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Evaluation objectives:

The main objective of this mid-term evaluation is to provide the project partners i.e. UNDP & Supreme Court with an independent review of the success in achieving desired outputs, lessons learned, findings and recommendations.
The evaluation results are envisaged:

To assess progress towards the outcome;To assess both negative and positive factors affecting the outcome;To assess key UNDP contributions (outputs made with UNDP’s direct contributions), including those produced through “soft” assistance, to outcomes;Assess the partnership strategy;To assess the relevance including the project’s theory of change, effectiveness, efficiency and likely impact of programme design and implementation in the context of Bangladesh’s Judiciary;To assess the stakeholders’ level of satisfaction with the programme’s results so far;To assess the sustainability of implemented activities;To draw lessons learned and make recommendations for adjustments in the remaining months of project implementation to comply with the requirement of the programme document/funding agreement and UNDP Evaluation Policies;To assess the emerging next programming phase in light of the MTE findings;To assess the programme’s alignment with and contribution to the UNDP’s country strategy and the reflection of MDG.

Scope of evaluation

Geographic scope:

At present, JUST project operates in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and in 6 pilot district courts of Dhaka, Kishoregonj, Rangamati, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Comilla.

Target Group:

The ultimate beneficiaries of the project are the citizens of Bangladesh, in particular, court users and their families in pilot districts. The judiciary, as a recently strengthened pillar of the state is also the direct beneficiary of the project.

The scope of the evaluation will cover the success in:

Utilization of resources allocated in this project;Case management, establishing modern case management and court administration;Strengthening the technical capabilities/ capacities of judiciary;Appropriateness/ validation of reform initiatives;Addressing the barriers in current court system;Increasing disposal rate in pilot district courts;Impact and sustainability of activities and outputs.

Issues to be addressed by the evaluation

To achieve the above objectives the Mid-Term Evaluation is to address the following:

Relevance of outcome/output;Strategic positioning of UNDP;Partnership strategy and formulation;Production of outputs (possibly with partners);Possibly status of outcome and factors affecting it;Assessment of the project progress towards attaining its expected objectives and outcomes and recommend measures (if any);Investigation of the relevance of these objectives to the national development objectives and priorities, the UNDP/Supreme Court areas of interest and the demand of beneficiaries. Hence recommend means of incorporating those priorities;Reviewing the roles and responsibilities of key justice stakeholders and the level of coordination between themselves;Review of the project concept and design with respect to the clarity of the addressed problems by the project and suitability of the approaches adopted by the project to solve these problems;Assessment of the performance of the project in terms of timeliness, quality, quantity and cost effectiveness of the activities undertaken including project procurement: experts and equipment, training and workshop programs, etc.Review of the Result Framework matrix and the indicators to assess the periodic result based progress for the result and resource management of the project;Assess the prospects of the sustainability of the project outcomes and benefits and recommend prospective scope of work for further development endeavors;Identify and describe the main lessons learned from the project performance in terms of awareness raising, strengthening of technical and financial capacity, efforts to secure sustainability and approaches and methodologies used.

Lessons learned in the following areas should be highlighted:

Effectiveness of the training activities and its impact on the quality of individual performance. The sustainability of these training activities should take into consideration the role of the training institutes and its commitment to replicate the introduced training curriculum for the judges from subordinate judiciary;Appropriateness of the current inter-linkages between the major stakeholders and recommend measures for their improvement;The future of sustainability of different project achievements in relation to the roles and linkages among the stakeholders.

Methodology:

The evaluation will be based on the findings and factual statements identified from review of relevant documents including the project document, quarterly progress reports (QPRs), Annual Result Reports (ARR), in addition to the technical reports produced by the project and the different promotional materials. A list of the above reports will be shared with the consultants before the beginning of the mission. The mission will also undertake field visits and interview the stakeholders including the target beneficiaries, government officials. Participation of stakeholders in the evaluation should be maintained at all the times, reflecting opinions, expectations and vision about the contribution of the project towards the achievement of its objectives.

The consultant understands of the programme design and its emerging findings and recommendations will be drawn through a structured dialogue with the programme stakeholders and the service users in a series of interviews, focus group discussions and facilitated kick off and debriefing workshops.

More specifically, the methodology involves the following four steps:

Ascertaining the status of the outcome;Examining the factors affecting the outcome;Assessing the contribution of UNDP;Assessing partnerships for changing outcome;Apply the evaluation methodology in the field through a sequence set out in the fieldwork calendar.

The sequence of evaluation steps are as follows:

Desk Review/ Pre-mission briefing:

Review of background literature and project documentation lead by the Evaluation Team Leader in consultation with his/her team. It will involve necessary clarifications by UNDP and SC, JUST Project Personnel and other national and international staff, Assistant Country Director and senior management of justice institutions;This phase will culminate in the preparation of a brief Inception Report to be forwarded to JUST / UNDP for comments. The Inception report should incorporate the information from the desk review, present the reconstructed intervention logic, spell out the evaluation questions and a plan for how these will be tackled by the team including draft interview questions;This phase will help the team to prepare for the team hypothesis meeting that is held when the team assembles in Dhaka and for the Inception Workshop with stakeholders.

Mission in the Supreme Court:

Evaluation hypothesis meeting and preparation for fieldwork;Kick- Off meeting to share evaluation approach and questions and receive feedback;Briefing of the Evaluation consultants by UNDP, and project personnel;Initial consultation with the NPD, UNDP Country Director/Deputy Country Director (Programme) and government / other relevant national institutions;Inception workshop for key stakeholders set up to interact with the consultants;Interviews by the consultants with key stakeholders such as judges, lawyers and Bar Association members; initial consultations in Dhaka with UNDP JUST teams, High Court Judges, Lawyers, Bench Officers.

Field visits to the Pilot District Courts – (visits to intervention areas generally considered the minimum requirement):

Interviews with judges, lawyers, CMC members and court officials;Interviews/focus group discussions with key stakeholders;Interviews with knowledgeable informants;Focus Group Discussions with group representative of broad population and with a group representative of the very poor (representatives of women, youth, etc.);Collection and analysis of case disposal, pending case data in pilot district courts;Assessment of project schemes (Mediation, Case Management Committee etc.);Feedback meeting to present preliminary findings.

Debriefing:

Debrief UNDP, JUST, Supreme Court and Pilot District Judges;Debriefing workshop with key stakeholders to present and discuss findings & recommendations – this workshop will generally review which presents the key findings, recommendations (conveyed in power point) and collect feedback from stakeholders;Incorporate feedback as well as observations from stakeholders during the MTE.

Evaluation Products (Deliverables):

The final report should contain a matrix of recommendations to be used for the Management Response and action, and recommendations for the next phase of the programme. The team leader will also be requested to provide a 1000-word synopsis of the evaluation and key findings and recommendations.

The mission will be responsible for submitting the following deliverables:

Inception report of the MTE, which includes a finalized ToR including a comprehensive approach and methodology; review questions, the main elements of the evaluation and a detailed work plan; schedule of tasks and activities and deliverables for evaluation process. The inception report needs to reflect the evaluators understanding of the assignment;An executive summary and preliminary recommendations at a debriefing meeting with JUST/UNDP, Key stakeholders;Power point presentation for briefing and debriefings workshop;A draft MTE report with findings (highlighting achievements and challenges), project relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact of project activities, sustainability, lesson learned and recommendations.Recommendations on possible project document revisions;Brief synopsis of evaluation and key findings (1000 words for corporate communications use);A final MTE report with Executive Summary, Introduction, The Development Context, Findings and Conclusions (including reflection of 1. Status of the outcome, 2. Factors affecting the outcome, 3. UNDP contributions to the outcome through outputs, 4. UNDP partnership strategy), Recommendations, Lessons Learned, Annexes (TOR, Itinerary, List of people met, List of documents reviewed); incorporating earlier feedback.

Supervision and performance evaluation:

The MTE Team’s work progress will be monitored and coordinated by the Chief Technical Advisor and the overall supervision by the National Project Director of the JUST Project. The NPD and the ACD will be responsible for reviewing the performance of the consultant and approve their deliverables.

Reports:

The international consultant will report to the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh through ERD represented by the National Project Director, and UNDP, represented by the Assistant Country Director (Programme). The MTE Team leader will first present his/her results to the JUST Management Team. A presentation will also be delivered to the UNDP Management and RRMC. The Monitoring Officer, JUST will be the project focal point person and will coordinate activities under this contract.

Tentative payment schedule:

50% upon submission of draft report;50% upon submission of final report.

Evaluation team composition and required competencies:

The Mid-term Evaluation is an independent evaluation carried out by UNDP. The exercise will be conducted by a team of two. Evaluation team, led by an Evaluation Team Leader, with overall responsibility for providing guidance and leadership for conducting the assessment, and for preparing and revising draft and final reports. The Evaluation Team Leader will be an international professional with significant experience across a broad range of development issues. It is estimated that workload of the team leader would be 25 days. The Evaluation National Consultant (expert in judiciary) will support the Evaluation Team Leader and provide the expertise in specific subject areas of the evaluation, and may be responsible for drafting relevant parts of the report, one Evaluation National Consultant will be contracted to cover the following areas: local justice, and broadly human rights and governance, and cross-cutting issues. It is estimated that workload of the National Consultant would be approximately 30 days.

Implementation arrangements:

The consultant should work towards timely submission of the evaluation report and work closely with the national consultant contracted for this mid-term evaluation. The consultant will be contracted by UNDP Country Office in consultation with Supreme Court and JUST. The evaluation team will be working closely with JUST staff, Judges and lawyers of the Supreme Court and Pilot District Courts, UNDP Democratic Governance Cluster and Results and Resource Management Cluster (RRMC).The Project Management shall arrange for the consultant all necessary field visits and meetings in the project sites according to the ToR. The UNDP JUST will fix the date for all types of meeting and will set the meeting as per the schedule and will arrange the inception workshop, briefing and de-briefing.

Time frame for the evaluation process:

This contract is for a period of up to 25 days including the final report submission. The consultant will stay minimum 21 days in Bangladesh. The consultants should submit work plan of how the following activities will be implemented within two calendar months from the day of signing of the contract:

Briefing; meeting with UNDP/JUST and other staff, common approach and framework; tasks, work plan and initial desk review of key documentation. – Day 1;Review kick-off meeting with team to the JUST/UNDP/Supreme Court. – Day 2;Comprehensive desk review and consultation to gather and review the existing literature, rules of business, orders and laws as regards to courts procedure, tools, formats and plan and process mapping as done by the national consultants. – Day 3-5;Presentation by the Evaluation team to the JUST /UNDP/Supreme Court on the inception report. – Day 6;Interviews and consultation with relevant actors and stakeholders. Visit to different settings and field locations (district courts). – Day 7-13;Preparation for the draft report and recommendations by the Evaluation team. – Day 14-16;Briefing the draft MTE Report and preliminary presentation of the findings to the UNDP/JUST Management and Supreme Court. – Day 17;Review and upgrade the draft MTE Report to ensure accommodation of the findings made by the Supreme Court and UNDP and validate the information through cross verification, system scan and triangulation. – Day 18-19;Debriefing with key stakeholders (UNDP, JUST, Supreme Court and Pilot District Judges ) to present and discuss findings & recommendations – this workshop will generally review which presents the key findings, recommendations (conveyed in power point) and collect feedback from stakeholders. – Day 20; Ensure accommodation of the feedbacks from debriefing workshop and get the concerned sections endorsed by relevant stakeholders. – Day 21;Review and upgrade the final draft and submit to the Supreme Court and UNDP for final review. – Day 22-23;Ensure accommodation of the comments and make final review of the document. – Day 24;Final MTE Report with the approval of the Supreme Court and submit to UNDP. – Day 25.

Inputs:

UNDP will provide office space (no computer) and will also arrange various meetings, consultations, interviews and ensure access to key officials as mentioned in proposed methodologies. UNDP will bear the cost of such meetings.

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Secretariat Coordinator, GAVI Health System Strengthening Project - (Open to Indian Nationals only) - New Delhi

The Secretariat Coordinator will perform the following functions:

Strengthening Partnerships – Under the direct guidance of MoHFW: Liase with the GAVI HSS implementing partners on behalf of the ministry with regards to the implementation, and progress updates on programme and finances;Consolidate reports and develop presentation for progress under the HSS grant for the Immunization Action Group (IAG) quarterly meetings;Analyze data provided by the implementing partners and report s for the preparation of IAG agenda notes; Organize quarterly IAG meetings. This will include identification of participants, invitations to participants, preparation of agenda notes, and identification of venue;Finalize minutes of the quarterly and annual meetings with regards to the HSS grant; Develop progress of project as reported by the different partners in accordance to the approved work plans;Analyze and collate agency specific quarterly and annual reports into GAVI prescribed format for submission to MoHFW. Highlight issues of the concern with regards to activities for partners;Finalize TOR and support commissioning of the periodic qualitative and quantitative assessments of the project activities; facilitate organization of bi annual research network meetings including international experts; Ensure external communication with regards to the project activities – responsible for preparation of press note, briefing notes and other documentation as and when required;Work closely with MOHFW and implementing partners towards the collection and dissemination of  good practices and lessons; Organize national, regional and state level conferences, workshops and events.Undertake any other task required for smooth implementation of the project plan, any other programme-related activity as required by programme management.

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UN Women - Technical Assistance on Strengthening Leadership and Coordination Capacity for Gender Mainstreaming across the Government of Uganda - Kampala

UN Women (UNW), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality are translated into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts while building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

With support from the Department for International Development, UK (DFID), UN Women in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), has been coordinating the implementation of a four-year Joint Programme on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (UNJPGE) since 2011. The planned outcomes of the UNJPGE are five (5) and these include:strengthened government capacity in gender responsive policy-making, planning, budgeting and programme management; Improved access to essential services by survivors of sexual gender based violence; Increased girl’s retention and completion rates at primary school level; Enhanced civil society capacity to advocate and demand government accountability for gender responsive laws and policies;  Enhanced effectiveness in the delivery of gender responsive governance amongst UN agencies.

These outcomes have been pursued in line with the priorities set in the Uganda Gender Policy (2007), the National Vision 2040, the Social Sector Investment Plan for Uganda (2011-2015) and the United Nations System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality. Therefore a series of efforts have been geared towards strengthening the capacity MGLSD to provide synergetic leadership across sectors in government on designing and implementing gender responsive policies, plans budgets and programmes. Nonetheless, capacity building efforts implemented so far at MGLSD are yet to be explicitly aligned to the goal of the UNJPGE, which is: gender equality in access to services and opportunities. This is why MGLSD has partnered with UN Women, to seek technical support towards strengthening the leadership and coordination capacity of MGLSD in regards to gender mainstreaming across its departments and selected government sectors.

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National Consultant to Conduct a Mid-term Evaluation of the Project Strengthening Capacity for Aid Effectiveness in Bangladesh

Purpose of the Evaluation:

The main purpose of the evaluation is to assess the outputs and results achieved by the AE project and explore future scope an opportunity for further action.

Specific Objectives:
The specific objectives of this Mid-Term Evaluation are to assess, and make recommendations with regard to, the following:

1. Continued project relevance, i. e. , are the project outcomes consistent with the national priorities; have the requirements of aid effectiveness support changed since the start of the project, in particular considering the conceptual evolution from ‘aid effectiveness’ to ‘development effectiveness’; does the project still offer the right scope of support.

2. Efficiency and cost effectiveness: the extent to which best value-for-money has been obtained (results delivered vs resources expended), which risks do the investments face;

This includes,

* Assess programme’s financial management and procurement procedures including analysis of (i) budget spend vs planned, (ii) how value for money is achieved through effective procurement and contracting (iii) whether the project is on track against financial forecasts
* Assess the relevance of various project activities and its bearing on the project’s objectives
* Review the importance and appropriateness of procurement and its use in achieving the project’s objectives
* Assess the alignment of programme budget with the budget breakdown as agreed in the project document
* Assess time scale of the project and impact of the delay in project start up
* Assess how unfunded portion of the budget and any withdrawal of fund from co-funders affects the target of achievement of the project.
* Provide a clear plan for use of existing finances until the end of the programme.
* Review the reporting and M&E system of the project and provide suggestion how to make it simple, effective and standardized and possibly review it in view of the evolving project needs. Asses availability of evidence for project results
* Assessing the role of project partners 3. Project ownership at the national and local levels and stakeholder participation.

4. Results: Assess the performance of the project against its results and resources framework, log-frame. Assess the positive and negative, foreseen and unforeseen changes and effects driven by project-supported interventions. Results include direct project outputs, short-to-medium term outcomes and longer-term impact including national benefits, replication effects and other, local effects.

This includes,

* Check if the programme is on track to achieve outcomes, and determine if any adjustments need to be made
* during the remainder of the programme;
* Assess progress according to the annual work plans, risks and value for money.
* Make recommendations where appropriate to improve project performance;
* Assess progress against recommendations from previous reviews
* Assess and make any recommended changes for strengthened Results and Resource Framework and DFID
* logframe;
* Record programme innovation and lessons learnt 5. Project effectiveness: progress achieved to date against planned outputs and likelihood of achieving planned objectives. The extent to which the project has been carried out in line with the planned objectives and outcomes;

6. Sustainability: the likely ability of project-supported interventions to continue to deliver benefits for an extended period of time after completion. Assess project’s role in influencing wider policy at the national and international level.

Scope of work:

The national consultant will work with an international consultant. The consultants are expected to provide an independent evaluation of the performance of the Aid Effectiveness Project. The scope of the evaluation will include the period Sept 2011 to April 2014. The international consultant will be the team leader.

The output will be an evaluation report (no more than 25 pages) which outlines findings and recommendations with regard to the 7 evaluation objectives listed under “specific objectives’ above.

Methodology:

* Document review: Read key background documentation on Aid Effectiveness project. These documents include, inter alia: project document, agreement with co-funders, Revised TPP, Annual work plan and budgets, periodic reports, Annual Reports, Expenditure reports, minutes of LCG meetings, Minutes of Steering committee meetings.
* Consultation: Meet key stakeholders-including representatives from ERD and GoB; AE project management team, UNDP management; co-funders, other development partners, key CSO representatives.
* Guidelines: The IC will use UNDP guidelines for evaluations
* Present ‘Draft Report’ to AE project management, UNDP and co-funders for comments
* Integration of comments and submission of final report to ERD and UNDP Expected deliverables / outputs:

* Action plan/Work plan (day 3);
* Draft Evaluation Report (end week 2)
* Final Evaluation report (end of contract) The report should be logically structured, contain evidence-based findings, conclusions, lessons and recommendations, and should be free of information that is not relevant to the overall analysis.

The report will address the questions of the DFID annual review template where possible.

It should include a set of specific recommendations formulated for the project, and identify the necessary actions required to be undertaken, who should undertake those and possible time-lines (if any).

For this contract payments will be made as follows:

* 50% upon submission of draft report;
* 50% upon submission of final report, Evaluation Team Composition:

The consultants will report to the Government of Bangladesh, represented by the National Project Director, and UNDP, represented by the Assistant Country Director for Policy Support and Communication. The national project manager will function as a coordinator for this mid term evaluation. The NPD and the ACD will be responsible for reviewing the performance of the consultant and approve their deliverables.

A national consultant will work with an international consultant. The international consultant will be the team leader. The team leader will have overall responsibility for the delivery and quality of the evaluation products.

Time frame and deadlines:

The evaluation will take 20 working days, broken down as follows:

* Submission of detailed action plan (2 days)
* Desk Review/Documents Review (3 days)
* Meeting, consultation, interview with stakeholders (8 days)
* Preparation of draft report (4 days)
* Debriefing on draft report and finalization of evaluation report (3 days) Inputs:

UNDP will provide office space (no computer) and will also arrange various meetings, consultations, interviews and ensure access to key officials as mentioned in proposed methodologies. UNDP will bear the cost of such meetings.

Competencies

* Technical understanding of changing scenario of global aid architecture and development effectiveness agenda;
* Technical understanding of project management, life cycle of project and use of objectively verifiable indicators;
* Excellent communication, facilitation and analytical skills;
* Strong interpersonal skills;

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International Consultant ? to Conduct a Mid-Term Evaluation of the Project ?Strengthening Capacity for Aid Effectiveness in Bangladesh? - Dhaka

Expected Duration of Assignment :The project “Strengthening Capacity for Aid Effectiveness in Bangladesh” is being implemented by Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance and jointly funded by Australia, Danida, DFID, UNDP and Government of Bangladesh. Implementation period of the project is September 2011- June 2016. Total budget of the project is US$ 4.54 million, although the project faces a funding gap of US$ 1.36 million.

The objective of the project is to increase the effectiveness, transparency and accountability in allocation, management and use of foreign assistance by strengthening national aid management capacities and systems, as well as by enhancing collective dialogue and coordination mechanisms, in order to achieve improved development results. This is to be achieved by: (1) enhancing GoB’s aid information management capacities and access to aid information by Parliament and civil society; (2) strengthening aid management capacities of the Economic Relations Division and selected Line Ministries and (3) strengthening the Local Consultative Group Mechanism.

Purpose of the Evaluation:

The main purpose of the evaluation is to assess the outputs and results achieved by the AE project and explore future scope an opportunity for further action.

Specific Objectives:

The specific objectives of this Mid-Term Evaluation are to assess, and make recommendations with regard to, the following:

Continued project relevance, i.e.:
Are the project outcomes consistent with the national priorities? Have the requirements of aid effectiveness support changed since the start of the project, in particular considering the conceptual evolution from ‘aid effectiveness’ to ‘development effectiveness?Does the project still offer the right scope of support;Efficiency and cost effectiveness:
The extent to which best value-for-money has been obtained (results delivered vs resources expended), which risks do the investments face.This includes:
Assess programme’s financial management and procurement procedures including analysis of (i) budget spend vs planned, (ii) how value for money is achieved through effective procurement and contracting (iii) whether the project is on track against financial forecasts;Assess the relevance of various project activities and its bearing on the project’s objectives;Review the importance and appropriateness of procurement and its use in achieving the project’s objectivesAssess the alignment of programme budget with the budget breakdown as agreed in the project documentAssess time scale of the project and impact of the delay in project start up;Assess how unfunded portion of the budget and any withdrawal of fund from co-funders affects the target of achievement of the project;Provide a clear plan for use of existing finances until the end of the programme;Review the reporting and M&E system of the project and provide suggestion how to make it simple, effective and standardized and possibly review it in view of the evolving project needs. Asses availability of evidence for project results;Assessing the role of project partners.Project ownership at the national and local levels and stakeholder participation.

Results:
Assess the performance of the project against its results and resources framework, log-frame;Assess the positive and negative, foreseen and unforeseen changes and effects driven by project-supported interventions; Results include direct project outputs, short-to-medium term outcomes and longer-term impact including national benefits, replication effects and other, local effects.This includes:
Check if the programme is on track to achieve outcomes, and determine if any adjustments need to be made during the remainder of the programme; Assess progress according to the annual work plans, risks and value for money. Make recommendations where appropriate to improve project performance; Assess progress against recommendations from previous reviewsAssess and make any recommended changes for strengthened Results and Resource Framework and DFID logframe;Record programme innovation and lessons learntProject effectiveness:
Progress achieved to date against planned outputs and likelihood of achieving planned objectives;The extent to which the project has been carried out in line with the planned objectives and outcomes;Sustainability:
The likely ability of project-supported interventions to continue to deliver benefits for an extended period of time after completion; Assess project’s role in influencing wider policy at the national and international level.Scope of work:
The International Consultant (IC) is expected to provide an independent evaluation of the performance of the Aid Effectiveness Project. The scope of the evaluation will include the period Sept 2011 to April 2014. The IC will work with a national consultant and will lead the drafting of the evaluation report and other related documents, with input from the national consultant;The output will be an evaluation report (no more than 25 pages) which outlines findings and recommendations with regard to the 7 evaluation objectives listed under “specific objectives’ above.Methodology: Document review: Read key background documentation on Aid Effectiveness project. These documents include, inter alia: project document, agreement with co-funders, Revised TPP, Annual work plan and budgets, periodic reports, Annual Reports, Expenditure reports, minutes of LCG meetings, Minutes of Steering committee meetings. Consultation: Meet key stakeholders-including representatives from ERD and GoB; AE project management team, UNDP management; co-funders, other development partners, key CSO representatives. Guidelines: The IC will use UNDP guidelines for evaluationsPresent ‘Draft Report’ to AE project management, UNDP and co-funders for commentsIntegration of comments and submission of final report to ERD and UNDPExpected deliverables / outputs:
Action plan/Work plan (day 3); Draft Evaluation Report (end week 2);Final Evaluation report (end of contract).The report should be logically structured, contain evidence-based findings, conclusions, lessons and recommendations, and should be free of information that is not relevant to the overall analysis.

The report will address the questions of the DFID annual review template where possible.

It should include a set of specific recommendations formulated for the project, and identify the necessary actions required to be undertaken, who should undertake those and possible time-lines (if any).

For this contract payments will be made as follows:
50% upon submission of draft report; 50% upon submission of final report, Evaluation Team Composition:

The international consultant will report to the Government of Bangladesh, represented by the National Project Director, and UNDP, represented by the Assistant Country Director for Policy Support and Communication. The national project manager will function as a coordinator for this mid term evaluation. The NPD and the ACD will be responsible for reviewing the performance of the consultant and approve their deliverables.

A national consultant will work with the international consultant as a team member. The international consultant will be the team leader. The team leader will have overall responsibility for the delivery and quality of the evaluation products.

Time frame and deadlines:

The evaluation will take 20 working days, broken down as follows:
Submission of detailed action plan (2 days);Desk Review/Documents Review (3 days);Meeting, consultation, interview with stakeholders (8 days);Preparation of draft report (4 days);Debriefing on draft report and finalization of evaluation report (3 days).Inputs:

UNDP will provide office space (no computer) and will also arrange various meetings, consultations, interviews and ensure access to key officials as mentioned in proposed methodologies. UNDP will bear the cost of such meetings.

Functional competencies: Technical understanding of changing scenario of global aid architecture and development effectiveness agenda;Technical understanding of project management, life cycle of project and use of objectively verifiable indicators;Excellent communication, facilitation and analytical skills.Strong interpersonal skills.

Corporate competencies:

Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty. Academic Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Management Studies, Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, Development Studies, Social Science or related fields.Experience:
At least 15 years of relevant professional experience;Recent experience with Result-Based Management evaluation methodologies; Experience with multilateral or bilateral donor supported TA projects.Language:
Excellent English communication and drafting skills.Evaluation procedure:

The incumbent can have had no previous role in the design, implementation or funding of the project.

Evaluation of the Candidates:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:

Cumulative analysis:

The candidates will be evaluated through Cumulative Analysis method. When using the weighted scoring method, the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Responsive/compliant/acceptable; andHaving received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financialCriteria specific to the solicitation:

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for
Financial Evaluation.

Technical Evaluation Criteria (Total 70 marks):
Knowledge of changing scenario of global aid architecture and development effectiveness agenda (15 marks);Knowledge on project management, life cycle of project and use of objectively verifiable indicators (15 marks);Recent experience with Result-Based Management evaluation methodologies (15 marks);Experience with multilateral or bilateral donor supported TA projects (15 marks);Excellent English communication and drafting skills (10 marks).Financial Evaluation (Total 30 marks):

All technical qqualified proposals will be scored out 30 based on the formula provided below. The maximum
points (30) will be assigned to the lowest financial proposal. All other proposals received points according to
the following formula:
p = y (µ/z)
where:
p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated
y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal
µ = price of the lowest priced proposal
z = price of the proposal being evaluated

Documents to be included when submitting the proposals:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their
qualifications:

Technical Proposal (max 1000 words):
Explaining why they are the most suitable for the workProvide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the workPersonal P-11 form including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references. 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.

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International Expert on National Implementation Plan of Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and Strengthening Capacity on Pops

To achieve «NIP update, integration of POPs into national planning and promoting of sound healthcare waste management in Kazakhstan” Project`s objectives under Outcome 1 based on the work a company completed, the international expert will perform the following activities:

* National plan update on Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants within new POPs, including:
* Recommendations to the analysis of usage and importing new POPs prepared by national experts;
* Assessment of international system on POPs monitoring;
* recommendations to the preliminary prepared texts of new NIP chapters dedicated to new POPs
* Assessment of updated NIP on Stockholm Convention on new POPs.
* Prepare a program on strengthening capacity for relevant stakeholders on POPs issues, healthcare wastes and mercury, including:
* Recommendations to Program on capacity establishment (trainings) concerning POPs risks, inventory, monitoring, institutional role and responsibilities, POPs controlling criteria, data monitoring provided by responsible parties.

Competencies

Corporate competencies:
* Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
* Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment;
* Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
* Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
* Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
Functional competencies:

* Excellent written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize relevant collected data and findings for the preparation of quality analysis;
* Strong planning, goal-setting and prioritization skills;
* Good research skills; skills for drawing up of the reports, recommendations and analytical reports.

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Training Specialist -Strengthening Women's Ability for Productive New Opportunities (SWAPNO) [Only Bangladeshi Nationals are eligible to apply] - Dhaka

Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start)Duration of Initial Contract :Expected Duration of Assignment :One year initially, renewal on an annual basis upon satisfactory performance & availability of fundsThe SWAPNO project builds on UNDP’s experience with the Rural Employment Opportunities for Public Assets (REOPA) project intervention, which was implemented by the Local Government Division (LGD) of MoLGRD&C from 2007 to 2011. Informed by the successes of the REOPA project, the SWAPNO project is designed as a follow-on programme, comprising public works safety net employment of extreme poor women in the most vulnerable districts. The project is designed following a state-of-the-art graduation strategy that aims at beneficiaries’ sustainable exit from extreme poverty, with a focus on future employability. It is also underlined that SWAPNO will be delivered in concert with the Social Protection Policy Support (SPPS) Programme. As such it will provide a test bed for a number of strategic interventions and, in addition to its delivery impacts, provide upward feedback to policy and system improvements.

SWAPNO envisages a delivery mechanism that combines government ownership, transparency/ accountability and development impact having graduation out of poverty combined with building public assets. Women will be intensively counseled to save a portion of their wages gained from the public work programmes under SWAPNO project. At the same time, they will be supported to invest their savings wisely. Moreover, the project will enhance good local governance and develop capacity of local government Institutions (LGIs).

In order to achieve the project outputs, Local Government Institutions will need increased capacities and improved management skills, with particular attention to their responsiveness to the needs and demands of the poor. Strengthening local government capacity not only supports effective project implementation but also strengthens a range of service delivery mechanisms. The improved capacity through various capacity development initiatives will promote good governance in implementing social transfer programmes and pro-poor & gender-sensitive services delivery with respect to accountability, responsiveness and inclusive development.

Likewise, the training of the participants for downstream economic opportunities is globally recognised as an essential design feature for sustainable development impact. Training will enable disadvantaged women who are employed for maintenance works to graduate from poverty. Training in livelihoods skills during their participation will work as a means of ensuring that the project serves the purposes of both protection and promotion, making better use of the transformative potential of social protection interventions. This life skills training of disadvantaged women will be done by NGOs.

Functions / Key Results Expected

The Training Specialist will lead the capacity development of participating Local Government Institutions and Partner NGOs. S/he will also have similar responsibilities for training module development, training of trainers, monitoring of training and training impact assessments related to human development training of project beneficiaries. The Training Specialist will oversee the performance of trainers involved through field observations.

Summary of Key Functions:

The incumbent shall carry out the duties given below to achieve the mission:

Undertake training needs assessment and identify existing capacity gaps in the performance of Local        Government Institutions (LGIs) and Partner NGOs  Develop curriculum for the capacity development of participating LGIs and Partner NGOs; Take the lead in the development of various training modules for project beneficiaries;  Devise need based training  for LGIs and partner NGOs, as required; Identify trainers to conduct training at local level;Conduct training of trainers courses for the smooth functioning of capacity development;Monitor training and conduct training course impact assessments related to institutional as well as human development training; Oversee the performance of trainers through field observations.Impact of Results

Local government will have the capacity to implement social transfer projects with accountability, transparency, gender sensitivity and pro-poor approach. Similarly, core beneficiaries and their dependents will have improved human capital in terms of employability, entrepreneurship, nutrition, health, education and voice. Ultimately, it will be helping graduation of the extreme poor and pro-poor economic growth. 

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards (human rights, peace, understanding between peoples and nations, tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation (UNDP core ethics) impartiality·         Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP·       
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptabilityFunctional Competencies:

Development and Operational Effectiveness Strong analytical skillsStrong customer-service skills with demonstrated ability to effectively interact with technical and non-technical end users in a pleasant, cooperative, and helpful manner.Demonstrated ability to solve problems and work independently. Ability to read, analyze, interpret and apply general technical instructions and proceduresLeadership and Self-Management

Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedbackConsistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitudeRemains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressureKnowledge Management and Learning

Shares knowledge and experience Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UNDPActively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skillsEducation
Master’s degree in any social science discipline from a recognized university Experience        

At least 10 years of working experience in different development projects with donors and/or government of Bangladesh.  At least 5 years of experiences related to capacity strengthening of Local Government Institutions, and partner NGOs. Adequate knowledge on social protection, rural development, gender mainstreaming, poverty alleviation, food security, livelihood promotion, and working with the donors and development agencies. Demonstrable proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and other relevant software. Experience of working with Local Government Division (LGD) will be preferable.Language Requirements              

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and BanglaUNDP 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.

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International Consultant - Formulation Mission Strengthening Inclusive Democratic Dialogue And Social Cohesion - 2 Positions

Organization: UNDP

Posted date: Mar-05

Location: Bangladesh

Closing: 15-Mar-14

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