| Overview : Country: Nepal
Description of the assignment: UNDP/CDRMP has been supporting MoHA to establish and strengthen the EOCs network for last 4-5 years. It has now been time to consolidate the efforts and achievements to sketch future road map for MoHA, UNDP as well as other stakeholders working in this sector.
The purpose of the evaluation is to help shape a wider strategy of capacity development support to EOCs for 2015, the final year of the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium Phase I, as well as for a multi-year perspective over the coming 2-3 years. This will be used by UNDP-CDRMP in discussions with MoHA in defining its support to NEOCs but ideally will serve other actors in a wider stakeholder engagement around strengthening the EOCs functions.
The objective of the evaluation is to provide an independent assessment of (a) the current functionality of the EOC network, (b) contribution level of EOC in promotion of the disaster preparedness and management of response (b) to provide actionable recommendations and lesson learn to strengthen EOCs using standard evaluation criteria’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.
Period of assignment/services (if applicable): Period of assignment/services (if applicable): The duration of the contract is from 16 February 2015 to 31 March 2015 with estimated input of 22 consulting days per person.
No. of Consultants Required: Two
Duty Station: Kathmandu
Expected Places of Travel (if applicable): Field locations as needed.
Proposal should be submitted at the following address: Procurement Unit, UNDP (Ref.: UNDP/PN/02/2015 – Evaluation of Support to Nepal’s System of Emergency Operations Centres, UN House, Pulchowk, PO Box 107, Kathmandu, Nepal or by email to procurement.np@undp.org no later than 08 February 2015. | 
