Duties and Responsibilities

• The Unit seeks to recruit a consultant to conduct the Mid Term Review MTR of the Managing Peatlands in Mongolia and Enhancing the Resilience of Pastoral Ecosystems and Livelihoods in Nomadic Herders .
• The Mid Term Review MTR is undertaken at operational completion of the project to assess project performance in terms of relevance, effectiveness and efficiency and determine outcomes and impacts actual and potential stemming from the project, including their sustainability. This consultancy post is located in UNEP / Ecosystems Division / GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation unit.
• The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Task Manager Ersin Esen based in Geneva, Switzerland and the overall guidance of the Portfolio Manager Johan Robinson of the GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit based in Nairobi. Specifically, the consultant will be required to complete the following tasks: Inception phase:
• Preliminary desk review and introductory interviews with project staff.
• Prepare the review framework in line with UNEP's evaluation guidelines.
• Identify stakeholders.
• Develop the interview/questions matrix.
• Plan the review schedule.
• Prepare the Inception Report.

Qualifications/special skills

• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience in the required field may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• a minimum of 7 years of technical / evaluation experience is required, preferably including evaluating large, regional or global programmes and using a Theory of Change approach is required.
• a good/broad understanding of land/peatland management, climate change mitigation and adaptation measures is desired
• Hands-on experience in managing national and international natural resources projects, in particular concerning biodiversity, natural resources management, protected area management, environmental information, management, capacity building etc. is required.
• Working experience in an international environment is required .i.e UNEP and GEF
• Experience in the project target area in Mongolia is an asset