It sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

This consultancy is in UNEP’s Climate Change Division, Mitigation Branch, GEF Climate Mitigation Unit, and will be home based. UNEP’s Climate Change Division works with a portfolio of Global Environment Facility (GEF) medium-size and full-size climate change mitigation projects at the global level. The projects, which are in different stages of implementation are executed by different partners (Ministries, NGOs, etc.).

The Climate Change Division, in its role as implementing agency, provides oversight and ensures adherence to GEF guidelines.

Under the supervision of the Task Manager for Global for the GEF climate change mitigation portfolio, and in coordination with the Global team, the consultant will undertake the mid-term review of the Global Electric Mobility Project. . Specific tasks and responsibilities: The consultant will undertake the following duties: For the mid-term review – Author and lead the mid-term review for the aforementioned project in accordance with GEF and UNEP policies.

– Overall responsibility for undertaking the review and preparing the final report in English.

– Evaluation of all elements of the projects in accordance with UNEP evaluation office guidance documents. – Deliverables to be prepared in accordance with UNEP evaluation office templates.

• Experience in evaluating large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach is desirable; • Good understanding of transport sector energy transitions and related regulations, sustainable urban mobility, e-mobility business models and financing is desirable; • Experience working with GEF or UNEP projects is desirable; • Experience in working for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of climate change, renewable energy environment or development is an desirable;

For this consultancy, fluency (both oral and written) in English is required.

Knowledge of French and Spanish is desirable.