Closing date: 10 May 2017
to conduct an evaluation of three projects in the field of girls education as part of the UNESCO-Azerbaijan Trust Fund in order to inform principally UNESCO and the donor, but also other programme stakeholders and partners on the progress in implementation, i.e. the delivery of planned outputs and outcomes achieved as well as progress towards achievements of the respective objectives, while highlighting enabling factors and challenges encountered,
to provide action-oriented recommendations on how to improve several aspects of implementation for similar projects in the future, and
to inform resource allocation for a future round of proposals, as well as to inform decisions on scaling-up, replication, and /or continuation.
The evaluation will therefore adopt both a retrospective as well as forward-looking approach and will feed into the future project design and implementation as well as and future strategic planning of projects and initiatives funded via the Azerbaijan Trust Fund.
Qualifications
The external evaluation consultant/team should possess the following qualifications:
Experience in applying qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods, with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in programme and project evaluation of relevance to policy making demonstrating a strong record in designing and conducting/leading evaluations, including in the area of education
Advanced university degree in education, programme management or other development-related fields
Knowledge of the United Nations, including previous work experience or assignments for the UN particularly in evaluating projects and programmes
Excellent language skills in English (oral communication and report writing), French (oral communication and reading); and,
No previous involvement in the implementation of activities under review. of three projects in the field of girls education as part of the UNESCO- Azerbaijan Trust Fund
How to apply:
Your electronic offer comprising of a technical proposal and a financial proposal, attached in two separate files, shall be sent to the following email address no later than Wednesday 10 May, 2017, 23:59 CET:ios@unesco.org For any requests for clarification, please contact Ms. Mariana Kitsiona (m.kitsiona@unesco.org).