Project Evaluation Consultant - Dynamic Simulators for Arab Region Indices

About the role

ESCWA is seeking a consultant to carry out an evaluation of the project "Dynamic Simulators to Address Ranking Deficiencies of International Indices Platforms in the Arab Region". The evaluation will assess how the project contributed to its intended results, the pathway to those results and the factors behind them, including unintended results. It covers the period January 2024 to December 2026 and is conducted in line with ESCWA's Evaluation Policy (2025), the UNEG Norms and Standards for Evaluation and the Development Account Evaluation Guidelines. The work is remote or hybrid and lasts about 6 months.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate the project's relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability, and the extent to which gender, human rights, disability inclusion and environmental issues were mainstreamed.
• Use a mixed-method, inclusive and participatory approach, including a Theory of Change, and ensure gender and human rights sensitivity and compliance with UNEG ethical guidelines.
• Produce an inception report and a final evaluation report, with quality assurance and a quality checklist review by ESCWA.
• Report to ESCWA, UN Country Teams and relevant government institutions in member States.

Required profile

• Master's degree in management, evaluation or a related field.
• At least five years of experience undertaking impact evaluations, including with Arab governmental bodies.
• Fluency in English; Arabic is desirable.
• Experience in the UN environment is desirable.

Required skills

• Quantitative and qualitative research methods, especially self-administered surveys, document analysis and informal and semi-structured interviews.
• Excellent oral and written communication with governmental and UN audiences.
• Experience in digital transformation is desirable.