Project Midterm Evaluation Expert – South Sudan ABS Project at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Project Midterm Evaluation Expert – South Sudan ABS Project
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationMBA/MSc/MA
- Experience7 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldConsultancy , Project Management
Review Tasks and Procedures
- The consultant will be responsible, in close consultation with the Task Manager, for overall coordination of the review and timely delivery of its outputs, described below. The consultant will ensure that all evaluation criteria and questions are adequately covered. Specifically, the consultant will be required to complete the following tasks:
- Inception Report: will contain confirmation of the results framework and theory of change of the project, project stakeholder analysis, review framework and a tentative review schedule. Preliminary Findings Note: the sharing of preliminary findings is intended to support the participation of the project team, act as a means to ensure all information sources have been accessed and provide an opportunity to verify emerging findings.
- Draft and Final Review Reports: will contain an executive summary that can act as a stand-alone document; detailed analysis of the review findings organised by review criteria and supported with evidence; lessons learned and recommendations and an annotated ratings table. Review of the draft MTR report. The review team will submit a draft report to the Task Manager and revise the draft in response to their comments and suggestions.
- Once a draft of adequate quality has been peer-reviewed and accepted, the Task Manager will share the cleared draft report with key project stakeholders for their review and comments. Stakeholders may provide feedback on any errors or fact and may highlight the significance of such errors in any conclusions as well as providing feedback on the proposed recommendations and lessons.
- Any comments or responses to draft reports will be sent to the Task Manager for consolidation. The Task Manager will provide all comments to the review team for consideration in preparing the final report, along with guidance on areas of contradiction or issues requiring an institutional response.
- The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Task Manager, based in Nairobi, Kenya) and the overall guidance of the Head, GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit based in Nairobi.
Qualifications/special skills
- An Advanced degree in Natural sciences, Natural resources Management, Environmental Sciences, monitoring and evaluation, International Development or other relevant political or social sciences area is required.
- A minimum of 7 years of technical/evaluation experience, including project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation is required, preferably including evaluating large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach is required.
- Experience in evaluation of GEF projects is highly desirable.
- Excellent writing skills, team leadership experience and, where possible, knowledge of the UN system, specifically of the work of UNEP and GEF programming is an asset.
- Experience in managing partnerships, knowledge management and communication is desirable for all evaluation consultants.
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Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on careers.un.org to apply
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