Consultant – Project and Knowledge Management (YOMA) at UNICEF

 Support the Country Roll-Out of Yoma: with the rapid scaling of Yoma in several countries, additional roll-out support shall be provided to UNICEF Country Offices that are already or are considering roll-out Yoma. This includes the finalization and continuous development and updating of the “Yoma Playbook” as well as technical support and regular check-ins with Country Offices to ensure Yoma implementation is supported, and lessons learned captured accordingly. A particular focus shall be placed on the activities supported by the Yoma Ecosystem partner GIZ which is providing support to strengthen the linkage of Yoma to the learning platform atingi in several countries as well as the implementation of the SAP Digital Learning program in Kenya.

Programme management, planning, and monitoring: support the Yoma team in the conceptualization, drafting, and finalization of programme and project proposals. Participate in strategic programme discussions across various areas to ensure the continued relevance of programme interventions. Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies, and implementation plans for the sector using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Provide technical support to finalize and maintain the Yoma monitoring systems in close collaboration with the Yoma team and specifically the Yoma data focal point. A specific focus on the programme management component shall be placed on the implementation of the partnership with GIZ as well as with the Fondation Botnar.

Knowledge management for the Yoma ecosystem: provide technical support to establish a functioning knowledge management system for the growing Yoma ecosystem, which is building on the existing knowledge management efforts and takes into consideration the lessons learned so far to share information and knowledge efficiently and effectively in a growing ecosystem of partners working on Yoma. Participate in strategic discussions to strengthen knowledge management and information sharing with the key stakeholders of the Yoma ecosystem. Maintain an evidence base to guide the learning and iterating of the Yoma journey.

Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor

Work relationships:  The contractor will work in close collaboration with the Programme Manager (Yoma) and the Senior Program Manager.

Education 

• Minimum of a Master's degree in Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or similar field