ToR – Final Independent Project Evaluation – Social dialogue for formalization and employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) At International Labour Organization

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

ILO/ ROAS is searching for an evaluation firm to undertake the final independent evaluation.

The activities should take approximately 40 working days, with work expected to be undertaken during the period August – November 2024 in person and online. The current call is asking for expressions of interest from interested firms specialized in project evaluations.

Please see Background Information and draft TORs for further information.

Duration of the contract: August and ends in November 2024.

Application deadline: August 5, 2024 (11pm Beirut time)

Desired profile of the evaluation team:

• Master’s Degree in social sciences, economics, development studies, evaluation or related fields, with demonstrated strong research experience;
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in conducting projects and programme evaluations, with demonstrated experience in development related programmes.
• Previous experience in evaluations for UN agencies is required.
• Evaluation experience with the ILO and the EU cooperation projects, including regional programmes is a strong asset.
• Relevant regional experience and familiarity with implementation of programmes and projects in the region.
• Experience in the Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon and OPT is an asset.
• Full proficiency in English.
• Command of Arabic and French through a team member.
• Knowledge of the ILO and its normative mandate, tripartite structure and technical cooperation activities is a strong asset
• Excellent communication, interview and report writing skills;
• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality results within strict deadlines.
• Facilitation skills and ability to manage diversity of views in different cultural contexts.
• All team members must have no previous involvement in the delivery of the project under evaluation.

Information

Details

Project title

Social dialogue for formalization and employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM)

DC Symbol

INT/20/02/EUR

Type of Evaluation

Independent

Timing of Evaluation

Final

Countries

Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), and other countries of the Southern Neighbourhood region

P&B outcomes

1, 2, 3, 5, 8, A

SDG (s)

5, 8, 10, 16

Start Date

March 2021

End Date

December 2024

Administrative unit

CO-Algiers, RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut, DWT/CO-Cairo

Technical Backstopping Unit

DWT Beirut, DWT Cairo

Collaborating ILO Units

SKILLS, DIALOGUE, DEVINVEST, INWORK

Donor

European Commission, DG for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Neighbourhood

Evaluation Manager

Hiba Al Rifai

Budget

€4,400,000

Introduction

Many countries in the Southern Neighbourhood of the European Union are still grappling with the aftermath of past crises such as the global recession in 2008 and the Arab Spring in 2011, alongside the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These crises have left a lasting mark, affecting the lives of people in those countries. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), a significant portion, between 40 to 67 percent, of workers in these countries are part of the informal economy. Furthermore, they often lack job security, social protection, and basic rights. Even among wealthier segments of society, informal employment remains a notable issue.

The informal economy varies widely across the region and within countries. Factors like structural adjustments, high unemployment rates, inequality, and social exclusion have worsened the situation in most places. Although the immediate impact of the pandemic has passed, its effects have been profound, pushing many into poverty and exacerbating existing challenges. Young people looking for work face even greater hurdles due to existing barriers to formal employment.

The International Labour Conference recognized these issues in 2015 by adopting Recommendation No. 204, focusing on transitioning from informal to formal economies to ensure decent work for all. Implementing this recommendation requires time, effort, and involvement from informal economy actors. Promoting effective and inclusive mechanisms for social dialogue is crucial in this process. Laws and policies should support informal economy actors in exercising their rights and joining relevant organizations.

Informal employment in the Southern Neighbourhood countries is associated with poorer working conditions, lower pay, and lower productivity compared to formal employment. Without labour rights protections, informal workers lack access to minimum wages, maternity protection, and social security. This lack of regulation and investment also hinders private sector dynamism, productivity, and competitiveness, further hampering growth and development.

In the Southern Neighbourhood, workers and economic units in the informal economy face specific barriers to representation and social dialogue. Many are unable to organize or have their needs heard in decision-making processes. In Egypt and the OPT, informal employment rates are significant, with a large portion of workers operating in the informal sector. Algeria and Lebanon also struggle with large informal economies, often accompanied by poverty, which has been worsened by the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Project background

The ” Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region” (SOLIFEM) project is a 42-month project (March 2021 to August 2024) co-funded by the European Union and the ILO. It supports the transition to the formal economy through coordinated action to strengthen the capacity of the ILO tripartite constituents in the region, with particular focus on Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and OPT, on two fronts – first, for the development of integrated strategies on formalization and second, for the development of skills training and recognition systems, with a particular focus on women and youth.

The project strategy is built on the solid foundation of tripartism and social dialogue, in line with the ILO’s overall mandate and with Recommendation No. 204 on the transition from the informal to the formal economy. This Recommendation emphasizes the critical role of social dialogue in the design, implementation and evaluation of policies and programmes for the transition to formality. ILO experience confirms that social dialogue is an effective tool for promoting formalization and building consensus on the necessary policy and legal reforms, as has been shown in many countries including Costa Rica, Greece, Senegal and Uruguay.

The project’s interventions take place at two levels: at the national level, primarily in the four focus countries/territory and at the regional/inter-regional level, bringing together participants from across the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood region.

At the national level, the project aims to generate national strategies for formalization, based notably on an improved understanding of the informal economy, strengthened capacity and enhanced policy dialogue and coordination among the tripartite constituents and other key stakeholders on promoting formalization and boosting skills and employability for youth and women as key dimensions of inclusive and sustainable development. At the regional level, it aims to strengthen mechanisms for regional policy dialogue, allowing the participating countries to share the knowledge and experience they have gained, learn from each other, and jointly devise recommendations and plans to carry their work forward at both national and regional levels. The project’s outcomes will thus inform and support joint action and future initiatives built on social dialogue and through south-south and triangular cooperation across the Southern Neighbourhood in order to build sustainable solutions to common issues and challenges.

The following planned outputs contribute to achievement of the Project’s Outcome 1: Enabling national policy frameworks to facilitate the transition of informal economy workers and economic units to the formal economy in place, developed through dialogue between the tripartite constituents.

• A diagnostic analysis of factors, characteristics, causes and circumstances of informality to inform the design and implementation of a national strategy on formalization is established and validated by tripartite constituents.
• Social dialogue institutions or mechanisms at national and regional levels are stronger and better equipped to address the risks of informalization and foster transition to the formal economy.
• National strategies or roadmaps for the progressive transition from the informal to the formal economy are developed, and their implementation initiated in selected focus countries/territory.

The following planned outputs contribute to achievement of the Project’s Outcome 2: Strengthened skills development systems that enable young people and women in the informal economy to access formal employment.

• A joint mapping by tripartite constituents and training institutions of skills, training delivery mechanisms and employability gaps among workers in the informal economy is conducted.
• Programmes that improve the access of women and youth in the informal economy to training and lifelong learning opportunities are designed or revised.
• Frameworks for national Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) systems are developed.
  • Outcome 1: Strong tripartite constituents and influential and inclusive social dialogue, and especially to output 1.4, on strengthening social dialogue and labour relations laws, processes and institutions;

Project management arrangements

The project is implemented by ILO project staff present in the 4 focus countries/territory involved (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory). The team was headed by an internationally recruited Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) based in the ILO office in Algiers and as of December 2023, by an internationally recruited Project Technical Officer also based in ILO Office in Algiers. Each of the 3 countries has a national project coordinator (NPC) and a finance and administration assistant (FAA) while in OPT the only staff member is the project coordinator.

The project is supported by technical specialists from the Decent Work technical support teams (DWT) in Cairo and Beirut, as well as from INWORK, DIALOGUE, DEVINVEST and SKILLS in ILO HQ, and works in close collaboration with the Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and the Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) in the field and at HQ. Furthermore, the project has been receiving support from the newly established AP/Formalization programme and joint initiatives/interventions are planned accordingly.

The project document foresaw the establishment of a tripartite project advisory committee (PAC) in each focus country/territory; in practice, certain adjustments were made considering the national context. In the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), the tripartite body is a sub-committee of the National Labour Policies Committee, the official tripartite social dialogue institution. In Lebanon, there is a smaller tripartite Reference Group established to guide the project strategy and implementation, with involvement only of the Ministry of Labour, given the limited government capacity in the context of the ongoing economic crisis. In Algeria, there is a large PAC that includes many government ministries and national institutions, in addition to the social partners. In Algeria the project is also supported by two technical working groups on formalization and on skills, a structure initially foreseen for all focus countries. In Egypt, the project works with social partners.

SOLIFEM coordinates with the partners responsible for the implementation of the EU project SOLiD II “Towards an inclusive and structured social dialogue in the Southern Mediterranean Neighbourhood”, in order to maximise synergies and ensure the continuous sharing of knowledge and experience. Also, on yearly basis, a joint steering committee is held bringing together the EU DG NEAR, SOLID II and SOLIFEM teams.

Project Main Stakeholders:

Lebanon

CGTL (General Confederation of Lebanese Workers)

FENASOL (The National Federation of Worker and Employee Trade Unions in Lebanon)

ALI (Association of Lebanese Industrialists)

MoL (Ministry of Labour)

OPT

MoL (Ministry of Labour)

FPCCIA (Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture)

PGFTU (Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions)

Egypt

FEI (Federation Of Egyptian Industries)

ETUF (Egyptian Trade Union Federation)

EDLC (Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress)

Small farmers TU

Small farmers TU

Algeria

UGTA (Union Générale des Travaillerus Algériens)

CGEA (Confédération Générale des Entreprises Algériennes)

MTESS (Ministère du Travail, de l’emploi et de la Sécurité Sociale)

MFEP (Ministère de la formation et l’Enseignement Professionnels)

SOLID II Teams and stakeholders

Project alignment with the ILO P&B, DWCPs, national policy frameworks and the SDGs

SOLIFEM contributes to the following global policy outcomes in the ILO Programme & Budget (P&B) 2022-2023:

• Outcome 2: International labour standards and authoritative and effective supervision, in particular output 2.2 on increased capacity of member States to apply international labour standards;
• Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all, and especially to work to support member states to develop integrated strategies towards formalization in line with Recommendation No. 204;
• Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises as generators of employment and promoters of innovation and decent work, in particular output 4.3 on increased capacity of member States to implement measures to facilitate the transition of enterprises to formality;
• Outcome 5: Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market including output 5.3 on enhancing constituents’ capacity to design and deliver innovative, flexible and inclusive learning options; and
• Outcome 7: Adequate and effective protection at work for all, in particular output 7.4 which includes support for the transition to formality of informal workers in formal enterprises or in households.
  • In Algeria, the 2020 Government plan of action for the implementation of the programme of the President of the Republic.

At national level, in Algeria, the project is linked to two CPOs, namely (I) CPO DZA102: Increased capacity of principals and training providers to anticipate skill needs and improve access to the labour market, and (ii) CPO DZA105: Strengthened Constituency Capacities to Develop and Implement Strategies and Measures for Youth Employment and Facilitate Formalization.

In Egypt, the project is linked to CPO EGY 101 Increased capacity of constituents to develop labour market services and support transitions to decent work, particularly for youth and women, 801 Strengthened institutional capacity of employers’ organizations, 802 Strengthened institutional capacity of workers’ organizations and 103 Increased capacity of national stakeholders to improve access to lifelong learning and inclusive skills development and support labour market transitions.

In Lebanon, the project is linked to LBN103: Improved employability of Syrian Refugees and Lebanese citizens to access Decent Work, LBN 104: Enhanced capacity of the government and social partners to develop a national labour policy, and mainstream SDGs relating to employment and DW into national development and crisis response frameworks, LBN 801: Strengthened institutional capacity of employers’ organizations, LBN 802: Strengthened institutional capacity of workers’

In the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the project is linked to CPO 126 on Enhanced employment policy in the OPT.

In the focus countries/territory, the project is aligned with the following national development plans/policy frameworks:

• In Egypt, the Country Strategy Paper 2017-20 and the Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt’s Vision 2030.
• In Lebanon, the United Nations Strategic Framework (UNSF) 2017-2020 focusing on promoting social dialogue and fundamental principles and rights at work as well as productive employment opportunities for Lebanese women and youth.
• In the OPT, the National Policy Agenda 2017-2022 and the Labour Sector sectoral strategy, and the Palestinian Decent Work Programme 2018–2022 (concerning the need for strengthening social dialogue and freedom of association, skills and entrepreneurship, youth and women’s empowerment and labour market participation).

With regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the project contributes to SDG 8 to ‘promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all’, specifically its target 8.3 to ‘promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services’ and 8.5 to ‘achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value’. The project contributes as well to SDG 1: No Poverty; SDG 4: Quality Education; SDG 10: Reducing Inequality, and SDG 16: Promoting Peaceful and Inclusive Societies. The right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is captured by SDG indicator 8.8.2, while the effectiveness and transparency of institutions, and responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision making by targets 16.6 and 16.7 respectively.

At the level of the EU, the project is aligned with the 2017 European Consensus on Development and the 2015 revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) that call for a focus on achieving sustainable development and increasing the resilience and stabilization of the Southern Mediterranean Neighbourhood. The Declaration of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) ministerial conference on Employment and Labour adopted in 2019 underlined the crucial role of effective social dialogue to address the challenges of growth, democracy and social justice. In addition, the project is aligned with the 2021 Agenda for the Mediterranean and the 2022 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Employment and Labour.

Finally, the project was originally intended to make an important contribution to implementation of the One UN effort to tackle the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 in the Southern Neighbourhood countries, although this is of less relevance at this point in the project implementation, given other economic and political developments in the region that are more profound. In particular, the project’s planned interventions are fully in line with the third pillar of the UN framework which addresses the economic response and recovery by protecting jobs, small and medium-sized enterprises, and informal economy workers. The framework’s fifth pillar on social cohesion and community resilience emphasizes the importance of inclusive social dialogue in developing and implementing all crisis response and recovery measures.

Evaluation Background

ILO considers evaluation as an integral part of the implementation of development cooperation activities. Systematic and timely evaluation of its programmes and activities is also an established priority of the European Commission.

Provision is made in the project in accordance with ILO evaluation policy and based on the nature of the project and the specific requirements agreed upon at the time of the project design and during the project as per established procedures. An internal midterm evaluation was done in 2023 and as the project is coming to an end and in line with the evaluation policy, a final independent evaluation is due.

The final evaluation aims to assess the overall performance of the project, the achievement and quality of the results, with emphasis on results-oriented approaches and the contribution towards achievement of the SDGs. It will also assess the potential impact of theof the programme for the targeted populations, and formulate lessons learned and practical recommendations to improve future similar programmes.

Objectives

The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide an overall independent assessment of the performance of the project, paying particular attention to its different levels of results measured against its expected objectives, and to provide key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations. It also aims at assessing the added-value and the challenges of the regional / multi-country nature of the project This evaluation will provide a comprehensive independent assessment of the project through the six OECD-DAC criteria: Relevance, coherence and with special focus on effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and potential impact of the project.

The evaluation will comply with ILO evaluation policy[1], and the UNEG ethical guidelines[2] will be followed.

Scope of the Evaluation

The evaluation will assess the project’s overall performance in line with its planned outcomes and outputs. It will cover all aspects of the project’s implementation highlighting the main challenges and good practices. The evaluation will build on the findings from the midterm evaluation with more targeted focus on the period from August 2023 to August 2024 which was not covered by the midterm evaluation. It will integrate ILO’s cross-cutting issues, including norms and social dialogue, gender equality, disability inclusion, and other non-discrimination concerns throughout its methodology and all deliverables. The geographical coverage will align with that of the project in each of the four countries/ territory; the regional multi-country dimension of the SOLIFEM project will be of particular focus across the analysis.

Clients of the Evaluation

The primary clients of this evaluation are the relevant constituents, the Governments, the Employers and Workers’ Organizations, in Algeria, Lebanon, Egypt and OPT. In addition to the above, the ILO CO-Algiers, the project team, the ILO DWT in Cairo and Beirut, the ILO Regional Office for Africa (ROAF), the ILO Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) and the relevant technical units in ILO Headquarters, and the donor, represented by the European Commission in Brussels and its delegations in the four focus countries/territories. Secondary users include other project stakeholders and units within the ILO that may indirectly benefit from the knowledge generated by the evaluation. U

A participatory approach involving key stakeholders will be ensured to the extent possible.

Evaluation Criteria and Questions

The evaluation utilizes the standard ILO evaluation framework and follows the OECD/DAC evaluation criteria with emphasis on integrating gender.

Relevance:

• To what extent are the results from the midterm evaluation still relevant? Has there been any updates to the project approach?

Coherence

• To what extent is the project coherent with other interventions of the ILO and the EU in the region, especially the SOLID 2 project? To what extent is the project consistent with the policies and goals of the countries under study including work on gender?

Effectiveness

• To what extent did the project achieve its outcomes and outputs?
• How did the project’s outputs and outcomes contribute to ILO’s mainstreamed strategies including gender equality, social dialogue, and labour standards?
• How and to what extent did the project contribute to the ILO’s Implementation Report on the Programme & Budget and Country Programme Outcomes?
• To what extent the project is contributing to the EU priorities under the Agenda for the Mediterranean and to the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP III), to the UfM policy agenda under the Ministerial declaration on Employment of 2022 and to the partners’ national policy frameworks.
• How effective was communication among the project teams, the regional offices and the responsible technical department at ILO headquarters? Has the project received adequate technical and administrative support/response from the ILO backstopping units?
• To what extent did the project ensure the implementation of the recommendations, lessons learned and good practices extracted from the midterm evaluation?

Efficiency

• To what extent were the project activities cost-efficient? Were the resources (funds, human resources, time, expertise etc.) allocated strategically to achieve outcomes, especially in line with the findings of the midterm evaluation?
• How did the project’s governance structure facilitate good results and efficient delivery? And if not, why not?
• How have the stakeholders been involved in the project? Are some stakeholders more involved than others and why? How efficient were the coordination efforts and dialogue with the SOLID 2 project?
• To what extent did the project consider and address potential gender disparities or biases to ensure efficient utilization of resources and equitable outcomes?

Impact orientation

• How likely are the project achievements to contribute to the formalization of the informal economy in the four countries? What positive or negative, intended or unintended, higher-level effects can be linked to the project? What is the project’s expected impact on female and youth workers?
• How has the project contributed to reinforce social dialogue in the region?
• How is the project contributing to the relevant SDGs? Can any specific achievement be directly linked to the SDG indicators?

Sustainability

• Did the project establish an exit strategy to ensure the sustainability of its efforts? What measures have been considered to ensure that the key components of the project are sustainable beyond the life of the project at both country and regional levels? Did the project consider gender in planning its sustainable measures? Can future projects be built upon the results of this project, ensuring sustainability and optimal use of results?

Methodology

The evaluation will be carried out by an external independent Evaluation Team (ET). The evaluation will follow a mixed methods approach using both available and as necessary primary quantitative and qualitative data. Triangulation is expected to ensure the reliability and validity of findings. Gender will be mainstreamed throughout the evaluation process.

Any changes to the methodology should be discussed with and approved by the Evaluation Manager. The ET is expected to follow the below approach:

Briefing and inception report drafting

The ET will have initial consultations with the Evaluation Manager, the relevant ILO staff managing the project, the EU, and some key stakeholders. The objective of the consultations is to reach a common understanding regarding the status of the project, the priority questions, available data sources and data collection instruments and an outline of the final evaluation report. The following topics will be covered: status of logistical arrangements, project background and materials, key evaluation questions and priorities, outline of the inception and final report.

Document review and analysis

The ET is expected to review and analyze the project-related documents. These include but not limited to project documents or concept notes with logical framework, work plans, progress and technical reports, financial reports, any materials/ studies/ events proceedings prepared or undertaken within the framework of the project

Individual Interviews

Following the desk review and after the initial consultations as well as the approval of the inception report, the ET will hold virtual and in-person meetings with the identified key stakeholders including the ILO staff, the EU, and constituents/stakeholders. Individual or group interviews will be conducted based on the provided list of stakeholders.

Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)

The ET is expected to organize FGDs with the different groups of end-beneficiaries. The FGDs should consider gender, nationality, geographical coverage, and the thematic area. The ET is expected to lead on all logistics related to the FGDs; the project teams can play a facilitation role (on logistics) only.

Drafting the evaluation report

The ET will draft the evaluation report based on the outline agreed upon in the inception report. The evaluation manager will share the draft report with relevant ILO staffs, partners and stakeholders will consolidate their feedback. The evaluator will thereafter, amend the evaluation report and submit a final version to the evaluation manager.

Presentation of findings

The ET will convene a workshop to present the evaluation findings and validate the interpretations. Details on the timing and scope of the workshop will decided with the EM throughout the process.

Evaluation Timeframe

The evaluation is to commence in August and end in November 2024. The following table describes the tentative number of days:

Tasks

Number of Working days

Inception phase: inception consultations, desk review, drafting and submitting an inception report

8

Revise and resubmit inception report

2

Data collection

20

Drafting and submission of the evaluation report

10

Revising the draft final report

3

Integration of all comments and finalization of the report

2

Workshop

1

Total

46

Total estimated payable working days: 46 Days

Deliverables

The main outputs of the evaluation consist of the following (all in English):

• Deliverable 1: Inception Report along its comments log
• Deliverable 2: Draft evaluation report
• Deliverable 3: Draft 2 of the evaluation report along its comments log
• Deliverable 4: PowerPoint Presentation
• Deliverable 5: Final evaluation report with separate template for executive summary and templates for lessons learned and good practices duly filled in (as per ILO’s standard procedure, the report will be considered final after EVAL’s approval)

Payment Terms

• 10 per cent of the total fee against deliverable 1 above approved by the evaluation manager
• 30 per cent of the total fee against deliverable 2 above
• 60 per cent of the total fee against deliverables 3, 4 and 5 above, approved by the ILO Regional Evaluation Officer.

Management Arrangement

The ET will report to the ILO’s evaluation manager and should discuss any technical and methodological matters with her. The ILO ROAS, DWT/ Cairo, and CO Algiers will provide administrative and logistical support during the data collection. The Evaluation Office will approve and sign off the final evaluation report.

The ET is responsible for conducting the evaluation according to the terms of reference (ToR):

• Review the ToR and propose any refinements to evaluation questions and methodology during the inception phase
• Review project background materials (e.g., project document and progress reports).
• Prepare an inception report
• Develop and implement the evaluation methodology (i.e., conduct interviews, review documents) to answer the evaluation questions
• Lead on all logistics and coordination for the data collection
• Conduct preparatory consultations with the evaluation manager prior to the evaluation mission
• Conduct key informant interviews and collect information
• Conduct focus group discussions
• Analyse findings from key informant interviews and focus group discussions
• Prepare an initial draft of the evaluation report with input from ILO specialists and constituents/stakeholders
• Prepare and conduct a workshop on evaluation findings
• Prepare the final report based on the ILO, donor and other stakeholders’ feedback obtained on the draft report.

The ILO Evaluation Manager is responsible for:

• Drafting the ToR
• Finalizing the ToR with input from ILO colleagues and other stakeholders
• Hiring the evaluator
• Providing the evaluator with the project background materials
• Reviewing the inception report and the initial draft final report, circulating them for comments and providing consolidated feedback to the ET on the inception report and the final report
• Reviewing the final report
• Coordinating with the Regional Evaluation Officer for the Evaluation Office’s clearance of the final report
• Disseminating the final report to stakeholders
• Coordinating follow-up as necessary.

The ILO Regional Evaluation Officer:

• Provides support to the planning of the evaluation;
• Approves selection of the evaluation consultant and final versions of the TOR;
• Reviews the draft and final evaluation report and submits it to the ILO Evaluation Office;
• Disseminates the report as appropriate.

The Project team is responsible for:

• Reviewing the draft TOR and providing input
• Providing project background materials, including studies, analytical papers, reports, tools, publications produced, and any relevant background notes
• Providing a proposed list of stakeholders
• Participating in the preparatory briefing prior to the assessment missions
• Support in logistical arrangements for the missions
• Reviewing and providing comments on the initial draft report
• Participating in the debriefing on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations

Legal and Ethical Matters

• This evaluation will comply with ILO evaluation guidelines and UN Norms and Standards.
• The ToRs is accompanied by the code of conduct for carrying out the evaluation “Code of conduct for evaluation in the ILO”[4]. The selected consultant will sign the Code of Conduct form along with the contract.
• UNEG ethical guidelines will be followed throughout the evaluation.
• The consultant will not have any links to project management or any other conflict of interest that would interfere with the independence of the evaluation.

[1]https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_mas/—eval/documents/policy/wcms_603265.pdf

[2]http://www.unevaluation.org/document/detail/2866

[3]For this evaluation, the Regional Evaluation Officer is the evaluation manager.

[4] https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—ed_mas/—eval/documents/publication/wcms_649148.pdf