Evaluation Specialist (Common Oceans Programme Evaluation)

Joins FAO's Office of Evaluation as a home-based consultant assessing the GEF-7 Common Oceans Programme and its fisheries, biodiversity and ocean-governance projects. The specialist contributes evaluation design, evidence gathering, analysis and reporting to assess programme coherence, results, learning and the contribution of child projects to sustainable marine-resource management.

• Review programme and child-project technical documentation for the Common Oceans evaluation
• Contribute to evaluation design, inception reports and data-collection instruments
• Develop theories of change and support learning activities and dissemination of evaluation results
• Conduct interviews, consultations, field visits and technical assessments
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative evidence on programme and child-project performance
• Assess programme coherence, integration, results and monitoring and evaluation arrangements
• Draft evaluation reports, country studies, technical notes, findings, conclusions and recommendations
• Address stakeholder and OED quality-assurance-reviewer comments during validation processes

• Advanced university degree in evaluation, social sciences, environmental sciences, fisheries, marine sciences, international development, public policy, economics or another field relevant to the assignment; candidates with a bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience
• At least five years of relevant and proven experience in evaluation and research in a technical area relevant to the GEF Common Oceans Programme
• Working knowledge of English
• Candidates must not have been directly involved in the design, implementation or operational management of the Common Oceans Programme and its child projects

• Experience conducting or contributing to evaluations of GEF-financed interventions
• Demonstrated experience leading complex evaluations and multidisciplinary teams for candidates considered for a senior evaluator role
• Working knowledge of another FAO official language
• Experience in GEF project design, monitoring or evaluation

• Programme Evaluation
• Evaluation Design
• Theory of Change
• Qualitative Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Fisheries Management
• Ocean Governance
• Marine Biodiversity Conservation
• Results-Based Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Research Methods
• Stakeholder Consultation

• Theory of Change
• Results Frameworks

• Home-based consultancy; selected consultants may undertake field missions
• Applicants must include a motivation letter covering their preferred specialist role, expertise, regional and country experience, language skills, availability for field missions and potential conflicts of interest