United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is looking an International Consultant to conduct Final Project Evaluation.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Purpose and objectives:
- The overall purpose of the final project evaluation is to assess the programmatic progress towards the stated outcome by measuring to what extent has the project interventions achieved the intended outputs as well as capturing lessons learned, challenges and best practices obtained during implementation period
- The evaluation shall effectively capture lessons learnt and provide information on the nature, extent and where possible, the potential impact and sustainability of BCRAW project. The evaluation shall assess the project design, scope, implementation status and the capacity to achieve the project objectives. It shall collate and analyze lessons learnt, challenges faced, and best practices obtained during implementation
- Specific Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Assess relevance of the project with regards to consistency, ownership, quality of the
technical assistance, and complementarity of the project with other similar initiatives
Determine the extent to which the project design has been in line with the national priorities and UNDP policy/programmatic priorities - Determine the effectiveness of the project in achievement of results, highlighting reasons for achievement and non-achievement of results and factors contributing/hindering achievement of the results
- Assess to which extent the project successfully achieved impact through reaching its anticipated outcomes and outputs, as stipulated in the Project Document and Project Results Framework
- To determine how it contributed to the climate resilience and vulnerability reduction to climate change impact of agriculture and water sectors
- Assess the sustainability of the project including participation of partners and other
stakeholders in planning and implementation of interventions, as well as assessing the measures taken to ensure that activities initiated by the project will be completed and continued after the project’s closure - Analyze the effectiveness of the partnerships established/maintained with the Government, UN Agencies, donors, local communities and other relevant stakeholders
- Identify lessons learnt in the course of project implementation and provide recommendations as necessary
- Provide recommendations and identify best practices that may be used in the future
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Competencies:
- Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism
- Functional Competencies:
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong networking and coordination skills and demonstrated ability to liaise and involve partners
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work under pressure and to establish and maintain effective work relationships with people of different backgrounds
- High sense of responsibility, attention to detail, willingness to take initiative, excellent communication skills
- Knowledge and understanding of international and country-level DRM contexts
- Similar experience in Tajikistan or Central Asia is an asset
Required skills and experience:
- Academic Qualifications:
- Minimum advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Development Studies, Natural Resources Management, Rural Development, Social Development, Economics, or related field that is relevant for natural resources management and climate change mitigation/adaptation in developing countries
- Professional experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in conducting projects/programme evaluation of similar thematic foci (i.e. climate change/resilience, disaster risk management) with UN agencies, international organizations and Government
- Knowledge of languages:
- Excellent knowledge of oral and written English
- Knowledge of Russian is an asset