Historique

The goal of the programme is to help the Government of Uzbekistan strengthen the overall financing framework for its national development strategies and public finance management. It further aims to create an enabling environment to introduce new forms of public and private finance, while improving the efficiency of its existing financial resources for its development priorities. At this time when important policy reforms, laws and strategies are developed, the programme aims to facilitate the establishment of an Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) with financial solutions to maximize the development impact of social  (with specific focus on social assistance and  health sectors) and environmental policies/reforms.  

The FE will assess the project performance (in terms of relevance, effectiveness and efficiency), and determine outcomes and impacts (actual and potential) stemming from the project, including their sustainability. The FE will have two primary purposes: (i) to provide evidence of results to meet accountability requirements, and (ii) to promote learning, feedback, and knowledge sharing through results and lessons learned among UNDP and their national partners such as the MOF, MEDPR, as well as other beneficiaries – MOH, General Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Education. FE’s outcomes and recommendations will be instrumental for development of new integrated financing  for SDGs project proposals for various donors through establishing a sound and well-informed ground for establishment of baselines and conducting an evidence-based situation analysis.   

COVID-19 related note. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly slowed or contracted economic growth for most countries globally and halted, or in some cases significantly reversed, progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Uzbekistan’s GDP growth in 2020 was suboptimal and poverty levels increased for the first time in two decades as a result of impact of the COVID-19 crisis. 

In this regard, UNDP is now seeking an experienced International Consultant for the Final Evaluation of UN’s JP on “Establishing the Integrated National Financing Framework in Uzbekistan”.

Devoirs et responsabilités

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference for International Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of UN’s Joint Programme on “Establishing the Integrated National Financing Framework in Uzbekistan” check below link to download the Terms of Reference: 

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=93089

Compétences

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;

• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;

• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment, self-development, initiative-taking;

• Acting as a team player and facilitating teamwork;

• Managing conflict and facilitating and encouraging open communication, communicating effectively;

• Creating synergies through self-control;

• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others; 

• Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;

• Informed and transparent decision-making.

Functional Competencies:

1. Communications and Networking

• Has excellent oral communication skills and conflict resolution competency;

• Has excellent written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to assess project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project evaluation reports;

• Demonstrates maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high ranking members of national and international institutions, government and non-government. 

2. Knowledge management and Learning 

• Leadership and Self-management;

• Focus on result for the client and responds positively to feedback;

• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;

• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure;

• Competent in leading team, if any, and creating team spirit, stimulating team members to produce quality outputs in a timely and transparent fashion.

3. Development and Operational Effectiveness 

• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;

• Ability to handle a large volume of work under time constraints.

4. Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise  

• Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position; 

• Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other mans of learning; 

5. Leadership and Self-Management 

• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;

• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.

Desired additional skills and competences: 

• Relevant experience with results-based management evaluation methodologies;

• Experience applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios;

• Competence in adaptive management, as applied to labor/employment change adaptation;

• Experience in evaluating projects;

• Experience working in Central Asian countries;

• Experience in relevant technical areas for at least 5 years;

• Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and employment change adaptation; experience in gender responsive evaluation and analysis;

• Excellent communication skills;

• Demonstrable analytical skills;

• Project evaluation/review experience within United Nations system will be considered an asset;

• Experience with implementing evaluations remotely will be considered an asset

Qualifications et expériences requises

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of Russian will be considered an asset;

Education
• Master’s degree in economics, finance, public administration or public policy, business administration, management, labor economics or other closely related field.

Application Process:

Interested candidates need to apply online at www.jobs.undp.org and upload requested documents in Part 4 of the Procurement Notice no later than July-19, 2022 (New York time). Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows you to upload a maximum of one document. Your online application submission will be acknowledged to your email address provided in the application. If you do not receive an email acknowledgment within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. Link to the application at the UNDP Job Site - https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=107713 (cut and paste into the browser address bar if the link does not work).

You can review detailed Procurement Notice, Terms of Reference, and download templates from the UNDP Procurement Notices Site following the link: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=93089  (cut and paste into the browser address bar if the link does not work).

Applications submitted via email, incomplete applications, or received after the closing date (July-19, 2022) may not be given consideration.

For more detailed information about UNDP Uzbekistan please visit our website at https://www.undp.org/uzbekistan UNDP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified female candidates, people with disabilities, and minorities are highly encouraged to apply. UNDP Balance in Manage Policy promotes the achievement of gender balance among its staff at all levels. Requests for clarification must be sent in writing to pu.uz@undp.org, ensuring that the reference number above is included in the subject line. UNDP shall endeavor to provide such responses to clarifications in an expeditious manner, but any delay in such response shall not cause an obligation on the part of UNDP to extend the submission date of the Proposals unless UNDP deems that such an extension is justified and necessary.