Two National Consultants - Mid-term Review of She Demines Programme, Home-based, SSA

About the role

UN Women seeks two National Consultants to support the mid‑term review (MTR) of the “She Demines” programme in Ukraine, covering implementation from March 2025 through December 2026. The consultants will provide Ukrainian contextual expertise, contribute to the review design, stakeholder consultations, data collection and analysis, case‑study development, and preparation of MTR deliverables, working under an International Consultant/Team Lead and coordinating with the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst.

Responsibilities

• Conduct desk review and help develop the Inception Report, including approach, methodology, MTR matrix, workplan and data‑collection tools.
• Provide contextual inputs to the MTR design, identify relevant stakeholders and key informants, and assist in contextualising data‑collection instruments.
• Carry out assigned data‑collection activities (key informant interviews, surveys, focus groups, in‑person and remote) in selected oblasts (Kyiv, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Sumy) as feasible and subject to security conditions.
• Systematically document and analyse evidence, contribute to triangulation of findings, and prepare analytical inputs and assigned case studies (at least three).
• Provide substantive inputs to the First Draft MTR Report (20‑25 pages), including findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• Support the validation workshop, final report preparation and dissemination of MTR products.
• Report to the MTR Team Lead and coordinate work with the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, international development, gender studies, monitoring and evaluation, or a related field.
• Proven experience in conducting programme evaluations, mid‑term reviews, or similar assessments, preferably in humanitarian mine action, gender equality, or peace‑and‑security contexts.
• Strong knowledge of Ukraine’s mine‑action landscape, Women, Peace and Security agenda, and relevant national frameworks (National Mine Action Strategy, NAP 1325).
• Excellent qualitative and quantitative data‑collection and analysis skills; ability to develop case studies and synthesis reports.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and English (written and spoken); knowledge of additional languages is an asset.
• Ability to travel within Ukraine to selected oblasts and work under potentially volatile security conditions, adhering to UN security protocols.
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills for stakeholder consultations, focus groups and validation workshops.
• Proficiency in MS Office and experience with data‑analysis software (e.g., NVivo, SPSS, Stata) is desirable.