GOK / UNFPA 7th Country Programme (2009-2013) Consultants Job

GOK / UNFPA 7th Country Programme (2009-2013)

Consultants for Midterm Review

Vacancy No: VA/FPA/KEN/01/2011

Closing Date: 7th March 2011 (5pm)

Post Title: Consultant(s)

Post Type: Special Service Agreement

UNFPA wishes to nationally recruit a team of three qualified and dedicated consultants who will be charged with the responsibility of conducting the midterm review of the GOK/UNFPA 7th Country Programme and preparing the Country Brief and/or other technical papers as may be required.

The consultants will be responsible for the three core programme components of UNFPA, namely:

(i) Population and Development (PD) – (team leader);

(ii) Reproductive Health and Rights (RH&R); and

(iii) Gender Equality (GE).

The GOK/UNFPA 7th Country Programme responds to selected national priorities in the social and political pillars of Kenya Vision 2030, which is the country’s blueprint covering the period 2008 to 2030.

The Country Programme has been designed to contribute to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) outcomes, while ensuring linkages with the UNFPA Strategic Plan, which is the centerpiece for organizational programming, management and accountability for the period 2008-2013.

The goal of the Seventh Country Programme is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the people of Kenya, which will contribute to the First Medium Term Plan (MTP I) of Kenya’s Vision 2010.

The consultant on Population and Development will be the team leader and will in this capacity coordinate the activities of his/her co-consultants and assess the extent to which the various outputs contribute in meeting the aims of the GOK/UNFPA 7th Country Programme and the Government’s overall population objectives as they relate to the ICPD and ICPD+5 goals.

He/she will coordinate the inputs of co-consultants as well as write the comprehensive and synthesized report of the Country Programme.

Profile of the Consultants

Consultant for Population and Development/Lead Consultant:

• At least a Master’s Degree in a Population related subject, or any other relevant field;
• extensive national and international experience in monitoring and evaluation of programme population and development programmes.
• Experience on evaluation of UN supported programmes will be an added advantage.

Consultant for Reproductive Health and Rights:

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, or any other relevant field;
• extensive national and international experience in monitoring and evaluation of programme Reproductive Health programmes.
• Experience on evaluation of UN supported programmes will be an added advantage.

Consultant for Gender Equality:

• Master’s Degree in Gender and Development Studies, or any other relevant field;
• extensive national and international experience in monitoring and evaluation of Gender Programmes;
• Experience on evaluation of UN supported programmes will be an added advantage.

Terms of Service

The fees for the consultancy will follow the UN regulations and in consultation with the UNFPA Country Office. In addition, the consultants will be provided with the necessary administrative and logistical support to enable them deliver on the expected outputs.

Applicants should give full details of educational and professional qualifications, work experience, telephone number, email address and attach copies of certificates and testimonials.

Applications with current CV should be addressed to: recruit.unfpa@gmail.com and must be clearly marked the programme component of interest (PD, RH&R or GE), to be received on or before Tuesday 7th March, 2011.

For detailed TOR, please send request to ngechu@unfpa.org.