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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...
Issued on: 26 January 2018
ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT
DUTY STATION: NAIROBI
FUNCTIONAL TITLE:Consultant for the Evaluation of the Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum
DURATION: 3 months over 11 months (February 2018-December 2018)
BACKGROUND
The main purpose of this evaluation is to assess the outcomes and impact of WUF9. The evaluation will fulfill requirements of UN-Habitat GC resolution 26/6, strengthening knowledge sharing and learning, and planning and delivery of the WUF programme. The key users of the evaluation are UN-Habitat management and staff; the governing bodies (CPR and GC), donors, partners, experts in the field of urban development, policy makers and other key stakeholders. The assessment will be based on evaluation criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact. The evaluation will also identify achievements, lessons, challenges and opportunities for the World Urban Forum.
The evaluation shall be independent and carried out in line with the evaluation norms and standards of the United Nations system. A variety of methodologies will be applied to pre-forum, on-site and post forum assessment. Methods to be used include review of documents, face-to-face interviews, onsite observations and participants’ survey, post-WUF9 surveys, interviews with key individuals as well as analysis of secondary data and outcome mapping of the WUF9 programme.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The evaluation will be conducted by one consultant. It will be managed by the Evaluation Unit and supported by the WUF Secretariat. An Evaluation Reference Group will oversee the evaluation process. The evaluator is responsible for meeting professional and ethical standards in planning and conducting the evaluation, and producing the expected evaluation deliverables.
The consultant has overall responsibility for producing the deliverables according to the quality standards of UN-Habitat for evaluation reports.
Main deliverables expected from the consultant are:
Compliance with United Nations Evaluation Group standards and UN-Habitat evaluation report format is expected.
COMPETENCIES
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Advanced academic degree in economics, sociology statistics, urban planning, project management, or other related study areas.
Work Experience
Minimum of 10 years of proven evaluation experience. Knowledge and understanding of UN and UN-Habitat’s role in promoting sustainable urbanization and human settlements issues in general. Experience in delivery of advocacy and global outreach through programmes and experience in results-based management.
Language
Fluency as well as excellent writing skills in English is required; working knowledge of other United Nations official languages is an advantage.
REMUNERATION
Payments will be based on deliverables over the consultancy period. There are set remuneration rates for consultancies. The rate is determined by functions performed and experience of the consultant. The fees will be paid as per agreement.
All applications should be submitted to:
Ms. Lucy Waikwa-Omondi
UN-HABITAT Evaluation Unit
P.O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: lucy.omondi@un.org
Applications should include:
Summary CV (maximum 2 pages), indicating the following information:
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