicators with baseline, yearly, and final target values identified to measure the progress toward output, outcome, and impact for three programmes, and country-specific baselines and targets (4 countries);
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