Universalia is looking for a Consultant located in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India or Pakistan, to conduct field work in South Asia as part of the Mid-Term Evaluation of the CLEAR Global Initiative

Universalia Management Group is looking for a Consultant located in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India or Pakistan, to conduct field work in South Asia as part of the Mid-Term Evaluation of the Regional Centres for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) Global Initiative. The mandate of this contract is for approximately 15 days in February 2014.

Expected qualifications and skills

  • Experience in and a good understanding of monitoring and evaluation, as well as of evaluation capacity building in South Asia.
  • Prior experience in data collection and analysis.
  • Ability to travel to both India and Pakistan. Prior work experience in one or both countries is an asset.
  • Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities of the Consultant:

The Consultant will conduct the following tasks:

  • Review and familiarize him- or her-self with the assignment purpose and selected background documentation. This includes the Terms of Reference of the evaluation, Universalia’s proposal, as well as CLEAR documents provided by Universalia.
  • Join the Universalia consultant in India to collect data from select key stakeholders through in-person interviews. This includes interviews with CLEAR Regional Centre staff and other informants.
  • Conduct a data collection mission (alone) in Pakistan.
  • Prepare a summary of the key points emerging from each interview with Informants. Interview notes constitute a deliverable of this assignment.

To apply, please send your resume to Ms. Mia Choiniere mchoiniere@universalia.com by no later than December 20, 2013.