Evaluation Consultant, Jakarta, Indonesia, Remotely, 2.33 Months (Open only to International Candidates) Req#596839
- Organisation: UNICEF
- Deadline: 18 November 2026
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Contract Duration: 2.33 Months
Working arrangement: HomeBased
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Indonesia is one of the world's largest and most geographically complex countries with a population of 284.4 million, 28% of which are children. It is a vast archipelagic nation spread across thousands of islands. Its geography, combined with decentralized administration across provinces and districts, means that public services must reach populations living in highly varied settings, from major urban centres to remote, isolated communities.
Indonesia has made broad social and economic progress, with stronger national capacity and improved conditions for children, although substantial inequalities remain.
Areas of progress
Economic and institutional development:
Indonesia has developed into a large upper middle-income economy with increasingly capable national institutions and a decentralized system that brings many decisions closer to local populations.
Child-focused policy and systems:
The country has strengthened its policy framework and public systems for children, including health, nutrition, education, child protection, water and sanitation, and social protection.
Service expansion:
Access to essential services has improved overall, contributing to better outcomes for many children and families.
Commitment to equity and the Sustainable Development Goals:
National development priorities increasingly recognize the need to reduce poverty, improve human capital, and address disparities affecting children.
Emergency and resilience capacity:
Indonesia has continued to build experience and systems for disaster risk reduction and emergency response, which is particularly important given its exposure to natural hazards and climate-related shocks.
However, averages conceal substantial disparities. Children in poorer households, remote and underserved locations, and marginalized groups are more likely to face overlapping disadvantages in health, nutrition, education, protection, water and sanitation, and social protection.
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OVERALL GOAL:
To conduct an evaluability assessment of the Indonesia Country Office Country Programme, 2026-2030.
Purpose:
To determine the extent to which the UNICEF Indonesia Country Programme, 2026-2030 will be ready for a credible, independent, feasible, and useful country programme evaluation, and to identify the adjustments needed to strengthen its design, theory of change, results framework, monitoring systems, data availability, and evaluation readiness.
Objective 1: Assess the UNICEF Indonesia business model
Determine whether UNICEF’s intended contributions to policy influence, systems strengthening, financing, leveraging and results at scale sufficiently defined and measurable.
• Can changes in policy, systems, financing and institutional capacity plausibly be linked to UNICEF’s contribution?
• Are indicators capable of measuring influence and systems change, rather than only direct delivery?
• Can UNICEF credibly measure leveraged financial and non-financial resources?
• Is the differentiated model of national, nationwide and focus-province engagement reflected in the results architecture?
• Is there sufficient evidence to assess pathways from subnational demonstration/model → government adoption → scale?
• Can the programme assess whole-of-province/whole-of-child results?
Objective 2: Assess the clarity and coherence of the Country programme (CP) design
Determine whether the programme’s rationale, objectives, intended outcomes, outputs and key interventions are clearly defined and logically connected.
• Review the theory of change and results chain.
• Assess the clarity and measurability of expected results.
• Examine alignment between identified needs, interventions, and intended outcomes.
Objective 3: Assess the adequacy of the results framework and indicators
Determine whether the CPD has a robust results framework that can support an evaluation of its performance and results.
• Examine the relevance and measurability of indicators.
• Assess the availability of baselines, targets, and means of verification.
• Review assumptions, risks, and external factors that may influence results.
Objective 4: Determine the availability and quality of data
Establish whether sufficient, reliable, and accessible information exists to assess CP implementation, performance, and outcomes.
• Review monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Assess data quality, disaggregation, accessibility, and consistency.
• Identify evidence gaps and opportunities for additional data collection.
Objective 5: Assess conduciveness of the institutional context and availability of human and financial resources to monitor and evaluate the expected results in the country programme.
• Review relationships with government ministries and units that are necessary for accessibility of quality and timely data.
Objective 6: Provide recommendations to further improve the design, data collection tools and systems to better implement, monitor and eventually evaluate the planned results of the country programme (CP).
EVALUABILITY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Objective 1: Assess the UNICEF Indonesia business model
Objective 2: Assess the clarity and coherence of the Country programme (CP) design
Objective 3: Assess the adequacy of the results framework and indicators
Objective 4: Determine the availability and quality of data and systems
Objective 5: Assess conduciveness of the institutional context and availability of human and financial resources to monitor and evaluate the expected results in the country programme.
Objective 6: Recommendations to further improve the design, data collection tools and systems to better implement, monitor and evaluate the planned results of the new country programme (CP) (this would include the preparation of the systems and tools to conduct evaluations in the costed evaluation plan (CEP) and other planned evaluations by the programme teams)
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SCOPE OF WORK:
The assignment will primarily focus on the Indonesia Country Programme for the period 2026-2030. However, a part of this assessment will explore evaluability of key programmes targeted in the costed evaluation plan. The assessment will examine the clarity and coherence of the programme's strategic shift and intent, theory of change, results framework, indicators, assumptions and intended outcomes, as well as the availability and quality of data required to assess programme performance and results. It will also explore the adequacy of existing monitoring and reporting arrangements, the accessibility of relevant evidence, and the extent to which programme staff share a common understanding of the programme's intended results and implementation logic.
Key Responsibilities:
The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:
1. Conduct a desk review of relevant programme and strategic documents, including the UNICEF Country Programme Document (CPD), programme notes, programme strategies, workplans, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), results frameworks, existing evaluations, progress reports and other relevant documentation.
2. Review existing monitoring and evaluation systems and data to assess the availability, accessibility, completeness and quality of programme data, as well as the adequacy of indicators, data collection tools, databases and reporting procedures.
3. Develop and submit an inception report and evaluation outline including the proposed evaluability assessment methodology, key assessment questions, analytical framework, data collection tools, stakeholder consultation plan, workplan and deliverables.
4. Prepare data collection tools for key informant interviews and focus group discussions, as appropriate, to guide consultations with relevant government officials, UNICEF staff at country and sub-national levels.
5. Conduct key informant interviews and facilitate focus group discussions with relevant UNICEF staff to gather perspectives on programme design, results frameworks, monitoring systems, data availability, implementation arrangements and readiness for a future evaluation.
6. Analyse and triangulate the information collected through document reviews, M&E systems assessments and stakeholder consultations to identify strengths, gaps, risks and opportunities for strengthening programme evaluability.
7. Prepare and submit a draft evaluability assessment report presenting the methodology, key findings, conclusions and actionable recommendations to strengthen the evaluability of the country programme and inform the design of a future evaluation.
8. Develop a PowerPoint presentation of the preliminary findings highlighting the main assessment results, identified evidence gaps, key conclusions and proposed recommendations for discussion with UNICEF and relevant stakeholders.