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Leadership, Management and Institutional Arrangements• Leadership, management and institutional arrangements considers the governance structure of theassistance, the leadership and management of the interventions by UNFPA in terms of technicaladvice, coordination, consultations, reporting, support and backstopping, funding modality andarrangements. How effectively and efficiently has UNFPA technical assistance facilitated theabove and ensured relevance, impact and sustainability of the project.1. How efficient have the processes and systems followed been including the application of resultsbased management (RBM) in achieving country programme results? Assess effectiveness ofcountry office programme monitoring and information system?2. To what extent has the joint programme modality (in the context of Delivering as One) contributedto achievement of Country Programme results?3. Is there effective coordination among the government, UNFPA and other implementing partners?4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONThe success of the evaluation hinges on a full stakeholder consultation and participatory evaluation thatprovides meaningful participation of all development interventions partners, beneficiaries of the nationalprogramme and other interested parties. Stakeholder participation, through a participatory workshopapproach, forms a critical component of the evaluation design and planning, information collection,documentation of findings and development of the evaluation report and dissemination of evaluationresults A stakeholder consultation and participation list is attached as Annex 1. Main stakeholders includeUNFPA Country Office and Regional Office staff, UN Agencies, Development Partners, Implementingpartners (state and non-state actors, including CSOs), and beneficiaries.5. EVALUATION METHODOLOGYThe evaluation will be conducted in close coordination with the UNFPA Moldova Country Office. It issuggested the Country Programme evaluation team is composed of three evaluators covering the threeProgramme components. Two national and one international consultant will be recruited. Theinternational consultant will also act as Team Leader.The evaluation methodology framework is an overarching guide. The evaluators should use it tostrengthen/develop/adapt an implementation design based on the understanding of the programme andwhat is being evaluated. In particular, evaluators are expected to submit a context specific evaluationstructure/outline as part of the inception report.The evaluation structure/outline shall be devised in conformity with UNFPA evaluation guidelines andthe norms and standards of the UN Evaluation Group, and might include the following components:i. Desk review of Government and UN policies, programs, relevant UNFPA programme documentsfor the three CP components, programme materials developed such as the training manual,brochures and other outputs, workshop reports, progress reports, donor reports, evaluation reportsand other relevant publications;6
ii.iii.iv.Carrying out individual or collective interviews with partners and stakeholders listed in thestakeholder consultation and participation list;Organizing focus group discussions with project stakeholders and beneficiaries to determine paceand performance of the implementation of activities and possible results of these activities as perthe project outcome and output indicators;In the absence of midline and endline data, use available data collection methods as much aspracticable to collate feedback on outcome of the project from beneficiaries and project partners.The evaluators will undertake triangulation and consolidation of the data obtained from themethodological processes outlined in the evaluation methodology framework. They will also alignobjectives or outputs of the CP and evaluation to the specific questions, performance indicators, datasources and data collection requirements to facilitate the evaluation proper.In accordance with Department of Oversight (DOS) evaluation quality standards (Annex 2), theEvaluation Team should also discuss how it would control bias and/or acknowledge limitations due touncontrolled bias, in the absence of control groups or counterfactuals.Key recommended stepsPreparation• This involves briefing, orienting and clarifying relevant issues and approaches to the evaluators aboutthe key concepts including delivering as one approach, SWAp processes and policy dialogue.Inception• The evaluation team review existing documents, meet the UNFPA CO and prepare a brief inceptionreport no more than 5 days from the day of being contracted. The inception report will include a clear,time and resource bound detailed work plan, clear evaluation questions and tools. An inception report(Inception report format Annex 3) to be prepared by consultants and presented to UNFPA CO andEvaluation Management Committee for discussion and agreement before the evaluation team movesto the implementation phase.Data collection• Desk reviews and analysis of key and relevant documents including implementing partners AWPs,progress reports, reviews, assessment reports etc. The list of key documents is attached Annex 4.• Interviews with key informants, UNFPA staff, UN agencies, selected Development Partners,Implementing partners (state and non-state actors including CSOs) and beneficiaries.Analysis• Evaluators will analyse collected data/information, seek clarifications from different sources to enrichthe findings.Reporting• Evaluators will present and submit report according to the agreed format to the UNFPA Management.7
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