NATIONAL CONSULTANT: Country Programme Evaluation Team Member: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Expert, Kathmandu, Nepal

The Position:

In accordance with the UNFPA evaluation policy and the technical guidelines of the UNFPA Evaluation Handbook, the Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) in 2026 will examine the 9th Country Programme (2023–2027) of UNFPA in Nepal.
The CPE aims to provide UNFPA, national stakeholders, rights-holders, and a wider audience with the following:
1. An independent assessment of the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of UNFPA support.
2. An assessment of the role played by UNFPA Nepal in the UN Country Team (UNCT) coordination mechanisms to enhance the United Nations’ collective contribution to national development results.
3. Key conclusions derived from past and current cooperation, along with actionable recommendations for the next programme cycle.

The CPE, conducted by a group of independent evaluators, also aims to enhance UNFPA Nepal's capacity in result-based management (RBM) and to implement organization-wide strategies that foster a culture of evaluation and improve evaluation practices.

UNFPA Nepal is seeking to hire a National Evaluation Team Member who will hold the overall responsibility for the design and implementation of their thematic area of the evaluation, being involved in all phases of the CPE, from the design and development of evaluation tools to data collection, reporting and dissemination of results.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The gender equality and women’s empowerment expert will provide expertise on the human rights of women and girls, especially sexual and reproductive rights, the empowerment of women and girls, engagement of men and boys, as well as GBV and harmful practices, early and forced marriage. S/he will contribute to the methodological design of the evaluation and take part in the data collection and analysis work, with overall responsibility for contributions to the evaluation deliverables in her/his thematic area of expertise. S/he will provide substantive inputs throughout the evaluation process by contributing to the development of the evaluation methodology, evaluation work plan and agenda for the field phase, participating in meetings with the CPE manager, UNFPA Nepal CO staff and the ERG. S/he will undertake a review document and conduct interviews and group discussions with stakeholders, as agreed with the evaluation team leader.

You would be responsible for:

Working under the supervision of the UNFPA’s CPE manager and in coordination with the evaluation team leader, the consultant will contribute to producing standard outputs and deliverables, including but not limited to those specified below:

Design phase
- Design report (version 1) and PowerPoint presentation.
- Design report (version 2).
- Final design report (see Evaluation Handbook, section 2.4.4), including stakeholder map, site selection, and field work agenda.

Field phase
- Photos (see Evaluation Handbook, section 3.2.5).
- Evaluation matrix.
- PowerPoint presentation for the debriefing meeting with the CO and ERG.

Reporting phase
- Consolidated evaluation matrix.
- Evaluation report (version 1) and PowerPoint presentation.
- Recommendations worksheet.
- Evaluation report (version 2).
- Final CPE report (see Evaluation Handbook, section 4.5), with PowerPoint presentation and audit trail.

All deliverables will be developed in English.

Note: Further details are available in the detailed TOR, accessible here, and in the Country Programme Evaluation TOR, available here.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Knowledge and Experience: 

Languages: 

Fluent in written and spoken English and Nepali.

Required Competencies: 

Values:

  Exemplifying integrity, 

  Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 

  Embracing cultural diversity, 

  Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

  Achieving results,

  Being accountable,

  Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,

  Thinking analytically and strategically,

  Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.