[Hiring] International Consultant for Assessment of the IMPAK Caregiver Programme @AGORA

Role Description

As part of Selangor’s Care Economy Policy and the Selangor Early Childhood Development Policy, there is a strong and coordinated push to increase women’s labour force participation by supporting their caregiving responsibilities, while also improving early childhood development outcomes, including nutrition and access to quality childcare.

A complementary objective is to strengthen support for caregivers and foster the growth of the broader care workforce, encompassing both informal caregivers (such as parents or family members providing unpaid care at home) and paid care workers, whether operating in licensed or unlicensed settings.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:

• International Consultant for Assessment of IMPAK.pdf

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Development, Child Development, Education, Social Policy, Public Policy, Social Work, Public Health, Sociology, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences, or other related fields.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in early childhood development.
• Skills in Data Analysis, Research Methods, Impact Evaluation, Policy Analysis.
• Proficiency level in English; fluency level is preferred.

Desirables

• Experience in impact evaluation and mixed-methods research, including analysing surveys, conducting stakeholder engagements, organizing and analysing data from focus groups and key informant interviews, and other qualitative/participatory methods.
• Experience conducting assessments or evaluations of training programmes and adult learning approaches.
• Prior experience assessing caregiver training programmes or experience in assessing social care and support services preferred.
• Knowledge of early childhood development, nurturing care, parenting programmes, and quality childcare standards desirable.
• Knowledge and familiarity with analysing programme contributions to behavioural change.
• Experience in disability inclusive care and support systems is desirable.
• Strong technical skills for evaluation and assessment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to guide direct engagement with ministries, agencies, parliamentarians, and academics.

Core Values

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.

The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.

Application Process

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV).
• Cover letter.
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template).

Remarks:

• If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page.
• UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes.
• All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.