| Overview : Background The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2012 – 2018 was developed through an inclusive and participatory process under the leadership of the Philippine Government in close consultation with civil society and development partners. The UNDAF embodies the support to be provided by the UN agencies to the government. This is further elaborated through joint implementation planning, joint monitoring and evaluation mechanism and tools and joint management arrangement for harmonized oversight, and alignment with country mechanisms. For the first time, the UNDAF was synchronized with the national planning cycle and with the implementation of the Philippine Development Plan, 2011-2016. The evaluation of the UNDAF will be a joint UN review with GPH partners of the overall results expected from UN cooperation in the country. The proposed timing, i.e. the beginning of the last year of the programme cycle, suggests that the Evaluation takes place late enough to assess performance and results of the first five years of the current programme cycle and early enough to inform the design of the next programme cycle. The main users of the Evaluation will be the UNDAF partners, i.e. the UNCT and the government of the programme country and donors who support the programmes. The UNDAF evaluation results will inform the design and preparation of the next UNDAF (i.e. definition of UNDAF outcomes and expected impact) and of Country Programmes and projects by individual agencies. The UNDAF programme cycle evaluation will reference the UNDAF Joint Implementation Plan and the Consolidated Results Matrix of the seven (7) Strategic Focus Areas (SFAs), progress/status reports on the outcome and sub-outcomes, and relevant key UNDAF review and assessment documents. Purpose and Objectives The evaluation will support greater learning about what works, what doesn't and why, in the context of the UNDAF in the Philippines. This evaluation will provide important information for strengthening programming and results at the country level, specifically informing the planning, decision-making and improving the next programme cycle. Evaluation will cover: i) Thematic/Development Results/Outcomes; and ii) Management/Process Results. Specifically, the evaluation aims to: 1) Assess and validate (Thematic/Development Results) the: - Progress in achieving UNDAF Outcomes;
- UN’s contribution, the effectiveness of its strategies and interventions used, to national development targets through results identified in the 2012 – 2018 UNDAF;
- Added value of UNDAF to cooperation among individual UN agencies;
- Lessons learnt from the experiences of the current programming cycle, and identify issues and opportunities emerging from the implementation of the current UNDAF;
- Factors that have affected the UN's contribution (the challenges and how they were overcome or why they were not overcome);
- Recommendations for improving the UN's contribution; and
- Design and focus of the UNDAF i.e. the quality of the formulation of results at different levels.
2) Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the UNDAF planning, programming and implementation processes, highlighting achievements, major challenges and lessons learned across these following areas: - Management Arrangements;
- Funding/Resource Mobilization;
- Partnerships/Collaboration;
- Communications;
- M&E; and
- Operational Support
Approach and Strategy The UNDAF Evaluation is the last milestone of the UNDAF M&E plan that was conceptualized at the beginning of the programme cycle. It is an external, participatory, and iterative learning exercise. This evaluation will take place from April to June 2017 for a maximum of seventy (70) days). It takes place at the beginning of the penultimate year (2017) of the programme cycle and builds on UNDAF Annual Reviews as well as major studies and evaluations of country programs that have been completed by individual agencies. As the ability to assess achievement of UNDAF outcomes will to a large extent depend on the completeness and quality of reviews and evaluations of the individual agency country programmes, it is important that individual agency evaluations address the contribution of their interventions to UNDAF outcomes. The UNDAF Evaluation will be jointly commissioned and managed by the UNCT (head of agencies) and national governments. To the greatest extent possible, national governments should develop ownership and leadership, as far as this exercise is concerned. The UNDAF provides an opportunity to contribute to the capacity-building in evaluation of national partners. The UNDAF evaluation involves stakeholders such as the UN staff, their counterparts in the government as well as CSOs, other international actors such as IFIs and bilateral donors. Stakeholder participation is essential and should be sought from the beginning of the process through a series of meetings and possibly through the organisation of an UNDAF Evaluation Workshop that would take place towards the end of the UNDAF Evaluation process. The purpose of the workshop is to validate and refine findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation. In order to determine the scope of the evaluation, it is suggested that the government and the UNCT initiate the evaluation process by assessing how the UNDAF can be evaluated in a reliable and credible fashion given the data and resources. This assessment will include a review of the documentation available on the UNDAF design and implementation process. Methodology The UNDAF Evaluation Team shall define the specific evaluation strategies, data collection methods and required evaluation tools. An Evaluation Plan will be developed accordingly. - Data collection – the UNDAF evaluation will use a multiple method approach, which could include the following: desk reviews of reference materials, interviews with relevant/key stakeholders (i.e. government officials/partners, donors, CSOs, people’s organizations/communities, the private sector and beneficiaries), sites visits and community meetings.
- Stakeholder participation – the UNDAF evaluation will be conducted in a participatory manner, ensuring the involvement of key stakeholders in all phases of the evaluation.
- Validation – findings will be supported with evidences. Triangulation will be used to ensure that the information and data collected are valid. A report will be prepared including identified constraints, lessons learned and challenges in relation to the priority interventions as well as specific recommendations made both to the UNCT and to individual agencies.
Evaluation Team Composition The UNDAF Evaluation will be commissioned to an external independent Evaluation Team[1] composed of: - An international evaluation Consultant who will act as Team Leader. S/he will focus on the evaluation of development results and will have overall responsibility for producing the UNDAF Evaluation Report as well as the quality and timely submission of the same Report to the UN RC Office and UNCT. The TL will report to the EMG; and
- A national evaluation Consultant will support the evaluation and will focus on the management process results.
Expected Outputs/Deliverables The UNDAF Evaluation Team is expected to produce the following deliverables: - Output 1. Inception including Evaluation Work Plan – this defines the specific evaluation design, tools and procedures, specific dates for key tasks, activities and deliverables; the Inception Report briefly describes the team’s understanding of the issues under review including a review framework and detailed work plan. It refines the overall evaluation scope, approach, design and timeframe, provides a detailed outline of the evaluation methodology;
- Output 2. Preliminary findings and results. – these are presented and shared with the UNCT
- Output 3. 1st Draft Report – this is circulated for identification of factual corrections from key stakeholders;
- Output 4. 2nd Draft Report – for circulation to the external advisory panel for quality assurance;
- Output 5. Final Evaluation Report and Presentation
Duration of the Evaluation and Payment Schedule The Evaluation is expected to take 70 days from April to June 2017 with the International Consultant engaged for twenty-five (25) days. Fees shall be paid the based on the delivery of the following outputs and corresponding tranches: 10% | Upon Signing of Contract | 20% | Upon Submission of Inception Report including Evaluation Work Plan | 20% | Upon Submission Preliminary findings and results; and 1st Draft Report | 25 % | Upon Submission 2nd Draft Report | 25% | Upon Submission of final Final Evaluation Report and End-of Engagement Report | 100 % | TOTAL |
To disburse the appropriate payments as they come due, the RC will first certify acceptability of outputs and authorize payment. The Consultants shall be required to submit each a financial proposal based on an all-inclusive lump sum amount. The said amount shall be fixed regardless of the changes on the actual cost of the component included in the lump sum amount. There is no foreseen local travel. Duty Station The Consultants will be output-based and will be stationed at the UN-RCO Office, Makati City. Preparatory meetings and actual workshop will be held in Manila and there is no foreseen local travel during the duration of the Contract. Qualifications of the International Consultant Education - Advanced university degree (Masters and equivalent) in development studies, economics, international relations, or related field; PhD an asset.
Work Experience - 10 years of relevant professional experience is highly desirable, including previous substantive involvement in evaluations and/or reviews at programme and/or outcome levels in related fields with international organizations, preferably in DaO countries.
- Excellent knowledge of the UN system and UN common country programming processes;
- Specialized experience and/or methodological/technical knowledge, including some specific data collection and analytical skills, particularly in the following areas: understanding of human rights-based approaches to programming; gender considerations; environmental sustainability, Results Based Management (RBM) principles; logic modelling/logical framework analysis; quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis; participatory approaches;
- Knowledge of the development issue in mid-income countries is an asset;
- Excellent report writing skills as well as communication and interviewing skills.
Langauge - Excellent written and spoken English
Recommended Presentation of Offer Applicants are requested to submit/upload in one file the following documents: - Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability that indicates the all-inclusive lumpsum contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided; If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP;
- Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer The offers that will be received shall be evaluated based on the Combined Scoring method – where the qualifications and methodology will be weighted a max of 70%, and combined with the price offer which will be weighted a max of 30%. Application requirements should be emailed to procurement.ph@undp.org on or before 11 March 2017, close of business, Manila Time. In view of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified. [1] Two separate procurement process | 
