UNDP Jobs - 48271- Provision of Individual Services of Terminal Evalu

Provision of Individual Services of Terminal Evaluator

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

11-Aug-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

20 days from contract signature

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 days from contract signature

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 project was designed to complement the on-the ground investments undertaken by the Ministry of Environment through the National Reforestation Program, aiming at the creation of an enabling environment and building capacity for sustainable land management as a contribution to greater ecosystem stability, enhanced food security and improved rural livelihoods. The rationale was to remove the institutional, economic, technical barriers to Sustainable Land Management in this sector in order to enable National Reforestation Plan to meet its targets and up-scale forestry Sustainable Land Management models and approaches over 20 years at the national scale. The immediate objective is to develop a strategy for safeguarding and restoring Lebanon’s woodland resources and assist its implementation through capacity building and execution of appropriate SLM policies and practices.

To this end, the project has three main outcomes:

Outcome 1:

An appropriate management framework and management capacities for the safeguarding and restoration of degraded forest areas.

Outcome 2:

A set of innovative technologies and instruments for the restoration of forests and woodlands, and their subsequent sustainable management, has been designed and validated in pilot areas.

Outcome 3:

Monitoring, learning, adaptive feedback and management

The TE will be conducted according to the guidance, rules and procedures established by UNDP and GEF as reflected in the UNDP Evaluation Guidance for GEF Financed Projects (available at http://web.undp.org/evaluation/documents/guidance/GEF/UNDP-GEF-TE-Guide.pdf)

The objectives of the evaluation are to assess the achievement of project results, and to draw lessons that can both improve the sustainability of benefits from this project, and aid in the overall enhancement of UNDP programming.

Duties and Responsibilities

The evaluator will review all relevant sources of information, such as the project document, project reports – including Annual APR/PIR, project budget revisions, midterm review, progress reports, GEF focal area tracking tools, project files, national strategic and legal documents, and any other materials that the evaluator considers useful for this evidence-based assessment.

For detailed information, please Refer to Annex I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge of UNDP and GEF;
Technical knowledge in the targeted focal area(s) especially in the field of land degradation;
Recognized expertise in dealing with sustainable land management;
Recent knowledge of and experience with the GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Policy;
Recent knowledge of and experience with UNDP’s results-based evaluation policies and procedures
Competence in Adaptive Management, as applied to reforestation or land management projects;
Familiarity with nature management and conservation policies;
Familiarity with agriculture and green economy aspects will be considered an asset;
Experience with nature management and conservation policies in Arab States region will be considered an asset;
Demonstrable analytical skills;
Excellent, proven management and communication skills;
Excellent English communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

A minimum of a Master degree in land management, reforestation, forest management or other related field.

Experience:

Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience;
Previous experience with results-based monitoring and evaluation methodologies;
Experience in reforestation is a plus;
Recent experience with result-based management evaluation methodologies;
Experience applying participatory monitoring approaches.

Languages:

Appropriate Level of Competency in English.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete.