Organisation: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
The primary intended users of this evaluation are:
- Relevant staff in target ministries, local government and targeted government institutions, and participating CSOs
- Target beneficiary communities/groups
- Members of community leadership structures
- Staff of implementing partners
- Sectoral leads in the participating UN-agencies and refugee response coordination.
- UN Agencies technical working groups
- UNACs
- Development partners
- Primary intended uses of this evaluation are:
- Information on the program’s effectiveness will be used to inform decision making for the scale up of LEAP.
- Feedback, participation and accountability to affected communities.
- Accountability for the development effectiveness of the LEAP program to the donors and other stakeholders.
- Capacity development and mobilization of national stakeholders to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women. Evaluation will provide evidence on areas that need strengthening in the advancement of GEWE.
- Evaluation objectives, criteria and key questions
The objectives of the evaluation are to:
- Assess the relevance of LEAP project interventions in addressing the needs of refugee and host community women in alignment with gender equality and women’s empowerment;
- Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of UN Women’s approach for achievement of results, as defined in the logical framework, including the Program Theory of Change;
- Analyse how the human rights approach and gender equality principles were integrated in LEAP and humanitarian action programming in the South Sudanese response;
- Identify and validate lessons learned, promising practices and innovations of work supported by LEAP Project within the context of the aid effectiveness agenda;
- Assess the added value of the LEAP strategy and related interventions to UN Women’s mandate and to the overall humanitarian response;
- Assess the inter-connectedness and sustainability of UN Women’s initiatives on increasing leadership, protection and economic opportunities for refugee women and analyse possible weaknesses to improve next steps for scale-up programming;
- Provide actionable recommendations with respect to the strategy, and overall UN Women approach to programming in humanitarian settings.
- The evaluation will seek to answer the following key evaluation questions aligned to the UN Evaluation Group (UNEG) evaluation criteria as well as standards based on Human Rights and Gender Equality.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The consultant will be required to undertake the following:
- Conduct an initial desk review of available documents, gather and analyse project data, conceptualize the evaluation approach, consult internally on the approach, develop data collection tools, stakeholder mapping, engage reference group;
- Develop the evaluation methodology and data collection tools for review by the Evaluation reference group and incorporate changes as appropriate;
- Develop inception report that will be reviewed by the Evaluation Reference Group;
- Review existing baseline data to determine available data against which to measure progress;
- Collect primary quantitative and qualitative data from beneficiaries and selected stakeholders. This involves travelling to the project location in Adjumani, Yumbe, Terego and Kyegegwa;
- Conduct in-depth interviews with national UN Women staff, responsible partner organizations, donor representatives, and other stakeholders as necessary;
- Prepare the first draft of the evaluation report and submit it to the Evaluation Reference Group for comments and possible endorsement;
- Present the evaluation findings for validation with the Evaluation Reference Group;
- Produce a final evaluation report.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Master’s degree in social sciences, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation, or related field.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A project management or M&E certification would be an added advantage.
Experience:
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience in project evaluations, including gender-focused and humanitarian interventions;
- Experience conducting evaluations for UN agencies or international NGOs;
- Experience evaluating infrastructure components (e.g., women centres) is desirable;
- Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
- Experience in outcome mapping and theory-based evaluation;
Languages:
- Fluency in (written and spoken) English is required;
- Working knowledge of local languages spoken in refugee settlements is an advantage;
- Knowledge of any other UN official language is an asset.
Competencies:
Core Values:
- Integrity;
- Professionalism;
- Respect for Diversity.
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
- Accountability;
- Creative Problem Solving;
- Effective Communication;
- Inclusive Collaboration;
- Stakeholder Engagement;
- Leading by Example.
- Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:
Functional Competencies:
- Strong analytical and evaluation design skills
- Gender and humanitarian programming knowledge
- Familiarity with Uganda refugee response context
- Demonstrated ability to collect and analyze data from diverse stakeholder groups.
- Presentation and Communication Skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested qualified candidates must apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 25th June 2025
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