Senior Expert in Strategic Evaluation

ADE  has recently expressed its interest to participate in a tender for a DG INTPA-funded project. The expected project aim is to focus on improving the quality, coherence and effectiveness of EU interventions in international development cooperaation by means of increasing the knowledge and working methods and skills on EU staff in DG INTPA, DG NEAR and EU Delegations

The project is likely to:

• develop and update methodological guidelines and analytical tools, including guidelines for intervention cycle management and M&E of EU interventions.
• establish programming, monitoring and strategic evaluation systems.
• enhance internal use of knowledge and learning through the organisation of training and learning activities.

Duration

• Expected start date: April 2023
• Initial duration: 1 year (may be extended up to 3 times)

Location : Brussels & home-based (with ST missions worldwide)

Requirements

Qualifications and skills

• Master's degree in a relevant discipline or alternatively relevant professional experience of minimum 10 years.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively in a multicultural environment
• Fluency in English. A very good knowledge of French and/or Spanish will be considered an asset.

Professional experience:

• At least 10 years of professional experience in development cooperation projects
• Experience with Evaluation of projects/programmes in developing countries.
• At least 3 assignments performed in the last 10 years in some of these areas:
  • Strategic evaluation
  • Design and use of monitoring and evaluation tools
  • Development of methodological guidance and tools for international development cooperation
  • Design of programmes/projects funded by a donor organisation/ international financial organisation
• Experience in methodology development, development of training materials or development of management system in intervention cycle management.

Desirable experience (but not necessarily required):

• Knowledge of EU external assistance management processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of OPSYS (EU IT system).
• Field experience in some of the following areas: Africa, Asia & Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean, European Enlargement and Neighbourhood countries

Contact person
We encourage interested qualified candidates to submit their CV in English to claire.vandermeeren@ade.eu and margaux.hulstaert@ade.eu