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National Consultant to conduct Outcome Mid-term Evaluation of Inclusive Growth Pillar (working together with an International Consultant)Vacancy Number: Of20/02082
Contacts: Ms. Olesea Cazacu. olesea.cazacu@undp.orgBackground
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducts outcome evaluations to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contributions to development results at the country level as articulated in the Country Programme Document (CPD) and in the United Nations Development Strategic Framework (UNSF). These are independent evaluations carried out within the overall provisions contained in the UNDP Evaluation Policy and aim to undertake the following:
In line with the Evaluation Plan of UNDP Moldova Country Office (hereinafter UNDP CO), a mid-term outcome evaluation will be conducted to assess the impact of UNDP’s development assistance in the Practice Area of Inclusive Growth (hereinafter IG). The proposed evaluation will evaluate the IG Pillar against the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Country Programme Document (CPD) for Moldova covering the period 2018-2022 and the country programme outcomes and outputs as stated in the CPD. UNDP in Moldova is guided by its Country Programme Document, and the UN-Moldova Development Assistance for 2018-2022, which is in line with the priorities of the Government of Moldova. UNDP in Moldova is fully aligned with national priorities and the country’s commitment to pursue the European vector and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The overarching goal of the UNDP Country Programme Document (CPD) for 2018-2022 derives from the vision of the Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development 2018–2022 (UNDAF), signed between the UN and Government of Moldova, of a country free from poverty and corruption, with reduced inequalities and strengthened social cohesion and inclusion, where human rights, gender equality, the rule of law, environmental sustainability and the well-being of the population, across the conflict divide, are nurtured and respected. UNDP pursues three of the four UNDAF outcomes: (a) governance, human rights and gender equality; (b) sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth; and (c) environmental sustainability and resilience. Therefore, UNDP CPD has three major focus areas: (1) Inclusive growth; (2) Effective governance; (3) Climate change, environment and energy; and three cross-cutting areas: Gender equality; Crisis response; Development impact. The new National Development Strategy 2030 is fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Country Team supported the Republic of Moldova in adapting the Agenda 2030 to the context of the country, nationalizing 333 indicators (following revision) which implies establishment of a system of reporting and assessing the progress in achieving each relevant goal for the Moldova.While approaching and responding to the structural challenges, Inclusive Growth Pillar bridges linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals mainly on SGG 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 16.
Current context. COVID-19 crisis On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID- 19 global pandemic as the new coronavirus rapidly spread to all regions of the world. On March 7, 2020 the Government of Moldova reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 and in 10 days later the first death case was reported. The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases are growing rapidly as per the Real time monitoring dashboard, with the local transmission cases exceeding the number of imported ones. Such a rapid pace puts a huge pressure on the health system and risks being overwhelming for the current capacity. The strain on the health system also depends on the share of people aged over 60 in total population, as the infection with COVID-19 is more severe for people in this age group. The Republic of Moldova has an increasingly aging population, but the COVID-19 infection rate on the population over 60 years old is of 26.6% out of the total infection cases. While the response of the Government of Moldova is mostly tactical and dependent on the daily evolution of the situation, there is no specific response or recovery strategy in place. There is nevertheless a continuous dialogue with relevant stakeholders on the consequences and impact of the crisis and it is expected that the Government of Moldova will design and put in practice a recovery strategy with relevant measures. UNDP Moldova has been on the front lines of supporting the country to urgently respond to COVID-19. In terms of immediate crisis response measures, UNDP Moldova - and as part of the overall UN support - is currently procuring critical medical supplies to Moldovan hospitals by targeting the whole territory, including both banks of the Nistru river, within our ongoing partnerships. On the socio-economic recovery, UNDP is working closely with the UN Country Team, development partners and public authorities to assess the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis and develop a multi-sectoral inclusive response to the pandemic to protect its people and economy leaving no one behind – and with our motto of ‘building forward better’. UNDP’s work in Inclusive Growth area UNDP assistance under the IG Pillar is focused on sustainable, inclusive and green jobs creation; integrity-based business development; transparent, accountable, efficient and inclusive service provision; and equal and equitable access to economic opportunities. On the supply side, UNDP will support groups with limited access to the labour market, including but not limited to youth, women, persons with disabilities and ethnic minorities, by helping them to benefit from vocational education and training, better access to financing and improved links between social protection schemes, employment measures and public services. Moving towards transformative gender results, UNDP will work to strengthen policies that address barriers for inclusion of women in the labour market by tackling social stereotypes, ensuring access to affordable services, addressing the issue of unpaid care work, and promoting women's access to entrepreneurship support schemes. Aiming to enhance accessibility of local public services in targeted geographic regions, UNDP will strengthen local government capacities to engage targeted groups and community members in the planning, delivery and monitoring of services. Community empowerment, focusing on women and marginalized groups, will be prioritized. UNDP will build on its comparative advantage, expanding multisectoral, conflict-sensitive and risk-informed development interventions in regions with special status (including in Gagauzia and Transnistria region). In this regard, projects of the IG Pillar have been cooperating with the following key partners in achieving development results: Government and local authorities, United Nations agencies, the private sector, academia and civil society, including diaspora. The subject of this outcome evaluation will be the programs and projects implemented within the framework of Inclusive Growth Pillar, through the approaches mentioned previously, which can be summarized as below:
To respond to the COVID-19 crisis, some of the activities of the programmes and projects under the IG cluster have been re-programmed in coordination with the donors and beneficiary institutions, however not impacting their overall expected results so far. As stated in the CPD, evaluations will cover outcomes rather than individual projects to further strengthen the application of integrated, issues-based approach. Scope of work
UNDP intends to undertake an independent evaluation to assess Inclusive Growth Pillar covering the period 2018-2020. The evaluation must provide evidence-based information that is credible, reliable and useful. The Evaluation team is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with relevant national counterparts including ministries, local authorities, civil society and related agencies. The evaluation needs to assess to what extent UNDP managed to mainstream gender and to strengthen the application of rights-based approaches in its interventions. In order to make excluded or disadvantaged groups visible, to the extent possible, data should be disaggregated by gender, age, disability, ethnicity, vulnerability and other relevant differences where possible. The evaluation should result in concrete and actionable recommendations for the proposed future programming.
Therefore, the outcome evaluation seeks to:
As indicated above, Inclusive Growth Pillars contributes to the achievement of Outcome 2 of CPD and UNDAF: The people of Moldova, especially most vulnerable, have access to enhanced livelihood opportunities, decent work and productive employment, generated by sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth. UNDP reports against the following outcome indicators:
The following outputs with their respective indicator falling under this outcome, as stated in UNDP Moldova CPD 2018-2020, are to be part of this evaluation:
OUTPUT 2.1. Public institutions and private entities have improved capacities to design and implement innovative policies for inclusive, resilient economic growth
OUTPUT 2.2. Women, youth and people from regions with special status benefit from better skills, access to resources and sustainable jobs and livelihoods
OUTPUT 2.3. Improved local public services and upgraded infrastructure to enhance accessibility to and boost resilient local economic development, including in regions with special status and across the conflict divide
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES National Consultant
For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference. Requirements for experience
The National Consultant must possess the following qualifications:
National Consultant:
UNDP Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply. Documents to be included
Financial proposal
The financial proposal will specify the lump sum, consisting of daily fee, travel expenses and per diems quoted in separate line items. Payments will be made to the Individual Consultant based on the number of days worked. Travel All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources. In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
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