Background

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the leading United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic goal is to “achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), realize reproductive rights, and accelerate progress on the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).” With this call to action, UNFPA contributes directly to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

The UNFPA SROC programme cycle for 2022-2026 covers 22 English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and territories. The programme focuses on achieving universal access to SRHR, realizing reproductive rights, and accelerating progress on the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action. Key thematic areas include policy and accountability; quality of care and services; gender and social norms; population change and data; humanitarian action; and adolescents and youth.
 

Scope of work/Main tasks and responsibilities, et al

The Evaluation Team Member will be expected to:

• Support the Evaluation Team Leader in the implementation and completion of the SRPE as per agreed timelines and evaluation standards of UNEG/UNFPA;
• Contribute to all phases of the SRPE and carry out data collection at the UNFPA Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean (SROC) based in Kingston, Jamaica and the Liaison Offices, as required;
• Engage regularly with the evaluation team leader and managers (SROC and LACRO) and support the team leader and members in developing the evaluation methodology, matrix and questions, etc.;
• Engage actively in the stakeholder/recommendations workshop;
• Support the Evaluation Team Leader in the drafting and finalization of the SRPE report with inputs from key stakeholders;
• Support key dissemination activities of evaluation results (e.g., presentation of the results evaluation to key stakeholders);
• Ensure the completion of assigned tasks as per agreed timelines and evaluation standards of UNEG/UNFPA.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications required for the Team Member:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in development studies, gender studies, economics, social sciences, public health, health economics and financing, epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences, human rights, demography, or other related fields;
• At least 5-7 years of experience in conducting, design, implementation of evaluation, reviews, assessments in the field of international development and development programmes
• Strong expertise and substantive knowledge in areas of UNFPA mandate, such as sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender and social norms, or population policies; experience in humanitarian or prospective evaluation will be an asset;
• Experience in leading/supporting complex evaluations commissioned by United Nations Organizations and/or other international organizations and NGOs. Experience with UNFPA Evaluations is an asset;
• Extensive knowledge and experience of conducting evaluations in the Caribbean region
• Strong understanding and experience of the Caribbean environment (political, social, economic and religious and other contextual factors of the landscape);
• Proven skills in evaluation approaches and methodology with demonstrable ability to apply quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and analysis;
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of experts.
• Familiarity with UNFPA’s mandate, strategic plan and transformative results as well as UN system, is a strong asset
• Excellent drafting/report writing skills, analytical skills, and computer skills;
• Excellent oral and written English, working knowledge of Spanish or Dutch will be an asset

REQUIREMENTS: 

To apply, kindly complete a profile in the UNFPA Consultants Roster at https://www.unfpa.org/unfpa-consultant-roster and submit the generated Job ID # along with application letter and CV to: