Evaluation Consultant: UNFPA Zambia 9th Country Programme Evaluation 2023 - 2027
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
Call for Evaluation Consultancy: UNFPA Zambia 9th Country Programme Evaluation 2023 - 2027
Background:
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Its mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. Within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), UNFPA is working towards three transformative results: (i) zero preventable maternal deaths; (ii) zero unmet need for family planning; and (iii) zero gender-based violence and harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage.
The UNFPA 9 Country Office (CO) is currently implementing the 9th Country Programme (CP) (2023-2027) with the Government of Zambia and other partners. The goal of the CP is to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, and accelerate the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action, to improve the lives of women, adolescents and youth. In pursuit of this goal, the UNFPA Zambia CO seeks to achieve results in the following thematic areas of programming under the CP (i) policy and accountability; (ii) quality of care and services; (iii) data and evidence, including population dynamics; and (iv) adolescents and youth.
Purpose, objectives and scope:
In line with the 2024 UNFPA Evaluation Policy, the UNFPA Zambia CO is planning to conduct an evaluation of its 9th CP 2023-2027. 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 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 four thematic areas of the CP, which have been implemented across Zambia during the programme’s period. The thematic areas are described in section 3 of the terms of reference, accessible . In addition, the evaluation will also cover cross-cutting issues, such as human rights, gender equality, disability, displacement and migration status and transversal functions, such as coordination, monitoring and evaluation, innovation, resource mobilization, strategic partnerships, etc.
Evaluation team:
The CPE will be conducted by a multidisciplinary team of consultants. They should collectively have the qualifications and experience to design and implement a methodologically robust evaluation and cover all the above-mentioned thematic areas of the CP. The evaluation team will consist of:
The evaluation team will conduct the CPE under the supervision of the CPE Manager in the UNFPA Zambia Country Office.
In the applications, the candidates must clearly indicate the thematic area(s) for which they demonstrate the requested expertise, as well as the role (team leader or team member) that they intend to perform. Based on their qualifications, experience and skills, the candidates may propose to cover more than one thematic area.
Please see the terms of reference for more details on the CPE as well as on the required qualifications and experience of the team leader and team members (section 12.2) using the link below. Section 10 indicates the evaluation timeline and the expected evaluation deliverables are described in section 8.
How to apply:
Interested individuals with the required qualifications and experience should submit their application with the subject line “Application for CPE consultancy”. The subject line should also clearly indicate the role (e.g., team leader or thematic expert). Interested individuals must also indicate the area(s) of thematic expertise of the CP (e.g., sexual and reproductive health and rights; adolescents and youth; gender equality and women’s empowerment; or population dynamics).
The application documents should include:
Only those candidates who meet all qualifications and experience will be contacted for further consideration. Incomplete applications will be automatically disqualified.
UNFPA Work Environment:
UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.
Disclaimer:
Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance where applicable and other administrative requirements.
UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.
Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.
