Consultancy - Mid Term Review (Twende Project) at International Union for Conservation of Nature

Education:

• Masters in relevant field
• Work experience: at least 10 years in baseline studies, M&E, Impact assessments, socio-economic and biophysical assessments,
• Program/Project
• M&E experience
• Donor (GCF or GEF or other major climate change donors) experience

Qualifications of the Evaluators

• IUCN requires a team of evaluators with experience in assessing change in complex systems and with extensive expertise and knowledge in the field of climate change adaptation and resilience, land-use and restoration, ecosystem management, experts in drylands, climate change ,ESMF ,finance and Gender, private sector investment, experience in value chains and markets, Incentive payment schemes assessments.

The evaluator or lead consultant shall have:

• At least 10 years’ experience as an evaluator and project reviews with demonstrated quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis skills, with proven record of conducting formative, process, and impact evaluation.
• Proven experience in evaluating similar projects, preferably drylands projects.
• Possess at a minimum, a master’s degree, in Socio Economics, Environmental studies, Natural Resource management or its equivalent.
• Complete independence from IUCN, the Executing Entities (EEs), and Government agencies.
• Proven experience in evaluating similar projects; Prior experience in conducting evaluation and reviews in GEF/GCF or other climate change donor funded projects would be an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in making realistic and actionable recommendations to improve project implementations,
• Experience of synthesising lessons and evidence of disseminating findings of project reviews/evaluations to donors, project partners, communities, and governments
• Fluency in English
• IUCN is an equal opportunity employer, and the successful candidate will be selected based on merit.

Consultants Competencies

• Education: Master’s in relevant field); Work experience: at least 10 years in mid-term reviews, end term reviews, demonstrated experience in making realistic recommendations to improve project implementation, experience of synthesising lessons, experience disseminating findings of project reviews/evaluations, M&E, Impact assessments, socio-economic and biophysical assessments;