Background/Context
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against all women and girls.
The mandate and functions of UN Women call for the promotion of organizational and UN system accountability on gender equality through evaluation, strengthening evaluation capacities and learning from evaluation, and developing systems to measure the results and impact of UN Women with its enhanced role at country, regional and global levels. The purpose and role of evaluation in UN Women is to enhance accountability, inform decision-making and contribute to learning on the best ways to achieve women’s empowerment and gender equality through operational and normative work.
The UN Women Independent Evaluation Service (IES) of the Independent Evaluation and Audit and Investigation Services (IEAIS) serves as the custodian of the evaluation function in UN Women, in line with United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Norms and Standards. IES evaluates the work of UN women to enhance organizational accountability, provide evidence-based information for decision-making and to contribute to learning on gender equality and the empowerment of women. IES posts Regional Evaluation Specialists in the Regional Offices of UN Women with a key task to lead independent evaluations and to support country office personnel with the management of decentralized evaluations. UN Women hires external consultants to conduct evaluations as evaluation Team Leader, thematic expert or evaluation analysts.
- Women’s leadership and decision-making
- Women Peace and Security, and Humanitarian Action
- Women and girls free from violence
- Women’s Economic Empowerment in resilient economies
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
Under the supervision of the Regional Evaluation Specialist for Asia and the Pacific and in consultation with the Chief of the Independent Evaluation Service (IES), the Evaluation Consultant will contribute to corporate evaluations, including synthesis and rapid assessments, IES-led regional evaluations for Asia and the Pacific and support the evaluation function for the Asia and the Pacific region as follows:
- Support preliminary research, documentation review and analysis processes, such as document review and evaluation portfolio analysis based on and review of relevant documents (e.g., strategic notes, prodocs, donor reports and evaluation reports etc.) and corporate data (e.g. monitoring and reporting data, financial and HR data etc.)
- Support or lead elements of data collection, including desk review, survey design and implementation, key informant interviews and focus group discussions, and the implementation of other data collection tools. Undertake quantitative and qualitative data analysis for case studies and create data visualizations, tables, and graphs for key documents and analysis as needed.
- During the evaluation reporting phase, support the development and presentation of the preliminary finding and drafting of the synthesis evaluation report and annexes.
- Support the development of the communication package for the evaluation, such as evaluation brief and Transform magazine and support the dissemination of the evaluation.
- Support preliminary research, documentation review and analysis processes, such as document review and evaluation portfolio analysis based on and review of relevant documents (e.g., strategic notes, prodocs, donor reports and evaluation reports etc.) and corporate data (e.g. monitoring and reporting data, financial and HR data etc.)
- Support or lead elements of data collection, including desk review, survey design and implementation, key informant interviews and focus group discussions, and the implementation of other data collection tools. Undertake quantitative and qualitative data analysis for case studies and create data visualizations, tables, and graphs for key documents and analysis as needed.
- During the evaluation reporting phase, support the development and presentation of the preliminary finding and drafting of the synthesis evaluation report and annexes.
- Support the development of the communication package for the evaluation, such as evaluation brief and Transform magazine and support the dissemination of the evaluation.
- Provide support to management and quality assurance of evaluation processes in the Asia and the Pacific region, building capacity within the region for high quality gender responsive evaluation.
- Support the Regional Office Community of Practice on Results Based Management to facilitate use of evaluation learnings in UN Women efforts in the region.
- Support the tracking of Key Performance Indicators for the Asia and the Pacific region.
Monthly progress reports are to be submitted, describing work completed and listing any deliverables finalized during that month (deliverables as outlined above: guidance, presentations, talking points, tools, reports, and any other concrete outputs).
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is an office-based consultancy, based in Bangkok, Thailand.
As part of this assignment, there may be travel related to the scope of work, which will be paid for separately in accordance with UN Women’s travel policy.
III. 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
- Excellent command of written and oral English
- Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work within a diverse team, and to carry out assigned tasks independently
- Strong planning and organizing skills with ability to identify priority activities and assignments and to use time efficiently
- Ability to take decisions and manage political/cultural sensitivity
Education and Certification
- Master’s degree in a field of relevance for the evaluation (i.e. Social Sciences, Gender Equality, Evaluation, international affairs).
- 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 and skills
3. At least 2 years of work experience in qualitative/quantitative data collection and analysis, programme or corporate evaluation is required.
4. Prior experience in the areas of gender equality and women’s empowerment, gender mainstreaming, gender analysis, and gender-responsive evaluation is an asset.
5. Experience supporting or leading evaluation syntheses is an asset.
6. Experience with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g. Nvivo, Tableau) is an asset.
7. Experience working with the United Nations or a similar international organization context is an asset.
Languages
Language proficiency in English is required.
V. Payment
UN Women will cover travel and related visa and terminal fees for Thailand duty station. The cost of accommodation will be responsible by the selected consultant.
Should the consultant be required to travel outside the duty station, UN Women will prepare the travel arrangement for the consultant separately.
VI. How to Apply
- Application letter explaining your interest in the consultancy and why you are a suitable candidate for the consultancy position.
- Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified and not considered for further assessment.
VII. Diversity and Inclusion
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)