Historique

The Afar Integrated Dry land Management Project (AIDMP) is a scale-up of a pilot project implemented in Mile woreda  (the ‘Mille Integrated Dry land Management Project’ (also known as the “Mille Project”)), Afar National Regional State (ANRS), form 2006 – 2008 . These two projects are part of Ethiopia’s contribution to the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Within its support to the Traffic Initiative, the Royal Government of Norway provided funds to UNDP’s Dry lands Development Centre (DDC) to support the implementation of AIDMP in Ethiopia, as a component of the global Integrated Dry lands Development Programme (IDDP) that DDC executes within the framework of UNCCD.

The AIDMP is being implemented in 5 woredas (Aura, Cziffra, Dewed, Ewe, and Mille) by EPA’s regional arm in Afar, the Afar Environmental Protection and Land Administration and Use Agency (EPLAUA) in collaboration with the technical, administrative and coordination support from federal EPA, MOFED (Ministry of Finance and Economic Development) and UNDP.

The main objective of implementing this project is:

  • to improve the livelihood and coping mechanisms of pastoral communities of 5 Woredas by enhancing their capacity to sustainably manage and use natural resources through the implementation of on the ground adaptation activities identified in the 5 Woredas. 

Devoirs et responsabilités

The UNDP Evaluation Policy states that: "Project evaluations assess the efficiency and effectiveness of a project in achieving its intended results. They also assess the relevance and sustainability of outputs as contributions to medium-term and longer-term outcomes.

Terminal Evaluations (TE) provides a comprehensive and systematic accounting of performance at the end of the project cycle, considering the totality of the effort from project design, through implementation to wrap up, also considering the likelihood of sustainability and possible impacts. The target audiences for a terminal evaluation are Dry Land Development Centers, project partners and beneficiaries, UNDP CO  and UNDP Evaluation Office.

The main objective of this evaluation is to:
  • Provide a comprehensive and systematic accounting of performance;
  • Assess project design, implementation, likelihood of possible impacts and possible scalability.
The evaluation should cover the following areas:

Project formulation:

The project formulation consideration should address the following questions:

  • Were the project’s objectives and components clear, practicable and feasible within its time frame?
  • Were the capacities of the executing institution(s) and its counterparts properly considered when the project was designed?
  • Were lessons from other relevant projects properly incorporated in the project design?
  • Were the partnership arrangements properly identified and roles and responsibilities negotiated prior to project approval?
  • Were adequate project management arrangements in place at project entry?
Assumptions and risks:
  • An assessment of the stated assumptions and risks, whether they are logical and robust, and have helped to determine activities and planned outputs;
  • Externalities (i.e. effects of climate change, global economic crisis, etc.) which are relevant to the findings.
Project implementation:
  • The logical framework used during implementation as a management and M&E tool;
  • Effective partnerships arrangements established for implementation of the project with relevant stakeholders involved in the country/region;
  • Lessons from other IDMPs (e.g., same focal area) incorporated into project implementation Feedback from M&E activities used for adaptive management.
Project results:
  • Results as measured by broader aspects such as: country ownership, mainstreaming, scalability sustainability and catalytic role and impact.

Conclusions, Recommendations and Lessons:

  • Conclusions should be comprehensive and balanced, and highlight the strengths, weaknesses and outcomes of the project.  Moreover, the evaluation report should provide practical, feasible recommendations directed to the intended users of the evaluation about what actions to take and decisions to make.  The recommendations should be specifically supported by the evidence and linked to the findings and conclusions around key questions addressed by the evaluation. 

Compétences

Core Competencies:
  • Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity;
  • Respect for diversity: Ability to work in culturally diverse environments and display diplomacy and tact;
  • Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
Functional competencies:
  • Excellent computer skills;
  • Proven expertise in project evaluation;
  • Exercise sound judgment/analysis;
  • Ability to develop creative solutions;
  • Ability to liaise with a myriad of stakeholders and partners, including government, civil society, international organizations and grassroots organizations;
  • Good organizational and inter-personal skills; 
  • Multi-tasking skills and ability to work under pressure;
  • Strong proven capacity in research, data collection and analysis; and
  • Good facilitation and communication skills.

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:
  • The consultant (s) must have at least a higher degree (Masters degree)  in Dry Lands Management, Climate change Adaptation, Rural Livelihoods/Development, Natural Resources Management, Development Studies, Sustainable Development, Agricultural Economics or other relevant fields;
  • PhD is a plus.
Experience:
  • A minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience in the above mentioned  fields;
  • Proven experience in writing analytical and policy paper;
  • Relevant experiences in East  Africa will be added advantage.
 Language:
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken).
Note:

Interested applicants should submit their CV online.  Only short listed candidates will be contacted to submit technical and financial proposal.