About the Organization:
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is a multilateral donor agency under the administration of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It promotes a sector-based approach to financial inclusion and is both a facilitator and an investor in the industry. UNCDF offers a unique combination of investment capital, capacity building, and technical advisory services to promote microfinance and local development in the least developed countries (LDCs). It is channeled primarily to poor rural areas in the LDCs where poverty reduction, capacity, and governance challenges are typically the greatest.
Background
In 2010, UNCDF and the MasterCard Foundation launched YouthStart – a partnership that is intended to increase access to financial and non-financial services for 200,000 low-income youth in Sub-Saharan Africa by December 2014. The YouthStart program will shortly undergo a mid-term evaluation. The objectives of this evaluation include:
- To assess the level of satisfaction of program stakeholders and beneficiaries with the results;
- To assess whether UNCDF and its partners are effectively positioned to achieve results;
- To ensure accountability for results to the program'€™s financial backers, stakeholders, and beneficiaries.
About the Job:
UNCDF is looking for an Evaluation National Team Members to be statiioned in multiple cities in Africa. They will support the evaluation of the YouthStart program.
Evaluation National Team Member – Burkina Faso
Evaluation National Team Member – DRC
Evaluation National Team Member – Ethiopia
Evaluation National Team Member – Senegal
Evaluation National Team Member – Uganda
Closing Date: 02 Oct 2012
Contact:
Nerea Sanchez
nerea.sanchez@uncdf.org
