Evaluation Specialist Consultant (Retainer), Home-based - Istanbul

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Location :

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

10-Oct-2024

Application Deadline :

27-Sep-24 (Midnight New York, USA) International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Up to 200 days from 10 October 2024 to 10 October 2026 UN Women is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UN Women does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. Evaluation consultants are integral members of the evaluation team. The work of the consultant will be home-based and they will need to connect with the team during Europe and Central Asia working hours via online platforms. Data collection missions might be envisioned during the different assignments.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall oversight of the Regional Evaluation Specialist, the Evaluation consultant will contribute to the following phases of evaluations: Evaluation Planning stage:

• Reviewing all relevant documents (i.e. Strategic notes, project documents, donor and/or other monitoring reports, evaluation and audit reports, etc.) to identify efforts relevant to the evaluation topic.
• Providing support to the portfolio analysis to provide an overview of the different efforts undertaken by the CO/RO for the thematic areas.

Evaluation Inception phase:

• Support the Human rights-based stakeholder analysis from a thematic perspective.
• Contribute to the development of an inclusive Evaluation methodology which is tailored to relevant inquiry in the thematic area (including through the evaluation matrix, data collection tools etc.).
• Support interviews and consultations by taking detailed notes and ensuring adherence to ethical guidelines.
• Contribute to evaluation analysis by capturing results, challenges, gaps and learning pertinent to the evaluation topic.

Reporting phase:

• Provide substantive inputs to the final synthesis report.
• Potential support to case study through inputs on the thematic areas.

Tasks and deliverables The evaluation consultant will be a key member of the evaluation team, engaged in all phases of the evaluation process and in each type of evaluation to produce concise and analytical evaluation reports. Deliverables for the evaluation consultant include the following: desk review, portfolio analysis, stakeholder analysis, interview notes, qualitative and quantitative data analyses, contributions to the inception report, presentations and final synthesis reports and annexes for evaluations. These deliverables must be high quality and in line with the GERAAS criteria established by UN Women. Supervision The consultants will be directly supervised by the Regional Evaluation Specialist for Europe and Central Asia. Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel This is a home-based consultancy. However, onsite data collection will need to take place. Typically every country case study or country portfolio evaluation in the context of an evaluation process includes a one week onsite data collection mission. Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of UN Women processes and systems.
• Strong inter-personal skills, communicate effectively with staff at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in a highly pressured environment.
• Ability to produce well-written analytical reports.
• 7 years of relevant experience of periodically conducting evaluations of strategies, policies and/or development programmes and projects.
• Proven experience of designing and leading or participating in gender-responsive and human rights-based evaluations utilising participatory approaches and methodologies.
• Knowledge and experience in gender equality and women’s empowerment, gender mainstreaming and gender analysis.
• Demonstrated facilitation and communications skills, experience in participatory approaches and ability to negotiate amongst a wide range of stakeholders.
• Previous experience working in the Western Balkans will be considered an asset.
• Experience with the United Nations system will be considered an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of languages from the region is a strong asset.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. #J-18808-Ljbffr