Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP Project “Investing in Walking and Cycling Policies in African Cities (within least developed countries) at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Duties and Responsibilities
ORGANIZATION SETTING.

• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations systems designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action.
• The overall objective of the Industry and Economy Division of UNEP is to encourage decision makers in government, local authorities and industry to develop and adopt policies, strategies, practices and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources, ensure safe management of chemicals and contribute to making trade and environment policies mutually supportive. It promotes the development, use and transfer of policies, technologies, economic instruments, managerial practices and other tools that assist in environmentally sound decision making and the building of corresponding activities.
• The Sustainable Mobility Unit (SMU) is part of the Industry and Economy Division, and the unit promotes sustainable, low and no emissions transport. UN Environment’s SMU wishes to engage the services of an Evaluation Consultant for a period of 5 months (106 days) to review the UN Development Account Funded project “Investing in Walking and Cycling in African Cities (within least developed countries).” The consultant will report to the SMU Project Manager responsible for the UNDA Project.
• The “INVESTING IN WALKING AND CYCLING POLICIES IN AFRICAN CITIES (WITHIN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES)” project aims to promote a global transition to zero-and-low emission transport for improved air quality and climate change mitigation through increased capacity of selected countries in Africa to better design and implement policies and make investment decisions that prioritize the needs of pedestrians and cyclists (particularly vulnerable groups).
• In line with the UNDA Project Evaluation Guidelines, the Guidance Note on Planning and Conducting Terminal Evaluations of 11th Tranche projects and the UNEP Evaluation Policy, the Terminal Review (TR) is undertaken at completion of the project to assess project performance (in terms of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability), and determine outcomes and impacts (actual and potential) stemming from the project.

The TR has two primary purposes:

• to provide evidence of results to meet accountability requirements, and to promote operational improvement, learning and knowledge sharing through results and lessons learned among UNEP and main project partners. Therefore, the TR will identify lessons of operational relevance for future project formulation and implementation.
• The Evaluation will identify lessons of operational relevance for future project formulation and implementation, especially where a second phase of the project is being considered. Recommendations relevant to the whole house may also be identified during the evaluation process,
• Under the supervision of the SMU Project Manager responsible for the UNDA Project in line with relevant UNEP and UN Development Account evaluation criteria, the Evaluation Consultant will be responsible for the overall management of the Evaluation and timely provision of its outputs, data collection and analysis and report-writing. More specifically,

the consultant will:

• Develop the desk review and interview protocols;
• Conduct preliminary desk review and introductory interviews with project staff;
• Draft the reconstructed Theory of Change of the project;
• Prepare the evaluation framework;
• Develop an inception report;
• Develop a preliminary Findings Note: typically in the form of a powerpoint presentation, the sharing of preliminary findings is intended to support the participation of the project team, act as a means to ensure all information sources have been accessed and provide an opportunity to verify emerging findings.
• Regularly report back to the SMU Project Manager on progress and inform of any possible problems or issues encountered and generally keep the Project Manager informed of the evaluation progress.
• Develop a draft and Final Review Report
• Develop a table of Recommendations containing the list of recommendations from the evaluation exercise.

The final version of the Review Report and table of recommendations will be assessed for its quality by the UNEP Evaluation Office.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (Masters or Equivalent) in urban development, sustainable transport or other relevant political or social sciences area is required.
• A minimum of 2 years work experience evaluating sustainable transport/mobility projects is required
• A broad understanding of sustainable mobility and the walking and cycling policy landscape in Africa is desirable.
• Prior experience working in an international organization is desirable.
• Proven technical writing, analytical, presentation and communication skills are required.

Languages

• English and French are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written English is required.