National Consultant: Development of Operations Manual

Country: Philippines Description of the Assignment: General Information Job Title National Consultant for the Development of the Revised National Evaluation Policy Framework Operations Manual Brand UNDP Philippines Duty Station Manila, Philippines Contract Duration 42 person-days spread over 6 months Type of Contract Individual Consultant Languages Required English, Filipino Under the overall guidance of the DEPDev Investment Programming Group (IPG), in coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation Staff (MES) in its role as the Evaluation Secretariat under the Revised NEPF, particularly through its Strategic Outcome and Evaluation Division (SOED), and the UNDP Strategic M&E Project Management Team, the Individual Consultant shall develop the Revised NEPF Operations Manual..The Consultant shall ensure that the development of the Guidelines aligns with the directives of the NEPF Steering and Technical Committees, the governance bodies mandated to provide oversight and strategic guidance for the Revised NEPF.The Consultant shall undertake the following scope of work:1. Desk Review and Inception PlanningThe Consultant shall conduct a structured desk review of key policy, legal, and operational references relevant to the development of the Revised NEPF Operations Manual. These shall include, at a minimum: DEPDev–DBM Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2025-02 on the Revised NEPF; RA 12145, as relevant institutional context; the Guidelines on Evaluation in the National Government, and other applicable policies, guidance documents, and current practices related to the implementation of national policy frameworks in the public sector. Drawing from the desk review and this Terms of Reference (TOR), the Consultant shall prepare an Inception Plan. The Inception Plan shall serve as the basis for a shared understanding of approach, scope, sequencing, and expectations of the subsequent outputs, and shall include, at a minimum, the following:a. A gap analysis of the provisions of DEP