Evaluation Group (EVA)

Bureau for Organizational Strategy and Learning (OSL)

 

Terms of Reference

Under the Bureau for Organizational Strategy and Learning, the Evaluation Group is responsible for the independent evaluation function of UNIDO in support to lesson learning and accountability. Evaluation is an assessment, as systematic and impartial as possible of a project, a programme or a theme. Independent evaluation provides evidence-based information that is credible, reliable and useful, enabling the timely incorporation of findings, recommendations and lessons learned into the decision-making processes at corporate, programme and project level.

Functions

1. Undertake and manage independent evaluations to determine the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact of technical cooperation programmes and projects;
2. Undertake and manage independent evaluations of global forum activities to determine their relevance and effectiveness;
3. Monitor and track the implementation of recommendations by those in UNIDO who are responsible for the evaluated TC or Global Forum activity;
4. Undertake strategic and thematic evaluations on cross-programmatic or institutional issues;
5. Promote the wider use of evaluation findings, lessons learned and recommendations in policy and programme formulation and implementation;
6. Develop evaluation guidelines, methodological and training tools to support managers at UNIDO Headquarters and in the field in ensuring that quality standards in the whole technical cooperation cycle are met with particular focus on evaluation and results management;
7. Maintain dialogue with staff at Headquarters and in the field as well as stakeholders to strengthen the application of evaluation standards and ensure transparency and stakeholder participation in all stages of the evaluation process;
8. Prepare reports on evaluation for submission to the Governing Bodies;
9. Maintain and develop partnerships with UN system organizations within the context of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) and with OECD-DAC on evaluation-related work to ensure that UNIDO is fully abreast of developments in the evaluation field and able to implement good and best practices in evaluation.