CONSULTANTS - 2007-2011 COUNTRY PROGRAMME FINAL EVALUATION - MOZAMBIQUE

The Mozambique’s country programme was approved in January 2007 by the Executive Board for the period 2007-2009. It was then extended for 2 years through December 2011 based on the findings and recommendations of the Mid-Term Review of the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) conducted in 2008, together with the extension of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). The extension of the UNDAF was agreed by United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and the government, as PARPA II (the Mozambique’s poverty reduction strategy paper) was extended through 2010, and there was need to ensure an alignment of the new UNDAF with the new PARP in terms of the content. The CPAP is composed of the following components, with a budget of U$ 50.3 million, against around U$ 73.6 million from the 2007-2009 period: Development Planning, Coordination and Monitoring Decentralization and local development Democratic Processes Justice, Security and the Rule of Law HIV/AIDS & Gender Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment Management, Mine Action, and Small Arms and Light Weapons Support to Capacity Development It should be noted that during the extension period 2010-2011, the component on disaster risk reduction, environment management, mine action, and small arms and light weapons was elevated to the component level, while downgrading the component on private sector development to the country programme output level, taking into account of the findings and recommendations of the CPAP MTR. Most UNDP-supported projects have been nationally executed (NIM). The projects related to disaster risk reduction, mine action, and small arms and light weapons were directly implemented by UNDP (DIM) up to December 2009, but the modality had been changed to NIM during the extension period 2010-2011. Under NIM, the main role of UNDP is to assist the Implementing Partners to strengthen its leadership in implementing development initiatives. The responsibility of the national institutions which are executing UNDP financed projects is to ensure that overall objectives foreseen in the projects under their responsibilities are achieved in accordance with the agreed terms and conditions. Mozambique is a United Nations Delivering as One pilot country, and although the One Programme was a sub-set of the UNDAF during the period 2007-2009, it fully equates with the UNDAF for the extension period. The UNDP-supported programme forms a critical part of the UNDAF, and UNDP has played a leadership role for 4 Joint Programmes (i.e. Decentralization, Disaster Risk Reduction, Trade policy and Management, and Youth Employment). While the inter-agency joint processes have been conducted for the UNDAF evaluation and the development of the new UNDAF (i.e. new One Programme), it is considered essential that the UNDP’s internal exercise be carried out to ensure strategic directions and programmatic positioning of UNDP given the emerging aid environment in Mozambique. In this context, this evaluation will take stock of lessons learned from the country programme 2007-2011 to inform the implementation of the new country programme 2012-2015. Although the new country programme has been presented to the UNDP’s execute board, and new projects have been formulated accordingly, the findings and recommendations of this evaluation exercise will be taken into account during the delivery of the country programme

Duties and Responsibilities

The purpose of the evaluation is to examine the impact of the UNDP-supported country programme 2009-2011. A particular focus has to be placed on efficiency, effectiveness, appropriateness, relevance, and sustainability of programme delivery, which are translated into the following areas: · Assess the appropriateness of the design and choice of UNDP’s intervention areas, on the basis of its mandate, corporate strategic plan, and comparative advantages; · Assess progress towards achieving the stated programme outcomes and outputs, analysing how cross-cutting issues such as human rights, equity, capacity development, have been addressed; · Analyse to what extent UNDP’s interventions added value to national development agenda; · Assess the extent to which the programme components have contributed to the achievement of the UNDAF objectives and overall support to the operations of the UN system in Mozambique; · Document best practices and lessons learnt in the course of programme implementation, including but not limited to, implementation of RBM, different execution modalities, resource application and monitoring and evaluation frameworks,; · Analyse the changes in the national development context, and their implications for the continued relevance and sustainability of the UNDP’s country programme; · Assess the appropriateness of implementation arrangements, including but not limited to, organizational structures, managerial support and coordination mechanisms used by UNDP to support the project/programme for the effective and efficient attainment of stated objectives and expected results; · Record challenges encountered and solutions introduced, in order to make the CPD more responsive and better aligned to national development priorities while at the same time making greater contribution to the UNDAF and ensuring sustainability of the programmes; · Identify operational issues and bottlenecks in the implementation of the programme, implementation modalities and frameworks, and advise on any required changes in terms of outputs, implementing partners, and allocation of resources and make recommendations; and · Register facilitating and success factors for the achievement of the results during the country programme implementation period.

Competencies

The evaluation team should be composed by a minimum of 5 specialists (one for components 1&7; one for component 2; one for components 3&4; one for component 5; and one for component 6. The following are the minimum requirements of each evaluation specialist: Relevant advanced university degree or first level degree combined with 10 years of progressive experience in the area – attach copies of diploma; 7 years of progressively responsible positions including experience in evaluating projects and programmes; Extensive experience in implementation of donor funded development projects; Experience in working in multi-cultural environments, with senior Government officials as well as civil society organizations; and Fluency in English and Portuguese (written and spoken).

Required Skills and Experience

The team should be led by an Evaluation Senior consultant with the following minimum qualifications: Master’s degree in management, development, international relations, economics, or any other related field in social science – attach copies of diploma; At least 10 years of progressively responsible positions in planning, monitoring and evaluation and results-based management; Extensive experience in evaluation of donor funded development projects; Experience in working in multi-cultural environments, with senior Government officials as well as civil society organizations; and Fluency in English and Portuguese (written and spoken)

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

CONSULTANTS - 2007-2011 COUNTRY PROGRAMME FINAL EVALUATION - MOZAMBIQUE