Background
The Government of Malawi with support from its cooperating partners (Norway, DFID, UNDP and Japan) through the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development (MoEPD), is implementing the National Programme for Managing Climate Change in Malawi which aims at mainstreaming and addressing climate change issues in the national development agenda as well as other sectoral policies and programmes. The Programme was officially launched in April 2010 and is expected to end in December 2012.The Programme consists of two complementary projects; the National Programme for Managing Climate Change in Malawi – formulation phase (CCP), and the Africa Adaptation Programme – Building Capacity for Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Malawi (AAP-Malawi).
Though the programme is coordinated by MoEPD, implementation is done by the relevant line Ministries and Departments such as: Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Department of Energy, Department of Fisheries, Department of Animal Health and Livestock Management, Department of Water Development, Department of Land Resources Conservation, Department of Forestry and others. As the programme is coming to an end, the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development would like therefore to engage the services of a consultant to conduct an end of programme evaluation.
Duties and Responsibilities
The evaluation will assess the progress made by the project towards achieving the outputs and outcome and its impact. The analyses of performance of outputs and outcomes will be presented according to the following criteria: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. The evaluation will cover the period March 2010 to December 2012.The evaluation should come up with lessons learnt and recommendations to UNDP to improve future programming in a similar area.
EVALUATION DELIVERABLES
The evaluation team will be accountable for producing the following products:
- Evaluation Inception Report:The inception report should include a proposed schedule of tasks, activities and deliverables. It should detail the evaluators’ understanding of what is being evaluated and why by way of: proposed methods, proposed source of data and data collection procedures. The draft Inception Report is to be delivered max. 7 working days after commencement of assignment, and to be finalized including comments of stakeholders within 12 working days after commencement of assignment.
- Draft Evaluation Report: to be submitted to UNDP and Technical Committee for CC for initial comments, max. 4 weeks after commencement of assignment.
Final Evaluation Report: Final and approved Evaluation Report, containing all areas addressed as stated above to be delivered max. 8 weeks after commencement of assignment.
Competencies
Competencies for Team leader:
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the current issues in climate change adaptation and mitigation, and how this relates to poverty reduction;
- Experience in conducting end of project /program evaluations or similar assignments;
- Experience in developing overarching national programmes, experience with UNDP and/or UNDAF formulations preferred;
- Skills in facilitation and coordination, including high level government consultation, with strong communication and inter-personal skills;
- Proven team leader, able to lead a team of national consultants;
- Sound judgment and strong client and results orientation;
- Demonstrated and strong analytical and report writing abilities required;
- Experienced in working with government and national stakeholders, with demonstrated ability to work under different settings and cultural environments, and work experience in Southern Africa preferred;
- A proficiency in English with excellent communication skills demonstrated by an ability to express ideas clearly, logically and effectively both orally and in writing.
Competencies for Technical expert:
- Demonstrated knowledge of current evaluation theory and practice;
- Knowledge of local and international climate change-related issues;
- Experience in conducting end of project /program evaluations or similar assignments;
- Excellent report writing skills;
- A proficiency in English with strong communication skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:Team Leader:
- Education: Advanced university degree (Masters or higher level) in a discipline relevant to the assignment such as: Natural resources management, environment studies, development studies, geography, climate science.
- Minimum of 10 years professional experience in international development, environment, sustainable management of natural resources to poverty reduction, and/ or climate change policy related field;
Technical Expert:
Education:
- At least a Master’s degree in a discipline relevant to Climate Change, such as: Natural resources management, environment studies, development studies, geography, climate science, etc.