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:

  • Respect for Diversity

·         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

  • 5 – 7 years of experience conducting evaluations, with some experience in the region highly desirable.
  • Familiarity and practical knowledge of a wide range of relevant evaluation approaches such as: gender equality and human rights responsive evaluation, feminist approaches, developmental evaluation, systems thinking approaches, culturally responsive evaluation, ISE4GEMs, cost-effectiveness, among others.
  • Proven ability to design and implement a range of qualitative and quantitative methods, including survey design, participatory methods, etc.
  • Knowledge of the Caribbean region and the relevant international, regional and country frameworks pertaining to the SDGs, human rights and gender equality and women’s empowerment.
  • Knowledge of gender mainstreaming and gender analysis, human rights-based approaches and human rights analysis; specific experience in intersectional analysis, environmental analysis, ending violence against women, women’s economic empowerment, and disaster risk resilience in the region highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of the UN system, UN coordination efforts and the current UN Reform context
  • Strong analytical and report writing skills and knowledge of NVivo or other similar data analysis software.
  • English required, Spanish and French skills or knowledge of local dialects (Creole, Patois, etc.) desirable.

Application process

Interested consultants can submit the following documents:

  • UN Women P11, including three professional references
  • Cover note expressing motivation and professional fee (daily)
  • A relevant writing sample
  • 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.

ANNEX 1: UN Women Evaluation References

ANNEX 2: UNEG References