Senior Evaluation Specialist

6 giorni fa


Roma, Lazio, Italia FAO A tempo pieno
Job Title: Senior Evaluation Specialist

FAO is seeking a highly skilled Senior Evaluation Specialist to lead the independent final evaluation of the project "Integrated natural resources management in drought-prone and salt-affected agricultural production landscapes in Central Asia and Turkey" (CACILM-2).

Job Description:

The Senior Evaluation Specialist will work under the overall responsibility of the appointed evaluation officer, the direct supervision of the Evaluation Manager, and in collaboration with the team members. She/he shall have had no prior or current involvement in the formulation or implementation of the project and be independent from the participating institutions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design the overall evaluation approach, in consultation with the evaluation manager, and implementing it throughout the evaluation process.
  • Lead the evaluation team's work, in coordination with the evaluation manager, and ensure that the evaluation final deliverables fully comply with the overall Terms of Reference (ToR) of the final evaluation.
  • Draft the final evaluation report, drawing upon all team members written contributions from country studies, identifying overall findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Carry out the assessment of project activities in selected project target countries with the support of the identified national consultants.
  • Lead the inception phase of the evaluation, including drafting protocols for data collection and analysis, drafting an Inception report, and addressing comments received from the Evaluation Manager.
  • Conduct and coordinate the data collection and analysis of the evaluation, and lead the reporting phase, including drafting the main evaluation report and relevant country briefs.
Requirements:
  • Advanced university degree in international development, rural development, economics, agricultural economics, environmental sciences, or similar.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience in international development cooperation and aid effectiveness.
  • At least 10 years of cumulative experience in conducting evaluations with UN Agencies or similar institutions.
  • Working knowledge of English (level C).
FAO Core Competencies:
  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills:
  • Proven technical experience in leading evaluations of development programs using mixed methods approaches.
  • Extensive experience and proven track record in policy influence and governance support.
  • Familiarity with priorities and principles of sustainable land management (SLM) and relevant international best-practices.
  • Demonstrated experience with Logical Framework Analysis, Theory of Change, evaluation methodologies, and approaches.
  • Familiarity with the use of geographic information systems (GIS) technology and geospatial analysis in evaluation.
  • Familiarity with data manipulation techniques.
  • Knowledge of climate-related issues in the CA context.
  • Experience in implementing and/or evaluating Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects.
  • Strong ability to receive and integrate feedback.
Selection Criteria:
  • Evidence of ability to produce high-quality (rigorous, mixed-methods, evidence-based) evaluation reports, through previously authored or co-authored evaluation report/s that are accessible on the internet or via e-mail.
  • Knowledge of the approaches to and issues faced on the evaluation of environmental projects (experience in evaluating GEF funded projects will be an advantage).
  • Understanding of social inclusion issues including women's empowerment/gender equality, human rights, poverty, youth, and disabilities in development work, and how these areas are addressed in project or programme evaluations.
  • Regional and/or in-country evaluation experience (previous evaluation experience in Turkey or Central Asia will be an advantage).
  • Ability to work effectively as a lead consultant in project or programme evaluations (proven experience as an effective team leader will be an advantage).
  • Relevant experience of working and/or of conducting evaluations in Central Asian countries.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All, and Integrity and Transparency.



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