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 Evaluator will be expected to support the Team Leader in:
- the scoping and design of the evaluation, including a scoping mission and support for the drafting of the Inception Report and data collection instruments.
- the implementation of the evaluation, including participation in document review, field visits, survey design and implementation, and deployment of selected methods and tools for data collection.
- analysis of all the data collected to develop preliminary findings and drafting of final report, including annexes.
- communication with evaluation stakeholders, including attending selected meetings.
Competencies
Core Values:
· Integrity · Professionalism Core Competencies: · Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues · Accountability · Effective Communication · Inclusive Collaboration To learn more about UN Women values and competencies, please follow the link http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf?la=en&vs=2838 |
Required Skills and Experience
Application process Interested consultants can submit the following documents:
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. ANNEX 1: UN Women Evaluation References
ANNEX 2: UNEG References |