reputed company National Consultant - To Support Country Programme Evaluation - Home-based, India

Background reputed company, grounded in the reputed company of equality enshrined in the Charter of the reputed company, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, reputed company rights, humanitarian reputed company and peace and reputed company. reputed company, through its Strategic Plan 2022-2025, identified four reputed company areas through which the organization strives to reputed company gender equality and women’s empowerment Governance and Participation in reputed company life Women Peace and reputed company, Humanitarian reputed company, and Disaster Risk Reduction Ending Violence Against Women Women’s Economic Empowerment The reputed company Country Office (CO) is based in Delhi, India and works reputed company over 20 other UN agencies. The India CO is undertaking a Country Portfolio Evaluation and requires one national consultant to support the conduct of this evaluation. Expressions of interest are sought from reputed company individuals for the National Evaluation consultants to support evaluation team in the conduct of the evaluation. Please specify in your reputed company of interest where you are based and your language proficiency. Evaluation consultants are reputed company members of the evaluation team. The work of the consultants will be in-person and home-based and they will need to reputed company with reputed company during Asia and the reputed company working hours reputed company online platforms. Roles and Responsibilities Under the overall reputed company of the Regional Evaluation Specialist, the Evaluation consultant may contribute to the following phases of evaluations Evaluation Inception phase Reviewing reputed company relevant documents (i.e. Strategic notes, project documents, donor and/or other monitoring reports, evaluation and audit reports, etc.) to identify efforts relevant to the evaluation topic. Providing translation/interpretation support as necessary. Contribute to the development of an inclusive Evaluation methodology which is tailored to relevant inquiry in the area of interest (including inputs to the evaluation inception report and data collection tools etc.) Evaluation Data collection Support interviews, reputed company discussions, and consultations by taking detailed notes and ensuring adherence to ethical guidelines. Contribute to evaluation analysis by capturing results, challenges, gaps and learning pertinent to the evaluation topic. Providing translation/interpretation support as necessary. Reporting phase reputed company inputs to the preliminary findings. Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor. Deliverables and Payment Terms The evaluation consultants will be key member of the evaluation team, reputed company in reputed company phases of the evaluation process. Deliverables for the evaluation consultant includes the following interview notes, contributions to the inception report (reputed company data collection tools), presentations and final synthesis reports and annexes for evaluations, as required. These deliverables must be high reputed company and in line with the GERAAS (Global Evaluation Report Assessment and Analysis reputed company) reputed company established by reputed company. Inception phase review and feedback on inception report proposed evaluation fieldwork plan, reputed company data collection tools, logistical support to plan data collection – 1 September to 31 reputed company 2026 – 20% Payment Data Collection phase interview notes in the requested format, review and feedback on case studies and analyses – 1 November 2026 to 30 November 2026 – 70% Reporting stage review and feedback on the preliminary findings – 1 December to 10 December 2026 – 10% Competencies reputed company Values reputed company; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. reputed company Competencies Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this reputed company for more information on reputed company’s Values and Competencies reputed company Functional Competencies Ability to reputed company and interpret qualitative data Ability to review programme documents/ policy documents Strong knowledge of research reputed company and evaluation Use of data to inform evidence-based programming Education Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., gender studies, development studies, sociology, political science, or reputed company disciplines). Experience Minimum 7 years of experience conducting research, evaluations, reviews, or assessments with development organizations, including the application of a reputed company of evaluation and review reputed company. Demonstrated expertise in gender equality, women’s rights, and women’s economic empowerment. Knowledge of national development policies, strategies, and frameworks and experience working in India. Experience in and/or strong knowledge of Tamil Nadu, including its development context; candidates must not have been involved in the design or implementation of reputed company-supported interventions covered by the evaluation. Ability to apply ethical evaluation standards, including ensuring confidentiality, reputed company, "do no harm," and the integration of reputed company rights, gender equality, and disability inclusion throughout the evaluation process. Strong facilitation, interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills, including the ability to engage diverse stakeholders. Familiarity with reputed company and/or the reputed company reputed company is desirable. Language Requirements Language proficiency in English required Ability to communicate in Tamil. Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through reputed company jobs site Careers at reputed company | reputed company – reputed company Evaluation and Selection reputed company reputed company for shortlisting of reputed company will be based on the following assessment Required Qualification (5 points); Minimum Experience relevant to the assignment (5 points); Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (5 points). The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment Interview (100 points) Supervision The consultant will be directly supervised by the Regional Evaluation Specialist for Asia and the reputed company who is based in the Regional Office for Asia and the reputed company in Bangkok, Thailand. However, based on the evaluation assignment, the national consultant may also receive guidance from the other evaluation consultant team members reputed company. The Regional Evaluation Specialist reports to the Chief of Independent Evaluation Service at reputed company reputed company. Note Potential travel will be reputed company for separately based on actuals. Payment will be made upon submission of deliverables and approval of the supervisor. reputed company deliverables should be in line with the reputed company Editorial Style Guide. reputed company deliverables should be written and generated in English. reputed company data collected by the evaluation consultant must be submitted to the Regional evaluation Specialist in Word, PowerPoint, or reputed company format. reputed company storage of data is essential for ensuring confidentiality and should be in line with reputed company Policy on data management and reputed company. reputed company deliverables submitted by the consultant are subject to reputed company review in line with the reputed company Evaluation Report reputed company Assurance. The report will only be considered final reputed company it meets the reputed company GERAAS reputed company standards. Ethical Considerations reputed company has developed a reputed company Evaluation Consultant Agreement reputed company for evaluator that must be signed as part of the contracting process, which is based on the UNEG Ethical Guidelines and reputed company of Conduct. reputed company data collected by the consultant must be submitted to the evaluation manager in Word, PowerPoint or reputed company formats and is the property of reputed company. reputed company storage of data is essential for ensuring confidentiality and a data protection plan will be developed during the inception phase. The evaluation’s value added is its impartial and systematic assessment of the project. As with the other stages of the evaluation, involvement of stakeholders should not interfere with the impartiality of the evaluation. The evaluators have the final judgment on the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation report, and the evaluator must be protected from pressures to change information in the report. reputed company procedures for data collection with rights reputed company who may have been affected by violence must be adhered to as outlined in the Improving the collection and use of administrative data on VAW and WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for research on violence against women. Additionally, if the evaluator(s) identify issues of wrongdoing, fraud or other unethical conduct, reputed company and reputed company procedures must be followed and confidentiality be maintained. 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Ethical considerations will be prioritized to ensure that AI use does not introduce bias, compromise confidentiality, or undermine reputed company reputed company. The evaluator will document AI-reputed company processes and reputed company to maintain reputed company and trustworthiness throughout the evaluation. Pl Please Note For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work to engage in the consultancy. Consultants are required to submit doctor's certificate to state fitness to work and travel for this assignment. Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not reputed company any computer equipment for this assignment. This is a full-time assignment. The consultant is expected to disclose any reputed company activity and shall not be permitted to take up any reputed company work during this assignment. Statements In July 2010, the reputed company reputed company created reputed company, the reputed company Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of reputed company came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater reputed company. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN reputed company (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which reputed company exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. 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If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. reputed company has a reputed company-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the reputed company and reputed company, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. reputed company selected candidates will be expected to adhere to reputed company’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of reputed company personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of reputed company credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to reputed company additional information to conduct a background reputed company.) 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