Duty station: Home-based Consultancy
Are you passionate about evaluating a national wide humanitarian and development program, with a focus on women and young people? UNFPA Jordan is committed to ending unmet need for family planning, ending preventable maternal death, and ending gender-based violence and harmful practices. Are you great at assessing strategically program implementation, identifying challenges and drawing lessons learned, while applying professional expertise and achieving the results?
How You Can Make a Difference:
Founded in 1976 in Jordan, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is a UN lead organization that works for delivering a world where “every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled”. UNFPA Jordan is currently implementing the 9th Country Programme (2018-2022). Under the current CP, UNFPA support Jordan for achieving its national goals through supporting the resilience capacities of national institutions, communities and individuals as follows: 1) Sexual and reproductive health (SRHR); 2) Gender equality and women’s empowerment; and 3) Population and development by increasing national data systems’ capacity for integration of population dynamics for the realization of the demographic dividend, including in humanitarian contexts. UNFPA Jordan intends to evaluate and assess Jordan country program implementation and draw lessons to inform its next program cycle design and decision-making processes, with a focus on SRHR and gender-based violence (GBV).
Job Purpose:
The UNFPA Jordan Country Office (JCO) is currently implementing the 9th Country Programme (CP) (2018-2022) with the Government of Jordan and other partners. The goal of the CP is to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize reproductive rights and reduce maternal mortality, to improve the lives of women, adolescents and youth. In pursuit of this goal, the UNFPA Jordan CO seeks to achieve results in the following thematic areas of programming under the CP: Sexual and reproductive health and rights; adolescents and youth; gender equality and women’s empowerment; and population dynamics.
In line with the 2019 UNFPA Evaluation Policy, the UNFPA Jordan CO is planning to conduct an evaluation of its 9th CP (2018-2022). 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.
The evaluation will cover all interventions in the following thematic areas: Sexual and reproductive health and rights, Gender equality and women’s empowerment, Adolescents and Youth and population and development of the CP, which have been implemented across Jordan during the programme’s period. The thematic areas are described in the terms of reference which is accessible through this link https://jordan.unfpa.org/en/
Evaluation Team will consist of:
· Team leader: An international consultant with primary responsibility for the design of the evaluation methodology and the coordination of the evaluation team.
· Thematic experts: National consultants.
· Young and emerging evaluator: A national consultant to provide support to the evaluation process.
Required Qualifications and Experience of the Evaluation Team
Team leader and SRHR expert
The competencies, skills and experience of the evaluation team leader should include:
· Master’s degree in public health, medicine, health economics and financing, epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences or a related field.
· 10 years of experience in conducting or managing evaluations in the field of international development and/or humanitarian action.
· Extensive experience in leading complex evaluations commissioned by United Nations organizations and/or other international organizations and NGOs.
· Substantive knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
· In-depth knowledge of theory-based evaluation approaches and ability to apply both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods and to uphold standards for quality evaluation as defined by UNFPA and UNEG.
· Good knowledge of humanitarian strategies, policies, frameworks and international humanitarian law, and principles as well as the international humanitarian architecture and coordination mechanisms.
· Ability to ensure ethics and integrity of the evaluation process, including confidentiality and the principle of do no harm.
· Ability to consistently integrate human rights and gender perspectives in all phases of the evaluation process.
· Excellent management and leadership skills to coordinate and supervise the work of the evaluation team.
· Ability to supervise a young and emerging evaluator, create an enabling environment for her/his meaningful participation in the work of the evaluation team, and provide guidance and support required to develop her/his capacities.
· Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of experts, including young and emerging evaluators
· Excellent analytical skills and demonstrated ability to formulate evidence-based conclusions and realistic and actionable recommendations.
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and spoken) .
· Good knowledge of the national development context of Jordan.
· Familiarity with UNFPA or other United Nations organizations’ mandates and operations will be an advantage.
· Fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of Arabic is an asset.
Gender Equality expert
The competencies, skills and experience of the gender equality expert should include:
· Master’s degree in Women/Gender Studies, Human Rights Law, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related field.
· 5-7 years of experience in conducting evaluations, reviews, assessments, research studies or M&E work in the field of international development
· Substantive knowledge on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, gender-based violence and other harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, early, child and forced marriage, and issues surrounding masculinity, gender relationships and sexuality.
· Good knowledge of humanitarian strategies, policies, frameworks and international humanitarian law, and principles as well as the international humanitarian architecture and coordination mechanisms].
· Ability to ensure ethics and integrity of the evaluation process, including confidentiality and prevention of harm to evaluation subjects.
· Ability to consistently integrate human rights and gender perspectives in all phases of the evaluation process.
· Solid knowledge of evaluation approaches and methodology and demonstrated ability to apply both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of experts.
· Excellent communication (written and spoken), facilitation and knowledge-sharing skills.
· Good knowledge of the national development context of Jordan.
· Familiarity with UNFPA or other United Nations organizations’ mandates and operations will be an advantage.
· Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic languages
Population and development expert
The competencies, skills and experience of the population and development expert should include:
· Master’s degree in Demography or Population Studies, Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related field.
· 5-7 years of experience in conducting evaluations, reviews, assessments, research studies or M&E work in the field of international development
· Substantive knowledge on the generation, analysis, dissemination and use of housing census and population data for development, population dynamics, migration and national statistics systems.
· Good knowledge of humanitarian strategies, policies, frameworks and international humanitarian law, and principles as well as the international humanitarian architecture and coordination mechanisms].
· Ability to ensure ethics and integrity of the evaluation process, including confidentiality and prevention of harm to evaluation subjects.
· Ability to consistently integrate human rights and gender perspectives in all phases of the evaluation process.
· Solid knowledge of evaluation approaches and methodology and demonstrated ability to apply both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods.
· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of experts.
· Excellent communication (written and spoken), facilitation and knowledge-sharing skills.
· Good knowledge of the national development context of Jordan.
· Familiarity with UNFPA or other United Nations organizations’ mandates and operations will be an advantage.
· Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic Languages
Young and emerging evaluator
The young and emerging evaluator must be under 35 years of age and her/his competencies, skills and experience should include:
· Bachelor’s degree in public Health, demography or population studies, social sciences, development studies or a related field.
· In possession of a certificate in evaluation or equivalent qualification.
· Less than five years of work experience in conducting evaluation or M&E in the field of international development.
· Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Demonstrated ability to work in a team
· Strong organization skills, communication skills and writing skills.
· Good command of information and communication technology and data visualization tools.
· Good knowledge of the mandate and activities of UNFPA and other United Nations organizations will be an advantage.
· Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic.
Duration and Location:
The consultancy is designed to be conducted remotely with no required travel. Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and meetings with stakeholders will be conducted remotely. The international advisor will be working in a team with national consultants who will carry out the in-country travel and field visits if the situation allows. The International Consultant will be hired by UNFPA Jordan and is expected to be onboard during the same period as of the national consultants.
How to apply
Interested individuals with the required qualifications and experience should submit their application to jco-consultants@unfpa.org, with the subject line “Application for CPE consultancy”. Subject line should clearly indicate the role (e.g. team leader; thematic expert; or young and emerging evaluator), the area(s) of thematic expertise they can cover, Young and emerging evaluators are not expected to indicate a thematic area of expertise.]
The application should include:
· A cover letter, indicating the candidate’s motivation for this consultancy and 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.
· A recent evaluation report or other type of writing sample in English (from a similar assignment) drafted by the candidate.
· Availability and expected daily rate for consultancy services.
Consultancy descriptions and details can be downloaded from: https://jordan.unfpa.org/en/
Only those candidates who meet all qualifications and experience will be contacted for further consideration. Incomplete applications will be automatically disqualified.
Note to aoplicants:
The selected consultants will be asked to submit a series of documents (health insurance; passport, vendor form, security certificates etc.) before starting their assignment.
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing, or another fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you have received a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names, and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web. Should you feel that you have received a fraudulent notice, letter, or offer that makes use of the name or logo of UNFPA, you may submit a report through the UNFPA fraud hotline http://www.unfpa.org/help/
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, embracing diversity in all its forms and integrity. UNFPA is committed to maintaining a balanced gender distribution and therefore encourages women to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities.
We are no longer accepting applications for this position.
