Senior Planning Evaluation Expert (Remote)

About the role

The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is recruiting a Senior Planning Evaluation Expert to provide independent senior-level peer review, substantive drafting support and quality assurance for the Final Evaluation of Oman's Tenth Five-Year Development Plan (2021-2025). The work is done remotely, lasts about one month and falls under the overall supervision of the Project Manager / Economic Affairs Officer.

The Tenth Five-Year Development Plan is the first executive plan of Oman Vision 2040, covering 14 national priorities, 82 strategic objectives and 411 strategic programmes. Its final evaluation is an independent assessment of achievements, results and impact, and of gaps remaining, and includes lessons learned and recommendations for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan.

Key responsibilities

• Independently peer review the technical chapters of the Final Evaluation and assess their analytical, methodological and evidentiary quality.
• Provide consolidated substantive comments, identify analytical and evidence gaps, and take part in selected stakeholder consultations and technical meetings coordinated by ESCWA and the Ministry of Economy.
• Coordinate closely with the Project Manager, the ESCWA technical team and other consultants.
• Contribute to drafting and revising the report, consolidate technical contributions, harmonize findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations, and help prepare the executive and strategic summaries.

Required profile

• A Master's degree or equivalent in economics, engineering, development planning, public policy, public administration or another field relevant to national development planning and evaluation; a copy of the degree must be submitted.
• At least 15 years of professional experience in development planning, economic policy, programme evaluation or a related field.
• Experience in drafting or evaluating national development plans, consulting with government stakeholders and consolidating multidisciplinary analytical reports.
• Fluency in English and Arabic; English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat, and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA.
• Legal right to live and work in the specified location; recruitment is on a local basis.

Desirable

• Experience in results-based planning, monitoring and evaluation, governance or institutional performance.