National Consultant for Sri Lanka UNSDCF Evaluation 2023-2027

Organizational Context

The United Nations Secretariat, through the Resident Coordinator System and the Development Coordination Office, is undertaking an evaluation of the Sri Lanka United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for 2023-2027. This evaluation is a critical mechanism for learning, accountability, and strategic decision-making within the UN Development System in Sri Lanka.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this National Consultant role is to support the independent evaluation of the UNSDCF for Sri Lanka (2023-2027). This involves providing crucial in-country expertise, local stakeholder knowledge, and contextual understanding to complement the international Team Leader. The role contributes to assessing the UN's collective contribution to national development priorities and the 2030 Agenda, examining relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact. The findings will inform future UN programming and strengthen accountability to national stakeholders, ensuring the UN's support effectively addresses Sri Lanka's evolving development challenges and cross-cutting principles.

Responsibilities

The National Consultant will support the Team Leader in all aspects of the UNSDCF evaluation. Key responsibilities include contributing country-specific context to the evaluation framework and data collection tools, facilitating stakeholder engagement with national counterparts, and ensuring the technical rigor and relevance of the evaluation. The consultant will assist in planning, coordination, and adherence to the work plan, while upholding UNEG norms and standards. This includes supporting data collection, analysis, and the drafting of evaluation deliverables such as the Inception Report, Initial Findings Report, and Final Evaluation Report, ensuring quality, timeliness, and the integration of cross-cutting principles like gender equality and human rights.

Work Experience

A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in development programming, evaluation, or policy analysis within Sri Lanka or the South Asia region is required. Experience evaluating UN or government development programmes is necessary. Familiarity with UNEG norms and standards, and experience in at least one UNSDCF outcome area are also required.

Skills

Evaluation methodologies (qualitative/quantitative), UN programming principles (Leave No One Behind, human rights-based approaches, gender equality), development programming, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, report writing, and strong English communication skills. Local language proficiency (Sinhala or Tamil) is required.

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