Procurement Notices

The International Evaluation Consultant (the Consultant) will propose an evaluation methodology and agree on a detailed plan for the assignment as a part of the evaluation Inception Report. The proposed methodology may employ any relevant and appropriate quantitative, qualitative or combined methods to conduct the Project Evaluation, exploring specific, gender sensitive data collecting and analytical methods and tools applicable in the concrete case. The Consultant is expected to creatively combine the standard and other evaluation tools and technics to ensure maximum reliability of data and validity of the evaluation findings.

Standard UNDP evaluation methodology would suggest the following data collecting methods:   

• Desk review: The Consultant will conduct a detailed review of the programmatic materials and deliverables including the Programme Document/Description of the Action, theory of change and results framework, monitoring and programme quality assurance reports, annual workplans, consolidated progress reports etc. An indicative list of documents for desk review is provided in Annex 3.
• Key informant interviews: The Consultant will interview representatives of main institutional partners, EU and UNDP, other relevant stakeholders (e.g. Advisory Group) and donors and in all six IPA beneficiaries. For the interviews, the Consultant is expected to design evaluation questions around relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability criteria, according to different stakeholders to be interviewed. An indicative list of main stakeholders that may be considered for meetings is provided in Annex 2.
• Meetings / focus group discussions with local governments and CSOs: 2 - 3 site visits per IPA beneficiary will be arranged to meet with men and women, beneficiaries and stakeholders and review results of the programme;

Other methodologies, as appropriate, such as case studies, statistical analysis, social network analysis, etc.

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications and interest:

1. Most recent CV, including reference to similar evaluations conducted by the candidate;
2. Financial proposal;
3. Proposal (outlining the specific design and methods for the evaluation):
4. Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work;
5. Providing a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work;

• the methodology should present the Consultant’s approach, proposed detailed methods, scope and evaluation criteria and questions;
• the methodology should apply a mixed-method approach collecting both quantitative and qualitative data to validate and triangulate data;
• the methodology should include the filled in evaluation matrix (Annex 3);
• the methodology should explain the data collection tool/s to be used.

Please scan all above mentioned documents and upload as one attachment only online through this website.

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.
• Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process.