Evaluator-assessment of The Fealac Project: Value - Santiago de Chile - United Nations

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DELIVERABLES

The assessment will include the following outputs:
a) Work Plan and Inception Report.

No later than 4 weeks after the signature of the contract, the consultant should deliver the inception report, which should include the background of the project, an analysis of the Project profile and implementation and a full review of all related documentation as well as project implementation reports.

It should provide a detailed Work Plan of all the activities to be carried out related to the assessment of project.

Additionally, the inception report should include a detailed evaluation methodology including the description of the types of data collection instruments that will be used and a full analysis of the stakeholders and partners that will be contacted to obtain the evaluation information.

First drafts of the instruments to be used for the survey, focus groups and interviews should also be included in this first report.

b) Draft final evaluation Report.

No later than 12 weeks after the signature of the contract, the consultant should deliver the preliminary report for revision and comments by the Programme Planning and Operations Division (PPOD) of ECLAC and the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG), which includes representatives of the implementing substantive Division/Office.

The draft final evaluation report should include the main draft results and findings, conclusions of the evaluation, lessons learned and recommendations derived from it, including its sustainability, and potential improvements in project management and coordination of similar projects.

c) Final Evaluation Report.

No later than 16 weeks after the signature of the contract, the consultant should deliver the final evaluation report which should include the revised version of the preliminary version after making sure all the comments and observations from PPOD and the ERG have been included.

Before submitting the final report, the consultant must have received the clearance on this final version from PPOD, assuring the satisfaction of ECLAC with the final evaluation report.

d) Presentation of the results of the evaluation.

A final presentation of the main results of the evaluation to ECLAC and ESCAP staff involved in the project will be delivered at the same time of the delivery of the final evaluation report.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND CONDITIONS

The contract will include the payment for the services of the consultant as well as all the related expenses of the evaluation.

Payments will be done according to the following schedule and conditions:

a) 30% of the total value of the contract will be paid against the satisfactory delivery of the inception report which should be delivered as per the above deadlines.
b) 30% of the total value of the contract will be paid against the satisfactory delivery of the draft final evaluation report which should be delivered as per the above deadlines.
c) 40% of the total value of the contract will be paid against the satisfactory delivery and presentation of the final evaluation report which should be delivered as per the above deadlines.

All payments will be done only after the approval of each progress report and the final report from the Programme Planning and Evaluation Unit (PPEU) of the Programme Planning and Operations Division (PPOD) of ECLAC.

Work Location
Santiago, Chile

Expected duration
16 weeks

Responsibilities:

BACKGROUND
The project under evaluation was funded by the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC).

It was implemented by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (lead agency) and Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) from 2018 to 2020.

The project's objective was to "enhance the integration of FEALAC countries into intraregional and bi-regional value chains."

OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THE ASSESSMENT

This assessment is an end-of-cycle review of a project aimed at enhancing the integration of FEALAC countries into intraregional and bi-regional value chains.

The objective of this assessment is to review the efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, and sustainability of the project implementation and more particularly document the results the project attained in relation to its overall objectives and expected results as defined in the project document.

The assessment will place an important emphasis in identifying lessons learned and good practices that derive from the implementation of the project, its sustainability and the potential of replicating them to other countries.

The lessons learned and good practices in actual project implementation will in turn be used as tools for the future planning and implementation of projects.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The evaluation will seek to be independent, credible and useful and adhere to the highest possible professional standards. It will be consultative and engage the participation of a broad range of stakeholders. The unit of analysis is the