UNDP Jobs - 90014- Consultant: Evaluation Specialist

Consultant: Evaluation Specialist - Independent Country Programme Review - Albania

Location :

Home-based with mission travel to Albania

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

02-Mar-2020

Application Deadline :

16-Feb-20 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

20-22 days spread between March and November 2020

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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 Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will conduct an Independent Country Programme Review (ICPR) in Albania in 2020. The ICPR will provide a rapid independent assessment of the implementation experience of the CPD to inform the strategic positioning, design and implementation of the next CPD; and provide UNDP’s Executive Board with a complete and credible picture of UNDP’s progress towards the outputs in agreed country level results and resources frameworks and contributions to agreed UNDP/UNSDCF outcomes. This is IEO’s third country programme evaluation conducted for Albania. The ICPR will cover work undertaken in the current programme cycle (2017 -2021) and focus on capturing the country office’s contribution to UNSCDF outcomes, and progress towards agreed outputs and output indicators in the country office’s results framework.

The IEO is seeking one consultant to help assess UNDP’s contributions in the areas of Democratic governance and rule of law; Promoting social inclusion and the rights of vulnerable communities; Ensuring that young women and men have opportunities and skills; and Environment and climate change. Please click here to access the terms of reference for the evaluation.

For more information on the IEO, visit http://web.undp.org/evaluation/.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the IEO lead evaluator (LE) and Associate lead evaluator (ALE), the consultant will contribute to the analysis of the country programme. The responsibilities will include:

Conduct preliminary research and desk review of relevant documents provided by the IEO;
Develop a draft report based on findings of the desk review;
Participate in data collection activities prior to and during the in-country mission, which will include interviews and meetings with relevant stakeholders (virtual, Skype/telephone, and in person);
Revise draft report triangulating desk review data with data from field mission;
contribute to the preparation of the final ICPR report, as well as the following revisions based on comments received by relevant stakeholder;
contribute and participate in the presentation of evaluation results to main national stakeholders via videoconference, as required.

Please click here to view the full terms of reference for this consultancy.

Competencies

Functional competencies

Strong analytical skills, including ability to quickly assess a diverse range of information with a discerning sense for quality of data; and
Good mastery of information technology required for organized presentation of information.

Development and Operational Effectiveness

Adhere to the principle of confidentiality and ethical code of conducts during the evaluation;
Ability to work under pressure, multi-tasking skills;
Available to travel and conduct required analysis within the agreed timelines.

Corporate Competencies

Ability to work in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams, acting with professionalism, diplomacy, tact and courtesy.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Master’s degree or higher in interested thematic area(s) indicated above, Social Sciences, Public Policy, International Relations, or other relevant fields.

Experience

A minimum of seven (7) years of work experience in one or more of the thematic areas under review (e.g. democratic governance and rule of law, social inclusion, equal opportunities, environment and climate change)
Experience in program evaluation/research and mastery of techniques and methods of data collection, interviews and quantitative and qualitative analysis;
Experience in conducting evaluations of UNDP country programmes will be an asset.

Language and other knowledge and skills:

Excellent proven oral and drafting skills in English, with excellent analysis and synthesis skills.
Knowledge of Albanian is an advantage.

Application Instructions

Applicants are invited to upload as one combined document the following documents to the UNDP Jobs site:

CV in the format known as P11;
A completed Confirmation of Interest and Submission of Financial Proposal Form that indicates your daily rate for this consultancy;
A short cover letter that highlights previous experience in evaluation and data collection, preferably in Albania and any experience related to the UNDP areas of work.

Please note that the system can only accept one uploaded document therefore all documents must be combined into a single document for upload.