[Hiring] Evaluation Specialist @World Food Programme

Role Description

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of changing climate.

The purpose of this assignment is to support decentralized evaluations and ensure that they are impartial, of good quality and useful. The consultant will primarily support decentralized evaluations across East and Southern Africa, with potential support in other regions depending on operational requirements.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Evaluation Planning and Budgeting
  • Review Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation (AME) tools submitted by country offices and provide feedback on evaluation plans and budgets.
  • Review budget revisions to identify implications on planned evaluations and raise any issues with the relevant regional evaluation officer.
  • Support other planning and budget tasks as appropriate.
• Support Management and Quality Assurance of Decentralized Evaluations
  • Review draft Terms of Reference (TOR) submitted by CO evaluation managers.
  • Review final TOR submitted by the CO to confirm whether earlier comments were adequately addressed.
  • Support contracting of evaluation teams through reviewing proposals and providing documented feedback.
  • Review first drafts of inception reports (IRs) submitted by evaluation teams.
  • Review final IRs submitted by evaluation teams.
  • Support evaluation managers to plan for and support evaluation data collection missions.
  • Review first drafts of evaluation reports (ERs) submitted by evaluation teams.
  • Review final ERs submitted by evaluation teams.
  • Support any other DE management tasks as allocated.
• Information Management, Coordination and Engagement
  • Ensure that information on all supported evaluations is up to date in the Management Information System (MIS).
  • Attend ESARETT and DE unit monthly meetings and engage with others for coordinated support.
  • Engage with the evaluation function as appropriate.

Deliverables at the End of the Contract

• Timely comments and feedback on AME Tools and/or draft country strategic plans and budget revisions.
• Written feedback on decentralized evaluations draft TORs on readiness for DERF.
• Written feedback on decentralized evaluations draft inception reports (IR) readiness for DERF.
• Written feedback on decentralized evaluations draft evaluation reports (ER) readiness for DERF.
• Updated TOR comments matrix reflecting whether stakeholder comments were addressed.
• Updated IRs comments matrix reflecting whether stakeholder comments were addressed.
• Updated ERs comments matrix reflecting whether stakeholder comments were addressed.
• Up-to-date information in the Evaluation Management Information System (MIS) for all supported evaluations.

Qualifications

• University Degree in relevant social science disciplines.
• Five years of relevant professional work experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.
• At least 2 years of professional experience managing evaluations, preferably at decentralized level.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation approaches including differences and complementarities.
• Solid knowledge of UNEG norms and standards for evaluation.
• Quick to learn, able to take initiative with minimal supervision.
• Ability to read and assimilate a large amount of information within a short time.
• Ability to draft clear and succinct reports and other products.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written).
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• A strong team player, with ability to coordinate and work collaboratively.
• Self-confidence, creative and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt to a changing context.
• Commitment to confidentiality and sound understanding of key ethical issues associated with evaluation work.
• Fully computer-literate with excellent skills in Word, Excel, Power Point and database management.

Languages

• Proficiency / Level C English.