Responsibilities
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES In close consultation with the
Evaluation Manager, the Evaluation Consultant will be responsible for the
overall management of the Evaluation and timely provision of its outputs, data
collection and analysis and report-writing.
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 programme;
- 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 child 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.
Requirements
- A
first level university degree in environmental sciences, international
development or other relevant political or social sciences area is
required and an advanced degree in the same areas is desirable.
- A
minimum of 9 years of technical / evaluation experience is required,
preferably including evaluating large, regional or global programmes and
using a Theory of Change approach is required; A good/broad understanding
of energy efficiency is desired.
- Experience
in conducting GEF Programme Evaluations is an added advantage.
How to Apply
