Duties and responsibilities Independent evaluation experts will conduct evaluations under the technical supervision of UN Women’s West and Central Africa Regional Evaluation Specialist who will make approvals in consultation with the Evaluation Management Group (EMG). Country Office Monitoring and Evaluation officers and Project Managers will be Key members of the. The Evaluation Team Leader will lead all evaluation phases and tasks: 1. Desk review and inception meeting 2. Develop an Inception report. 3. Data collection (mixed methods). 4. Sharing of preliminary findings. 5. Data analysis and synthesis. 6. Sharing of draft report. 7. Finalization of the Report. Tasks and deliverables may slightly change depending on the assignment and on the specific requirements of each evaluation and its stakeholders. Standard responsibilities will include: Inception phase: - Undertake the scoping and design of the evaluations by supporting document collection, management and review.
- Conduct scoping interviews to inform the evaluation design.
- Where applicable, facilitate theory of change workshops to inform the analytical approach.
- Design data collection instruments including the evaluation matrix and other gender analytical frameworks applicable for the relevant thematic area.
Conduct phase: - Lead interviews and focus group discussions with key stakeholders.
- Lead assigned case study (to be determined) and summary reports.
- Work with team members to produce data visualization, data analysis, coding and synthesis of data.
- Support synthesis of findings from data coding and analysis for input into evaluations reports.
Reporting phase: - Preliminary analysis of data collected, including providing inputs to the evidence map and other analyses.
- Drafting the evaluation report.
- Support drafting of sections of the evaluation report and provide inputs to the annexes and for final evaluation report
The Evaluation Team Member will be responsible for supporting all evaluation phases and tasks The table below presents a standard work breakdown structure and the corresponding payment schedule. A specific duration, timeline and payment schedule will be adopted for each evaluation. # | Products | Estimative number of days | Corresponding payments | 1 | Final Inception Report. The inception report should capture relevant information such as proposed methods; proposed sources of data; and data collection procedures. The inception report should also include an evaluation matrix, proposed schedule of tasks, activities and deliverables and should also contain background information1. | 10 days | 30% | 2 | A briefing and report with preliminary findings and Power Point Presentation of preliminary findings presented to the Reference Group. | 14 days | | 3 | Interim Evaluation Report. Report structure should follow UNEG evaluation reporting guidance and in line with UN Women’s GERAAS parameters. | 7.5 days | 30% | 4 | Power point Presentation of interim report. The Evaluation Team will organise a validation workshop to present a draft report | 1/2 day | | 5 | Final Evaluation Report. The final report will be aligned with UN Women’s GERAAS parameters and will be structured as follows: - Title
- Executive summary
- Background and purpose of the evaluation
- Context / Background and project description
- Evaluation objectives and scope
- Evaluation methodology and limitations
- Findings: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and gender, human rights, and disability inclusion
- Conclusions
- Recommendations
- Lessons learned and innovations
- Proposed management response and Dissemination Strategy
Annexes: - Terms of reference of the Evaluation
- List of documents/publications reviewed and cited
- Data collection instruments
- Lists of institutions interviewed or consulted and sites visited (without direct reference to individuals)
- Tools developed and used such as the evaluation matrix
- List of findings and recommendations
- Any further information the independent consultant deems appropriate
? The final report should be submitted in both hard and in soft copies | 3 days | 40% | The assignment may not be sub-contracted to another party. The above tasks are the sole responsibility of the consultants hired by UN Women. |
Evaluation management All evaluation processes at UN Women establish mechanisms to ensure high quality evaluation processes and products as outlined in the UN Women Evaluation Policy and Handbook. The Evaluation Report will follow the standard outline as established in the UN Women Evaluation Handbook. The UN Women Evaluation Report Quality Assurance (GERAAS) criteria will be used to assure quality (See Annex 1). All products are subject to quality assurance review by the peer reviewer, the ERG, and the evaluation management group. The standard quality assurance and governance structure for evaluations at UN Women is presented below: The Evaluation Management Group (EMG), chaired by the Regional Evaluation Specialist, is responsible for approval of all deliverables, which are assessed on the bases of UN Women’s GERAAS parameters. The EMG will also comprise a member of the project team and the country M&E officer/focal point, who will serve as Evaluation Manager. The M&E officer/focal point is responsible for the daily management of the evaluation. The Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) is an integral part of the evaluation management structure and is constituted to facilitate the participation of relevant stakeholders in the design and scope of the evaluation, raising awareness of the different information needs, identification of any factual errors or errors of omission or interpretation at key stages of the evaluation process. It will ensure quality assurance throughout the process and in disseminating the evaluation results.
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