Individual National Consultant – Information Management,

UNICEF
Location: Kathmandu
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2025-12-24 Deadline: 2025-12-30
  • Nos. of Opening : Few
  • Location : Kathmandu
  • Experience : 5 years +
  • Qualification Degree : University Degree in statistics, public health nutrition, nutrition policy, social science, management and /or programme management, is
  • Salary : Negotiable
  • Category : Others
  • Nature : Contract
Job Description

TASK:

  • Support federal and local authorities to use and manage WBRS for MSNP implementation and reporting.
  • Refresher training to MSNP Facilitators on data collection and its use in local level
  • Prepare regular report of MSNP implementation at federal, provincial and local levels.
  • Support capacity development of federal and local authorities to use and manage WBRS regularly for MSNP implementation and reporting.
  • Support establishment of WBRS in new scaled up local levels and strengthen the existing one.
  • Support to harmonize sectoral MIS system with MSNP-WBRS and support to Province MSNP Coordinators and local level to set up and scale up MSNP-WBRS at Province and Local Levels.
  • Support to prepare budget implementation guideline and forward to the concerned local levels as required.
  • Coordinate with different ministries, departments, section for planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting of MSNP and liaise with the MSNP Facilitators and Provincial MSNP Coordinators to obtain relevant reports and information.
  • Work with the team members to identify and engage with federal, province and local level agencies and explore areas of engagement to promote and enhance use of ICT based reporting system.
  • Work in close coordination with the M&E and Reporting Officer at National Nutrition and Food Security Secretariat (NNFSS) and M&E Officer, UNICEF Nutrition section and support to update nutrition and food security portal.
  • Monitor the activities (Nutrition sensitive) of the MSNP -III and the quality of data through on-site assessments, provide constructive feedback, and maintain ongoing communication with associated MSNP facilitators and MSNP Coordinators; record effective methods, narratives, case examples, and insights gained at the federal, provincial, and local tiers.
  • Support to prepare nutrition sensitive budget of local levels and reflect it into LMBIS/SuTRA
  • Monitor project progress and data quality through field visit, provide feedback and keep regular communication with related MSNP Volunteers; document best practices, success stories, case studies and lessons learned at federal, province and local levels.

First Deliverable:

  • Submission of report of refresher training to MSNP Facilitators
  • Regular update of MSNP implementation at local and provincial levels.

Second Deliverable

  • Submission of bi-monthly report that includes capacity development activities at local level
  • Submission of harmonized sectoral MIS system into WBRS (Draft).
  • Submission of budget implementation guideline
  • Submission of regular consultancy report

Third Deliverable

  • Submission of report including the coordination meetings with stakeholders.
  •  Submission of report that includes the support to nutrition and food security portal.
  • Submission of regular consultancy report

Fourth Deliverable

  • Submission of Monitoring Report
  • Submission of MoFAGA annual report of MSNP implementation
  • Submission of the best practices, success stories, case studies and lessons learnt at various level.
  • Submission of regular consultancy report

Duration:

  • The consultancy is for 12 Months, tentatively starting from third week of January 2026.

Job Specification

Education:University Degree in statistics, public health nutrition, nutrition policy, social science, management and /or programme management, is

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

  • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience working on information management, monitoring and reporting preferably in the nutrition and governance sector. Experience working on similar or related project with MoFAGA) and other Ministries or any government institutions.
  • Experience in MSNP program/project management is an asset.
  • Having wider knowledge on MSNP and its mainstreaming in local level planning process.
  •  Good data analysis and database management documentation and reporting skills.
  • Previous work experience with UNICEF or UNICEF supported project or MoFAGA and other ministries in governance sectors is preferred.
  • Strong experience and facilitation skills and ability to build capacity of team; Strong proactiveness, coordination and collaboration skills.

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