UNDP Jobs - 65929- ETH-IC-2016-028-International Consultant for Termi

ETH-IC-2016-028-International Consultant for Terminal evaluation Enhancing National Capacity for Agricultural Growth and Transformation

Location :

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

25-Apr-2016

Application Deadline :

09-May-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

60 Working Days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

60 Working Days

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

UNDP’s programme on Enhancing National Capacity for Agricultural Growth and Transformation addresses the need of small holder farmers with focus on improving the lives of farming families and their communities through tackling key bottlenecks from farm to market. Specifically, through enabling: 1) farmers to obtain the right inputs at the right time as they have limited access to input credit, insufficient incentive to save in formal institutions and unavailability of risk mitigation mechanisms; 2) cooperatives to address the needs of their members, including strengthening storage facilities, marketing on commission, and providing credit for adoption of new technologies; and 3) the private sector to invest in agricultural development. Moreover, the interventions are geared towards creating an enabling environment through policy advise, capacity/capability building, and establishing context-specific processes that support a sustainable and market-oriented approach to agricultural development. The projects ultimate goal is to contribute to increased agricultural productivity and commercialization in a sustainable manner through creating a favorable policy environment and facilitating additional knowledge and investment in the sector. Particular focus has been given to promotion of sustainable agronomic practices, and constant attention to adding income to the men and women who engage in farming practices.

The Ministry of Agriculture & Natural Resources and the Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) are the primary project implementing entities for this project. The project is funded by UNDP Ethiopia Country Office (CO) core resources, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Government of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development (DFATD). UNDP takes the role of administering the project fund as well as in providing demand driven technical assistance and capacity building support to MoA and ATA. The CO also provides quality assurance support to the project and monitors achievement of agreed results indicated in the annual work plans.

For detailed information, please refer to the TOR and the below link

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=29527

Duties and Responsibilities

Terminal Evaluation Objectives

The main objective of the terminal evaluation is to review the implementation of the project activities and achievement of results starting from its initial period so as to: (1) measure the performance of the project; and, (2) draw lessons to facilitate decision on future orientation of the programme. Overall progress of the project should be reviewed with a focus on each of the project pillars. The evaluation should independently assess the criteria of: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact. Specifically:

Effectiveness refers to:

Whether the project intervention achieved the expected output and immediate outcomes and made progress towards the intermediate outcomes
Whether there are any unintended results, either positive or negative observed

Efficiency refers to:

How economically are resources/inputs (funds, expertise, time, etc.) converted to outputs
Whether outputs achieved on time and on budget

Sustainability refers to:

What is the likelihood that results/benefits will continue after the closure of the project
Are there committed financial and human resources to maintain benefits and results
Is the external environment conducive to the maintenance of results

Impact refers to

Extent to which the project is achieving impacts or progressing towards the achievement of impacts

Scope of Work

The terminal evaluation will cover all interventions of the project planned to be implemented during the period 2009 to date. In doing so, the evaluation should assess the integration of gender equality, environment and capacity development as cross-cutting themes as well as evaluate the partnership and result of the sub-grant contract administration and management among the different stakeholders. The evaluation should also identify key lessons and propose recommendations to enhance technical and financial performance during the remaining period of the project. The evaluator is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with all government counterparts, in particular MoA, ATA, UNDP Country Office, project team, as well as BMGF and DFATD. The terminal evaluation will be undertaken by 1 international and 1 national consultant.

For detailed information, please refer to the TOR and the below link

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=29527

Competencies

Functional Competencies

Outstanding communication skills in English;
Positive and constructive approaches to work with energy;
Demonstrate openness to change and ability to receive and integrate feedback;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Strong time management and meet established time lines;
Capacity to facilitate and communicate with different stakeholders.

Technical Competencies

Knowledge of the value chain development and private investment framework and practices;
Knowledge of the agricultural cooperative sector;
Knowledge of gender issues in agriculture and specific project areas;
Knowledge in undertaking process oriented programme evaluation;
Knowledge of UNDP programming approaches is desirable.

Required Skills and Experience

Educational Qualification:

Master’s Degree or above in Economics, Agriculture, or related social science fields.

Experience

Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience;
Previous experience with results-based monitoring and evaluation methodologies;
Experience of working in Africa is desirable;
Computer skills: full command of Microsoft applications (word, excel, PowerPoint) and common internet applications;

Language:

Excellent knowledge of English, including the ability to write reports clearly and concisely and to set out a coherent argument in presentation and group interactions.

Application Instruction for ETH-IC-2016-028 International Consultant - for Terminal evaluation Enhancing National Capacity for Agricultural Growth and Transformation

Follow the following link: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=29527;
Download both TOR and Procurement Notice from the above link;
Submit your application according to instruction given on the TOR and Procurement Notice.

Documents Required:

Technical Proposals in pdf;
Financial Proposals in pdf;
CV and full address of at least three references;
P11.

Note:

Those applicants who have submitted their CV, without submitting technical and financial proposals will be automatically disqualified from further considerations.

Please refer the below link and ToR

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=29527.