Impact Evaluation Analyst Consultant, Evaluation Office, Sudan, Remote, 9 months

Impact Evaluation Analyst Consultant UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Remote | Sudan International Consultant - Contractors Agreement level Speaks Arabic, English

UNICEF is seeking a Quantitative Data Analysis Consultant to support the impact evaluation of the Mother and Child Cash Transfer Plus (MCCT+) programme in Sudan.
The consultant will lead quantitative survey design, oversee data collection, conduct baseline analysis, and report findings while collaborating with various stakeholders.
This role offers an opportunity to contribute to evidence-based programming aimed at improving maternal and child wellbeing.
The consultant will work under the supervision of the Evaluation Specialist and is expected to maintain high-quality data management and analysis throughout the evaluation process.

Candidate Requirements:

Masters in Economics, Health sciences, Social Science, Evaluation (quantitative focus) 5 years conducting quantitative data analysis in economics, health, or social sciences 5 years designing and implementing impact evaluations or research studies 3 years researching and evaluating programmes related to social protection and/or child health and nutrition Proficient in written and spoken English Experience with ethics of evidence generation and collecting data from vulnerable groups Proficiency in statistical analysis software (e.
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, Stata, R) Experience planning and supervising data collection teams Experience dealing with stakeholders of different seniority levels Experience with the Sudanese context (highly desirable) Intermediate Arabic (desirable) UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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Purpose of Assignment The mission of the UNICEF evaluation function is to help drive results for children by fostering evidence-informed decision-making.
Evaluation in UNICEF supports both learning and decision-making, which in turn support better results for children.
The evaluation function conducts a diverse set of independent, credible and impartial corporate thematic, institutional effectiveness, humanitarian, country-led, impact and joint evaluations to ensure UNICEF uses evaluation evidence to improve outcomes for children.

Evaluation at UNICEF is a largely decentralized function with senior-level regional evaluation advisers and multi-country evaluation specialists, as well as dedicated country evaluation specialists and evaluation focal points in the UNICEF country offices around the world.
The UNICEF Evaluation Office serves as the steward of the UNICEF evaluation function.
The director of evaluation provides strategic leadership to the global evaluation function at all three levels of the organization.

In 2023, the Evaluation Office (EO) launched the UNICEF Evaluation of Impact Strategy and Action Framework 2022-2025, which sets the institutional priorities and vision for a harmonized and strategic approach to the generation and use of impact evidence at UNICEF.

As part of the effort to provide technical assistance in impact evaluation to UNICEF Country Offices (COs), the EO team has partnered with German Development Bank (KfW) and the Sudan Country Office to evaluate the impact of the Mother and Child Cash Transfer Plus (MCCT+), now in its sixth phase.
The MCCT+ programme represents a key intervention to support the first 1000 days of a child's life in Sudan.
Phase VI of the MCCT+ introduced innovations to the way the programme is delivered as compared to previous phases, while retaining key characteristics of the programme.
As mentioned, the MCCT+ is delivered as a cash plus programme, complementing cash disbursements with service provision at health centre level.

UNICEF proposes a mixed-methods impact evaluation of the main activities of the MCCT+ to understand the impact of the programme as a whole.
Additionally, the evaluation will explore the opportunity of evaluating the plus component of the programme alone, making use of its implementation in health centers that no women registered to receive cash support visit.
Finally, the impact evaluation will investigate the feasibility of making use of the phased-in implementation of social cohesion communication in MSGs to evaluate its impact.

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide quantitative data analysis support for the inception and baseline phase of the MCCT+ impact evaluation in Blue Nile, Sudan.
The consultant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist and program leads to ensure high-quality data collection, management, and analysis that meets international evaluation standards.
This assignment focuses on establishing robust data collection systems, conducting baseline analysis, draft a baseline report, and creating comprehensive documentation to guide subsequent evaluation phases.

Scope of Work The consultant will be responsible - under the supervision of the Evaluation Specialist acting as the evaluation manager - fo.