LOAN-3142 BAN: Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project - Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation

Benefit Evaluation Specialist

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The primary objective of the project is to promote sustainable human development, economic growth and 
poverty reduction by improving urban governance, developing urban infrastructure and services, enhancing 
municipal management and strengthening capacity to deliver municipal services (especially to the poor) 
in 30 target Pourashavas of Bangladesh.

The scope of works of the individual BME consultants will include:
	Working in a team with senior benefit monitoring and evaluation specialist as team leader;
	Assisting PMO in establishing a result-based project performance monitoring system (PPMS) for the 
project through (a) identification of appropriate indicators and target; (b) establishing a system to 
collect and compile data; (c) ensuring quality of data collection and compilation; (d) assessing and 
analyzing the collected data; and (e) producing reports.
	Assisting PIUs in understanding the concept of BME and making practice of the concept for generating 
grass-root level data/information.

The duties and responsibilities of the Evaluation Specialist will include, but not limited to the 
following: 
	Work as a team member under the supervision and guidance of the team leader;
	Review project documents including project components related to physical infrastructure, socio 
economic development, urban governance reforms and capacity development activities and assist the team 
leader to evaluate expected benefits to be reached to the target group;
	Review project documents specially the DMF and log frame of the project as well as feasibility studies 
and detailed designs of subprojects and the activities related to urban governance reforms and identify 
the expected benefits to be reached to the target group;
	Assist the team leader in establishing BME in PMO and PIUs for evaluating the progress and performance 
of physical works and governance improvement activities in each Pourashava with defined reporting 
procedure from PIU to PMO;
	Work closely with other specialists and assist the team leader to develop a set of performance 
indicators required for evaluating impact, outcome and outputs of the project activities;
	Provide inputs for preparation of formats, tools, methodologies, etc. for evaluation consistent with 
project requirements and help processing all surveys including baseline survey, household survey, impact 
assessment survey etc.;
	Assist the team leader to establish mechanism for collection of data and information from PIU and to 
prepare benefit monitoring and evaluation reports at different stages of the project implementation;
	Conduct field visit and assist PIUs in preparation of correct evaluation report and suggest 
rectification/improvement of the same;
	Act as a Training Coordinator/Trainer to project related training.
	Any other responsibilities assigned to his/her by the team leader and the Project Director.

The Benefit Evaluation Specialist will have master degree in sociology/Social Welfare/ 
economics/statistics/public administration/MBA/Political Science or similar and equivalent educational 
qualifications.