United Nations Environment Programme Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP project Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Environment Programme Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP project Jobs in Kenya; The Consultant will liaise with the Evaluation Manager on any procedural and methodological matters related to the assessment. The Project Manager and project team will be expected to provide support (documentation /information about the project, formal introductions to key stakeholders, assistance with arranging meetings, etc.) allowing the Consultant to conduct the assessment as efficiently and independently as possible.

The Evaluation Consultant will be responsible, in close consultation with the Evaluation Office of UNEP for overall management of the Evaluation and timely provision of its outputs and ensure that all evaluation criteria and questions are adequately covered.

Duties and Responsibilities

More specifically:

Inception phase of the Evaluation, including:

• preliminary desk review and introductory interviews with project staff;

• draft the reconstructed Theory of Change of the project;

• prepare the evaluation framework;

• develop the desk review and interview protocols;

• draft the survey protocols (if relevant);

• develop and present criteria for country and/or site selection for the evaluation mission;

• plan the evaluation schedule;

• prepare the Inception Report, incorporating comments until approved by the Evaluation Manager Data collection and analysis phase of the Evaluation, including:

• conduct further desk review and in-depth interviews with project implementing and executing agencies, project partners and project stakeholders;

• (where appropriate and agreed) conduct an evaluation mission(s) to selected countries, visit the project locations, interview project partners and stakeholders, including a good representation of local communities. Ensure independence of the Evaluation and confidentiality of evaluation interviews.

• regularly report back to the Evaluation Manager on progress and inform of any possible problems or issues encountered and;

• keep the Project/Task Manager informed of the evaluation progress. Reporting phase, including:

• draft the Main Evaluation Report, ensuring that the evaluation report is complete, coherent and consistent with the Evaluation Manager guidelines both in substance and style;

• liaise with the Evaluation Manager on comments received and finalize the Main Evaluation Report, ensuring that comments are taken into account until approved by the Evaluation Manager

• prepare a Response to Comments annex for the main report, listing those comments not accepted by the Evaluation Consultant and indicating the reason for the rejection; and

• (where agreed with the Evaluation Manager) prepare an Evaluation Brief (2-page summary of the evaluand and the key evaluation findings and lessons) Managing relations, including:

• maintain a positive relationship with evaluation stakeholders, ensuring that the evaluation process is as participatory as possible but at the same time maintains its independence;

• communicate in a timely manner with the Evaluation Manager on any issues requiring its attention and intervention.

The Evaluation Consultant shall have had no prior involvement in the formulation or implementation of the project and will be independent from the participating institutions. The consultant will sign the Evaluation Consultant Code of Conduct Agreement Form.

The Evaluation Consultant will be selected and recruited by the UNEP Evaluation Office through an individual consultancy contract. Comprehensive terms of reference will be shared with the consultant separately.


Qualifications/special skills

A first level university degree in environmental sciences or social sciences area is required and an advanced degree in the same areas is desirable.

A minimum of 9 years’ professional experience in environmental sciences or social sciences area is required ; A good/broad understanding of environmental management in conflict areas is desired; Working knowledge of the UN system and specifically the work of UNEP is an added advantage.


Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in oral and written English is a requirement.


How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Environment Programme Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP project Jobs in Kenya

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