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.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, the right to Future

How can you make a difference?

This consultancy will provide time-bound support to consolidate, analyse and document programme monitoring data and evidence, producing trackers, analytical reports, reporting inputs and learning products to assess progress, identify gaps, strengthen accountability and meet CIFF reporting requirements.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum Qualifications required:Masters in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.

Work Experience

Years of Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• At least seven years of relevant professional experience in social protection, cash-plus programming, programme monitoring, results-based management, reporting, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience supporting government-led or donor-funded programmes, preferably involving adolescents, social assistance, or integrated cash-plus services.
• At least two year of experience developing and applying results frameworks, theories of change, indicators, monitoring tools, and performance-tracking systems.
• Proven ability to prepare clear, accurate, and high quality donor, programme, results, and management reports.
• Experience supporting programme reviews and learning exercises.
• Experience working with government institutions, development partners, civil society organizations, foundations, or United Nations agencies.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and facilitating technical meetings
• Experience tracking progress against programme targets, maintaining action and reporting trackers, and supporting accountability and follow-up processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively, independently, and collaboratively in fast-paced and politically sensitive environments while meeting tight deadlines.

Language Requirements

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Knowledge of Kiswahili is an asset.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills

• Strong knowledge of social protection and cash-plus programming, including approaches that link cash transfers with complementary services for adolescents and vulnerable households.
• Ability to apply results frameworks, indicators, monitoring tools, reporting calendars, and performance trackers to support programme oversight and accountability.
• Strong knowledge of donor and programme reporting requirements, results-based reporting, documentation standards, and means-of-verification processes.
• Strong programme coordination, critical thinking, problem-solving, and judgement skills, with the ability to identify implementation gaps and support practical follow-up actions.
• Proficiency in programme information management, document control, action tracking, SharePoint, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and related reporting and presentation tools.
• Excellent drafting, editing, reporting, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to produce clear materials for government, donors, partners, and technical audiences.
• Strong organizational, planning, prioritization, and time-management skills, including the ability to maintain reporting schedules, repositories, trackers, and follow-up systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, interpersonal, and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively with national and county governments, donors, implementing partners, community structures, and technical teams.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage multiple priorities, exercise discretion in politically sensitive settings, and deliver high-quality outputs within tight deadlines.
• Ability to translate programme data, field feedback, and implementation experience into practical recommendations, learning products, and management actions.
• Commitment to quality, accountability, safeguarding, inclusion, collaborative learning, and effective implementation of child- and adolescent-focused programmes.

Desirables

• Experience with government-led social protection programmes, including cash transfer or social assistance initiative.
• Experience in child-focused programming (health, nutrition, education, child protection, or social policy).
• Strong experience in programme reporting, results documentation, monitoring support and evidence management for donor-funded programmes.
• Previous experience with UNICEF, UN agencies, or international NGOs.
• Experience working with national and county governments in Kenya and familiarity with national planning, monitoring and data systems.
• Experience supporting learning reviews and partner capacity building.

• Consolidate, analyse and document programme monitoring data and evidence.
• Produce trackers, analytical reports, reporting inputs and learning products.
• Assess progress and identify gaps.
• Strengthen accountability and meet CIFF reporting requirements.

• Strong knowledge of social protection and cash-plus programming.
• Ability to apply results frameworks, indicators, monitoring tools, reporting calendars, and performance trackers.
• Strong knowledge of donor and programme reporting requirements, results-based reporting, documentation standards, and means-of-verification processes.
• Programme coordination, critical thinking, problem-solving, and judgement.
• Proficiency in programme information management, document control, action tracking, SharePoint, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and related reporting and presentation tools.
• Drafting, editing, reporting, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Organizational, planning, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Stakeholder engagement, interpersonal, and coordination skills.
• Ability to translate programme data, field feedback, and implementation experience into practical recommendations, learning products, and management actions.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of Kiswahili is an asset.

• Masters in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.
• At least seven years of relevant professional experience in social protection, cash-plus programming, programme monitoring, results-based management, reporting, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience supporting government-led or donor-funded programmes, preferably involving adolescents, social assistance, or integrated cash-plus services.
• At least two year of experience developing and applying results frameworks, theories of change, indicators, monitoring tools, and performance-tracking systems.
• Proven ability to prepare clear, accurate, and high quality donor, programme, results, and management reports.