Call for Evaluation Consultancy: UNFPA Arab States Regional Office (ASRO)– Regional Programme Evaluation (2022 – 2025).

The objective of this formative evaluation is to assess ASRO’s organizational readiness and strategic positioning to accelerate the progress towards the achievement of the three transformative results in the region and catalyze a discussion on the design of the next Regional Programme given the state of progress on the SDGs.

The evaluation will cover all interventions in the four (4) thematic areas of the Regional Programme: sexual and reproductive health and rights; adolescents and youth; gender equality and women’s empowerment; and population dynamics, in both development and humanitarian context; which have been implemented during the programme’s period. In addition, the evaluation will also cover cross-cutting issues, such as human rights, disability, displacement and migration status, etc, and transversal functions, such as coordination, monitoring and evaluation, innovation, communication, resource mobilization and strategic partnerships.

Evaluation team:

The RPE will be conducted by a multidisciplinary team of consultants. They should collectively have the qualifications and experience to design and implement a methodologically robust evaluation and cover all the above-mentioned thematic areas of the RP. The evaluation team will consist of:

• Team leader: An international consultant with primary responsibility for the design of the evaluation methodology and the coordination of the evaluation team, as described in the attached “Regional Team leader TOR”. The team leader will also demonstrate the qualifications, experience and skills required to serve as a technical expert for at least one of the thematic areas.
• Thematic specialists: National or international consultants who should demonstrate the qualifications, experience and skills required to serve as technical expert in at least one of the thematic areas, as described in the attached “Regional Thematic Specialist TOR” document.
• Young and emerging evaluator: A recent university graduate or young evaluation professional with limited experience will provide support to the evaluation team throughout the evaluation process, as described in the attached “Young evaluator TOR” document.

In their application, the candidates must clearly indicate the thematic area(s) for which they demonstrate the requested expertise, as well as the role (team leader or Thematic specialist or young evaluator) that they intend to perform. Based on their qualifications, experience and skills, the candidates may propose to cover more than one thematic area.

Please refer to the terms of references for more details on the RPE deliverables as well as on the required qualifications and experience of the team leader, thematic specialists and young evaluator.

How to apply:

Interested individuals with the required qualifications and experience should submit their application to [email protected] (Cc: [email protected]) , with the subject line “Application for RPE consultancy”. The subject line should also clearly indicate the role (e.g. team leader; thematic specialist; or young and emerging evaluator) for which they would like to be considered. They must also indicate the area(s) of thematic expertise of the RP they can cover (e.g. sexual and reproductive health and rights; adolescents and youth; gender equality and women’s empowerment; or population dynamics). Young and emerging evaluators are not expected to indicate a thematic area of expertise.

The application should include:

• A cover letter, indicating the candidate’s motivation for this consultancy as well as relevant expertise and experience.
• An updated copy of the curriculum vitae (CV) and a duly completed P11 UN Personal History Form.
• Names and contact information of three references.
• A recent evaluation report or other type of writing sample in English (from a similar assignment) drafted by the candidate.
• Availability and expected daily rate for consultancy services.

The closing date for the submission of applications is at 18 November 2023, 23:59 (Cairo time).

Only those candidates who meet all qualifications and experience will be contacted for further consideration. Incomplete applications will be automatically disqualified.