Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP Project Accelerating the Shift to Sustainable Public Procurement and Monitoring Progress at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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 Manager informed of the evaluation progress. 

Qualifications/special skills

• A first level university degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in environmental sciences, international development or other relevant political or social sciences area is required.
• An advanced degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in the same areas is desirable.
• The years of experience is reduced by 2 for candidates who possess a master's degree in the related field.
• A minimum of nine (9) years of experience in the field of environmental or social sciences is required.
• Experience in undertaking evaluation of projects, preferably using a Theory of Change approach, is required.
• Experience in the areas of resource management, sustainable consumption and production and/or sustainable public procurement is desirable.
• Experience in managing partnerships, knowledge management and communication is desirable.
• Prior work experience in Madagascar is desirable.