The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all

Responsibilities:

• The Independent Evaluation Unit will manage the evaluation process, ensuring that the evaluation is conducted by a suitable evaluation consultant;
• providing technical support and advice on methodology; explaining evaluation standards and ensuring they are respected;
• ensuring contractual requirements are met;
• approving all deliverables (TOR, Inception Reports; draft and final evaluation reports);
• sharing the evaluation results; supporting use and follow-up of the implementation of the evaluation recommendations
• The Evaluation Consultant will undertake the following tasks: Identify the evaluation methodology, design relevant tools (e.g., forms, questionnaires, documentation, etc..,) and the needed information necessary for the analysis.
• Undertake the needed activities and steps to collect the needed information for the evaluation.
• Undertake necessary consultation with the project’s team members, partners as well as other potential donors to analyse the challenges being faced by the project.
• Analyse the implementation strategies of the project with regard to their potential effectiveness in achieving the project outcomes and impact, including unexpected results and factors affecting project implementation (positively and negatively).
• Review the institutional set-up, capacity for project implementation, coordination mechanisms and the use and usefulness of management tools including the project monitoring tools and work plans.
• Rate the project against the specified criteria. g. Identify lessons and potential good practices for the key stakeholders.
• Provide strategic recommendations for the different key stakeholders to improve implementation of the project activities and attainment of project objectives.;
• And are responsible for high quality evaluation products of inception report, draft and final evaluation report.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced academic degree in political sciences, social economy, governance, planning, similar relevant fields is required.
• In lieue of an advanced degree, a related Bachelors degree with additional 2 years work experience would be considered.
• 10 years of programme management experience in results-based management working with development project/ programmes is required.
• Extensive evaluation experience with the ability to present credible findings derived from evidence and put conclusions and recommendations supported by findings is desirable.
• Knowledge and experience of country programming and specific knowledge and understanding of UN-Habitat and its mandate is desirable