Vacancy Announcement Details

Background

The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is carrying out an evaluation of UNDPs work in support of ‘Financing the Pandemic Recovery:  building forward better for a decade of delivery’. The Evaluation is a new addition to the IEO work plan and comes in response to the 2020/2021 global pandemic and UNDP’s support to the preparedness, response and recovery to the pandemic.

The evaluation is formative in nature, recognising that UNDP’s response to the pandemic is ongoing and will inform UNDP’s support for building forward better focusing on the effectiveness of UNDP’s recovery financing support.

This evaluation will explore the level to which UNDP has been able to previously support and is able to continue to adapt to support the changing financial and fiscal needs demanded under the Decade of Action, and supporting the acceleration towards the SDGs as well as the newly emerging need to support the fiscal responses to the pandemic crisis, faced by many countries. Namely:

• Take stock of UNDPs work and support in SDG financing prior to and during the pandemic,
• Assess UNDP’s response to the pandemic including support and guidance given on financial and fiscal needs for the recovery ensuring equity, leaving no one behind and a green recovery.
• Assess the level to which UNDPs existing SDG financing service tools are being used in this new environment and can be used in the post pandemic recovery period.

The IEO is hiring evaluation consultants to assess UNDP contribution to SDG, Green Growth and pandemic financial support, including case study reviews across all regions UNDP operates (Africa, Arab states, Asia and Pacific, Latin American and the Caribbean, Europe and the CIS).

The assignment is most likely entirely home-based, depending on the progression of the pandemic and related safety conditions, with an estimated duration of 35 to 45 days (each consultant) between July to December 2021.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is carrying out an evaluation of UNDPs work in support of ‘Financing the Pandemic Recovery:  building forward better for a decade of delivery’. The Evaluation is a new addition to the IEO work plan and comes in response to the 2020/2021 global pandemic and UNDP’s support to the preparedness, response and recovery to the pandemic.

Recognising that UNDP’s response to the pandemic is ongoing and results are yet to fully emerge, the evaluation will take a formative approach, reviewing the SDG support and pandemic response process providing input for UNDP’s future recovery support to build forward better and finance the SDGs.

This evaluation will explore the level to which UNDP has been able to previously support and is able to continue to adapt to support the changing financial and fiscal needs demanded under the Decade of Action, and supporting the acceleration towards the SDGs as well as the newly emerging need to support the fiscal responses to the pandemic crisis, faced by many countries. Namely:

• Take stock of UNDPs work and support in SDG financing prior to and during the pandemic, at global, regional, and national levels.
• Assess UNDP’s response to the pandemic including support and guidance given on financial and fiscal needs, including consideration and inclusion within the UNDP supported socio-economic impact assessments (SEIAs), socio-economic response plans (SERPs) and support to national response and recovery processes, to ensure equity, leaving no one behind and a green recovery.
• Assess the level to which UNDPs existing SDG financing service tools are being considered by governments and partners in this new environment and can be used in the post pandemic recovery period.

Full details available on the UNDP website. Deadline for applications 15th June.