Vacancy Announcement Details

Consultancy: Research Assistant/Junior Consultant - UNDP Evaluation "Financing the Pandemic Recovery: building forward better for a decade of delivery"

18 May 2021

UNDP

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.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Research Assistant (RA) will carry out a desk review and analysis to support the evaluation. Broadly, the type of activities the consultant may be assigned includes:

  • Conducting desk reviews pertaining to conceptual, programmatic, and financial activity of relevant UNDP work in the evaluation’s scope.
  • Analysis of UNDP socio-economic impact assessment (SEIA) and UN socio-economic response plans (SERP).
  • Coding and analyzing of UNDP independent and decentralized evaluation reports.
  • Collecting and analyzing other pertinent qualitative and quantitative information.
  • Supporting interviews at UNDP headquarters, including logistics and organizations.
  • Providing research analysis of country-specific information related to development challenges, national policies and strategies, donor activity, and other salient issues; and
  • Performing additional research support as required to the evaluation team.

Full details available on the UNDP website. Application deadline 30th May.