Commission Economique et Sociale pour l’Asie Occidentale (UNESCWA) recherche un Evaluateur de la stratégie des données, Liban.

 

 

 

Duties and Responsibilities

In the 2020-2022 Data Strategy of the Secretary-General for Action, making better use of data – with approaches grounded in UN values and human rights – is seen as integral to the future of the United Nations (UN). Building on the principles of the Secretary-General’s data strategy, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) developed and launched the ESCWA Data Strategy (the Data Strategy) which is aimed at designing and deploying an organizational data framework, fostering statistics and data analytics, and building synergy among organization-wide data activities, portals, and projects.
The evaluation will be facilitated and coordinated by ESCWA’s Strategic Planning, Accountability, Results and Knowledge team.
This evaluation will aim to determine the extent to which the Data Strategy is achieving its intended results, the pathway to these results, and the elements within it that contributed most significantly to these results.
Inception Report: The evaluator will submit a draft Inception Report totalling not more than 10 pages, in addition to associated annexes. The Inception Report will summarize the desk review and propose the evaluation methodology and sampling strategy/ies to be used in the evaluation, along with a detailed workplan, draft evaluation matrix, stakeholder matrix, and quality assurance mechanism. Any revisions to the Inception Report will be implemented no later than one week following receipt of comments. The Inception Report will be gender and human rights sensitive and include a focus on the rights of persons with disabilities.
Final Evaluation Report: Following the evaluation’s data collection and analysis of findings, the evaluator will submit a draft Final Evaluation Report. The Evaluation Report will be user-friendly, well-structured and evidence-based, totalling not more than 25 pages, in addition to a 2-page Executive Summary and associated annexes. The Final Evaluation Report will summarize the agreed-upon methodology listed in the Inception Report, describe the evaluation’s data collection and analytical approach, and present findings with clear action-oriented recommendations. The Final Evaluation Report will be reviewed by ESCWA’s Organisational Learning team, discussed with the evaluator.

Qualifications/special skills

A Master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, social sciences, public administration, programme evaluation, international affairs, development, or a related field is required.

All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
A minimum of five years of experience in undertaking impact evaluations, particularly in the management and governance of data and data systems is required.
Experience with process tracing analyses is desirable.
Previous experience in evaluation approaches utilizing process tracing is desirable.
A good understanding of policy development and change management is required
Work experience in the UN environment is desirable.
A high level of expertise in the distilling, communication and reporting of findings, recommendations, best practices, and lessons learned is required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively convey complex information in a clear and concise manner to both governmental and UN audiences is required.

Languages

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in English is required. Fluency in Arabic and French is an asset.

Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Deadline for application : 14th

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