National Consultant to support the implementation of the Country Portfolio Evaluation

• Country: Baghdad, Iraq
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNWOMEN
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-01-24

Duties and Responsibilities

The National Evaluator will be expected to support the evaluation Team Leader and the international evaluation consultant and carry out the following responsibilities:

• Provide country contextual advice and support to the evaluation team leader for designing and delivering contextually relevant and sensitive Country Portfolio Evaluation;
• Support inception phase through initial desk review, analysis of available reference material and in-depth stakeholder analysis based on agreed criteria;
• Liase with the country stakeholders and assist in the country data collection by conducting interviews and focused group discussions as advised by the team leader;
• Attend and support the preparation of all meetings and presentations;
• Support the analysis of the evidence for the report and support the drafting of various sections of the country evaluation report.

Competencies

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity;
• Integrity;
• Professionalism.

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Functional Competencies

• Ability to think, analyze and articulate strategically on programme development and results-based management
• Ability to facilitate meetings with different levels of stakeholders
• Excellent drafting and writing skills to produce and present concise and analytical discussion papers.
• Knowledge in results-based programming in support of gender and human rights

Required Skills and Experience

Education: 

• Master’s degree or equivalent in sociology, international development, Social sciences, gender studies or other related areas is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of professional experience of working on Gender equality and women’s empowerment related issues; including minimum 5 years’ experience of conducting evaluations;
• Experience of gender analysis and human rights-based approaches;
• Technical knowledge in monitoring and evaluation, results-based management;
• Previous experience of working with UN agencies and UN system is an asset;
• Knowledge of the role of UN Women and its programming, coordination and normative roles is an asset;
• Data collection and analysis skills;
• Evaluation report writing skills;
• Process management skills, including facilitation and communication skills with stakeholders.

Language: Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and spoken, is required.

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