Feb 13, Resident Coordinator Leave No One Behind Assessment Advisor -International Consultant Jobs in Ethiopia

Background With the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at its core, and in response to the General Assembly resolution 71/243 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system, the UN Secretary General’s report (December 2017) “Repositioning the United Nations development system to deliver on the 2030 Agenda: our promise for dignity, prosperity and peace on a healthy planet” puts forward a comprehensive proposal on further improvements to the resident coordinator system to ensure more coherent, accountable and effective support for the 2030 Agenda.

Leave No One Behind (LNOB) is the central promise and transformation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It represents the unequivocal commitment of all UN member states to eradicate poverty in all its forms, put an end to discrimination and exclusion, and reduce the inequalities and vulnerabilities that leave people and undermine the potential of individuals and of humanity as a whole.

In the UN context, Leaving No One Behind means moving beyond assessing average and aggregate progress, towards ensuring progress for all population groups at a disaggregated level. It means not only reaching the poorest of the poor, but also seeks to combat discrimination and rising inequalities, and their root causes.

The UN Sustainable Development Group (UNDG) has developed an Operational Guide on Leaving No One Behind for UN Country Teams to support UN Country Teams (UNCTs) to operationalize the pledge to Leaving No One Behind. The guide sets out a five-step methodology (minimum standards) to adopt to a LNOB approach and its integration into different development and humanitarian planning.

At the country level, the UN’s commitment of LNOB is reflected in the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) signed in 2020, which commits the UNCT in Ethiopia to target those left behind, especially children in vulnerable households and conditions, and women and youth (15-29 years) and among them, those below the national poverty line who are unemployed, exposed to violence, displaced, facing discrimination, have a disability or are marginalized in civic and political spaces. Likewise, the Common Country Analysis, that informs the UNSDCF, highlights the country situation from the perspective of the most vulnerable.

Since the signing of the UNSDCF, Ethiopia has experienced multiple shocks that have pushed marginalized and vulnerable populations even further. The UNCT in Ethiopia conducted a project mapping exercise and assessed the mainstreaming of LNOB issues in its programming in February 2023. Based on the findings of the assessment, the UNCT agreed on the importance of reprioritizing UN’s response to especially serve the most left behind populations.

However, due to data gaps and a lack of a comprehensive assessment, the evidence base is limited for defining which populations (who, how, why, and where) are the most left behind in Ethiopia. Therefore, in line with the UNDG Guide, the UNCT agreed to conduct an LNOB analysis to: (1) enable the UN to design more ambitious inclusion approach and more impactful programmes to rescue the SDGs, premised on meaningful participation identified vulnerable/excluded groups 2) provide a robust evidence-base for advocacy and collaboration with government and partners on the needs and opportunities for empowerment of these groups. Objectives of the work assignment

The purpose of the assessment is to inform the UNCT on the situation of the most excluded groups in Ethiopia

and the causes of exclusion. It will also set out data and knowledge gaps and recommendation for the UNCT to better address the situation of the most excluded and vulnerable groups in Ethiopia. The consultants work under the overall guidance of the RCO Partnerships Officer and in cooperation with the Leave No One Behind Working Group.

Tasks under the Consultancy

The consultant work under the overall guidance of the RCO Partnerships Officer and in cooperation with the Leave No One Behind Working Group. He/she will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities: –

Conducting desk review of existing data quality, consistency and completeness related to sub-populations, particularly those that may be left behind and developing a preliminary report on the gaps existing

Gathering and analysing all data and information revealing gaps and trends in SDG implementation between sub-populations and/or geographic localities

Consulting UN representatives (UNCT and/or LNOB WG members) as well as stakeholders such as national and regional authorities, CSOs, NGOs and development partners

Complementing existing data to further understand which subpopulations may be left behind, and which ones are furthest behind, using participatory data collection methods

Use the UN 5 circle criteria to identify groups that are left behind, and groups that are at the risk of being left behind.

Establish a classification criterion and assess which regions, and which areas within the regions, are most “left behind”

Data synthesis and the preparation of a draft paper

Validation of the findings with representatives of excluded groups, national stakeholders, development partners, CSOs and the UNCT

Integration of comments and suggestions as relevant into the final version of the paper

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced degree in development studies, public administration, economics or related social sciences

A minimum of ten years of professional experience in development work and research, including previous substantive involvement in development of strategic documents, reports, evaluations and/or reviews is required General knowledge of the UN system and UN common country programming processes is required;

A comprehensive understanding of UN guiding principles: Human Rights, Gender Equality and Women Empowerment and Leave No One Behind is required Specialized experience and/or methodological/technical knowledge, including specific data collection and analytical skills, particularly in the following areas:- understanding of human rights-based approaches to programming; gender considerations; political and social analysis is required. Data visualization skills (maps and other visuals) is required

Excellent report writing skills as well as communication and interviewing skills is required

Awareness and sensitivity to working with people of various backgrounds is required

Experience in participatory data collection methods is desirable Understanding of Ethiopia’s sociopolitical context is desirable

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

How to Apply

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