External Evaluation Consultant for Evaluation of the Urban Pathways Project at UN-Habitat

Duties and responsibilities

• To assess the performance of the project in terms of achieving the planned results at objective, expected accomplishments (outcomes) and output levels. This will entail analysis of actual versus planned results;
• To assess relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, impact and coherence of the project;
• To assess the adequacy of planning, resources, working arrangements, coordination, cooperation and partnership modalities and management and how they contributed to achieving the planned results of the project;
• Assess UN-Habitat direct response to Covid-19 and the effects of it to this particular project;
• To assess the extent to which cross-cutting issues such as environmental sustainability, social inclusion issues of gender equality, human rights, and youth were integrated in design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the project;
• To identify lessons learned and propose forward-looking recommendations that are strategic, programmatic and managerial for decision-making considerations.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of conducting evaluation and participatory processes and delivering specified outputs, presenting credible findings derived from evidence and putting conclusions and recommendations supported by the evaluation findings is required.
• Advanced academic degree and professional experience in urban development, environmental management, climate policy, international climate governance or related fields is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in evaluation and climate policy is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of any other United Nations official languages is an asset.