Background
The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) is a professional network that brings together the units responsible for evaluation in the UN system including the specialized agencies, funds, programmes and affiliated organizations. UNEG currently has 47 such members and five observers. UNEG aims to strengthen the objectivity, effectiveness and visibility of the evaluation function across the UN system and to advocate the importance of evaluation for learning, decision making and accountability. UNEG provides a forum for members to establish common norms and standards for evaluation; develop methodologies addressing UN concerns; strengthen evaluation functions through peer review and information exchange and establish partnerships with the wider evaluation community.
UNEG regularly assesses its achievements, shortcomings and challenges as a professional evaluation network in the UN system, and analyzes the adequacy of its structure and functioning. The last Independent Assessment of the UNEG took place in 2013 for the period 2004-2012 from which the outcome was the UNEG Strategy 2014-2019. The UNEG Strategy 2014-2019 sets forth the Group’s 6-year plan of action in four objectives (“Strategic Objectives (SOs)”), each led by Vice Chair (a member of the Executive Group):
The Vice Chairs are expected to regularly monitor, and report to the Executive Group, the progress made under their respective SO work. The Strategy also calls for a “Mid-Term review of the implementation of the Strategy in 2015-2016,” and the “evaluation of results achieved at the end of the Strategy in 2018-2019,” if UNEG members wish to do so. Mid-Term Review: A Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the UNEG Strategy will be conducted by UNEG in 2017 after it was endorsed by the UNEG members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Vienna, May 2017. The final report will be presented and discussed at the 2018 AGM. In preparation for the next UNEG strategy that commences in 2020, the MTR seeks to explore whether UNEG is doing the right things, and things right, particularly given the Agenda 2030 / Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Results of the review are expected to help UNEG identify what adjustments would be needed to the current strategy and inform the design of the next UNEG strategy 2020-2025. The brief objectives of the MTR is to assess the below and please access the full TOR at: http://www.unevaluation.org/document/download/2715.
The MTR will examine UNEG’s work and programmes for the period between 2015 (after the launch of the revised UNEG Strategy 2014-2019 and respective annual work programmes) and 2017. The MTR will capture the evolving context to which UNEG has responded. Any request for clarification and/or additional information on this Procurement Notice shall be sent in writing to UNDP Independent Evaluation Office at ieo.procurement@undp.org (please note that it is only dedicated for enquiry and confirmation for proposal submission. The procuring UNDP entity will respond in e-mail including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. Notes:
For both positions, you are required to download the full Mid-Term Review Terms of Reference from the UNEG website at http://www.unevaluation.org/document/download/2715 and submit a technical proposal, financial proposal and a signed personal cv ieo.procurement@undp.org. Please note that the size limit for the email files is 8 MB. |
Duties and Responsibilities
To conduct the Mid-Term review the UNEG seeks a team (Team Leader and Team Specialist) which will be collectively responsible for completing all the deliverables of this exercise as specified in the Mid-Term Review Terms of Reference. The team will directly report to a “Management Group” which will consist of 5-6 UNEG member agencies.
The estimated duration of work for the review team is 40 working days for the team leader and 30 days for the team specialist.
In particular, the Team Leader will be responsible for taking the lead on the following:
As supervisor of the Team Specialist, the Team Leader will be responsible for:
In turn, the Team Specialist will be responsible for:
As supervisee of the Team Leader, the Team Specialist will be responsible for:
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Competencies
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Excellent inter-personal, teamwork, and communication skills
Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
Work well under pressure
Ability to establish effective working relations in multi-cultural team environments
Strong verbal and written communication
Resourcefulness, initiative and mature judgment
Required Skills and Experience
For the Team Leader position:
Education:
- At least Master’s degree or equivalent plus 10 years of relevant experience in evaluation, including the experience to lead network evaluations.
Experience:
- In-depth knowledge of the UN System an asset
- Experience in conducting complex and/or strategic evaluations required
- Sound understanding of evaluation principles and methodologies
- Excellent command of English with proven ability to draft reports
For the Team Specialist position:
Education:
- At least Master’s degree or equivalent plus 5 years of relevant evaluation experience
Experience:
- Some knowledge of the UN System an asset
- Experience in conducting evaluations required
- Sound understanding of evaluation principles and methodologies
- Excellent command of English with proven ability to draft reports
DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE TECHNICAL PROPOSALS
Interested offeror/Individual Consultant (IC) must submit the following documents before the deadline stipulated in the IC Procurement Notice. Any individual employed by a company or institution who would like to submit an offer in response to this Procurement Notice must do so in their individual capacity, even if they expect their company/employers to sign a contract with UNDP. In cases, where an applicant will have a dedicated team for this project they are requested to outline the team and their qualifications in the technical proposal.
The documents for submission are:
Technical Proposal should not exceed 6 pages. It should include but not be limited to explaining why candidate is the most suitable for the work; Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work; past experience in similar projects and at least three (3) references;
Financial Proposal as per prescribed format under section VII;
Duly Signed Personal CV
FINANCIAL PROPOSAL
The Financial Proposal shall specify a total lump-sum amount all-inclusive, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. To assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump-sum amount.
Travel: Please do not include any travel costs in the financial proposal. In general, UNDP will not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.
In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective Business Unit (BU) and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
EVALUATION
Individual Contractor (IC) will be evaluated based on Cumulative Analysis as per the following scenario:
When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
- Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
- Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.
The respective weight of the proposals is:
Technical Criteria weight; [70%]
Financial Criteria weight; [30%]