Overview
Conduct a Midterm Review for the GEF FARM Programme, assessing project-level outcomes and programmatic progress. The role involves evaluating project performance, identifying challenges, and formulating strategic recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct Midterm Reviews for the FARM Global Child Project (GEF ID 10903) and the FARM Programme.
- Assess project performance against intended outcomes and Global Environmental Benefits.
- Analyze programmatic level outcomes, governance, and coordination mechanisms.
- Synthesize crosscutting findings from child project MTRs.
- Identify systemic risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities for scaleup.
- Formulate strategic recommendations for the remainder of the programme.
- Prepare and finalize Project MTR Report and Programmatic MTR Report.
- Arrange interpretation/translation services as needed.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 15 years of technical/evaluation experience in projects and programmatic approaches is required.
- Experience evaluating UNEP and/or GEF projects is desirable.
- Good/broad understanding of agricultural chemicals and agricultural plastics management issues as they relate to policy development, institutional frameworks, and value chains, gained through evaluation or advisory work on environmental, climate, or sustainability programmes.
- Working knowledge of the UN system and specifically the work of UNEP is desirable.
Qualifications
- An advanced university degree (master's or equivalent) in environmental sciences, international development, chemical and waste, or other relevant political or social science areas is required.
- A first-level university degree, combined with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
