[Hiring] National Consultant for Project Results Assessment @UNDP

Role Description

UN Women Türkiye seeks to recruit two National Consultants to lead the Project Results Assessment and produce evidence-based findings and lessons learned.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist and in close collaboration with the Programme Analyst and relevant UN Women personnel, the consultants will undertake the following tasks:

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

• Inception and Design Phase
  • Conduct a comprehensive review of project documents, including the Project Document, Results Framework, monitoring data, progress reports, activity reports, knowledge products and other relevant materials.
  • Develop and submit an Inception Report outlining the assessment methodology, analytical framework, data collection tools, stakeholder mapping, sampling strategy, assessment matrix and detailed workplan.
  • Develop markers for assessing output-level, outcome-level and emerging impact-level results.
• Data Collection and Analysis
  • Design and implement a mixed-methods assessment approach utilizing document review, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, outcome harvesting, contribution analysis, case-based analysis and other relevant methods.
  • Conduct at least 15 online key informant interviews with UN Women personnel, project partners, civil society organizations, youth organizations, local stakeholders and other relevant actors.
  • Facilitate at least three structured focus group discussions or group consultations with project participants and stakeholders, including one in-person session in Istanbul in November and two online sessions.
  • Collect, review and triangulate quantitative and qualitative evidence concerning project achievements, challenges and lessons learned.
  • Assess progress against project outputs and outcomes and identify observable impact-level results where supported by evidence.
  • Analyze the contribution of project-supported interventions, tools, platforms, partnerships and participatory processes to observed changes.
  • Examine evidence relating to voice, agency, leadership, participation, collective action, intergenerational collaboration and responses to gender backlash.
  • Identify enabling factors, barriers, unintended results and contextual dynamics affecting project implementation and results.
• Reporting and Learning
  • Prepare and deliver a presentation summarizing preliminary findings and facilitate a sense-making discussion with UN Women and selected stakeholders.
  • Produce a Draft Project Results Assessment Report presenting findings, evidence, lessons learned and considerations for future programming.
  • Revise the report based on feedback received from UN Women and stakeholders.
  • Submit a Final Project Results Assessment Report and any agreed supplementary materials, including illustrative case studies or change stories where applicable.
• Quality Assurance and Ethics
  • Ensure that assessment processes adhere to UN Women principles and standards relating to ethics, confidentiality, informed consent, inclusion, participant safety and "do no harm".
  • Apply intersectional and gender-responsive analytical lenses throughout the assessment process.
  • Ensure secure management of assessment data and protection of participant information.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced university degree) in gender studies, political science, social sciences, human rights or other relevant fields.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in conducting assessments, evaluations, research studies, results measurement exercises, or similar analytical assignments is required.
• Experience and knowledge of civil society organizations and grassroots initiatives in Türkiye is required.
• Experience in qualitative data collection and analysis, including key informant interviews, focus group discussions, outcome harvesting, contribution analysis, or related methodologies is required.
• Experience in liaising and working with women's rights organizations, women-led civil society organizations, youth organizations, grassroots groups, and community-based initiatives is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of gender equality, women's empowerment, civic engagement, youth participation, and/or gender backlash related issues is a strong asset.
• Previous professional experience with development agencies and/or the United Nations system is an asset.
• Fluency in written and spoken Turkish and English is required.

Benefits

• The assignment is home-based with the possibility of travels subject to project needs.
• UN Women Türkiye Office will cover the organization and the costs of the consultant’s travel as per UN Women’s rules and regulations.

Deliverables

• Deliverable 1: Inception Report and Assessment Framework - 1 week after contract signature
• Deliverable 2: Data Collection, Analysis and Preliminary Findings Presentation - 2 weeks after inception approval
• Deliverable 3: Final Project Results Assessment Report and Annexes - 2 weeks after completion of data collection