UN Women National Consultant - To Support Country Programme Evaluation - Home-based, India

Overview

Support the conduct of a Country Programme Evaluation by reviewing documents, contributing to methodology, collecting data, and providing inputs to reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing all relevant documents to identify efforts relevant to the evaluation topic.
• Providing translation/interpretation support as necessary.
• Contribute to the development of an inclusive Evaluation methodology.
• Support interviews, focus group discussions, and consultations by taking detailed notes.
• Contribute to evaluation analysis by capturing results, challenges, gaps and learning.
• Provide inputs to the preliminary findings.
• Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Experience

Minimum 7 years of experience conducting research, evaluations, reviews, or assessments with development organizations, including the application of a range of evaluation and review methods. Demonstrated expertise in gender equality, women’s rights, and women’s economic empowerment. Knowledge of national development policies, strategies, and frameworks and experience working in India. Experience in and/or strong knowledge of Tamil Nadu, including its development context; candidates must not have been involved in the design or implementation of UN Women-supported interventions covered by the evaluation. Ability to apply ethical evaluation standards. Strong facilitation, interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills, including the ability to engage diverse stakeholders. Familiarity with UN Women and/or the United Nations system is desirable.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., gender studies, development studies, sociology, political science, or related disciplines).

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