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Background

UNDP Bangladesh has been supporting the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to find innovative solutions to its development challenges and build national institutions' capacity to implement policy reforms. In human rights, UNDP has been supporting the Bangladesh government for nearly a decade to strengthen the Human Rights architecture. UNDP undertook human rights-related programming primarily for the five years through the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP), which ended in December 2015. Based on the successes of BNHRC-CDP, among other things helping to professionalize the work of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) through institution-building; supporting steady progress in complaints handling; investigation, and mediation; developing extensive media contacts for the Commission; and helping to produce a wide range of research studies and policy papers on key human rights issues, UNDP continued its efforts and designed the Human Rights Programme (2016-2020).

The Human Rights Programme (HRP) was designed to operate with a broader group of human rights stakeholders, including law enforcement agencies, public universities, community radios, Bangladesh Betar, youths, Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), CSOs, and CBOs, in addition to the NHRC to foster human rights work at all levels and promote a cohesive human rights dialogue in Bangladesh. The HRP has been building the capacity of existing human rights architectures in Bangladesh, focusing on working with vulnerable and marginalized groups, including women and girls, children and young people, ethnic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, Dalit and other minorities. It has been building gender equality initiatives, strengthening civil society activities for women and girls, and building the position of the NHRC as an important partner for gender equality within Bangladesh. The development objective of HRP is to develop and implement improved social policies and programmes that focus on good governance, reduction of structural inequalities, and advancement of vulnerable individuals and groups. The outcome of the project is “justice, and human rights institutions are strengthened to better serve and protect the rights of all citizens, including women and vulnerable groups.”

The project outputs are:

Output 1: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) can more effectively deliver on its mandate.

Output 2: CSO/CBOs raise human rights awareness and promote a human rights culture.

Output 3: Law enforcement, in particular the police, upholds and promotes human rights.

Output 4: NHRC and national stakeholders better protect and promote women’s rights.

Output 5: NHRC and national stakeholders better protect and promote the rights of ethnic minorities.

Output 6: Strengthened capacity and coordination of justice sector institutions to better justice delivery and remedies to all citizens, including Leave No One Behind (LNOB) people.

UNDP is implementing HRP with the engagement of CSOs/CBOs in support of the National Human Rights Commission, which includes i) institutional development, strategic engagement, and coordination, ii) research, advocacy, and awareness, iii) Human Rights monitoring and reporting, iv) Strengthen capacity and coordination of CSOs and its coalitions to promote human rights. Small grants support to CSOs/CBOs enable people to raise voices, advocate for Human Rights issues in the post COVID situation, and enhance the capacity and engagement of HRDs in HRV monitoring and reporting at the grassroots level. It also works for i) better inclusion of LNOB (including ethnic and excluded minorities) in local decision-making structures, local resources, and services, ii) enhancement of the institutional capacity of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) (police) to protect and better respond for Human Rights, iii) strengthened collaboration with LEAs (Police) to commission action researches to advance human rights, and iv) policy dialogues with LEAs, NHRC, Judiciary, National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) on different emerging issues in the post-COVID-19 situations.

It is not only limited to i) strengthening institutional engagement of NHRC to better advocate for women and child rights, ii) enhancing engagement of CSOs in advancing self-reliance of women (linking women with domestic sectors, migrant workers, and informal sectors), iii) continuing collaboratives actions of NHRC, CSO, and other platforms in addressing women's rights and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and iv) better engaging National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) in reviewing the curriculum with human rights and gender lance. It also i) enhances the collaboration of national institutions and stakeholders in promoting rights of the ethnic and excluded minorities (including LNOB), ii) promotes ethnic rights awareness and education in an ethnic inhabited area, iii) strengthens research and knowledge management on LNOB and Human Rights Issues, iv) enhances capacity and engagement of youth leaders in HRs awareness, education and advocacy initiatives, v) better engage students’ clubs in promotion of Human Rights at Educational Institutions, vi) promotes peace, tolerance and social harmony for assuring peaceful co-existence (in the post-COVID-19 situation), and vii) strengthens justice delivery institutions and effective remedies for justice-seeking LNOBs.

The total resource allocation for HRP is USD 10,597,570, which has been mobilized through DANIDA, SIDA, SDC, and UNDP.

While currently, the project is running at the ultimate stage of the project tenure and achieved several key results as planned in the project document. The first 18 months’ Inception phase review was completed, and the report has also been submitted to the donors. The inception phase assessment of the program concluded that all the components of the program continued to be relevant for strengthening human rights architectures in Bangladesh. It continued to require UNDP and/or international support to carry forward the ongoing human rights advocacy in Bangladesh.

To assess the level of understanding, awareness, perception, attitudes, and behavior of the public, including women, ethnic minority people, youth, school students, and other specific target groups (disaggregated by gender, ethnicity, age), on key issues of Human Rights and National Human Rights Commission’s existence and roles in Bangladesh particularly in Project areas and NHRC working areas and to assess results focusing on outcomes and impacts of targeted human rights education and awareness-raising initiatives by the NHRC with support of UNDP and provide strategic recommendations, the HRP has conducted a perception survey. The program will also be evaluated at the end of the tenure.

Evaluation Purpose****, Objectives, and Scope:

Purpose:

The purpose of the final evaluation is to assess achievements to date, document lessons learned, and propose ways forward to UNDP and its partners to develop future Human Rights Programme (HRP) in Bangladesh. Evaluation results will be key inputs for UNDP and its partners to develop the next phase of the Human Rights Programme and make informed decisions. In addition, the evaluation aims at critically reviewing and identifying what has worked well in the project, what challenges have been faced, what lessons can be learned to improve future HRP programming. The evaluation will also generate knowledge for wider uses, assess the scope for scaling up the current program, and serve as a quality assurance tool for both upward and downward accountability.

Specific Objectives:

The specific objectives of this evaluation are to:

  • Assess to what extent the HRP has contributed to addressing the needs and problems identified during programme design;
  • Assess how adequately the HRP has achieved its stated development objective and purpose;
  • Measure how effectively and efficiently the HRP outcomes and outputs have progressed in attaining the development objective and purpose of the project;
  • Assess both negative and positive factors that have facilitated or hampered progress in achieving the project outcomes, including external factors/environment, weakness in design, management, and resource allocation;
  • Identify and document substantive lessons learned, good practices, and also opportunities for scaling up the future Human Rights and Justice Project (HRP) in Bangladesh;
  • Provide forward-looking programmatic recommendations for UNDP support to the NHRC and justice system in Bangladesh

The evaluation will focus on six key evaluation criteria: relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, sustainability, and coherence. The evaluation should provide credible, useful, evidence-based information which enables timely incorporation of its findings, recommendations and lessons into decision-making processes of UNDP and key stakeholders as well as assess the potential of the next phase of the project.

Scope of Evaluation/ Timing:

This final evaluation covers the project implementation from 28 April 2016 (the beginning of the HRP) to date. The final project evaluation shall be conducted from October to December 2021 as the HRP is scheduled to end on 31 December 2021.

Utilization:

The primary users of the evaluation results will be UNDP and the NHRC, but the evaluation results will equally be useful to other relevant GoB ministries, development partners and donors, etc.

UNDP will consider all useful findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the evaluation, prepare a systematic management response for each recommendation and implement follow-up actions as per UNDP Evaluation Resource Center guidance/policies.

Duties and Responsibilities

The evaluation team consists of one international consultant (evaluator) and one national consultant (evaluator). An international consultant serves as a team leader. The scope of work for the international consultant of this evaluation will include but not be limited to:

  • Lead an overall process of evaluation as a team leader;
  • Draft and finalize the inception report that will include detailed evaluation methodologies and the elaboration of the evaluation matrix (how each evaluation question will be answered along with proposed sources of data, and data collection and analysis procedures);
  • Design data collection tools (i.e., checklists/semi-structured questionnaires);
  • Collect data/information through literature review;
  • Attend Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and stakeholder consultations, if organized virtually;
  • Provide technical guidance to a national evaluator on field-level data collection remotely;
  • Conduct data analysis on data/ information collected, including triangulation;
  • Develop a draft final evaluation report;
  • Organize a meeting to share draft findings with UNDP and relevant stakeholders to solicit feedback;
  • Revise the draft report to address necessary feedback;
  • Finalize a final evaluation report

Phase

Scope of work of the consultant

Number of Days(Working)

Timing

Inception Phase

This phase is meant to ensure that the consultant is fully prepared before undertaking data collection. It includes:

  • Conduct desk review of existing documents, including project document, strategies developed by the project, reports, and documents developed by the project, and write-ups on the project initiatives;
  • Draft an inception report, including detailed evaluation methodology, evaluation matrix, timeline, and data collection tools;
  • Develop data collection tools (i.e. KII/FGD checklists and semi-structured questionnaires);
  • Organize an inception meeting to solicit feedback;
  • Revise and finalize the inception report and data collection tools

04 Days

Within 2 weeks of signing the contract

Data Collection Phase

  • Attend KIIs and stakeholder consultations, if organized virtually;
  • Consult with relevant UNDP staff, including the management;
  • Provide technical guidance to a national evaluator on field-level data collection remotely;
  • Provide debriefing to the UNDP CO and the stakeholders on the key findings

02 Days

Within 6 weeks of signing the contract

Reporting Phase

  • Triangulate/ analyze findings from desk review, stakeholders interview, KIIs and FGDs;
  • Prepare a draft final evaluation report;
  • Organize a meeting to share draft findings with UNDP and relevant stakeholders to solicit feedback;
  • Revise the draft evaluation report to incorporate comments and feedback;
  • Finalize and submit a final evaluation report

11 Days

Within 12 weeks of signing the contract

Evaluation Questions:

The evaluation questions define the information that must be generated as a result of the evaluation process. The answers will provide the key basis to the intended users of the evaluation in making informed decisions, taking actions, or adding knowledge. Evaluation questions include but are not limited to:

Relevance: The extent to which the objective, purpose, and outcomes of the intervention are consistent with the needs and interests of the people and the needs of the country.

  • To what extent was the HRP design relevant in helping the NHRC, LEAs, CSOs and other key stakeholders to better protect the human rights of all people in Bangladesh?
  • To what extent was the design and strategy of the HRP relevant to national priorities, UN priorities, NHRC Strategic Plan in Bangladesh?
  • To what extent was the design and strategy of the HRP aligned with CPD (2017-2021) and UNDAF (2017-2021)?
  • To what extent did the HRP align itself with the National Development Strategies and/or the UNDAF Bangladesh?

  • To what extent was the theory of change applied in the HRP relevant to serve the needs of the country.

Effectiveness: Extent to which the outcomes of the development intervention have been achieved

  • To what extent has the project achieved the objectives and targets of the results framework in the Project Document? (See annex 1: Result framework)
  • Compared to 2015, to what extent do the NHRC, LEAs, CSOs and other key stakeholders now better serve and protect the human rights of all people in Bangladesh? To what extent are any changes linked to HRP interventions?
  • What factors contributed to the achievement or non-achievement of the HRP outcomes and outputs?
  • To what extent and in what ways has ownership - or the lack of it - by the implementing partner impacted the effectiveness of the HRP?
  • To what extent and in what ways did the 18-months inception survey recommendations contribute to the HRP’s achievement of development results?

Efficiency: Extent to which resources/inputs (funds, time, human resources, etc.) have been turned into results.

  • To what extent were the HRP outputs delivered in time to ensure high quality?
  • To what extent has HRP ensured value for money?
  • To what extent were resource mobilization efforts successful? Was funding sufficient for the achievement of results? (funding analysis)
  • To what extent and in what ways has ownership - or the lack of it - by the implementing partner impacted the efficiency of the HRP?
  • To what extent was there any identified synergy between UNDP initiatives/projects that contributed to reducing costs while supporting results?
  • To what extent did project M&E systems provide management with a stream of data that allowed it to learn and adjust implementation accordingly?

Sustainability: Probability of the benefits of the intervention continuing in the long term

  • To what extent will the HRP achievements be sustained? What are the indicators of sustainability for these achievements, e.g., through requisite capacities (systems, structures, staff, etc.)? What are the challenges and opportunities?

    • To what extent are policy and regulatory frameworks in place that will support the continuation of HRP?
  • To what extent are the institutional mechanisms in place to sustain the impacts of HRP’s interventions?

    • To what extent have development partners committed to providing continuing support?

Coherence: How well does the intervention fit?

  • To what extent do other interventions (including policies) support or undermine the intervention and vice versa? It includes internal coherence and external coherence.

Impact:

  • To what extent have the relevant institutions served and protected the rights of the citizens especially the women and minorities?
  • How far have the citizens especially women and minorities been empowered to claim their rights?

Cross-Cutting Issues

Human rights and gender aspects will be considered well in evaluation questions as well as the evaluation process. Gender analysis, including gender-disaggregated data, need to be incorporated in the evaluation.

Human Rights:

  • To what extent have NHRC’s institutional capacities been strengthened to deliver its mandates from the interventions of HRP?
  • To what extent have CSOs/CBOs/CSO coalitions’ capacities been strengthened in awareness-raising and promoting human rights from the interventions of HRP?
  • To what extent have Law Enforcing Agencies/police capacities been strengthened in upholding and promoting human rights from the interventions of HRP?
  • To what extent have NHRC and national stakeholders’ capacities been strengthened in promoting and protecting the rights of ethnic minorities/indigenous peoples from the interventions of HRP?
  • To what extent have poor, indigenous/ethnic minorities, excluded groups and PWDs, women, children, youths and other marginalized and disadvantaged groups benefitted from the interventions of HRP?

Women Rights & Gender Equality:

  • To what extent have NHRC and other national stakeholders’ capacities been strengthened in better promoting and protecting women’s rights from the interventions of HRP?
  • To what extent have gender equality and the empowerment of women been addressed in the design, implementation and monitoring of the project?
  • Is there gender marker data assigned to this project representative of reality?
  • To what extent has the project promoted positive changes in gender equality and the empowerment of women? Were there any unintended effects?

Lessons Learned/ Way forward:

  • Have any good practices, success stories, lessons learned, or transferable examples been identified? Please describe and document them.
  • Based on the achievements to date, provide forward-looking programmatic recommendations for UNDP support to the NHRC, LEAs, CSOs and other key stakeholders. What could be the potential programmatic modality and focus as a strategic way forward after the current project end date?

Methodology

The evaluation team is expected to propose and determine a sound evaluation design and methodology (including detailed methodology to answer each evaluation question) and submit it to UNDP in the inception report following a review of all key relevant documents and meetings with representatives of UNDP, HRP, and NHRC. However, it is suggested that the evaluation should use a mixed-method approach – collecting and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data using multiple sources in order to draw valid and evidence-based findings and conclusions, and practical recommendations. The evaluation team is highly expected to review all relevant reports/documents providing qualitative/ quantitative data collected by HRP, UNDP, NHRC, Government, or other agencies. The evaluation team shall follow a participatory and consultative approach that ensures close engagement with the evaluation stakeholders, implementing partners, and male and female direct beneficiaries.

The evaluation team also needs to develop an evaluation matrix (template is attached in Annex 3 of this ToR) to clarify what types of data will be required to respond to which evaluation question and how those data will be collected. Final decisions about the specific design and methods for the evaluation will be made through consultation among the HRP, UNDP, consultants, and key stakeholders about what is appropriate and feasible to meet the evaluation purpose and objectives as well as answer the evaluation questions, given limitations of budget, time and data.

While an international evaluator shall work from home remotely, a national evaluator is expected to conduct field-level data collection using different data collection methods unless the COVID-19 pandemic situation becomes severe in Bangladesh. An international evaluator is expected to remotely provide technical guidance to a national evaluator on field-level data collection.

The field-level data should be collected through 2 to 3 field trips covering a total of approximately 10 days. The potential locations for the field travel may include the following districts: Dhaka, Manikganj, Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Khulna, Jessore, Barishal, Cox’s Bazar, Mymensingh, Moulvi Bazar, Madaripur, Gaibandha, Habiganj, Satkhira, Sirajganj and Rangpur, etc. - where different interventions under HRP projects have been implemented. The national evaluator shall collect qualitative and quantitative data from direct beneficiaries and relevant government and non-government stakeholders in the field.

Details of field-level data collection, including locations, timelines, and the number of field visits shall be proposed by the consultants in the inception report and will be determined during the inception phase of evaluation in consultation with UNDP and relevant stakeholders. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, field-level data collection will be conducted if there is no harm to an evaluator and all stakeholders in the field.

Data collection tools, including KII and FGD checklists/semi-structured questionnaires, need to be developed and used in the field-level data collection.

Methods to be used by the evaluation team to collect and analyze the required data shall include but not limited to:

  • Desk Review: This should include a review of inter alia as data sources

  • Project Document (ProDoc)

  • Result Framework/M&E Framework
  • Project Quality Assurance Report
  • Annual Work Plans
  • Annual Reports
  • Highlights of Project Board meetings
  • Inception phase survey report
  • Progress Reports of COVID-19 supporting activities.
  • Meeting minutes of Project Advisory Board (PAB) and Project Implementation Committee (PIC)
  • Database
  • CCA (Common Country Assessment), UNSDCF, UNDP CPD and studies relating to the country context and situation
  • Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with key stakeholders including NHRC, development partners, CSOs, youths, HRDs, government agencies, donors, UN Agencies and so on:
  • Development of evaluation questions around relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability and designed for different stakeholders to be interviewed.
  • All interviews should be undertaken in full confidence and anonymity. The final evaluation report should not assign specific comments of individuals.
  • Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with relevant stakeholders/rights holders/duty bearers from government agencies, grassroots and national level civil society organizations, indigenous peoples ‘organizations, indigenous/ethnic minorities, excluded groups and PWDs, women, children, youths and other marginalized and disadvantaged groups, beneficiaries, both at national and local levels.
  • Field visits/observation to selected project sites and validation of the key tangible outputs and interventions.
  • Data review and analysis of monitoring and other data sources and methods: ensure maximum validity, reliability of data (quality) and promote use; the evaluation team will ensure triangulation of the various data sources.
  • Gender and human rights lens. All evaluation products need to address gender, disability, and human rights issues
  • Analysis of HRP’s budgets and expenditures generated from Atlas.
  • Analysis and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data available from various credible sources.

The current situation of the COVID-19 crisis in the country needs to be considered when proposing data collection tools. In case if the COVID-19 pandemic does not allow field-level data collection, the evaluation team should develop a methodology that takes into account the conduct of the evaluation virtually and remotely, including the use of remote interview methods and extended desk reviews, data analysis, surveys and evaluation questionnaires. The evaluation team is expected to present alternative means of data collection as viable options. This should be detailed in the inception report and agreed with UNDP and relevant stakeholders during the inception phase. No stakeholders, consultants, or UNDP staff should be put in harm’s way and safety is the key priority.

Data and evidence will be triangulated with multiple sources to address evaluation questions. The final methodological approach, including the interview schedule and data to be used in the evaluation, should be clearly outlined in the inception report and fully discussed and agreed upon between UNDP, stakeholders, and the consultants.

The final methodological approach including interview scheduling, field visits, and data to be used in the evaluation should be clearly outlined in the inception report and fully discussed and agreed upon between UNDP, stakeholders, and the consultants.

Gender and Human Rights-based Approach

As part of the requirement, the evaluation must include an assessment of the extent to which the design, implementation, and results of the project have incorporated a gender equality perspective and a rights-based approach. The evaluators are requested to review UNEG’s Guidance in Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation during the inception phase.

In addition, the methodology used in the final evaluation, including data collection and analysis methods should be human rights and gender-sensitive to the greatest extent possible, with evaluation data and findings disaggregated by sex, ethnicity, age, etc. Detailed analysis on disaggregated data will be undertaken as part of the final evaluation from which findings are consolidated to make recommendations and identify lessons learned for the enhanced gender-responsive and rights-based approach of the project.

This evaluation approach and methodology should consider different types of groups in the project intervention – women, youth, minorities, and vulnerable groups. Persons with disabilities (PwD) also need to be considered in the evaluation, following the new UNDP evaluation report checklist.

Evaluation questions shall extensively cover gender and human rights aspects (in Section E. Evaluation Questions of the ToR).

Evaluation Ethics

This evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the UNEG's Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation. The consultant must safeguard the rights and confidentiality of information providers, interviewees, and stakeholders through measures to ensure compliance with legal and other relevant codes governing the collection of data and reporting on data. The consultant must also ensure the security of collected information before and after the evaluation and protocols to ensure anonymity and confidentiality of sources of information where that is expected. The information knowledge and data gathered in the evaluation process must also be solely used for the evaluation and not for other uses with the express authorization of UNDP and partners. Signed ‘Pledge of Ethical Conduct in Evaluation of the United Nations System’ needs to be attached in the Annex of the final evaluation report. A template can be downloaded from the link below on the footnote. The evaluation team may refer to UNDP’s Dispute and wrongdoing resolution process and contact details. (Annex 3 of Section 4: Evaluation Implementation and Use of UNDP Evaluation Guidelines (2021), p. 55).

Expected Deliverables

As part of an evaluation team, an international evaluator will be responsible for completing the following outputs/deliverables to UNDP Bangladesh as per the agreed work plan:

Inception Report:

The evaluators will commence the evaluation process with a desk review and preliminary analysis of the available information provided by UNDP. Based on the ToR, after initial meetings with the UNDP and the desk review, the evaluators should develop an inception report which will elaborate evaluation methodologies, including how each evaluation question will be answered along with proposed methods, proposed sources of data, and data collection and analysis procedures. The inception report will include the evaluation matrix using the template provided in Annex 3 and will also include a proposed timeline of activities and submission of deliverables. UNDP and NHRC will review the inception report and provide comments for improvement. This report will serve as an initial point of agreement and understanding between the evaluation team and UNDP/NHRC.

Draft Evaluation Report:

The evaluation report will contain the same sections as the final report and shall follow the structure outlined in Annex 3/ Evaluation Report Template and Quality Standards (Page 56-60) of Section 4/ Evaluation Implementation and Use of UNDP Evaluation Guidelines (2021). The draft report will be reviewed by the HRP, NHRC and UNDP. The draft report will ensure that each evaluation question is answered with an in-depth analysis of information and back up the arguments with credible quantitative and/or qualitative evidence.

The evaluation report will be quality assessed by UNDP Bangladesh Country Office and UNDP Independent Evaluation Office (IEO). Details of the IEO’s quality assessment of decentralized evaluations can be found in Section 6 (Page 9-13) of the UNDP Evaluation Guidelines.The evaluators consider it carefully while drafting the evaluation report.

Presentation/Debriefing:

A meeting will be organized with key stakeholders including UNDP and NHRC to present findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Final Evaluation Report****/ Data Collection Tools/ Audit Trail:

The final report will incorporate comments and feedback from the stakeholders including the feedback provided during the Presentation/Debriefing meeting. All comments and an evaluator’s response to each comment need to record in Audit Trail. Other relevant documents (i.e. data collection tools, checklists questionnaires, datasets (if any)) need to be submitted as well.

Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

A consultant must send a financial proposal based on a Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will be a fixed output-based price regardless of the extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per the below percentages:

The expected outputs, deliverables and payment schedule is as follows:

Deliverables****/ Outputs

Estimated duration

Tentative Due Dates

Payment Schedule

Review and Approvals Required

Submission of Inception Report, including a detailed methodology note, evaluation matrix, and desk review and preliminary analysis of the available information provided by UNDP

4 days

10 October 2021

20%

CTA, HRP/

Deputy Resident Representative,UNDP Bangladesh/

Head of DG Cluster, UNDP Bangladesh/ /M&E Specialist, UNDP Bangladesh

Submission of draft Evaluation Report addressing all evaluation questions and Provision of presentation/ debriefing

10 days

31 November 2021

50%

Submission of final Evaluation Report, which has been approved and accepted, together with data collection tools, questionnaires, datasets (if any), and audit trails

3 days

14 December 2021

30%

Total days consultant wise

17 days

Travel:

An international consultant is not required to travel to Bangladesh due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. This is a home-based consultancy. All tasks shall be done remotely in collaboration with a national consultant and in consultation with UNDP and stakeholders. Travel costs shall not be included in the financial proposal.

Implementation Arrangement, Supervision and Performance Evaluation:

The evaluation team will independently conduct the evaluation but shall take necessary assistance from HRP and UNDP. The Deputy Resident Representative and Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP Bangladesh, will be responsible for managing the evaluation throughout the entire process. The HRP team led by Chief Technical Advisor will provide necessary support in the evaluation's day-to-day operation. The evaluation team will also seek technical guidance from Programme Analyst at UNDP Democratic Governance cluster and M&E Specialist/Analyst at UNDP Bangladesh Country Office. The final evaluation report needs to be cleared by the M&E Specialist/Analyst at UNDP Bangladesh Country Office and approved by the Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Bangladesh, and RBM/ M&E focal point, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub.

2. Evaluation Team Composition and Required Competencies

Team Composition:

The evaluation team consists of one international consultant (evaluator) and one national consultant (evaluator). An international evaluator shall serve as a team leader, while a national evaluator will take more on a supporting role.

An international evaluator shall be responsible for managing the overall evaluation process as a team lead, including evaluation design and implementation. Although an international evaluator works remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, s/he is expected to closely communicate with the national evaluator. While a national evaluator shall be in charge of data collection in the field, the international evaluator is also expected to attend the meetings with the stakeholders if the meetings are conducted virtually. And the international evaluator shall also provide technical guidance/support to the national evaluator on the field-level data collection remotely. The international evaluator shall take the lead in the preparation and finalization of an evaluation report with the national evaluator and ensure the quality of the report, incorporating feedback/ inputs from all relevant stakeholders.

A detailed workplan, including the division of labor needs to be included in the inception report and will be discussed with UNDP and key stakeholders during the inception phase.

[1] UNEG’s Guidance in Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation, available at http://www.uneval.org/papersandpubs/documentdetail.jsp?doc_id=980

[2] UNEG, ‘Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation’, June 2020. Available at http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/2866

[3] ‘Pledge of Ethical Conduct in Evaluation of the United Nations System’. Available at http://uneval.org/document/detail/2866

[4] UNDP Evaluation dispute resolution process, UNDP Evaluation Guidelines (2021), Section 4: Evaluation Implementation and Use. Available at http://web.undp.org/evaluation/guideline/index.shtml

[5] Evaluation Report Template and Quality Standards of UNDP Evaluation Guidelines (2021), Section 4: Evaluation Implementation and Use, available at http://web.undp.org/evaluation/guideline/index.shtml

[6] Quality Assessment Questions of UNDP Evaluation Guidelines (2021), Section 6: Quality Assessment, available at http://web.undp.org/evaluation/guideline/index.shtml

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards (human rights, tolerance, integrity, respect, and impartiality);
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
  • Strong interpersonal and written and oral communication skills;
  • Strong analytical skills and strong ability to communicate and summarize this analysis in writing
  • Has ability to work both independently and in a team, and ability to deliver high-quality work on tight timelines.

Skills:

  • Strong leadership and planning skills
  • Past experience as a team leader for similar assignments
  • Experience in implementing a range of qualitative and quantitative data collection tools and methods in project evaluation.
  • Knowledge of current issues and innovation in results-oriented monitoring, including trends, principles, and methodology.
  • Possess strong analytical and writing skills, with the ability to conceptualize, articulate, write and debate about governance issues.
  • Advanced level of proficiency in both written and spoken English.
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work in the multi-cultural team environment and to deliver under pressure/meet deadlines
  • Ability to network with partners on various levels
  • The necessary computer skills with competence in MS office package

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Experience:

  • Minimum Masters’ degree in human rights, international relations, social sciences, political economy, or other relevant fields
  • At least 7 years of working experience in the field of democratic governance.
  • Proven experience in conducting evaluations or assessments of large-scale policies and programs in human rights and justice funded by the government, UN, and/or donors
  • Good knowledge of UN and/or UNDP’s mandate and socio-political context and human rights situation in the region

Special Note

The Consultant must have no previous involvement in the design and implementation of the HRP project. Any individual who has had prior involvement in the design and implementation of the HRP project or those who have been directly or indirectly related to the HRP project are not eligible for this consultancy due to a conflict of interests.

Evaluation of the proposal proposals

Evaluation Method and Criteria

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology.

Cumulative analysis

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as a) responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score out of a set of weighted technical criteria (70%). and financial criteria (30%). The financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment.

Technical Criteria for Evaluation for International Consultant (Maximum 70 points):

Criteria

Weight

Max. Point

Technical

70%

70

Academic Qualification

10%

10

Experience in the field of democratic governance, preferably human rights

25%

25

Professional experiences in conducting evaluations or assessments of large-scale policies and programs in human rights and justice funded by the government, UN, and/or donors.

25%

25

Good knowledge of UN and/or UNDP’s mandate and socio-political context and human rights situation in the region.

10%

10

Financial

30%

30

Total

100%

100 points

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Financial Evaluation (Total 30 marks)

All technical qualified proposals will be scored out of 30 based on the formula provided below. The maximum points (30) will be assigned to the lowest financial proposal. All other proposals received points according to the following formula:

p = y (µ/z)

Where:

  • p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated;
  • y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal;
  • µ = price of the lowest-priced proposal;
  • z = price of the proposal being evaluated.

Recommended Presentation of Offer

Interested individuals must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications.

a) Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;

b) Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;

c) Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment and a methodology on how she/she will approach and complete the assignment.

d) Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided

e) Suppose an organization/company/institution employs an Offeror and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA). In this case, the Offeror must indicate this at this point and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated into the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.

Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows you to upload a maximum of one document.

Note: The individual consultant who does not submit the above documents/requirements shall not be considered for further evaluation.

Added 2 years ago - Updated 2 years ago - Source: jobs.undp.org