Description
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT

(Project Coordinator - Social Empowerment of Women Self Help Groups of Mission Shakti)

Hiring Office:

UNFPA Odisha - Bhubaneswar

Purpose of consultancy:

To support the UNFPA Odisha Office in effective coordination, implementation support, M&E;, documentation, and expansion of the project “Social Empowerment of Women Self Help Groups of Mission Shakti”, with direct engagement with implementing partners, vendors, and Mission Shakti Department stakeholders. The consultant will also play a key role in managing incentive disbursement data and knowledge products and identifying expansion opportunities for the programme.

The consultant, under the guidance of the Head of Office (HoO), will play a central role in maintaining momentum, building partnerships, and ensuring smooth coordination for implementation of the project.

Scope of work:

(Description of services, activities, or outputs)
- Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as the primary coordination focal point between UNFPA, Mission Shakti Department,



implementing partners, vendors, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Lead coordination meetings, joint planning exercises, and structured follow-ups with stakeholders.
- Ensure regular communication, planning, and troubleshooting across all implementing geographies.
- Facilitate the execution of TORs, contracts, and procurement processes involving vendors and partners.
- Prepare and share project briefs, and updates with Government counterparts and UNFPA.
- Organize and support review meetings, field visits, and consultations with partners and stakeholders.
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Design and implement project monitoring tools and frameworks to track progress against key indicators.
- Conduct routine field visits and virtual check-ins with implementing partners to monitor activity implementation, outputs, and data flow.
- Review M&E; reports from partners and flag risks or inconsistencies to the H

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