Inter-Agency Real Time Evaluation of the Response to Cyclone Nargis

Duration of Evaluation and Tentative Work PlanDescriptionDesk ReviewMeetings UN headquarters and Regional Office for Asia PacificYangon and Ayeywaddy Delta region (team splits) to engage ininformation collection through engagement of humanitarianactors and beneficiary populationsPresentation of findings to UNCT in Myanmar, followed byhumanitarian community in Yangon, Bangkok and New YorkPreparation of draft reportsPreparation of final reportsApproximate TotalDuration0.5 week1 week3 weeks1.5 weeks1 week1 week8 weeksCompetency and Expertise RequirementsThe evaluation will employ the services of a team of consultants embodying the followingexperience:Proven senior-level experience and ability to provide strategic recommendations to keystakeholders;Good knowledge of strategic and operational management of humanitarian operations,preferably in south east Asia; the ability to bring on board national consultants(s) fromMyanmar / Thailand would be an asset;Good knowledge of humanitarian system and its reforms, including of UN agencies, IFRC,NGOs, and local government disaster response structures and systems;Demonstrable experience in conducting evaluations of humanitarian programmes and thecapacity to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and on a team;Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practicalconclusions and to prepare well-written reports in a timely manner;Strong workshop facilitation skills;Excellent writing and presentation skills in English; andImmediate availability for the period indicated.Reporting Requirements and DeliverablesInception report of no more than ten pages outlining methodology to be employed andindicating clarity of understanding of the questions and issues to be addressed, context inwhich the evaluation will be undertaken, and political sensitivities;A series of presentations of findings to UNCT and humanitarian community in Yangon,Bangkok, New York and Geneva;A series of short evaluation briefing reports of no more than 2500 words each targetedtowards specific user communities, such as UNCT, UN agencies, INGOs and NGOs, whichpresent findings and recommendations relevant to the specific user community. Thesereports shall serve as stand alone documents, the information from which may also beincluded in the final report, but will allow for users to easily access information mostrelevant to their operations; andA final evaluation report containing elements specified in the document on standards forevaluation (pp. 17 – 23) developed by the United Nations Evaluation Group (available athttp://ochaonline.un.org/esu). The report shall contain a short executive summary of no46