Position title: Chief Evaluation Officer Grade: PL-3 Position N°: 50076316 Reference: ADB/13/112 Publication date: 19/07/2013 Closing date: 08/08/2013 The core mandate of the Bank’s Evaluation Department is to conduct independent evaluation studies, provide relevant lessons, develop and harmonize standards and practices, support evaluation capacity development together with partner agencies and attest to the validity of both processes and the results of self-evaluation activities. Under the general supervision of the Director of OPEV, the job holder will perform the following duties and responsibilities: Lead/Conduct and manage Private sector evaluations that are impartial, independent, credible and meet professional standards and ensure that evaluations are useful and address strategic issues Plan and carry out high level evaluations of the Bank’s interventions, policies and cross-cutting themes, ensuring that such evaluations meet relevant Private sector evaluation quality standards; Plan, lead and supervise professional evaluation teams (including both staff and consultants) undertaking evaluation activities; Develop/adapt methodological approaches and ensure that appropriate and up-to-date evaluation approaches and methods are applied; Plan and manage utilization of human and financial resources allocated to each evaluation, and monitor and report on the use of resources giving due attention to efficiency and economy; During the evaluation process, engage regularly Bank’s Management and staff both at headquarter and field office level; Guide Evaluation Officers in the preparation of high level evaluations, including (i) definition of the approach paper, preparation of the portfolio, quality-at-entry, literature and policy reviews, as well as case studies, and writing-up of final report, (ii) activities linked to the procurement and management of consultants; Provide guidance to Staff and other stakeholders, including RMC representatives, to ensure that the OPEV’s approach is aligned with the Bank’s overall policies and rules, including commitments under the Paris Declaration and other high-level agreements on harmonization and management for results, and lead dialogue in these areas when appropriate; Develop and review policies, guidance, systems, procedures and tools related to Private sector high-level evaluations, in collaboration with the Lead expert; Carry out peer review to ensure that evaluations conducted by other OPEV staff meet high professional standards in line with AfDB’s Evaluation Policy; Prepare clear and synthetic evaluation reports, including a summary version to the standard required by the Bank’s Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE), concisely presenting evaluation findings, lessons, conclusions and recommendations. Promote the evaluation function in the Bank and Regional Member Countries (RMCs) and ensure that evaluation results are made widely known Ensure effective and appropriate communication of evaluation findings, lessons, conclusions and recommendations to the relevant stakeholders; Lead or manage review, analysis, and commenting on documents prepared by Country and Sector Departments and other Units of the Bank to ensure that lessons of experience are duly incorporated in the design of Bank Group policies and operations; Represent OPEV in the relevant fora within the Bank to ensure that relevant and useful evaluation lessons are reflected in policies and strategies and in the design and implementation of projects or programmes; Prepare evaluation summaries and presentations for wide communication of evaluation results; Organize meetings, workshops and other discussion fora to establish dialogue on evaluation results; Prepare oral or written answers to enquiries about OPEV’s evaluation work; Represent OPEV in relevant conferences, workshops, seminars etc within the Bank and elsewhere, seeking to ensure that evaluation perspectives and results are given due consideration; Arrange/contribute to evaluation training and evaluation capacity building in the Bank and in RMCs, including preparation of suitable training material.