Duties and Responsibilities
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority. It sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. This consultancy is in UNEP’s Climate Change Division, Mitigation Branch, GEF Climate Mitigation Unit, Africa team, and will be home based. UNEP’s Climate Change Division works with a portfolio of Global Environment Facility (GEF) medium-size and full-size climate change mitigation projects in Africa. The projects, which are in different stages of development (concept, design, implementation, closure), are executed by different partners (Ministries, NGOs, etc.). The Climate Change Division, in its role as implementing agency, provides oversight and ensures adherence to GEF guidelines. The Sierra Leone E-mobility project and the Tunisia Energy Efficient Lighting project require a consultant to conduct their Terminal Reviews. The consultant will report to the GEF Climate Mitigation Office, UNEP. The consultant will be responsible for the two (2) Terminal Reviews and will report to the Task Manager Africa Portfolio, GEF Climate Mitigation Unit, ensuring timely delivery of the outputs as outlined in the overall Terms of Reference of the reviews. The consultant will lead the design of the Terminal Reviews, data collection and analysis, and report writing. Specific tasks and responsibilities: - Author and lead the terminal review for the projects in accordance with GEF and UNEP policies. - Overall responsibility for undertaking the review and preparing the final reports in English. - Evaluation of all elements of the projects in accordance with UNEP evaluation office guidance documents. - Deliverables to be prepared in accordance with UNEP evaluation office templates. The consultant will develop terminal review findings and recommendations based on sound evidence and analysis, and clearly document these in the final report. Information will be triangulated (i.e. verified from different sources) as far as possible, and when verification is not possible, the single source will be mentioned (whilst anonymity is still protected). Analysis leading to evaluative judgments should always be clearly spelled out. The consultant shall base the findings of the terminal review on the following: a) A desk review of: Relevant background documentation, inter alia: o Project document and appendices. This includes, among others, relevant work plans, budget and supervision plans, as well as any revisions introduced after approval. o Theory of change, problem tree, and logical framework. o Project reports, including: half year progress reports, project implementation reports (PIRs), expenditure reports, financial statements, audits, inventory reports, progress reports from collaborating partners, meeting minutes, relevant correspondence, and Tracking Tool; o Evaluations/Reviews of similar projects. b) Interviews (individual or in group) with, including but not limited to: UNEP Task Manager (TM) Programme Assistants, and team members; Executing Agency National Project Director (NPD), Project Coordinators and team members; UNEP Administrative Officer (AO); Project steering committee members; Identified stakeholders, including governmental agencies and officials, representatives from technology and educational institutions, distribution utilities, banks, associations, and NGOs. Other project beneficiaries deemed appropriate for the review. Other data collection tools: If needed, to be agreed between the Task Manager, the Project Managers / Coordinators, and the terminal review consultant at the inception phase.
Qualifications/special skills
Academic: • Advanced university degree (i.e. master’s degree or higher) in management, business administration, economics, environment, engineering, energy or other relevant area is required; • A first level degree with additional two years of qualifying experience maybe accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree; • Minimum 5 years of experience in the evaluation and monitoring of development Projects in developing countries is required; • Experience in working with national governments in Africa or developing countries is required; • Experience working on technical aspects of projects in the environmental / climate change sector in Africa is desirable;
