Duties and Responsibilities

 Evaluation Management and Responsibilities: The Independent Evaluation Unit will manage the evaluation process, ensuring that the evaluation is conducted by a suitable evaluation consultant; providing technical support and advice on methodology; explaining evaluation standards and ensuring they are respected; ensuring contractual requirements are met; approving all deliverables (TOR, Inception Reports; draft and final evaluation reports); sharing the evaluation results; supporting use and follow-up of the implementation of the evaluation recommendations The Evaluation Consultant will undertake the following tasks: a. Identify the evaluation methodology, design relevant tools (e.g., forms, questionnaires, documentation, etc..,) and the needed information necessary for the analysis. b. Undertake the needed activities and steps to collect the needed information for the evaluation. c. Undertake necessary consultation with the project’s team members, partners as well as other potential donors to analyse the challenges being faced by the project. d. Analyse the implementation strategies of the project with regard to their potential effectiveness in achieving the project outcomes and impact, including unexpected results and factors affecting project implementation (positively and negatively). e. Review the institutional set-up, capacity for project implementation, coordination mechanisms and the use and usefulness of management tools including the project monitoring tools and work plans. f. Rate the project against the specified criteria. g. Identify lessons and potential good practices for the key stakeholders.

h. Provide strategic recommendations for the different key stakeholders to improve implementation of the project activities and attainment of project objectives.; i. And are responsible for high quality evaluation products of inception report, draft and final evaluation report. The Project Team will be responsible for providing required documentation of the project. Other Offices, Branches and Regional Offices will support evaluation process by providing other documents as requested and being involved in interviews, surveys and other consultation processes. Under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Independent Evaluation Unit, the consultant will: (i) Assess the design, implementation and achievement of results at the objective, outcome and output levels. This will entail analysis of planned versus actual achieved results. (ii) Assess the performance of the project in terms of its relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, partnerships, emerging impact, and sustainability. (iii) Assess the appropriateness of implementation working modalities, coordination and how they contributed to achieving results of the project. (iv) Assess the effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the projects’ performance. (v) Assess how social inclusion issues of gender equality, human rights, youth, disability, as well as environment issues were integrated in and impacted by the project. (vi) Take into account the intended users of the evaluation, to identify lessons learned and provide recommendations for improving future projects of similar nature.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced academic degree in political sciences, social economy, governance, planning, similar relevant fields is required. In lieue of an advanced degree, a related Bachelors degree with additional 2 years work experience would be considered. 10 years of programme management experience in results-based management working with development project/ programmes is required. Extensive evaluation experience with the ability to present credible findings derived from evidence and put conclusions and recommendations supported by findings is desirable. Knowledge and experience of country programming and specific knowledge and understanding of UN-Habitat and its mandate is desirable.

Languages

English and French are UN working languages. For this consultancy, fluency in English both oral and written is required.