Evaluation of UNESCO’s work in Capacity Building in the Basic Sciences and Engineering (BSE)

The United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hereby invites qualified companies/individuals to submit proposals for the following assignment:

Evaluation of UNESCO’s work in Capacity Building in the Basic Sciences and Engineering (BSE)

The evaluation is requiring the following principal qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of the global basic sciences and engineering capacity building area, with particular emphasis on the development needs in this field in the African region 
• Extensive knowledge of networks, transnational co-ordination of science programmes and capacity building in sciences
• Experience in applying qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods, with a minimum of seven years of professional experience for the lead expert (a minimum of five years’ experience for the other team members) in programme and policy evaluation demonstrating a strong record in designing, conducting and leading evaluations.  At least some of this experience will be in the science area.

Main deliverables:

• Inception Report
• Draft Evaluation Report
• Final Evaluation Report

  The evaluation will be conducted between December 2016 and April 2017 and is estimated to take up 50-65 working days.

Please refer to attached procurement notice.