Final Evaluation Team Leader Vacancy at UNDP

Job title Final Evaluation Team Leader

Duties and Responsibilities

The International Consultant / Team Leader will have overall responsibility for the work and operation of the evaluation team, including the coordination of inputs from different team members. The Team Leader is responsible and overall accountable for the production of the agreed products.

In addition to the above the Team Leader is responsible for the following:

Review of documentation to be provided by the project (implementation/evaluation reports)

Conduct fieldwork together with the national consultants and interview stakeholders, national and local Government officials, and communities to generate authentic information and opinions.

Write and compile the information and reports as needed.

Responsible for presentation of key findings highlighting achievements, constraints, and make practical recommendations to decision makers and stakeholders.

Finalize the Final Evaluation Report.

Outputs/Deliverables

The Team Leader shall work closely with the evaluation team, the project team, UNDP staff and key stakeholders to deliver the following;

Inception Report including detailed methodology

Field work debriefing before draft report writing

Draft Evaluation Report

PowerPoint Presentation for UNDP and stakeholders

Final Evaluation Report

The expected format of the draft and final reports will be based on the structure of UNDP evaluation report guidance.

Closing Date: Thursday, 16 September 2010

Competencies

Technical/Functional Competencies are as follows:

Strong analytical aptitude and effective interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Effective organizational and team work capacities.

Computer proficiency: MS Office

Personal Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards.

Positive, constructive attitude and consistently approaches work with energy.

Demonstrates openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback.

Required Skills and Experience

The international evaluator should have the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

Master's degree in development studies or related social science fields with experience in project and programme evaluation and recovery programming

Familiarity with disaster risk reduction, crisis and conflict situations

Proven experience in conducting independent project evaluations in conflict setting

At least 10 years of relevant experience in evaluation of development, disaster risk reduction, crisis management and recovery programming

Experience in the evaluation of technical assistance projects, if possible with UNDP or other UN development agencies, other major donors as well as government

Excellent English writing and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations in order to screen succinctly and clearly critical issues and draw forward-looking conclusions

Experience in leading small multi-disciplinary, multi-national teams to deliver quality products in high stress, short deadline situations

Experience and demonstrated capacity to work in rural and remote localities.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Closing Date: Thursday, 16 September 2010