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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.

Years of Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Work Experience:

• 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.

• 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.

Technical proposal is not needed but provide samples of your work.