Team Leader, final GEF project evaluation, Iran
Home Based - May require travel
- Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Location: Home Based - May require travel
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Environment
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Climate Change
- Project and Programme Management
- Managerial positions
- OEDD
- Natural Resource Management
- Closing Date: Closed
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People with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
The incumbent may be re-assigned to different activities and/or duty stations depending on the evolving needs of the Organization
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Organizational Setting The Office of Evaluation (OED) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is conducting a final evaluation of a GEF-funded project\: “Rehabilitation of forest landscapes and degraded land with particular attention to saline soils and areas prone to wind erosion” (GCP/IRA/064/GFF). The overall project objective is to reduce land and forest degradation by investing in sustainable land and forest management in three target provinces and developing national and local capacity to support the widespread implementation of these techniques across Iran. The Project has 4 components, namely Component 1\: Participatory integrated sustainable land and forest management (SLFM) capacity development; Component 2\: Implementation of participatory integrated watershed and village-level plans in selected pilot sites; Component 3\: Improving the policy and institutional environment for participatory integrated SLFM approach; and Component 4\: a. Awareness raising and dissemination of best practices and lessons learnt; b. Project management. Evaluation consultants with expertise in the areas of sustainable land and forest management, and community participatory approaches to natural resource management are invited to join the evaluation as Evaluation Team Leader. Reporting Lines Under the overall guidance of the Director of the Office of Evaluation, the consultants will report specifically to the Evaluation Officer and the appointed Evaluation Manager. Technical Focus The overall objective of the evaluations is to provide accountability to project/programme stakeholders (i.e. beneficiaries, government, donors, and other development partners), and to draw lessons from the implementation processes that could help improve the project in its final stage, and inform future decisions by FAO and relevant stakeholders. Tasks and responsibilities FAO Office of Evaluation (OED) will guide the evaluation. OED is responsible for ensuring conformity with standards for evaluation in FAO. The evaluation team is responsible for conducting the evaluation and applying the methodology elaborated in the evaluation Terms of Reference. The team will participate in briefing and debriefing meetings, discussions, field visits, and will contribute to the evaluation with written inputs. In particular the consultant will\:
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING Minimum Requirements
FAO Core Competencies
Technical/Functional Skills
Additional Selection Criteria
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Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency
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