Malawi - Final Evaluation of Capacity Building for National Authorising Office Support Unit in the Ministry of Finance

Lot:11 - Macro economy, Statistics, Public finance management - EuropeAid FWC Beneficiaries 127054

1 Senior expert (30 working days)
- Given the importance of the assignment, the exercise calls for an expert who has excellent analytical capacity and has a proven track record of success in similar assignments. The expert should have the following attributes:
- appropriate post-graduate degree (Masters Level), preferably in the fieids of Economics, Public Administration, Public Sector Finance Management, Finance or other similar fieids. A professional experience of at least 10 years in these fieids in addition to the professional requirements stated below will be regarded equivalent to a post-graduate qualification.
- The expert shall have a minimum of 10 years professional experience of which at least 8 years work experience in the fieids of development, and public sector finance management and reform, in developing countries.
- The expert shall have demonstrated experience in EU project implementation under Programme Estimates, service, supply and works contracts and especially demonstrated expertise in EU evaluation methodology;
- Working experience in the above areas preferably in Malawi and/or the SADC/COMESA region will be an advantage.
- Drafting skills are important, as are a good working knowledge of the standard Microsoft Office suite of programmes. The expert should also be an excellent English communicator, writer and editor.

Global objective: The expert shall review and evaluate the performance of project implementation in terms of its contribution to the overall objective, purpose and expected results as expressed in the Financing Agreement. Following this assessment, the expert will make conclusions and recommendations as to the follow-up initiatives that can be launched in the future to consolidate the NAO SU by relevant GoM institutions. The expert will be expected to consult with appropriate representatives of the Government of Malawi and Programme Estimate (PE) beneficiaries, the NAO SU, the EU Delegation and other relevant stakeholders.

Specifìc objectives: Specifically, the final evaluation aims at assessing the relevance, effìciency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability1 of the "Capacity Building for National Authorising Office Support Unit in the Ministry of Finance" project in line with "Project Cycle Management Criteria" and "Evaluation in the European Commission". Further the evaluation aims at documenting lessons learnt from the implementation process of the project to improve future interventions and for use by the EU, GoM and other partners in future and ongoing similar programmes.
The main reference documents for the Final Evaluation will be:
- The Financing Agreement including the logicai framework
- Activity Reports, project progress reports and mid-term evaluation report
- Monitoring data from the project
- Statistical data and analysis of the National Statistical Office of Malawi (data on latest census, household budget survey information, etc.) and other sources (UN Human Development Report).

LOCATION AND DURATION
Starting period: The assignment should start by 21st February 2011 at the latest.

Foreseen finishing period or duration: The duration of the assignment is 30 working days including time for completing the final report; carried out within 8 calendar weeks.
Planning: The expert will work closely with the National Authorising Office Support Unit, Ministry of Finance (Debt and Aid Department), ali project benefìciary institutions, and other relevant GoM ministries and departments, as well as with the EU Delegation and other organisations as deemed necessary.

Location of assignment: The location of the assignment will be Lilongwe, Malawi. However, the expert may require travelling to other districts in Malawi where EU projects supervised by the NAO-SU are being implemented.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED