PROJECT EVALUATION SPECIALIST

Background

Poverty and Environment Initiative (PEI) is a global UNDP-UNEP partnership, which supports country-led efforts to mainstream poverty-environment linkages into national planning, from policy making to budgeting, implementation and monitoring. PEI Africa Regional Support Programme currently operates is 9 countries, one of which is Mozambique. In Mozambique a large proportion of the population is heavily dependent on the environment for their livelihoods. However, widespread environmental degradation is decreasing the social and economic benefits derived by the poor from land and other natural resources. Mainstreaming poverty and environment dimension in national and sector planning at all levels can therefore contribute substantially to the poverty reduction efforts of the country. Therefore in 2005 the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) Phase I was launched in Mozambique in collaboration with the Ministry of Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA) and the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD), subsequently it continued into the Phase II (2008 – 2013). The Phase II is focusing on better integrating pro-poor environmental sustainability in national, sectoral and district planning, policy and budget processes in support of the implementation of PARPA II and later, the PARP 2010-2014.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work: PEI Phase II in Mozambique will be evaluated using the following criteria:  Relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, timeliness, and sustainability.  The final evaluation will focus on the following aspects: Project objective/outputs;  Processes;  Sustainability of results; Monitoring and evaluation; and Conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations. The consultant will be expected to produce: An inception plan should outline the overall strategy, actions and timeline of the evaluation, including the list of stakeholders to be consulted. An evaluation report: The inception plan and the draft and the final evaluation report should be submitted by the Consultant in Portuguese and in English.  The assignment will be undertaken through the following 3 main steps: Review of documentation (home-based); Interviews in the field with stakeholders and collection and preliminary assessment of qualitative and quantitative data (mission). The mission shall include, among others, debriefing meetings with the key stakeholders at the end of the mission presenting the consultant’s preliminary findings; and Follow-up inquiries by phone/email and develop final products (home-based).

Competencies

Functional Competencies: Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations in order to succinctly and clearly distil critical issues and draw forward looking conclusions; Good knowledge of the UNDP Evaluation Policy;  Good knowledge of the UNDP National Execution Modality Guidelines and Procedures; Knowledge of Result-Based Management Evaluation methodologies; Knowledge of participatory monitoring approaches; Demonstrable analytical skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education: At least a Master degree or equivalent in a field related to international development and environment and/or environmental policy and management (environmental or natural resources management, environmental economics or policy).  Experience: Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a development and environment policy- related field; Experience in institutional analysis, capacity building and policy mainstreaming; Experience in applying UNDP Results Based Evaluation Policies and Procedures; Experience in applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios; strong knowledge of linkages between sustainable environment natural resource management and poverty reduction; Some prior knowledge of the PEI and working experience in Sub-Sahara Africa will be considered an asset. Language: Excellent English and Portuguese communication and reading/writing skills in either English or Portuguese. Note: Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:   Proposal:  A letter of confirmation of interest and availability describing why the individual consider him/herself as the most suitable candidate for this assignment; Technical proposal and methodology explaining how he/she will approach and complete this assignment; Financial proposal presented in a Lump sum with all inclusive fixed total contract price; The lump sum shall include all the cost components to enable the consultant’s work, such as, the consultant’s daily fee, travel, allowances, taxes, translations, communication, other as relevant. A breakdown of the lump sum is required; Completed and signed P11 form, if necessary the Consultant may supplement the P11 form with a personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references. Evaluation: The individual consultant will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis methodology and the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as: Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation: Technical Criteria weight: 70%; Financial Criteria weight: 30%. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 % in their technical proposal would be considered for the Financial Evaluation! How to apply: Please follow the following steps Click on “Apply Now”; Complete the personal information including short motivational note (max 1000 characters); Cut and paste your CV (in the next box); Click on Submit application.  On next page click on browse and upload the following document as one file: P11; Technical Proposal; Financial Proposal.  Please note that any CV/P11 not submitted with a technical and financial proposal will not be considered. This notice can also be viewed at http://procurement-notices.undp.org with a detailed Terms of Reference attached.

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