LAC Terminal Reviewer for Argentina Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency

1 month ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Full time

The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's 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 environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Specific tasks and responsibilities:

The consultant will undertake the following duties:
For the terminal review

  • Author and lead the terminal review for the aforementioned project in accordance with GEF and UNEP policies.
Overall responsibility for undertaking the review and preparing the final report in English.
Evaluation of all elements of the projects in accordance with UNEP evaluation office guidance documents.
Deliverables are 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 reports.

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 reviews on the following:

Desk review of:

Relevant background documentation, inter alia:
Project document and appendices. This includes, among others, relevant work plans, budget and supervision plans, as well as any revisions introduced after approval.
Theory of change, problem tree, and logical framework.
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 tools;

Evaluations/Reviews of similar projects.

Interviews (individual or in group) with, including but not limited to:

UNEP Task Manager (TM) and team members;
Project Manager (PM) and team members;
UNEP Administrative Officer (AO);
Project steering committee

Identified stakeholders, including governmental agencies and officials, representatives from technology and educational institutions, distribution utilities, banks, associations, and NGOs.


Other data collection tools:

If needed, to be agreed upon between the Task Manager, the Project Manager, and the terminal review consultant at the inception phase.

Qualifications/special skills

ACADEMIC
Advanced university degree in engineering, economics, environmental sciences, management, or a related discipline is required
A first-level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree;
Minimum of two years of experience in developing, assessing, evaluating or managing projects in the field of climate change, renewable energy, environment or development, is required
Experience working with GEF or UNEP projects is desirable
Experience in drafting project proposals and assessing project documents, including concepts, progress reports, work plans, and financial documents (budgets and expenditure reports) is required
Experience in working for multilateral or bilateral funding entities in the field of climate change, renewable energy environment or development is desirable

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
For this consultancy, fluency (both oral and written) in English is required

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