| Overview : INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY VACANCY Mid-Term Evaluation of the Joint Programme on Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Development Effectiveness and Accountability (DEAP) Position of Evaluation Team Member Introduction The Joint Programme on Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Development Effectiveness and Accountability (DEAP) is the UN response to enhance development effectiveness by improving systems, tools and mechanisms for national policy and strategic planning, management, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and accountability. The programme seeks to entrench the culture of accountability for effective use of resources and achievement of results in public institutions. Key strategic areas of support include:1) institutionalizing results based management practices in the public sector; 2) harmonization and alignment of development planning and budgeting tools including the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) and the national budget to support implementation of Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) priorities; and 3) strengthening capacity for development assistance management. Ultimately, the programme contributes to the improvements in the management, allocation and utilization of public resources for effective development and service delivery. - Purpose of the Evaluation
The purposes of the mid - term evaluation are to: - Determine the extent to which the outcome and outputs of the project have been achieved;
- Assess UNDP’s and other participating UN agencies’ contribution to the project results;
- Document the achievements and lessons learnt during the course of implementation to inform future decisions in design, implementation and management of similar interventions.
Requirements The Team Member must satisfy the following qualifications: - Minimum of Master’s degree in in economics, business administration, political science, development studies, international relations or any other related social sciences;
- Expertise and at least 5 years’ working experience in two or more of the three key areas of the outputs related to the outcome identified above: 1) aid and development effectiveness; 2) national development planning and 3) Results Based Management including M&E.
- Experience in conducting evaluations of UN agency, government or any international development agency strategies, policies and programmes;
- Experience and knowledge in gender mainstreaming;
- Excellent communication skills for report writing and presentation in English language.
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