International Evaluation Consultant UNIDO Vienna, Austria

The UNIDO Evaluation Group is looking for one international evaluation consultant to undertake the independent evaluation of the UNIDO Trade Trust Fund. 

This independent evaluation is foreseen to be conducted between October to December 2012, starting on 15 October 2012. The selection of the international evaluation consultant will be based on the strength of qualifications presented by potential candidates through their expressions of interest in this assignment. 

INDEPENDENT UNIDO EVALUATION – TRADE TRUST FUND

Job description

Post title: International Evaluation Team Leader

Duration of contract: 42 days spread over 3 months

Entry on duty date: 15 October 2012

Duty station: Vienna HQ and home based

Qualifications

· Advanced university degree in economics, development studies or other fields related to trade/industrial development;

· Experience in evaluation and supervision of evaluation teams;

· Experience in evaluation of trade-related projects/programmes;

· Knowledge about multilateral technical cooperation and the UN, international development priorities and frameworks (MDGs, Paris Declaration, etc) desirable;

· Knowledge of UNIDO activities an asset;

· Working experience within the UN system an asset. 

We kindly ask interested candidates to provide us with details on their background and knowledge which should be of direct relevance to the subject area, their previous evaluation experience in relation to trust funds and other aspects specified in the TOR, a statement of availability for the assignment, and an up-to-date CV. 

IMPORTANT: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the UNIDO Evaluation Group. 

Applications should be sent to j.dobinger@unido.org and to m.berndl@unido.org. The deadline to submit expressions of interest for this evaluation is by close of business on 5 October 2012.