Common use of Purpose and Scope of Assignment Clause in Contracts

Purpose and Scope of Assignment. The objective of the Evaluation is to assess the achievement of project objective, the affecting factors, the broader project impact and the contribution to the general goal/strategy, and the project partnership strategy. The Project Management Support – Specialist based in Mexico will provide necessary substantive and operational support to International Consultant in carrying out this TE of the Project. Internationally recruited Consultant will work remotely due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Xxxxx visits to the project sites and stakeholder interviews will be conducted with support of the Project Management Support – Specialist. Project success will be measured based on the Project Logical Framework (see Annex 1), which provides clear performance and impact indicators for project implementation along with their corresponding means of verification. The evaluation will assess the aspects as listed in the evaluation report outline attached in Annex 2. The Project Management Support – Specialist will help to review all relevant sources of information including documents prepared during the preparation phase (i.e. PIF, UNDP Initiation Plan, UNDP Social and Environmental Screening Procedure/SESP) the Project Document, project reports including annual PIRs, project budget revisions, lesson learned reports, national strategic and legal documents, and any other materials that the International consultant considers useful for this evidence-based evaluation. The TE Team will review the baseline and midterm GEF focal area Core Indicators/Tracking Tools submitted to the GEF at the CEO endorsement and midterm stages and the terminal Core Indicators/Tracking Tools that must be completed before the TE field mission begins. The Project Management Support – Specialist will travel to five target landscapes of Mexico in order to interview the local stakeholders and beneficiaries and evaluate the grant project results. The remote/ virtual meetings will be applied if travel to project site is restricted. An updated stakeholder list with contact details (phone and email) will be provided by the Project Team to the TE Team before the TE field missions start. The TE Team is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with the Project Team, government counterparts (the GEF Operational Focal Point or her/his designated staff), Implementing Partners, the UNDP Country Office, the Regional Technical Advisor, National Steering Committee members, project beneficiaries, NGOs, grantees, direct beneficiaries and other stakeholders. The specific design and methodology for the TE should emerge from consultations between the TE Team and the above-mentioned parties regarding what is appropriate and feasible for meeting the TE purpose and objectives and answering the evaluation questions, given limitations of budget, time and data. The TE Team must use gender-responsive methodologies and tools and ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as other cross-cutting issues and SDGs are incorporated into the TE report. The final methodological approach including interview schedule, field visits (for Project Management Support – Specialist) and data to be used in the evaluation must be clearly outlined in the TE Inception Report and be fully discussed and agreed between the Consultant and Project team, RTA and UNOPS. The final report must describe the full TE approach taken and the rationale for the approach making explicit the underlying assumptions, challenges, strengths and weaknesses about the methods and approach of the evaluation. The TE Team will assess project performance against expectations set out in the project’s Logical Framework/Results Framework (see ToR Annex A). The TE Team will assess results according to the criteria outlined in the Guidance for TEs of UNDP-supported GEF-financed Projects.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment. The objective of the Evaluation is to assess the achievement of project objective, the affecting factors, the broader project impact and the contribution to the general goal/strategy, and the project partnership strategy. The Project Management Support – Specialist based in Mexico - Advisor will provide necessary substantive and operational support to International Consultant in carrying out this TE of the Project. Internationally recruited Consultant will work remotely due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Xxxxx visits to the project sites and stakeholder interviews will be conducted with support of the Project Management Support – Specialist. Project success will be measured based on the Project Logical Framework (see Annex 1), which provides clear performance and impact indicators for project implementation along with their corresponding means of verification. The evaluation will assess the aspects as listed in the evaluation report outline attached in Annex 2. The Project Management Support – Specialist will help to review all relevant sources of information including documents prepared during the preparation phase (i.e. PIF, UNDP Initiation Plan, UNDP Social and Environmental Screening Procedure/SESP) the Project Document, project reports including annual PIRs, project budget revisions, lesson learned reports, national strategic and legal documents, and any other materials that the International consultant Project Management Support - Advisor considers useful for this evidence-based evaluation. The TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor will review the baseline and midterm GEF focal area Core Indicators/Tracking Tools submitted to the GEF at the CEO endorsement and midterm stages and the terminal Core Indicators/Tracking Tools that must be completed before the TE field mission begins. The Project Management Support – Specialist will travel to five target landscapes of Mexico in order to interview the local stakeholders and beneficiaries and evaluate the grant project results. The remote/ virtual meetings will be applied if travel to project site is restricted. An updated stakeholder list with contact details (phone and email) will be provided by the Project Team to the TE Team before the TE field missions start. The TE Team - Advisor is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with the Project Team, government counterparts (the GEF Operational Focal Point or her/his designated staffPoint), Implementing Partners, the UNDP Country OfficeOffice(s), the Regional Technical Advisor, National Steering Committee members, project beneficiaries, NGOs, grantees, direct beneficiaries and other stakeholders. Engagement of stakeholders is vital to a successful TE. Stakeholder involvement should include interviews with stakeholders who have project responsibilities, including but not limited to: Servicio Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SERNAP), Comité Directivo Nacional (CDN); Oficina xx Xxxxx del PNUD; executing agencies, senior officials and task team/component leaders, key experts and consultants in the subject area, Project Board, project beneficiaries, academia, local government and CSOs, etc. Additionally, the Project Management Support - Advisor is expected to conduct field missions to (locations), including the following project sites (list). La TE sera efectuada de manera virtual en atención a las restricciones sanitarias emergentes del COVID 19 que impiden efectuar viajes dentro el país. The specific design and methodology for the TE should emerge from consultations between the TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor and the above-mentioned parties regarding what is appropriate and feasible for meeting the TE purpose and objectives and answering the evaluation questions, given limitations of budget, time and data. The TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor must use gender-responsive methodologies and tools and ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as other cross-cutting issues and SDGs are incorporated into the TE report. The final methodological approach including interview schedule, field visits (for Project Management Support – Specialist) and data to be used in the evaluation must be clearly outlined in the TE Inception Report and be fully discussed and agreed between UNDP, stakeholders and the Consultant and Project team, RTA and UNOPSManagement Support - Advisor. The final report must describe the full TE approach taken and the rationale for the approach making explicit the underlying assumptions, challenges, strengths and weaknesses about the methods and approach of the evaluation. The TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor will assess project performance against expectations set out in the project’s Logical Framework/Results Framework (see ToR Annex A). The TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor will assess results according to the criteria outlined in the Guidance for TEs of UNDP-supported GEF-GEF- financed Projects. The TE report will assess the achievement of project results against what was expected to be achieved and draw lessons that can both improve the sustainability of benefits from this project, and aid in the overall enhancement of UNDP programming. The TE report promotes accountability and transparency and assesses the extent of project accomplishments.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment. The objective of the Evaluation is to assess the achievement of project objective, the affecting factors, the broader project impact and the contribution to the general goal/strategy, and the project partnership strategy. The Project Management Support – Specialist - based in Mexico Sri Lanka will work under the guidance of the International Consultant and will provide necessary substantive and operational support to International Consultant in carrying out this TE of the Project. Internationally recruited Consultant will work remotely due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Xxxxx visits to the project sites and stakeholder interviews will be conducted with support of the Project Management Support – Specialist. Project success will be measured based on the Project Logical Framework (see Annex 1A), which provides clear performance and impact indicators for project implementation along with their corresponding means of verification. The evaluation will assess the aspects as listed in the evaluation report outline attached in Annex 2. The Project Management Support – Specialist will help to review all relevant sources of information including documents prepared during the preparation phase (i.e. PIF, UNDP Initiation Plan, UNDP Social and Environmental Screening Procedure/SESP) the Project Document, project reports including annual PIRs, project budget revisions, lesson learned reports, national strategic and legal documents, and any other materials that the International consultant considers useful for this evidence-based evaluation. The TE Team will review the baseline and midterm GEF focal area Core Indicators/Tracking Tools submitted to the GEF at the CEO endorsement and midterm stages and the terminal Core Indicators/Tracking Tools that must be completed before the TE field mission begins. The Project Management Support – Specialist will travel to five four target landscapes of Mexico Sri Lanka in order to interview the local stakeholders and beneficiaries and evaluate the grant project results. The remote/ virtual meetings will be applied if travel to project site is restricted. An updated stakeholder list with contact details (phone and email) will be provided by the Project Team to the TE Team before the TE field missions start. The TE Team is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with the Project Team, government counterparts (the GEF Operational Focal Point or her/his designated staff), Implementing Partners, the UNDP Country Office, the Regional Technical Advisor, National Steering Committee members, project beneficiaries, NGOs, grantees, direct beneficiaries and other stakeholders. The specific design and methodology for the TE should emerge from consultations between the TE Team and the above-mentioned parties regarding what is appropriate and feasible for meeting the TE purpose and objectives and answering the evaluation questions, given limitations of budget, time and data. The TE Team must use gender-responsive methodologies and tools and ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as other cross-cutting issues and SDGs are incorporated into the TE report. The final methodological approach including interview schedule, field visits (for Project Management Support – Specialist) and data to be used in the evaluation must be clearly outlined in the TE Inception Report and be fully discussed and agreed between the Consultant and Project team, RTA and UNOPS. The final report must describe the full TE approach taken and the rationale for the approach making explicit the underlying assumptions, challenges, strengths and weaknesses about the methods and approach of the evaluation. The TE Team will assess project performance against expectations set out in the project’s Logical Framework/Results Framework (see ToR Annex A). The TE Team will assess results according to the criteria outlined in the Guidance for TEs of UNDP-supported GEF-financed Projects.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment. The objective of the Evaluation evaluation is to assess the achievement of project objectiveobjectives, the affecting factors, the broader project impact and the contribution to the general goal/strategy, and the project partnership strategy. The Project Management Support – Specialist - Advisor will be working remotely, supported by the National Consultant to be hired on a short-term IC Contract via UNDP CO and based in Mexico Kazakhsttan, who will facilitate the Project Management Support – Advisor and provide necessary substantive and operational support to International Consultant in carrying out this TE of the Project. Internationally recruited Consultant will work remotely due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Xxxxx visits to the project sites and stakeholder interviews will be conducted with support of the Project Management Support – Specialistevaluation. Project success will be measured based on the Project Logical Framework (see Annex 1), which provides clear performance and impact indicators for project implementation along with their corresponding means of verification. The evaluation will assess the aspects as listed in the evaluation report outline attached attaching in Annex 2. The Project Management Support – Specialist will help to Advisor review all relevant sources of information including documents prepared during the preparation phase (i.e. PIF, UNDP Initiation Plan, UNDP Social and Environmental Screening Procedure/SESP) the Project Document, project reports including annual PIRs, project budget revisions, lesson learned reports, national strategic and legal documents, and any other materials that the International consultant Project Management Support - Advisor considers useful for this evidence-based evaluation. The TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor will review the baseline and midterm GEF focal area Core Indicators/Tracking Tools submitted to the GEF at the CEO endorsement and midterm stages and the terminal Core Indicators/Tracking Tools that must be completed before the TE field mission begins. The Project Management Support – Specialist will travel to five target landscapes of Mexico in order to interview the local stakeholders and beneficiaries and evaluate the grant project results. The remote/ virtual meetings will be applied if travel to project site is restricted. An updated stakeholder list with contact details (phone and email) will be provided by the Project Team to the TE Team before the TE field missions start. The TE Team - Advisor is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with the Project Team, government counterparts (the GEF Operational Focal Point or her/his designated staffPoint), Implementing Partners, the UNDP Country OfficeOffice(s), the Regional Technical Advisor, National Steering Committee members, project beneficiaries, NGOs, grantees, direct beneficiaries and other stakeholders. The specific design and methodology for the TE should emerge from consultations between the TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor and the above-mentioned parties regarding what is appropriate and feasible for meeting the TE purpose and objectives and answering the evaluation questions, given limitations of budget, time and data. The TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor must use gender-responsive methodologies and tools and ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as other cross-cutting issues and SDGs are incorporated into the TE report. The final methodological approach including interview schedule, field visits (for Project Management Support – Specialist) and data to be used in the evaluation must be clearly outlined in the TE Inception Report and be fully discussed and agreed between UNDP, stakeholders and the Consultant and Project team, RTA and UNOPSManagement Support - Advisor. The final report must describe the full TE approach taken and the rationale for the approach making explicit the underlying assumptions, challenges, strengths and weaknesses about the methods and approach of the evaluation. The TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor will assess project performance against expectations set out in the project’s Logical Framework/Results Framework (see ToR Annex A). The TE Team Project Management Support - Advisor will assess results according to the criteria outlined in the Guidance for TEs of UNDP-supported GEF-financed Projects.