Evaluation - Interventions under Financing Decisions ENI/2017/40503 and ENI/2020/042-604 Back
Global objectives:
The global objective of this evaluation is twofold:
- To provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with an overall independent assessment of the performance of the interventions listed in section 1.2., paying particular attention to its different levels of results measured against its expected objectives and to the reasons underpinning such results;
- To identify key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to inform decision makers on how to improve current and future interventions.
Specific objectives:
- To draw lessons that can be replicated in other interventions of the EU and like-minded donors in the sector in Jordan;
- To inform the next phase of the EU programming in the sector; the interventions will shed light on modalities to overcome structural challenges specific to the given context;
- To be accountable for the use of EU resources in relation to the results of the interventions;
- To report transparently on EU support to the social protection sector in Jordan and use the findings of this evaluation in the future policy dialogue.
Qualifications and skills required for the team:
- Excellent analytical and reporting skills;
- Excellent communication skills, in particular, liaising with different stakeholders;
- The evaluation team will have command of English at level C2 of the CERF – both spoken and written;
- A good command of Arabic at level B2 or higher of the CERF for at least one team member will be considered an asset;
- Some stakeholders may not be proficient in English language. Therefore, if the evaluation team lacks an expert fluent in the local language, it should consider employing interpreters.
Professional experience of the team::
- The evaluation team must have a cumulative experience of at least 12 years in the field of evaluation, mostly in, but not limited to, development cooperation;
- The evaluation team must have a cumulative working experience of at least 5 years in at least two of the following areas: social protection, social services, civil society, assistance and inclusion of vulnerable people;
- The team leader must have a minimum of four successfully completed intervention-level or strategic evaluations, of which at least two as team leader;
- The evaluation team must have at least three previous experiences of working with social inclusion approaches.
