Country Program Evaluation (CPE) at UN Women
Position Title: Country Program Evaluation (CPE)
Employer: UN Women
Employment: Full-Time | Contract
Place of Work: Ethiopia - Ethiopia
Posted date: 9 months ago
Deadline: Submission date is over
Background:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
The Ethiopia Country Office Strategic Note (SN) is the main planning tool for UN Women’s support to normative, coordination and operational work in Ethiopia. This evaluation will consider the Strategic Note covering the period 2021-2025.
The Strategic Note includes a Development Results Framework (DRF) and an Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency Framework (OEEF), both with performance indicators. The evaluation is expected to use this to assess organizational performance. The SN is derived from and contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSCDF 2020-2025), which outlines the United Nation’s vision and strategic focus in Ethiopia. The UNSCDF supports the Government of Ethiopia’s (GoE) development and humanitarian priorities, as articulated in the Ten-Year Perspective Development Plan - Ethiopia 2030: The Pathways to Prosperity (2020 – 2030) and related national policies and plans.
The SN’s orientation and thematic focus areas are grounded in UN Women’s Strategic Plan (2021-2025) and aligned to major international and African regional development and gender commitments, including the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BDPfA) (1995); the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979); Africa’s Agenda 2063; the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) (2003); and the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (SDGEA) (2004).The SN was developed through a participatory process designed to gain perspective on the strengths of UN Women’s Ethiopia Country Office (ECO) and Ethiopia’s status on gender equality and development priorities. The evaluation will use selected OECD DAC evaluation criteria for the CPE. The table below sets these out, along with indicative evaluation questions.
Purpose, objectives and use of the evaluation
The UN Women Evaluation Policy and the UN Women Evaluation Strategic Plan 2022-2025 are the main guiding documents that set forth the principles and organizational framework for evaluation planning, conduct and follow-up in UN Women. These principles are aligned with the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Norms and Standards for Evaluation in the UN System and Ethical Guidelines.
The CPE has the following seven objectives:
Assess the relevance of UN Women contribution to the intervention at national levels and alignment with international agreements and conventions on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Assess effectiveness and organizational efficiency in progressing towards the achievement of gender equality and women’s empowerment results as defined in the Strategic Note.Support the UN Women CO to improve its strategic positioning to better support the achievement of sustained gender equality and women’s empowerment.Analyse how human rights approach and gender equality principles are integrated in the design and implementation of the Strategic Note.Identify and validate lessons learned, good practices and examples of innovation that supports gender equality and human rights.Provide insights into the extent to which the UN Women CO has realized synergies between its three mandates (normative, coordination and programme).Provide actionable recommendations with respect to the development of new programmes/ the next UN Women CO Strategic Note.
This evaluation will have the following management structures:Independent Evaluation and Audit Service Leadership: The Director of the IEAS oversees all IEAS activities, while the Chief of IES is responsible for the evaluation related activities; both will review the key products of the evaluation and sign off on the final CPE report and associated products. Team Leader: The Regional Evaluation Specialist (RES) of IEAS will serve as the team leader, responsible for managing the coordination and day-to-day management of the CPE, leading the methodological approach, collection of data, analysis and report writing. As team leader, the RES will also be responsible for overseeing the work of the evaluation team members, managing the contracts and assuring quality of the work. Evaluation team: Evaluation team members consist of the international evaluation expert to support the Team leader in designing and conducting the CPE and the national expert to provide key contextual information and support data collection in country. Evaluation Reference Group (ERG): The ERG plays a critical role in ensuring a high quality, transparent process, providing insights on the key questions and approach, providing context and ensuring factual accuracy, ensuring gaps and misinterpretation of information is avoided. It will play an important role in the dissemination of the evaluation findings and recommendations to ensure evaluation uptake. Evaluation Reference Group members will be expected to engage at every stage of the evaluation process, including being interviewed by the evaluation team, participating in inception meetings and debriefings, providing feedback on all outputs (including the inception report, preliminary findings, draft and final report) and supporting uptake of the evaluation results.Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
The Evaluation expert is expected to support the Team Leader in: Scoping and design the evaluation, including drafting of the Inception Report and data collection instruments. Implementation of the evaluation and data collection, including participation in document review, virtual/in situ field visits, survey design and implementation. Data analysis to develop preliminary findings and drafting of final report. Drafting final 2-page brief outlining the evaluation process, conclusions, and recommendations. Communication with evaluation stakeholders, including attending exit briefs, validation meetings etc. and deliver presentations of the findings.
Key Deliverables and Timeframe
Consultant’s Workplace and Official TravelThis is hybrid assignment with the international consultant spending 30% of the time in Ethiopia and 70% home based . If any travel is required and approved by the Evaluation Reference Group, UN Women will meet the required travel allowances according to the UN Women Travel Policy. Competencies :
Core Values:
- Integrity;
- Professionalism;
- Respect for Diversity.
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
- Accountability;
- Creative Problem Solving;
- Effective Communication;
- Inclusive Collaboration;
- Stakeholder Engagement;
- Leading by Example.
Functional Competencies:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to lead a team and negotiate amongst a wide range of stakeholders.Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
- Strong knowledge of Results Based Management and Results Reporting and have similar experience in conducting final evaluation Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making.
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Proficiency in using statistical tools to analyze data and draw insights
- Good knowledge of UN programme management systems and familiarity with multi-country programs
- Ability to identify and analyze high-level program results, and draw concrete recommendations and lessons learnt for future programming
- Commitment to quality products and deadlines.
- Sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age.
Education and Certification:
- Master’s degree in gender/women studies, sociology, international development, or related area; or
- A Bachelor’s degree in gender/women studies, sociology, international development, or related area, with an additional two years experience
Experience:
- At least 7 years of practical experience in designing and conducting gender-responsive evaluations of development strategies, policies and programs;
- Extensive knowledge of, and experience in applying qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods;
- Proven knowledge of the role of UN Women and its programming, coordination and normative roles at the regional and country level; Country or regional experience in Ethiopia will be considered a strong asset;
- Any relevant Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment thematic expertise will be considered a strong asset.
Languages:
- Language proficiency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory
- Knowledge of any other official UN working languages is an added advantage.
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