Roster - Evaluation Consultant

The Evaluation Consultant will provide independent and objective evaluation services to support the ITU Oversight Unit's evaluation function. Responsibilities include leading evaluation activities, providing technical support, producing evaluation briefs, and developing capacity building materials to enhance ITU's evaluation culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of evaluation activities from the inception through to reporting stage of evaluations.
• Provide technical support.
• Lead the implementation of relevant evidence generation activities (i.e. rapid assessments, syntheses, etc).
• Produce evaluation briefs by reviewing evaluation reports, extracting key insights, and drafting concise, communicative summaries aligned with organizational standards.
• Develop capacity building materials by identifying needs, creating practical guidance and tools (e.g., Theory of Change, methods, evaluation management, etc).

Requirements

• University degree in relevant field in development studies, international development, social sciences, ITCs/telecommunications or a related field or education from a reputed college of advanced education with a diploma of equivalent standard to that of a university degree in one of the fields above.
• A certification in evaluation would be an advantage.
• At least two (2) years of experience in the field relevant to the Special Service Agreement (SSA).
• Experience in the following types of evaluations: strategy evaluations, policy evaluations, process evaluations, outcome evaluations, theory-based evaluations, realist evaluations, mid-range theories, adaptive methods, programme evaluation, and project evaluation.
• Experience in approaches to evidence-generation such as rapid assessments, assessments, reviews, value for money assessments, syntheses, project evaluations, programme evaluations, adaptive approaches, segmentation analysis and mid-term assessments.
• Experience with the United Nations system would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of English at advanced level.
• Knowledge of another official language of the Union (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) would be an advantage.

Skills

• Evaluation Methodologies
• Strategy Evaluation
• Policy Evaluation
• Process Evaluation
• Outcome Evaluation
• Theory-based Evaluation
• Realist Evaluation
• Programme Evaluation
• Project Evaluation
• Rapid Assessments
• Value for Money Assessment
• Evidence Generation
• Segmentation Analysis
• Mid-Term Assessments
• Capacity Building
• Technical Support in Evaluation
• Evaluation Reporting

Languages

English