Individual Consultant (Maldivian National) to Conduct a Review of the Implementation of NAP-VAC 2024–2028 and Progress of the Udhuhilan Campaign

The consultant will assess progress in the implementation of the National Action Plan on Prevention and Response to Violence Against Children 2024–2028 (NAP-VAC), review progress and learning from the Udhuhilan campaign, identify implementation gaps and bottlenecks, and generate evidence to inform continued implementation and link NAP-VAC interventions to the main EVAC Conference pledges.

Responsibilities

• Assess NAP-VAC implementation against the activities, outputs, indicators and targets in the existing NAP-VAC results and monitoring framework.
• Document progress, achievements, implementation gaps, bottlenecks and evidence gaps, including issues related to coordination, responsibilities, resources, capacity, service delivery, data and reporting.
• Review Udhuhilan progress against its strategic pillars, planned activities and intended results, including achievements, lessons, gaps and its contribution to NAP-VAC prevention priorities.
• Consolidate findings through stakeholder engagement and validation and identify priority areas requiring acceleration during the remaining implementation period.
• Prepare evidence-based inputs for the EVAC Conference by linking the NAP-VAC review to the main conference pledges, identifying priority actions to accelerate implementation, and informing the final consultancy report with practical recommendations.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, public policy, development studies, child rights, child protection, monitoring and evaluation, social work, psychology, education, law, or a related field.
• At least 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in child protection, violence prevention, child rights, policy/programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, or related areas.
• Demonstrated experience in desk reviews, implementation assessments, results-based monitoring, and analysis of policies, programmes or national action plans, with strong analytical and research skills to review qualitative and quantitative evidence, identify progress, gaps and implementation bottlenecks, and develop practical, evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience developing analytical reports, implementation tracking tools, policy briefs or similar evidence-based products.
• Experience working with government institutions, development partners, civil society and other stakeholders, preferably in the Maldives or a comparable context.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Dhivehi.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts (desirable).
• Good understanding of child protection, violence against children and multisectoral approaches (desirable).
• Familiarity with NAP-VAC 2024–2028 and the Maldives child protection system is an advantage (desirable).

Skills

• Child Protection
• Violence Prevention
• Child Rights Understanding
• Policy Implementation
• Programme Implementation
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Desk Reviews
• Implementation Assessments
• Results-Based Monitoring & Evaluation
• Qualitative Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Research Skills
• Analytical Report Production
• Implementation Tracking Tools
• Policy Brief Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Government Relations
• Development Partner Coordination
• Civil society collaboration
• Intersectoral Approaches

Languages

English, Dhivehi