The global objective of the EUROsociAL+ programme is “To contribute to increasing the level of social cohesion in Latin America”, understood as: “An attribute of societies that implies equal opportunities so that the population can exercise its fundamental rights and ensure its well-being, without discrimination of any kind and taking into account diversity.
The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with:
- an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the EUROsociAL+, paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results;
- key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future interventions.
In particular, this evaluation will serve to understand the performance of the EUROsociAL+ programme, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results. This evaluation will serve accountability, decision making, learning and management purposes.
We are looking for an expert with the following profile:
Team Leader: responsible for the overall coordination of the evaluation.
- Expert category: Cat. I (>12 years of experience)
- Qualifications and skills required: PhD or Master’s degree in social sciences, economics, law, engineering, international relations or development studies.
- General professional experience: – Extensive and relevant experience (minimum 15 years) in the field of development cooperation. – Extensive and relevant professional experience in project/programme evaluation programmes in the field of EUROsociAL+ actions (Social policies, Democratic Governance and Gender Equity).
- Specific professional experience: – At least 8 years of professional experience in projects/ programmes evaluation, preferably in EC programmes and projects evaluation. – At least 10 years of professional experience in/with Latin America. – Excellent knowledge of EC procedures and informatics applications, including financial and contractual management.
- Language skills: Proficiency in English and Spanish. Working knowledge of Portuguese desirable.
- Minimum number of working days: 80 days
- Additional information: The candidate for this position needs to have a proven experience in evaluating complex programmes involving several agencies.
Please note: the assignment is home-based
For more information about this assignment you can download the ToR here: TermsOfReference-SIEA-2018-1737
Interested experts are kindly requested to contact us and submit their CV at jobs@cadena-idp.com,on or before Wednesday 2 December 2020, preferably in the following format: CV_Template_(empty)_EN
Job Features
Job Category | Expired |
Indicative start date | 01/02/2021 |
Indicative end date | 01/07/2021 |
Duration | 150 days |
Deadline for submission CV | December 2, 2020 |