Evaluation Consultancy

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• The objective of this evaluation is to assess UNFPA’s organizational readiness and strategic positioning to accelerate the progress towards the achievement of the three transformative results and catalyse a discussion on the design of the next Strategic Plan given the state of progress on the SDGs.
• New elements introduced in this Strategic Plan will be the focus – namely, the six accelerators for change – and the strategic shifts that were proposed, including flexibility and agility in programming, financing, innovation, and partnerships.
• The evaluation will focus on the current Strategic Plan period starting in 2022 until the end of data collection in early-2024.
• A forward-looking perspective will be maintained so that the evaluation results will benefit both the remainder of the current regional programme and the Strategic Plan and the development of the subsequent one.
• The evaluation will cover all the following thematic areas of the Regional Programme Action Plan 2022 – 2023 – sexual and reproductive health, maternal health, family planning, adolescents and youth, gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as well as population and development data, policies and strategies, Humanitarian and Emergencies. 
• In addition, the evaluation will cover cross-cutting issues such as human rights and gender equality, emergencies, humanitarian crises, displacement, and migration status relevant in countries affected by humanitarian crisis in the region; as well as innovation, knowledge management, resource mobilization, communication and organizational efficiency and effectiveness, programme coordination and results-based management, monitoring, and evaluation.

• Master’s degree in public health, Medicine, Health Economics and Financing, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• 7 years of experience in conducting evaluations, reviews, assessments, research studies or M&E work in the field of international and/or humanitarian action.
• Substantive knowledge of adolescent and youth issues, sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents and youth.
• Good knowledge of humanitarian strategies, policies, frameworks and international humanitarian law, and principles as well as the international humanitarian architecture and coordination mechanisms.
• Ability to ensure ethics and integrity of the evaluation process, including confidentiality and prevention of harm to evaluation subjects.
• Ability to consistently integrate human rights and gender perspectives in all phases of the evaluation process.
• Solid knowledge of evaluation approaches and methodology and demonstrated ability to apply both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of experts.
• Excellent communication (written and spoken), facilitation and knowledge-sharing skills.
• Good knowledge of the national development context of ESARO
• Familiarity with UNFPA or other United Nations organizations’ mandates and operations will be an advantage.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

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