Roles and responsibilities
This evaluation is being commission by IUCN-ESARO as an accredited entity to the GCF. The evaluation will be managed by the Project Management Unit (PMU) that is in charge of the TWENDE project coordination.
Qualifications of the Evaluators
IUCN requires an evaluator or a team of evaluators with experience in assessing change in complex systems and with extensive expertise and knowledge in the field of climate change adaptation and resilience, land-use and restoration, ecosystem management, private sector investment, experience in value chains and markets, Incentive payment schemes assessments.
The evaluator or lead consultant shall have:
At least 10 years’ experience as an evaluator and project reviews with demonstrated quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis skills, with proven record of conducting formative, process and impact evaluation;
Proven experience in evaluating similar projects, preferably drylands projects;
Possess at a minimum, a Master’s degree;
Complete independence from IUCN, the Executing Entities (EEs), and Government agencies;
Proven experience in evaluating similar projects; Prior experience in conducting evaluation and reviews in GEF/GCF or other climate change donor funded projects would be an asset;
Demonstrated experience in making realistic and actionable recommendations to improve project implementations,
Experience of synthesising lessons and evidence of disseminating findings of project reviews/evaluations to donors, project partners, communities, and governments
Fluency in English
IUCN is an equal opportunity employer, and the successful candidate will be selected based on merit
Technical Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation criteria shall consist of a technical and financial component. A weighting will be assigned to each component as follows: Technical Weighting Factor 70%, Financial Weighting Factor 30%, with the total score being a combination of these two percentages.
The evaluation of proposals shall be carried out exclusively with regards to the evaluation criteria and their relative weights specified in the table below:
Consultants Competencies
Education: Master’s in relevant field); Work experience: at least 10 years in mid-term reviews, end term reviews, demonstrated experience in making realistic recommendations to improve project implementation, experience of synthesising lessons, experience disseminating findings of project reviews/evaluations, M&E, Impact assessments, socio-economic and biophysical assessments; Program/Project M&E experience; Donor (GCF or GEF or other climate change donors) experience.
Interested consultants should email Technical and Financial proposal detailing the proposed approach, methodology and workplan for the assignment. The proposal should be accompanied by (i) detailed CVs outlining the consultant’s academic qualifications, previous relevant experience, contact information etc.; (ii) documented evidence e.g. (iii) and conflict of interest statement. IMPORTANT: Submitted financial proposal must be password-protected. After the deadline has passed and within 12 hours, please send the password to the IUCN Contact. Applications should be sent electronically (email) to Pauline.Mungo@iucn.org copying, Collins.cheruiyot@iucn.org later than 11.59p.m 25th September 2023. Late proposals will not be considered
Apply via :
Pauline.Mungo@iucn.org
