Principal Evaluator – Terminal Evaluation for UNEP Climate Resilience Project

About the role

The Principal Evaluator will lead the terminal evaluation of the UNEP/GCF project that aims to enhance climate resilience of rural communities in central and northern Benin. The assignment is part‑time, covering 46 days spread over eight months, and is home‑based with required field visits. The evaluator reports to the Evaluation Manager and the Director of the Evaluation Office at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct a preliminary desk review and introductory interviews with project staff during the inception phase.
• Draft a reconstructed Theory of Change for the project.
• Prepare the evaluation framework and develop desk‑review and interview protocols.
• Design survey protocols (if relevant) and establish criteria for country or site selection for the evaluation mission.
• Plan the evaluation schedule and produce the Inception Report, incorporating feedback for approval.
• Carry out data collection, including field visits, geo‑referenced mapping and photographs of key intervention sites.
• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to assess project achievements against expected outputs, outcomes and impacts.
• Prepare the Draft Evaluation Report (40% of total effort) and integrate comments from the Evaluation Manager.
• Deliver the Final Evaluation Report (30% of total effort) summarising findings, lessons learned and recommendations.
• Maintain continuous communication with the project team and stakeholders throughout the evaluation to promote ownership of the findings.