EDA Project Mid Term Evaluation – Building Community Resilience via Transformative Adaptation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Belize.

📋 Description

• Evaluate the project from its initiation on 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2026.

• Assess all project intervention areas throughout Belize, including the Belize River Watershed, wildfire-management pilot communities, and additional project sites.

• Evaluate all five project components and cross-cutting issues, such as gender mainstreaming, environmental and social safeguards, project management, and coordination.

• Assess both direct and indirect beneficiaries, encompassing women, men, youth, indigenous populations, and vulnerable groups.

• Review financial management, IFRS budget execution, and adherence to Adaptation Fund fiduciary standards.

• Assess relevance, coherence, effectiveness, and efficiency in accordance with Adaptation Fund evaluation criteria.

• Consider cross-cutting themes such as gender equality, social inclusion, equity, adaptive management, and sustainability.

• Propose modifications to evaluation criteria during the inception phase, pending approval from PACT.

• Conduct a desk review, develop and submit an inception report, and secure approval.

• Carry out stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and field visits.

• Analyze data and prepare both draft and final evaluation reports.

• Present evaluation findings.

• Participate in peer review, validation of findings, and report review by PACT and/or the PSC.

⛳️ Requirements

• An advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in evaluation, international development, climate change, environmental management, social sciences, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 7–10 years of experience in evaluating international development projects, preferably in climate adaptation.

• Experience in conducting mid-term and final evaluations for international donors, particularly the Adaptation Fund, GCF, or GEF.

• A strong understanding of climate change adaptation, particularly within Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

• Familiarity with watershed management, wildfire management, alternative livelihoods, climate finance, and disaster risk management.

• Expertise in mixed-methods evaluation, employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

• Experience in conducting gender-responsive evaluations and integrating social inclusion.

• Fluency in both written and spoken English.

• Experience with Enhanced Direct Access (EDA) and on-granting mechanisms.

• Knowledge of Belize’s national policies, strategies, and institutional frameworks.

• Familiarity with Adaptation Fund evaluation policies and guidelines.

• Experience in assessing project financial performance, budget utilization, and compliance with financial reporting standards.

• Knowledge of Belize and/or the Caribbean region is highly desirable.

• Individual consultant or consulting firm.

• At least three previous client references.

• No personal, professional, or financial conflicts of interest; a signed Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Declaration is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on impactful projects that contribute to climate adaptation and international development.

• Collaborative work environment with diverse stakeholders.

• Professional growth and development opportunities in evaluation and climate change sectors.