Background

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, it was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.[1]

The UN Women Independent Evaluation Service (IES) evaluates the work of UN women to enhance organizational accountability, provide evidence-based information for decision-making and to contribute to learning on gender equality and the empowerment of women.  It is currently undertaking an Evaluation of the UN Women Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean that is expected to be initiated in September 2019 and completed by May 2020.[2]

An evaluation team is now being established to design and conduct this evaluation. A Senior Evaluation Specialist from the IES will be appointed the Team Leader and manager for the evaluation, who will be supported by two external consultants - an Evaluator and a Research Assistant. It will adhere to UN Women’s Evaluation Policy and UNEG Norms, Standards, Ethical and other relevant guidelines.

[1] UN Women website: http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us

[2] UN Women MCO Caribbean Website: http://caribbean.unwomen.org/en

Duties and Responsibilities

The Research Assistant will be expected to support the Team Leader and Evaluator in the overall implementation of the evaluation, including:

• the scoping and design of the evaluation by supporting document collection, management and review.  
• the implementation of data collection instruments, and logistics and organization of field visits.
• preliminary analysis of data collected, drafting and compilation of Annexes.
• communications with stakeholders, meeting organization, and drafting communication products.

Competencies

Required Skills and Experience

• 2 - 4 years of experience conducting evaluation or research, with experience in the region highly desirable.
• Knowledge of evaluation approaches and methods (e.g. survey), including those relevant to gender equality and human rights responsive evaluation (e.g. participatory and inclusive approaches, ISE4GEMs, etc.).
• Knowledge of gender mainstreaming and gender analysis, human rights-based approaches and human rights analysis; experience in ending violence against women, women’s economic empowerment, and disaster risk resilience in the region a plus.
• Strong knowledge of NVivo or other similar data analysis software and good analytical and report writing skills.
• Knowledge of the United Nations context a plus.
• Experience or knowledge of the Caribbean region highly desirable.
• English required, Spanish and French skills or knowledge of local dialects (Creole, Patois, etc.) desirable.

Application process

Interested consultants can submit the following documents:

1. UN Women P11, including three professional references
2. Cover note expressing motivation and professional fee (daily)
3. A relevant writing sample
4. Short-listed candidates will be contacted to participate in a written test and interview.

Applications should be complete and submitted through the online system by August 23, 2019.  Short-listed candidates will be notified by early September about the next stage in the recruitment process.