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Mid-Term Evaluation of Project: Enhancing LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Learning Spaces in Asia
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Remote (local)- Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL
- Job type: Consultancy
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Renumeration: Not Disclosed
- Deadline: 31/07/2024
- Location: Thailand
BACKGROUND:
Working in partnership with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (LGBTIQ+) youth networks in 4 Asian countries, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok) is supporting the design and implementation of innovative approaches to enhancing inclusion in education, while simultaneously advancing solutions to combating discrimination and violence in learning spaces based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression (SOGIE).
Working in partnership with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (LGBTIQ+) youth networks in 4 Asian countries, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok) is supporting the design and implementation of innovative approaches to enhancing inclusion in education, while simultaneously advancing solutions to combating discrimination and violence in learning spaces based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression (SOGIE).
WORK ASSIGNMENT:
Under the overall authority of the Regional Director, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok), the overall guidance of the Chief of the Section for Education, and the direct supervision of the Regional Advisor on Education for Health and Well-being, the consultant is expected to undertake a comprehensive mid-term evaluation of the project on enhancing LGBTIQ+ inclusive learning spaces in Asia.
Specifically, the consultant shall carry out the following tasks:
1. Draft, in close consultation with UNESCO and the Project Reference Group, an evaluation inception report, which contains updated methods for data collection and analysis and a timeline with deliverables for the evaluation.
2. Make any revisions, on the basis of feedback provided, to the overall methodology and data collection tools (eg as questionnaires, interview guides, and focus group discussion (FGD) guide, as appropriate)
Under the overall authority of the Regional Director, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok), the overall guidance of the Chief of the Section for Education, and the direct supervision of the Regional Advisor on Education for Health and Well-being, the consultant is expected to undertake a comprehensive mid-term evaluation of the project on enhancing LGBTIQ+ inclusive learning spaces in Asia.
Specifically, the consultant shall carry out the following tasks:
1. Draft, in close consultation with UNESCO and the Project Reference Group, an evaluation inception report, which contains updated methods for data collection and analysis and a timeline with deliverables for the evaluation.
2. Make any revisions, on the basis of feedback provided, to the overall methodology and data collection tools (eg as questionnaires, interview guides, and focus group discussion (FGD) guide, as appropriate)
3. Plan and carry out data collection and analysis according to the agreed methodology of the mid-term project evaluation.
4. Develop and submit to UNESCO Bangkok a full, final mid-term evaluation report and summary presentation of the key findings from the report.
5. Deliver the summary presentation and co-facilitate with UNESCO, discussions at an in-person learning exchange meeting to react to, and validate the evaluation findings and recommendations. The learning exchange meeting will be organized by UNESCO in the first week of December 2024 (tentatively) in Bangkok, Thailand. The consultant will co-create with UNESCO the meeting’s discussion methodology and gather participants’ feedback to incorporate into the final mid-term evaluation narrative report.
4. Develop and submit to UNESCO Bangkok a full, final mid-term evaluation report and summary presentation of the key findings from the report.
5. Deliver the summary presentation and co-facilitate with UNESCO, discussions at an in-person learning exchange meeting to react to, and validate the evaluation findings and recommendations. The learning exchange meeting will be organized by UNESCO in the first week of December 2024 (tentatively) in Bangkok, Thailand. The consultant will co-create with UNESCO the meeting’s discussion methodology and gather participants’ feedback to incorporate into the final mid-term evaluation narrative report.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
• An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in fields such as: monitoring and evaluation, educational assessment and evaluation, formal education, gender equality, inclusion in education, human rights advocacy, social justice, social science or other relevant fields.
• A minimum of five (5) years of post-certification practical involvement and professional field experience in any of the pertinent technical domains mentioned above. Submission of a minimum two (2) references from projects in the field showcasing proficiency in these subject areas is mandatory.
• A minimum of three (3) years of professional expertise in designing and conducting/leading evaluations of development projects
• Experience in applying quality and quantitative evaluation methods in social sciences research. Submission of a minimum two (2) references from projects in the field showcasing this experience is mandatory.
• An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in fields such as: monitoring and evaluation, educational assessment and evaluation, formal education, gender equality, inclusion in education, human rights advocacy, social justice, social science or other relevant fields.
• A minimum of five (5) years of post-certification practical involvement and professional field experience in any of the pertinent technical domains mentioned above. Submission of a minimum two (2) references from projects in the field showcasing proficiency in these subject areas is mandatory.
• A minimum of three (3) years of professional expertise in designing and conducting/leading evaluations of development projects
• Experience in applying quality and quantitative evaluation methods in social sciences research. Submission of a minimum two (2) references from projects in the field showcasing this experience is mandatory.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
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