National Consultant for Project Results Assessment

The National Consultant will lead the Project Results Assessment for the "Reimagining Gender Equality Across Generations and Communities" project in Türkiye. The role involves designing and implementing a mixed-methods assessment, analyzing project results, and producing evidence-based findings and lessons learned to support accountability and future programming.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive review of project documents including Project Document, Results Framework, monitoring data, progress reports, activity reports, knowledge products and other relevant materials.
• Develop and submit an Inception Report outlining assessment methodology, analytical framework, data collection tools, stakeholder mapping, sampling strategy, assessment matrix and detailed workplan.
• Develop markers for assessing output-level, outcome-level and emerging impact-level results.
• Design and implement a mixed-methods assessment approach utilizing document review, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, outcome harvesting, contribution analysis, case-based analysis and other relevant methods.
• Conduct at least 15 online key informant interviews with UN Women personnel, project partners, civil society organizations, youth organizations, local stakeholders and other relevant actors.
• Facilitate at least three structured focus group discussions or group consultations with project participants and stakeholders, including one in-person session in Istanbul and two online sessions.
• Collect, review and triangulate quantitative and qualitative evidence concerning project achievements, challenges and lessons learned.
• Assess progress against project outputs and outcomes and identify observable impact-level results where supported by evidence.
• Analyze the contribution of project-supported interventions, tools, platforms, partnerships and participatory processes to observed changes.
• Examine evidence relating to voice, agency, leadership, participation, collective action, intergenerational collaboration and responses to gender backlash.
• Identify enabling factors, barriers, unintended results and contextual dynamics affecting project implementation and results.
• Prepare and deliver a presentation summarizing preliminary findings and facilitate a sense-making discussion with UN Women and selected stakeholders.
• Produce a Draft Project Results Assessment Report presenting findings, evidence, lessons learned and considerations for future programming.
• Revise the report based on feedback received from UN Women and stakeholders.
• Submit a Final Project Results Assessment Report and any agreed supplementary materials, including illustrative case studies or change stories where applicable.
• Ensure assessment processes adhere to UN Women principles and standards relating to ethics, confidentiality, informed consent, inclusion, participant safety and "do no harm".
• Apply intersectional and gender-responsive analytical lenses throughout the assessment process.
• Ensure secure management of assessment data and protection of participant information.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced university degree) in gender studies, political science, social sciences, human rights or other relevant fields.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 7 years of experience in conducting assessments, evaluations, research studies, results measurement exercises, or similar analytical assignments is required.
• Experience and knowledge of civil society organizations and grassroots initiatives in Türkiye is required.
• Experience in qualitative data collection and analysis, including key informant interviews, focus group discussions, outcome harvesting, contribution analysis, or related methodologies is required.
• Experience in liaising and working with women's rights organizations, women-led civil society organizations, youth organizations, grassroots groups, and community-based initiatives is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of gender equality, women's empowerment, civic engagement, youth participation, and/or gender backlash related issues is a strong asset.
• Previous professional experience with development agencies and/or the United Nations system is an asset.
• Fluency in written and spoken Turkish and English is required.

Skills

• Project Results Assessment
• Qualitative Data Collection
• Qualitative Analysis
• Key Informant Interviews
• Focus Group Discussions
• Outcome Harvesting
• Contribution Analysis
• Research and Studies
• Results Measurement Framework
• Civil Society Engagement
• Women Rights Advocacy
• Gender Equality Knowledge
• Women’s Empowerment
• Civic Engagement
• Youth Participation
• Grassroots Initiatives
• Development Agency Experience
• United Nations Experience

Languages

English, Turkish