Evaluation Consultant (UNESCO)

• Parent Sector : Culture Sector (CLT)
• Duty Station: Hanoi
• Job Family: Culture
• Type of contract : Non Staff
• Duration of contract : From 1 to 6 months
• Recruitment open to : External candidates
• Application Deadline (Midnight Hanoi Time) : 18-04-2023
• UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Background: 

Recognized as UNESCO Creative City of Design in 2019, Ha Noi has committed to place culture and creativity at the core of its sustainable development, with a wider vision to become a leading creative hub of Southeast Asia. To support the commitment of the city, UNESCO led the project Mobilizing Cultural Dynamics and Youth Participation towards Ha Noi Creative Capital together with other two implementing partners UNIDO and UN Habitat with funding from SOVICO Group. This project will support Ha Noi City to implement its new strategic vision of a Creative City of Design, harnessing its cultural assets and youth participation as key agents for innovation, creativity, and social change.

Objective of the project

The project aims to mobilize cultural dynamics and youth initiatives to contribute to the strategic vision of Ha Noi as the Creative Capital of Viet Nam for sustainable development.

• To empower Vietnamese creative talent, especially youth, to influence and contribute to the new development agenda of Ha Noi as the Creative Capital with innovative ideas and actions;
• To improve the design skills, market access and networking of Vietnamese youth in the cultural and creative industries;
• To establish a multi-stakeholder partnership to foster a youth-centred approach to the cultural and creative industries.

2. Work assignments

Under the overall authority of the Head of UNESCO Ha Noi Office and under the technical supervision of the Culture Programme Specialist, the Consultant will undertake the final evaluation with the following objectives, using mixed methods:

Specifically, the Final Evaluation Report will:

• Assess the relevance and coherence of project activities to the project design in addressing the needs and priorities of beneficiaries and government partners;
• Assess the effectiveness of project achievement to the project objectives, components, country needs, global priorities, among others;
• Review the measures which were taken to ensure efficient use of the resources, expertise and time by UNESCO, UNIDO, UN Habitat and implementing partners;
• Assess the results and immediate signs of impacts of the project on targeted groups and indirect beneficiaries involved;
• Assess the sustainability of the project’s outcomes in line with UN and Government’s strategic documents, and how it can be scaled up or taken forward by governments, civil society and other development partners independently;
• Collect significant-change case studies or human interest stories about the impact of the project on project beneficiaries.
• Findings from the final evaluation will provide information and recommendations to be used in the development of an exit strategy that would ensure the sustainability of the project and build on the work done by UNESCO, UN Habitat, UNIDO and other implementing partners.

3. Key deliverables and estimated working days

• No. 1: Inception report (Estimated working days: 5 days)
• No. 2: Development of data collection tools and questionnaires, data collection (Estimated working days: 11 days)
• No. 3: Draft evaluation report, presentation materials, stakeholder consultation (Estimated working days: 12 days)
• No. 4: Final evaluation (Estimated working days: 2 days)
• Total: 30 working days
• (The report should be written in English)

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