Vacancy Announcement Details

The UN Evaluation Group (UNEG) Decentralized Evaluation Working Group (DEWG) aims to promote peer-to-peer exchange of experiences and lessons learned in managing and strengthening the decentralized evaluation function of their respective members. Against this background the UNEG DEWG is hiring a consultant to support the work of the group as detailed in this Terms of Reference and as per 2024 DEWG Work Plan approved by UNEG Heads.

Mapping. In 2023, the DEWG updated the mapping of the key features of the Decentralized Evaluation (DE) functions of various UN agencies, funds, programmes that was first produced in 2020. The intent of this mapping exercise is to facilitate learning and sharing of experience across the various UN agencies. It is also intended to potentially support future normative work in this area by UNEG. UNEG Member Agencies were invited to update the document with information about key features and good practices within their DE functions. They were also invited to do a self-assessment of the current policy and practice of decentralised evaluation in their agency using rubrics.

2. Objective

The objective of this consultancy is to support the UNEG DEWG with the following two deliverables:

• Updated document “Decentralized Evaluation Functions Across UN Agencies: Mapping of Key Features”
• Development of a paper proposing a set of principles, operational standards and assessment framework for Decentralized Evaluation (DE) practices, adopted from existing UNEG Norms and Standards

If you meet the requirements and wish to express your interest in this opportunity, please send an email to c.merkle@unesco.org until Thu July 4, 2024. Please use “Expression of Interest for UNEG DEWG Consultancy” as the subject line. Please include the following three pieces of information:

1. Tailored letter expressing your interest (1 page maximum)
2. CV
3. Past writing sample (sole authorship).    

Note: The contract will be issued by UNESCO on behalf of UNEG. The recruitment process will be subject to the rules and regulations of UNESCO.