Apply for Evaluator – Assessment of the work of the regional commissions under the Development Account Project 2023P “Inter‐regional cooperation for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda”, Santiago, Chile Job Vacancy | Position

Result of Service

DELIVERABLES The evaluation will embrace the following outputs: a) Work Plan and Inception Report. No later than 2 weeks after the signature of the contract, the advisor ought to ship the inception report, which ought to embrace the background of the undertaking, an evaluation of the Project profile and implementation and a full evaluate of all associated documentation in addition to undertaking implementation experiences. It ought to present an in depth Work Plan of all the actions to be carried out associated to the evaluation of undertaking 2023P. Additionally, the inception report ought to embrace an in depth analysis methodology together with the description of the varieties of information assortment devices that can be used and a full evaluation of the stakeholders and companions that can be contacted to acquire the analysis info. First drafts of the devices for use for the interviews/surveys must also be included on this first report. b) Draft closing evaluation Report. No later than 6 weeks after the signature of the contract, the advisor ought to ship the preliminary report for revision and feedback by the Programme Planning and Operations Division (PPOD) of ECLAC and the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG), which incorporates representatives of the implementing substantive Division/Office. The draft closing analysis report ought to embrace the primary draft outcomes and findings, conclusions of the analysis, classes realized and proposals derived from it, together with its sustainability, and potential enhancements in undertaking administration and coordination of comparable DA tasks. c) Final Assessment Report. No later than 8 weeks after the signature of the contract, the advisor ought to ship the closing evaluation report which ought to embrace the revised model of the preliminary model after ensuring all the feedback and observations from PPOD and the ERG have been included. Before submitting the closing report, the advisor should have acquired the clearance on this closing model from PPOD, assuring the satisfaction of ECLAC with the closing analysis report. The report will observe the DA analysis template supplied by ECLAC. PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND CONDITIONS The contract will embrace the cost for the providers of the advisor and all the associated bills of the analysis. Payments can be made in keeping with the following schedule and circumstances: a) 30% of the whole worth of the contract can be paid in opposition to the passable supply of the inception report which needs to be delivered as per the above deadlines. b) 30% of the whole worth of the contract can be paid in opposition to the passable supply of the draft closing analysis report which needs to be delivered as per the above deadlines. c) 40% of the whole worth of the contract can be paid in opposition to the passable supply and presentation of the closing analysis report which needs to be delivered as per the above deadlines.

Work Location

Home-based

Expected period

8 weeks

Duties and Responsibilities

BACKGROUND The undertaking under analysis is part of the tasks authorised under this account for the twelfth Tranche (2020-2023). It was a joint undertaking carried out by ECLAC and UN-Habitat as co-lead, with ECE, ECA, ESCAP and ESCWA. For ECLAC the implementing division was the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division. The period of this undertaking was of roughly three and half years, having began actions in January 2021, and ending round June 2024. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THE EVALUATION This evaluation is an finish-of-cycle evaluate of the undertaking. The goal of this analysis is to evaluate the work of the 5 regional commissions under the undertaking, at the nation and regional ranges. This evaluate will embrace focused questions under the standards of relevance, effectivity, effectiveness, and sustainability. As it’s a partial evaluation centered on the work performed by particular implementers under the undertaking, it won’t assess the standards of coherence, nor will it embrace a evaluate of the design of the undertaking. The evaluation will function a key enter for the undertaking-degree analysis to be carried out by UN-Habitat. The evaluation will lead to suggestions particular to the regional commissions, to tell the undertaking-degree analysis carried out by UN-Habitat. GUIDING PRINCIPLES While this evaluation doesn’t represent an analysis, however an enter to an analysis, it would search to be impartial, credible and helpful and cling to the highest potential skilled requirements. It can be consultative and interact the participation of a broad vary of stakeholders. The unit of evaluation is the work performed by every of the regional fee under the undertaking, moderately than the undertaking itself. The evaluation can be carried out consistent with the norms, requirements and moral ideas of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG). It is anticipated that ECLAC’s guiding ideas to the analysis course of are utilized. In explicit, particular consideration can be taken to evaluate the extent to which ECLAC and the different commissions’ actions and outputs revered and promoted human rights. This features a consideration of whether or not ECLAC interventions handled beneficiaries as equals, safeguarded and promoted the rights of minorities, and helped to empower civil society. The analysis may also look at the extent to which gender considerations have been included into the undertaking – whether or not undertaking design and implementation included the wants and priorities of girls, whether or not girls have been handled as equal gamers, and whether or not it served to advertise girls’s empowerment. Other considerations to be built-in into the evaluation are incapacity inclusion, and environmental points. Moreover, the evaluation course of itself, together with the design, information assortment, and dissemination of the evaluation report, can be carried out in alignment with these ideas. The evaluation may also think about the contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Evaluators are additionally anticipated to respect UNEG’s moral ideas as per its “Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation”:

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• Beneficence METHODOLOGY The evaluation will use the following information assortment strategies to evaluate the influence of the work of the undertaking: a) Desk evaluate and secondary information assortment evaluation b) Semi-structured interviews c) Survey/Questionnaires d) Case Study/ies Methodological triangulation is an underlying precept of the strategy chosen. Suitable frameworks for evaluation and analysis are to be elaborated – primarily based on the inquiries to be answered. The specialists will establish and set out the strategies and frameworks as part of the inception report. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Intellectual property rights. The advisor is obliged to cede to ECLAC all authors rights, patents and every other mental property rights for all the work, experiences, closing merchandise and supplies ensuing from the design and implementation of this consultancy, in the circumstances the place these rights are relevant. The advisor won’t be allowed to make use of, nor present or disseminate part of these merchandise and experiences or its whole to 3rd events with out beforehand acquiring a written permission from ECLAC.

Qualifications/particular abilities

Advanced college diploma (Master’s diploma or equal) in environmental science, environmental coverage, economics, engineering, public coverage, city planning or a associated space. At least seven years of progressively accountable related expertise in programme/undertaking analysis are required. At least two years of expertise in areas associated to public insurance policies for sustainable improvement, city improvement, local weather change and/or associated areas is very fascinating. Experience in at the very least 5 evaluations with worldwide (improvement) organizations is required. Experience in Regional Commissions and United Nations tasks, particularly Development Account tasks is very fascinating. Experience conducting analysis of joint tasks, throughout a number of areas, is very fascinating. Proven competency in quantitative and qualitative analysis strategies, significantly self-administered surveys, doc evaluation, and casual and semi-structured interviews is required.

Languages

Proficiency in English and Spanish is required. Proficiency in French most popular, proficiency in different languages of the undertaking is a plus.

Additional Information

Not accessible.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.