Individual Consultant for Review and Strengthening of the TatoHubs Model: Effectiveness, Implementation and Sustainability

The consultant will work closely with UNFPA Ukraine and relevant stakeholders to review and strengthen the TatoHubs model, assessing its effectiveness, implementation, and sustainability. The role involves reviewing project documents, assessing implementation options, recommending improvements, and developing a sustainability roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Review relevant project documents, workplans and expenditure information where available, monitoring reports, existing assessments, activity data and partner agreements.
• Clarify the intended objectives and core functions of TatoHubs, how the model has evolved and how implementation currently works in different locations.
• Assess available evidence on reach, accessibility in hubs, participation and retention, quality and relevance of activities, referrals, partnerships and outcomes for participants.
• Identify what appears to work well, what is not working as intended, for whom and why.
• Identify key implementation challenges, including activity targets and reporting requirements, staff turnover and workload, professional supervision, funding and operating costs.
• Assess whether the current hub-based approach remains appropriate and identify opportunities to improve the existing model through more flexible activities, outreach, peer to peer approaches and delivery in workplaces, veteran centres, health facilities and other established community settings.
• Compare feasible options for implementation, including continuation with improvements; a more decentralised or mobile approach; integration of selected functions into municipal or other public services; partnerships with specialised providers and a mixed model that varies by location.
• Assess the advantages, limitations, operational requirements and sustainability implications of retaining the current IP, strengthening its role, engaging additional or specialised IPs, or transferring selected functions to local authorities or service providers.
• Recommend practical models and improvements to the programme approach, activities and participant engagement, including the relevance of the Papa School methodology and opportunities to strengthen gender-transformative content, family wellbeing and referral pathways.
• Recommend ways to strengthen referral pathways, accessibility, coordination and formal partnerships with municipalities, social services, healthcare and SRHR providers, veteran services, civil society and other relevant institutions.
• Assess realistic institutionalisation options, including possible integration into existing community infrastructure or public service systems and identify the conditions, capacities and resources needed for each option.
• Recommend practical arrangements for staffing, coordination, accessibility, supervision, quality assurance, monitoring and learning, and organisational continuity when key staff leave.
• Develop a realistic roadmap for the preferred option or combination of options, with sequenced actions for the short term (0 -6 months) and medium term (6 -18 months).
• Clarify proposed roles for UNFPA, the IP or IPs, local authorities and service providers, including which functions should be funded, delivered or gradually assumed by each stakeholder.
• Propose a small set of indicators to monitor effectiveness, quality, reach, participant retention, referrals, institutional ownership and sustainability.
• Present recommendations to UNFPA and relevant stakeholders and incorporate feedback into the final report.
• Report to the UNFPA Deputy Representative and provide regular progress updates against the agreed work plan, timeline, milestones and deliverables.
• Communicate any delays, implementation challenges, or risks affecting the agreed timeline or quality of outputs promptly to the supervisor, together with proposed measures.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in social sciences, public policy, public health, gender studies, social work, psychology, development studies or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in programme assessment, programme design, institutional development, social services, gender equality, family support, community resilience or related areas.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing or strengthening community based or integrated social programmes.
• Experience analysing implementation modalities, partnerships, institutionalisation and sustainability, including work with government or local authorities.
• Experience in gender-transformative programming, engaging men and boys, fatherhood/parenting, GBV prevention, psychosocial support or veteran/family services is an advantage.
• Experience working with UN agencies, international organisations, civil society and/or public institutions in Ukraine is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical, facilitation and report-writing skills.
• Ukrainian language proficiency is required.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is preferred.

Skills

• Programme Performance Assessment
• Programme Design
• Institutional Development
• Social Service
• Gender Equality
• Community Resilience
• Community-Based Programmes
• Integrated Social Programmes
• Implementation Analysis
• Partnership Development
• Institutionalisation
• Sustainability Planning
• Gender Transformative Programming
• GBV Prevention
• Psychosocial Support
• Veteran and Family Services
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Report Writing
• Facilitation Skills
• Ukrainian Language Proficiency

Languages

English, Ukrainian