JOB ASIA National Consultant to support the Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination in Education, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (For Cambodian National only) UNICEF

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up. For every child, education. UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference? The consultant will support the Education Section with Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination tasks, ensuring quality reporting and the timely preparation of key education sector meetings. To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… Advanced university degree in education, social sciences, international development or related technical field At least five years of professional M&E experience or related relevant work, preferably in a multicultural setting, including indicator and framework development, follow-up and reporting. Experience in capacity building or supporting teams in M&E implementation. Experience in organizing multi-stakeholder meetings, developing minutes, preparing speeches and briefings and following up on actions. Experience of working with UN or other international or national development organizations is an advantage. Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills. Strong writing and reporting skills. Fluency in English and Khmer is required. Ability to work collaboratively with government counterparts and development partners. Please find the terms of reference for this consultancy and the financial proposal template in the attachments below.

For every Child, you demonstrate… UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). To view our competency framework, please visit  here. UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.