UN WOMEN Jobs - 60100- National Consultant for Project Evaluation: Expand

National Consultant for Project Evaluation: Expanding Syrian Women Refugees’ Access to Economic Recovery Opportunities and Meaningful Engagement in Community Life (only for people residing in Jordan)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Amman, JORDAN

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

25-Sep-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The UN Women Country Office in Jordan was established in December 2012 to address and support the challenges and opportunities to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in Jordan. The country office focuses on a number of programmatic initiatives, including: enhancing women’s economic empowerment; making gender equality priorities central to national, local and sectoral planning and budgeting; expanding women’s voice, leadership and participation; ending violence against women; strengthening implementation of the women, peace and security agenda and supporting the national response to the Syria crisis.

Since 2011, the conflict in Syria has displaced approximately 11 million Syrians, 4 million residing outside of Syria, and 628,160 Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR in Jordan with 82,107 living in Za’atari refugee camp in the northern Governorate of Mafra. In response to this growing crisis, UN Women has implemented a country programme funded by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands aimed at expanding female Syrian refugees in Jordan’s access to economic recovery opportunities.

In doing this, UN Women works in Za’atari refugee camp to provide safe spaces to women and girls, while engaging with men and boys on gender equality issues - offering self-reliance volunteer opportunities through cash-for-work, life skills and protection referral services. Through this project, UN Women works at multiple levels to respond to the specific needs of Syrian women refugees in the camp for livelihood support, building their own initiatives and skills, as well as addressing vulnerabilities. As agreed by the project steering committee in June 2014, the project has also integrated a focus on support to Jordanian nationals living in hosting communities, to ensure compliance with the Government of Jordan regulations.

The overall goal of the project is to empower vulnerable Syrian women refugees through increased access to economic opportunities and meaningful engagement in community life as foundational cornerstones for the present and future enjoyment of their rights.

Duties and Responsibilities

The overall purpose of this evaluation is to assess the extent to which the project has resulted in progress (or lack thereof) towards intended and/or unintended results regarding gender equality and the empowerment of Syrian women in Za’atari refugee camp. This final evaluation is a mandatory requirement by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands to demonstrate results and accountability, provide credible and reliable evidence for decision making, and contribute important lessons learned about normative, operational and coordination within the area of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The target audiences for this evaluation are the key stakeholders, UN Women and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands.

The evaluation will be summative, covering the life span of the project from its inception on January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. As the evaluation is funded by project funds, it will need to be completed in line with the end of the project by December 31, 2015. The evaluation will assess implementation in the Women and Girls Oasis in Za’atari refugee camp in the northern governorate of Mafraq in Jordan, as well as interventions in Jordan’s hosting communities in the North of Jordan and will cover all aspects of the project.

The specific objectives of the evaluation are to:

Assess the relevance of the intervention approach to contribute to Syrian women refugees’ empowerment;
Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the project in progressing towards the achievement of results, for women and households in Za’atari refugee camp, and in host communities;
Assess the outcomes or changes that have occurred within the refugee households;
Assess the outcomes of changes that have occurred within host community households;
Identify and validate important lessons learned and provide actionable recommendations for the design and implementation of future projects.

Competencies

Demonstrates commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision, and values;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty;
Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities;
Openness to change and ability to receive feedback;
Ability to plan, organize, implement and report on work;
Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s Degree in a social science or international relations.

Experience:

A minimum of 7 years of experience conducting evaluations utilizing a wide range of approaches and methods including utilization focused, gender and human rights responsive, and mixed methods;
Previous experience conducting evaluations of economic recovery and / or with refugee populations is an asset;
Excellent knowledge of the UN system, UN reform processes and UN Women programming at the country level, in development and conflict/post-conflict country contexts;
Experience and knowledge on gender equality and women’s empowerment, gender mainstreaming, gender analysis and the related mandates within the UN system;
Experience/knowledge of women’s movements;
Experience and knowledge on human rights issues, the human rights-based approach to programming, human rights analysis and related mandates within the UN system;
Excellent analytical, facilitation and communications skills and ability to negotiate amongst a wide range of stakeholders;

Language:

Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic is a requirement.

The evaluator(s) must sign the “Evaluation consultant’s agreement form,” based on the UNEG Code of Conduct and Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation in the UN system (see section VIII).