Research Consultant, Professionalization of Evaluation - United Nations Evaluation Group - Home-based

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of the assignment is to update the existing UNEG Competency Framework and to provide direction to the UNEG Executive Group on possible options to pursue for the professionalization of evaluation.

Working Group

The working group is composed of volunteer member participants of various UN agencies. The Convener (ICAO) and Co-Convener (UNFPA) facilitate the working group meetings and co-ordinate the activities. The Consultant will work closely with the Convener and occasionally with the Deputy-Convener and the Vice-Chair of the UNEG Strategic Objective 1. The Consultant will also be expected to participate at some of the virtual meetings of the working group.

Scope of the Assignment

Reviewing what has been done or what is developing in advancing the professionalization of evaluation:

Synthesize information on recent or ongoing developments in the professionalization of evaluation (competency frameworks, credentialing systems etc.) that includes the Canadian Evaluation Society, the Japanese Evaluation Society, the European Evaluation and the UK Evaluation Society, DFID, the World Bank/IFC etc.;Interview focal points on developments and summarize the developments.

Benchmarking recruitment practices and job descriptions in the UN:

Conduct a benchmarking analysis of evaluator recruitment practices, including through summary analysis of the JIU study on the evaluation function;Conduct a benchmarking analysis of job descriptions for evaluators in the UN system.

Revising the UN Evaluation Competency Framework:

Update and revise the UNEG Evaluation Competency Framework in consideration of points 1 and 2 above.

Eliciting feedback from UNEG members via online questionnaire:

Elicit feedback from UNEG members regarding options to go forward in advancing the professionalization of evaluation;The feedback will be input to formulate a set of recommendations on the policy options to advance the professionalization of evaluation.

Deliverables, Timing and Payment Schedule

The workload is estimated to be 30 working days. The consultant will submit to the Vice-Chair and Convener the following deliverables by no later than 19 December, 2014. Deliverable (i) should be delivered by 1 December, 2014:

Deliverable (i): Draft report (analytic review of issues identified, including a synthesis of the feedback elicited from UNEG and other stakeholders);Deliverable (ii): Final report;Deliverable (iii): Revised UNEG Evaluation Competency Framework;Deliverable (iv): Recommended professionalization options.

Reporting

The Consultant will report directly to the Convener and in absence of the Convener, to the Co-Convener and/or the Vice-Chair. More broadly, the Consultant’s immediate client will be the UNEG working group. Once recruited, the Consultant should develop and deliver a clear time plan specifying the internal sub activities that will contribute to the expected deliverables. The Consultant is expected to engage with the working group through scheduled virtual meetings.

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