Republic of Moldova

Evaluation of the Joint Programme “Support to Strategic Policy Formulation, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Republic of Moldova”

ANNOUNCES COMPETITION
for the Evaluation of the Joint Programme “Support to Strategic Policy Formulation, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Republic of Moldova”

The Joint Programme „Support to Strategic Policy Formulation, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Republic of Moldova” (JPPM) was designed to assist the Government of the Republic of Moldova in strategic long-term planning for achieving nationalized MDGs, as well as in the effective monitoring and evaluation of the Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy targets, Millennium Development Goals and the objectives of the European Union – Republic of Moldova Action Plan. The purpose of the Joint Programme was strengthening national capacities in evidence-based and participatory formulation, monitoring and evaluation of development policies and Programmes. The Programme started in late 2004 and covers period till the end 2007.  The Programme represents joint effort of Government of Moldova, UNDP, UNICEF, and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

Purpose of the evaluation
The purpose of evaluation is to provide holistic, impartial and trustworthy evaluation of the overall Joint Programme „Support to Strategic Policy Formulation, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Republic of Moldova” relevance, performance and results. The evaluation should review and assess project experience and present conclusions. Results of programme evaluation will be considered by the Steering Committee and to derive lessons learnt and to propose ways for future work in the area. The specific objective of the evaluation is to review the following aspect: Programme relevance and design; Outcome status; Programme Implementation and Management; Partnership strategy; Underlying factors; and Lessons learnt.

The evaluation team will consist of two independent evaluators with absolutely no connection to the design, formulation and implementation of the programme in question. The evaluation team will consist of two national consultants, one of them leading consultant.

Tasks and responsibilities
The Leading national consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Design the detailed evaluation methodology (including the methods for data collection and analysis);
• Data review through desk study of relevant documents and visiting the beneficiaries and stakeholders
• Conduct an analysis of the outcome, outputs, programme management and partnership strategy, as well as the cross-cutting issues (as per the objective and scope of the evaluation described in ToR);
• Present and discuss initial findings of the evaluation with project sponsors and national counterparts; and
• Finalize the whole evaluation report and submit it to UNDP.

The Assistant national consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Conduct documents collection and review;
• Conduct an analysis of the outcome, outputs, programme management and partnership strategy, as well as the cross-cutting issues (as per the objective and scope of the evaluation described in ToR);
• Draft related parts of the evaluation report.

Qualification requirements
The leading national consultant

• an advanced university degree in development studies, economics, or other relevant area,
• technical knowledge and at least 7 years of work experience in the field of capacity building for policy making,
• sound knowledge about results-based management, especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation
• analytical and report writing skills
• fluent in Romanian/Russian and English
• the leading national consultant will take the overall responsibility for the quality and timely submission of the evaluation report in English.

The assistant national consultant should have

• an university degree (preferably advanced one) in development studies, economics, or other relevant area,
• technical knowledge and at least 3 years of work experience in the field of capacity building for policy making,
• knowledge about results-based management, especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation.
• fluent in Romanian/Russian and English

Detailed Terms of Reference

Submission of proposals: Qualified candidates are invited to submit their CVs by 15 August 2006, 18:00, local time, to the following address: UNDP Moldova, 131, 31 August 1989 Str., MD-2012, Chisinau, Moldova, in sealed envelopes with the clear mark “JPPM / Project Evaluation” and specification of desirable position (leading or assistant national consultant), or email registry.md@undp.org.