National Consultant: Mid-Term Review of UNFPA Malawi 9th Country Programme, Malawi

UNFPA in Malawi is currently implementing its 9th Country Programme (CP, 2024 – 2028), which supports the Government of Malawi in achieving national priorities set out in Malawi Vision 2063, the Malawi 2063 First 10-Year Implementation Plan (MIP-1), and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, and the Programme of Action for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). As the CP reaches its midpoint in 2026, the Country Office (CO) seeks to conduct a comprehensive Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the 9th CP to ensure its continued relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability.

The Malawi CO is at a critical juncture due to two major shifts:

i) Global Strategic Alignment: The launch of the new UNFPA global Strategic Plan (2026 – 2029, SP) requires the 9th CP to align its priorities and strategies with new global focus areas.

ii) Resource Constraints: A significant change in funding landscape at both global and country levels necessitates a critical review of the Results and Resources Framework (RRF) to ensure targets remain realistic and achievable under constrained financial resources.

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results and ensure effective external relations, communications, and partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.

The MTR will provide a basis for required adjustments, updating the 9th CP including the Theory of Change (ToC) and the RRF well-aligned with the new SP and the recent contextual changes, for the remainder of the cycle. As a critical management exercise to ensure continued relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of the 9th CP, this MTR serves to recalibrate the 9th CP by aligning its RRF and ToC with the new 2026-2029 SP and the evolving national funding landscape. In line with the above, the CO seeks to recruit a national consultant to conduct the Mid-Term Review of the 9th Country Programme.

The consultant will work closely with the CO management team and in consultation with the programme and operations teams. UNFPA’s East and Southern Africa Regional Office will also be engaged for guidance as necessary, e.g. for review of inception and findings reports. The process will include a desk review of secondary literature, interviews/focus group discussions with implementing partners, team reflections and a reflection/dissemination workshop with the CO team.

The MTR is expected to answer the following questions; the consultant will review and develop final review questions in the inception report that will be approved by the country office.

Interested candidates are requested to attach or provide a link to their recent  two evaluation/mid-term review reports.

Minimum of a Master’s degree in Public Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation, demography, public health, or related field.

Fluency in Chichewa and English. 

The Consultant will be paid as per the UNFPA consultancy payment guideline.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here [link removed] to learn more.

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.