Vacancy
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The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is seeking an experienced Evaluation Consultant (hereafter ‘evaluator’) to undertake an objective and independent evaluation of the project “Promoting Democratization and Human Rights in Belarus”. The evaluation will take place between November 2019 and March 2020. The number of working days envisaged for the assignment – 26. ODIHR is the principal institution of the OSCE responsible for the human dimension of security. It is active throughout the OSCE area in the fields of election observation, democratic development, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and rule of law. ODIHR believes that sustainable peace, development, and prosperity cannot exist without respect for democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality. These values are central in determining its assistance to states, civil society and other stakeholders. In January 2018, ODIHR launched a the project “Promoting Democratization and Hu¬man Rights in Belarus” to assist the country in meet¬ing its OSCE commitments and other international obliga¬tions with respect to the rule of law, human rights and equal participation of women in dem¬ocratic processes. The expected results in each project components are: The project’s target groups are: a) legal professionals, including judges, prosecutors, lawyers and staff of justice institutions; b) the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and other professionals responsible for the development of the teaching curriculum and educational planning, educational managers and specialists working in the system of general secondary, vocational, secondary special and higher education; c) young women academics, young women representatives of the governmental structures, young successful women working in business and private sector, gender equality advocates and journalists; d) women parliamentarians and representatives of Belarussian women’s organizations; e) women leaders from the government and civil society sector from Belarus and across the Commonwealth of Independent States region. The project “Promoting Democratization and Hu¬man Rights in Belarus” is co-financed by the European Union and the government of the Netherlands. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF ASSIGNMENT The aim of the evaluation is to: a) assess the emerging impact and success of the project; b) assess the sustainability of the various project outputs; c) identify lessons learned and good practices that can inform future similar activities as well as inform the development of follow-up programmes and projects in the same thematic area throughout the OSCE region. The evaluation will seek to understand whether the design is optimally linked to achieving the intended objective, taking into account external factors that were contributing to or were constraining the delivery of outcomes. Lessons from the implementation of the project shall be analyzed to issue recommendations on how ODIHR can improve implementation of similar projects in the future on and how to more efficiently and effectively use resources available for ODIHR’s engagement in the relevant programmatic areas. The evaluation will have therefore a backward-looking and a forward-looking dimension. The evaluation will cover all three components of the project. It will include all relevant activities undertaken between January 2018 (launch of the project) and February 2020. The evaluation will also consider how the project design, implementation and delivery took into account the different needs of women and men and how it impacted them. In doing so, it will also provide recommendations on how to better gender mainstream future project activities. METHODOLOGY The evaluation will be based on the five Development Assistance Criteria (DAC) as laid out in the DAC Principles for evaluation of Development Assistance (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability), and two additional ODIHR criteria of added value and coherence. The evaluation will include special consideration of the political objectives of the OSCE, the intergovernmental nature of the Organization, the political and administrative context in which ODIHR operates. The evaluation will be also carried out following “Evaluation methodological approach”, defined by the European Union . The focus of the evaluation will be on the project beneficiaries, i.e. groups or entities with whom ODIHR has interacted under the auspices of the project implementation directly or indirectly and whom it can be anticipated that the project implementation has been able to influence. A detailed evaluation design will be developed by the evaluator and should make use of a mix of quantitative and qualitative data collection tools: desk review, field visit, surveys and interviews (in person and/or over the phone), questionnaires, as well as review of other documentation such as financial information. If necessary, an interpreter will be provided by ODIHR for on-site visits and telephone interviews. The desk review will mainly include the following type of documents: project documentation, meeting and training reports, agendas, presentations and training materials, and participant feedback forms. The evaluation foresees up to two field visits, to be selected in consultation with ODIHR. The evaluation should be carried out with full consideration of the safety and confidentiality of all persons participating in the project. |
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DELIVERABLES The evaluator should submit the following deliverables:
The report shall also contain at least the following annexes: |
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Core values
Core competencies
Managerial competencies (for positions with managerial responsibilities)
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Remuneration will depend on the selected consultant’s qualifications and experience and be in accordance with OSCE established rates. Payment will be made upon receipt of deliverables with a breakdown of the activities carried out and the number of days worked for each of them. Travel expenses will be covered by ODIHR according to OSCE travel policy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://jobs.osce.org/vacancies. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the Organization. The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, cancel the recruitment, offer a consultancy at a different level or with modified terms of reference or for a different duration. |