Senior Planning Evaluation Expert

The work of the Consultant will provide independent senior-level peer review, substantive drafting support and quality assurance for the Final Evaluation of Oman’s Tenth Five-Year Development Plan (2021–2025). Through participation in selected stakeholder consultations and close coordination with the Project Manager, the ESCWA technical team and other consultants, the Consultant will support the preparation of a coherent and analytically sound final report. The Consultant’s contributions will strengthen the analytical, methodological and evidentiary quality of the evaluation and ensure consistency across its findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations, as well as its executive and strategic summaries. The work of the Consultant will provide independent senior-level peer review, substantive drafting support and quality assurance for the Final Evaluation of Oman’s Tenth Five-Year Development Plan (2021–2025). Through participation in selected stakeholder consultations and close coordination with the Project Manager, the ESCWA technical team and other consultants, the Consultant will support the preparation of a coherent and analytically sound final report. The Consultant’s contributions will strengthen the analytical, methodological and evidentiary quality of the evaluation and ensure consistency across its findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations, as well as its executive and strategic summaries.

Remotely

1 Month

Background The Tenth Five-Year Development Plan (2021-2025) is the first executive plan of Oman Vision 2040. It translates the Vision into programmes and projects across four main pillars: People and Society; Economy and Development; Sustainable Environment; and Governance and Institutional Performance. The Plan covers 14 national priorities, 82 strategic objectives and 411 strategic programmes, making its final evaluation a major cross-government exercise requiring an integrated and independent assessment. The final evaluation is undertaken at the conclusion of the five-year implementation period and is intended to provide an independent assessment of what was achieved, where implementation translated into measurable results and impact, and where gaps remain. The evaluation covers the performance of strategic programmes and indicators, development-budget and financing performance, governance and coordination, responsiveness to domestic and international developments, risk management and institutional resilience, as well as lessons learned and practical recommendations to support implementation and monitoring of the Eleventh Five-Year Development Plan. ESCWA is supporting this work building on its experience and on the 2024 mid-term evaluation, including the monitoring and evaluation platform developed to consolidate implementation data from the government entities responsible for the Plan. The final evaluation combines quantitative and qualitative analysis, stakeholder consultations and evidence-based assessment across the different analytical chapters. Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager/ Economic Affairs Officer, the Consultant will independently peer review the technical chapters of the Final Evaluation of Oman’s Tenth Five-Year Development Plan (2021–2025) and assess their analytical, methodological and evidentiary quality. The Consultant will provide consolidated substantive comments, identify analytical and evidence gaps, and participate in selected stakeholder consultations and technical meetings. All stakeholder consultations and technical meetings will be coordinated through ESCWA and the Ministry of Economy. The Consultant will coordinate closely with the Project Manager, the ESCWA technical team and the other consultants. The Consultant will also contribute substantively to drafting and revising the report, consolidate the different technical contributions, harmonize the findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations, and support the preparation and revision of the executive summary and strategic summary.

A Master's degree or equivalent in economics, engineering, development planning, public policy, public administration or another field relevant to national development planning and evaluation is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of 15 years of professional experience in development planning, economic policy, programme evaluation or a related field is required. Experience in drafting or evaluating national development plans, undertaking consultations with government stakeholders, and consolidating multidisciplinary analytical reports is required. Experience in results-based planning, monitoring and evaluation, governance or institutional performance is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position fluency in English and Arabic is required. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Recruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location.

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