Call for Evaluation Consultancy – Young and emerging evaluator: UNFPA Kosovo[1] 2nd Country Programme Evaluation (2021-2025)

Background:

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Its mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. Within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), UNFPA is working towards three transformative results: (i) zero preventable maternal deaths; (ii) zero unmet need for family planning; and (iii) zero gender-based violence and harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage.

The UNFPA Kosovo Country Office (CO) is currently implementing the 2nd Kosovo Programme (CP) (2021-2025) with the Kosovo government and other partners. The UNFPA Kosovo CO seeks to achieve results in the following thematic areas of programming under the CP: sexual and reproductive health and rights; adolescents and youth; and population dynamics.

Purpose, objectives and scope:

In line with the 2024 UNFPA Evaluation Policy, the UNFPA Kosovo CO is planning to conduct an evaluation of its 2nd CP (2021-2025). The purpose of the Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) is to strengthen accountability to stakeholders, support evidence-based decision-making, and improve learning. The overall objective of the CPE is to provide an independent assessment of the relevance and performance of the CP and to broaden the evidence base for the design of the next programme cycle.

Young and emerging evaluator:

To provide support to the CPE manager and the evaluation team throughout the evaluation process, a young professional under 35 years of age is expected to meet the following minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, social sciences, demography or population studies, statistics, development studies or any other relevant discipline;
• Training or certification in evaluation (e.g., IPDET, PIFED, CLEAR etc.) or equivalent qualification;
• Less than 5 years of work experience in monitoring and evaluation, research or social studies in the field of international development;
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural team;
• Good command of information and communication technology and data visualization tools;
• Experience in/knowledge of the national development context;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in local languages and the requested working language - Albanian and English is required, and Serbian is desirable;
• Keen interest to improve as a professionally competent evaluator within the framework of national evaluation capacity of the country.

The work of the YEE will be under the supervision of the CPE manager in the UNFPA Kosovo CO from March 2024 to October 2024.

How to apply:

Interested individuals with the required qualifications and experience should submit their application using the provided LINK.

The application should include:

• A cover letter indicating the candidate’s motivation for this consultancy as well as relevant expertise and experience;
• An updated copy of the curriculum vitae (CV) and a duly completed P11 UN Personal History Form;
• Names and contact information of three references;
• Availability and expected daily rate for consultancy services.

The closing date for the submission of applications is 14 April 2024 at 23:59 CET (Central European Time).

Only those candidates who meet all qualifications and experience will be contacted for further consideration. Incomplete applications will be automatically disqualified.

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