Overview
Conduct an independent evaluation of a project focused on CEFTA non-tariff measures and dispute settlement, producing a comprehensive evaluation report.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct an independent evaluation of the project “EU4Business: Support to CEFTA for Non-Tariff Measures monitoring and reporting and support to the implementation of the CEFTA Dispute Settlement Mechanism”.
- Produce an evaluation report addressing relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and mainstreaming of gender, environmental sustainability, disability inclusion and principle of leaving no one behind.
- Highlight successes and replicable elements.
- Identify specific achievements providing value for money or multiplier effects.
- Indicate shortcomings, constraints, remaining challenges, gaps, and needs for future action.
- Offer pragmatic recommendations to strengthen future work, addressing beneficiaries’ needs and creating synergies.
- Draw lessons of wider applicability for replication.
- Review exit strategies, assessing their tailoring to member states and implementing entities.
- Submit a final report of the evaluation composed of key elements identified in the evaluation TOR.
- Observe UNEG guidelines, including the Norms and Standards for evaluation in the UN system, as well as UNCTAD’s Evaluation Policy.
- Ensure integration of human rights, gender equality, and disability perspectives wherever feasible.
- Report any difficulties, uncertainties, or concerns encountered during the evaluation immediately to the Chief of IEU.
Required Experience
- At least 7 years of experience in conducting or managing evaluations, or in programme management, preferably on interventions in the areas of trade-related technical assistance and capacity building is required.
- Solid understanding of the UN context and the SDG.
- Experience conducting public policy and/or development programme evaluations is desirable.
- Solid understanding of gender responsive and equity-focused evaluation design, data collection and analysis methods.
- Ability to develop clear, realistic, feasible recommendations is an advantage.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree, Master, in economics, trade, development, public administration, or related field, is required.
