Evaluation Consultant for the Flood Resilience in Ulaanbaatar Ger Areas Project at UN-Habitat

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Chief, Evaluation Unit, UN-Habitat, the Evaluation Expert will:

• To assess the performance of the project in terms of achievement of the results at objective, expected accomplishment (outcome) and output levels;
• To assess the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, impact and coherence of the project in improving conditions of the target communities in terms of flood resilience building;
• To assess project management modalities, appropriateness of partnerships, working arrangements, adequacy of resources and how these may have impacted on the effectiveness of the project;
• Assess the how the Covid-19 affected the performance of the project
• To assess how cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, youth and human rights were integrated in the project;
• To identify lessons learned and make strategic, programmatic and management recommendations on what further needs to be done to effectively promote and improve flood resilience in Ulaanbaatar city.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced academic degree in Political Sciences, Project Management, International Development, Program Evaluation, Statistics, Communication, Information Technology, Urban Planning, Economics, Sociology or another relevant field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• 7 years of project management experience in results-based management working with development projects/ programmes is required Extensive evaluation experience.
• The lead consultant should have the ability to present credible findings derived from evidence and prepare conclusions and recommendations supported by the findings is required.
• Knowledge and understanding of UN-Habitat mandate, operations and experience of regional/ multi-country projects is desired.
• Knowledge and understanding of Adaptation Fund operations and strateg is highly preferred
• Knowledge in climate change issues is desired

Languages

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

Deadline : Feb 6, 2024