Purpose of consultancy:
The 2024 UNFPA Evaluation Policy encourages Country Offices to carry out country programme evaluations every programme cycle, and as a minimum every two cycles.
The UNFPA Serbia Country Office is initiating the Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) which will provide an independent assessment of the performance of the UNFPA 2nd country programme (2021-2025) in the Republic of Serbia and offer an analysis of various facilitating and constraining factors influencing programme delivery and the achievement of intended results. The CPE will draw conclusions and provide a set of actionable recommendations for the next programme cycle. This will be an external exercise conducted by an independent evaluation team in line with the 2024 UNFPA Evaluation Handbook. The Handbook provides practical guidance for managing and conducting CPEs to ensure the production of quality evaluations in line with the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) norms and standards and international good practice for evaluation.
The UNFPA Serbia Office is seeking to hire a Young and Emerging Evaluator (YEE) to provide support to the evaluation manager and the evaluation team during the CPE process. the UNFPA Serbia Country Programme 2021-2025 Evaluation.
Scope of work:
The evaluation will cover all interventions in the three thematic areas of the Country Programme, which have been implemented across Serbia during the programme’s period. The thematic areas are described in section 3 of the Terms of Reference UNFPA Serbia, Country Programme Evaulation (hereby attached).
A Young and Emerging Evaluator will contribute to all phases of the UNFPA Serbia Country Programme 2021-2025 Evaluation, namely Preparation, Design, Field, Reporting and Dissemination and Facilitation phases as described in the UNFPA Evaluation Handbook[1].
The YEE is expected to perform a variety of tasks[2] under the guidance and supervision of the CPE Manager and the Evaluation Team Leader[3]. These include:
- Support the CPE Manager and the Evaluation Team in completing key tasks involving drafting notes, data management, desk review of relevant documents, communication with the key stakeholders, organizing meetings and organizing logistics related to the implementation of CPE activities.
- Support the Evaluation Team in developing the evaluation methodology, finalizing evaluation questions, and developing the evaluation matrix.
- Support the preparation of PowerPoint presentations, graphs, tables, and diagrams.
- Support data collection in the field.
- Contribute to data analysis.
- Support key dissemination activities of evaluation results (e.g., presentation of the results evaluation to key stakeholders).
- Provide administrative support throughout the evaluation process and participate in meetings with the CPE Manager, UNFPA Serbia CO staff and the ERG.
- Performs other duties as required.
Duration and working schedule: Approximately 22 working days during period June 2024 – November 2024.
The consultant will support evaluation team in development of the following key deliverables of the evaluation, by the deadlines listed below:
- Design Report for CPE, and powerpoint presentation of design report, preferably by 14 July 2024.
- Preliminary powerpoint presentation of field phase for a debriefing meeting with the CO and the ERG, preferably by 25 August 2024.
- Draft Country Programme Evaluation Report, Recommendations worksheet. and powerpoint presentation of evaluation results, preferably by 30 September 2024.
- Final Country Programme Evaluation Report and powerpoint presentation of evaluation results, preferably by 31 October 2024.
The deliverables are expected to be submitted electronically.
How to apply:
Interested individuals with the required qualifications and experience should submit their application to serbia.office@unfpa.org with the subject line “Application for Young and Emerging Evaluator for 2nd UNFPA Serbia Country Programme Evaluation”.
The application should include:
- A cover letter, indicating the candidate’s motivation for this consultancy as well as relevant expertise and experience.
- An updated copy of the curriculum vitae (CV) and a duly completed P11 UN Personal History Form.
- Names and contact information of three references.
- Availability and expected daily rate for consultancy services.
The closing date for the submission of applications is 6 June at 23:59 CET.
Only those candidates who meet all qualifications and experience will be contacted for further consideration. Incomplete applications will be automatically disqualified.
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[1]The updated version of the UNFPA Evaluation Handbook is available, but not published yet. The UNFPA Serbia Office will provide the revised version once the YEE is onboard.
[2] The guidance note on meaningfully engaging youth in evaluation is currently being prepared for publication and will be provided once the YEE is onboard.
[3] The CPE Manager and the Evaluation Team Leader will agree and communicate clearly to the YEE on dual supervision arrangements and undertake a mentoring role throughout the entire process.