Evaluation Specialist for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project Conserving, Enhancing and Managing Carbon Stocks and Biodiversity in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Evaluation Specialist will make substantive and high-quality contributions to the evaluation process and outputs. 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;

Qualifications/special skills

• 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 6 years of technical / evaluation experience is required, preferably including evaluating large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach;
• A good/broad understanding of protected areas management is desired.
• Working knowledge of the UN system and specifically the work of UNEP is an added advantage.
• Previous working experience in Ukraine and in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) is desirable.

Deadline : Oct 24, 2024