Evaluation Consultant for the Terminal Evaluation of Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Tana DeltaNew

Leads UNEP's terminal evaluation of a Kenya project restoring the Tana Delta's ecosystems and livelihoods. The consultant manages a participatory evaluation from inception through reporting, using quantitative and qualitative methods to assess results, consult partners and communities, analyse evidence and deliver independent findings and recommendations on integrated natural-resource management.

• Manage the evaluation and provide timely outputs, data collection, analysis and report writing
• Conduct desk reviews and interviews, reconstruct the project's Theory of Change and prepare the evaluation framework
• Develop review, interview and survey protocols and plan the evaluation schedule
• Conduct interviews and evaluation missions with agencies, partners, stakeholders and local communities
• Report progress and issues to the Evaluation Manager and keep project management informed
• Draft, revise and finalize the main evaluation report and response-to-comments annex
• Maintain a participatory yet independent relationship with evaluation stakeholders

• Advanced university degree in environmental sciences, international development or a relevant political or social-sciences area, or a bachelor's degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least ten years of technical or evaluation experience, preferably evaluating large regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach
• Fluency in English
• Independence from participating institutions and no prior involvement in project formulation or implementation

• Broad understanding of Integrated Natural Resource Management
• Knowledge of the UN system and UNEP work
• Fluency in Swahili

• Terminal Evaluation
• Theory of Change
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Report Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement

• Theory of Change
• Evaluation Framework
• Survey Protocols
• Geo-referenced Mapping

• Home-based assignment; actual duration is 50 days within six months
• The consultant reports to the Evaluation Manager and Director of the Evaluation Office
• The assignment may include evaluation missions to project locations
• The consultant must sign the Evaluation Consultant Code of Conduct Agreement Form