Hiring Office:
UNFPA Cameroun
Purpose of the consultation:
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the United Nations agency dedicated to creating a world in which every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person realizes their full potential. UNFPA's strategic objective is \"to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, ensure reproductive rights for all, and accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). With this call to action, UNFPA contributes directly to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with the Decade of Action to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.\"
To achieve this goal, UNFPA focuses its work on three transformative outcomes: (1) elimination of preventable maternal deaths; (2) elimination of unmet need for family planning; and (3) elimination of gender-based violence (GBV) and harmful practices, including female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage. These transformative outcomes will contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but directly contribute to the following: (a) ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages (Goal 3); (b) achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls (Goal 5); (c) reducing inequality within and among countries (Goal 10); taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (Goal 13); promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all and ensuring effective, accountable and inclusive policymaking at all levels (Goal 16); and strengthening the means of implementation of the global partnership for sustainable development (Goal 17). In line with the vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UNFPA seeks to place greater emphasis on \"leaving no one behind\" and \"reaching those furthest behind first.\"
UNFPA has been active in Cameroon since 1969. The support that the UNFPA Cameroon Country Office provides to the Government of Cameroon (GoC) under the 8th Country Programme (2022-2026) focuses on the national development needs and priorities set out in:
United Nations Development Cooperation Framework
Scope of Work:
(Description of services, activities, or results)
Purpose, Objective, and Scope of the Evaluation Purpose The Country Program Evaluation (CPE) will address the following four main objectives, as outlined in the UNFPA Evaluation Policy 2024: (i) monitor and demonstrate accountability to stakeholders on performance in achieving development results and on invested resources; (ii) support evidence-based decision-making to inform development, humanitarian response, and peace programming; and (iii) aggregate and share good practices and credible evaluation evidence to support organizational learning on how to achieve the best results; and (iv) empower community, national, and regional actors. Objectives The objectives of this country program evaluation are to:
The Evaluation Team Leader will assume overall responsibility for the design and implementation of the evaluation. They will be responsible for the timely production and submission of all products in accordance with the ToR. They will lead and coordinate the work of the evaluation team and ensure the quality of the evaluation products at all stages of the process. The Evaluation Manager will provide guidance to the evaluation team regarding the development of the design report, including the methodological approach, work plan, and preparation for the fieldwork phase. They will lead the drafting and presentation of the design report and the draft and final evaluation reports and will play a leading role in meetings with the ERG and the PR. The Team Leader will also be responsible for communication with the CPE Manager. Beyond your responsibilities as Team Leader, you will also be a technical expert responsible for one of the thematic areas of the country program described below.
Duration:
60 days
Phase
Days
Design Phase de conception
14
Execution Phase
23
Reporting Phase
21
Phase of dissemination and facilitation of the use of the evaluation results
2
Place where services are to be delivered:
The evaluation will cover the regions where UNFPA has implemented interventions: Adamawa, Centre, East, Far North, North, North West and South West. These regions were chosen because some of them have quite worrying development indicators, particularly in the areas of health, gender-based violence and youth, and others because they are in humanitarian and socio-security crisis situations (North West, South West and Far North) or are affected by these crises due to the reception of internal populations and/or refugees (Adamawa, East, Centre and North).
Delivery dates and method of delivery of the work (e.g., electronically, on paper, etc.)
The evaluation team's expected outputs are as follows:
Monitoring and control of progress, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline:
The UNFPA Cameroon Country Office CPE Manager, in close consultation with [government partner] coordinating the country programme, will be responsible for managing the evaluation and supervising the evaluation team in accordance with the UNFPA Evaluation Manual. The Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) Manager will oversee the entire evaluation process, from preparation to dissemination and facilitating the use of evaluation results. The CPE Manager is primarily responsible for ensuring the quality, independence, and impartiality of the evaluation in accordance with the UNFPA IEO Methodological Framework, as well as the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Norms and Standards and the Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation. The tasks assigned to the CPE Manager, for each phase of the CPE, are detailed in the Manual.
Supervision modalities:
The UNFPA Cameroon Country Office CPE Manager, in close consultation with [government partner] coordinating the country programme, will be responsible for managing the evaluation and supervising the evaluation team in accordance with the UNFPA Evaluation Manual.
Travel:
The evaluation team will collect the data and information necessary to answer the evaluation questions during the fieldwork phase. Toward the end of the fieldwork phase, the evaluation team will conduct a preliminary data analysis to identify emerging findings that will be presented to the country office and the ERG. The fieldwork phase should allow the evaluators sufficient time to collect valid and reliable data to cover the thematic scope of the CPE. A four-week data collection period is planned for this evaluation. However, the CPE manager will determine the optimal data collection duration in consultation with the evaluation team during the design phase. The fieldwork phase includes:
● Preparation of all logistical and practical arrangements for data collection
● Launch of the fieldwork phase
● Collection of primary data at the national and subnational levels
● Supplementation with secondary data
● Collection of photographic material
● Completion of the evaluation matrix
● Facilitation of a data analysis workshop
● Debriefing meeting and consolidation of feedback for the debriefing
At the end of the fieldwork phase, the evaluation team will hold a debriefing meeting with the Country Office (CO) and the ERG to present the initial analysis and emerging findings from the data collection in a PowerPoint presentation. The debriefing meeting provides an invaluable opportunity for the evaluation team to expand, qualify, and verify information, as well as to obtain feedback and correct any misperceptions or misinterpretations.
Detailed activities for the field phase and guidance on how they should be undertaken are provided in the Handbook, Chapter 3.
Required expertise, qualifications and skills, including language requirements:
The evaluation team leader's skills, abilities, and experience should include:
Inputs/services to be provided by UNFPA (e.g. support services, office space, equipment), if applicable:
The work can be conducted remotely, with group work and frequent meetings at the UNFPA office. A workspace with all the necessary support will be provided if required.
Resources:
UNFPA Strategic Plan 2022-2025
Politique d’évaluation UNFPA 2024 ExBo FR P.24
https://www.unfpa.org/admin-resource/unfpa-evaluation-policy-2024
UNEG, Norms and Standards for Evaluation (2016). The document is available at https://www.unevaluation.org/document/detail/1914