• Report to Lead Expert and Evaluator and work in a team of three independent experts who will conduct the Terminal Evaluation.
• Conduct a document review of project documents i.e. Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) 2016 – 2020 between UNDP and Government of Malaysia, Project Identification Form (PIF), UNDP Initiation Plan, Project Document, Environmental and Social Safeguard Policy (ESSP), Project Inception Report, Project Implementation Reviews, Finalized GEF focal area Tracking Tools, Project Appraisal Committee meeting minutes, Financial and Administration guidelines used by Project Team, project operational guidelines, manuals and systems, etc.; provided by UNDP Malaysia Country Office and Project Team.
• Prepare the TE inception report detailing evaluation approach and method, evaluation questions and criteria matrix, list of stakeholders, field mission schedule, overall work plan and TE report outline and content.
• Plan and facilitate in a TE inception workshop during the field mission to clarify their understanding of the objectives and methods of the TE.
• Conduct field mission with TE team that consist of interviews with stakeholders who have project responsibilities and site visits to States of Perak/Kedah, Sabah (Long Pasia and Long Mio) and Sarawak (Kampung Kidding in Kuching, Pa’ Lungan and Pa’Ukat in Bario, Long Telingan and Long Kerebangan in Lawas).
• Assess the following four categories of project progress based on the Guidance for Conducting Midterm Reviews of UNDP-Supported, GEF-Financed Projects for requirements on ratings. No overall rating is required.
• Produce a draft final TE report with TE team members.
• Plan and conduct the TE concluding workshop.
• Finalize and submit the TE report to UNDP.

Deliverables:

• TE Inception Report: TE team clarifies objectives and methods of the Midterm Review no later than 4 weeks before the field mission. To be sent to UNDP Malaysia Country Office and project management. Approximate due date: 15 October 2018
• Field mission: 22 October – 2 November 2018
• PowerPoint Presentation: Initial Findings presented to project management, stakeholders and UNDP Malaysia at the end of the TE field mission. Approximate due date: 2 November 2018
• Draft Final Report: Full report with annexes within 5 weeks of the TE field mission. Approximate due date: 15 December 2018
• TE concluding workshop: 21 – 22 January 2019
• Final Report*: Revised report with annexed audit trail detailing how all received comments have (and have not) been addressed in the final TE report. To be sent to the UNDP Malaysia within 2 weeks of receiving UNDP and stakeholders’ comments and feedback from the TE concluding workshop. Approximate due date: 28 February 2019
• The final TE report must be in English. If applicable, UNDP Malaysia may choose to arrange for a translation of the report into Malay language – the official language more widely shared by national stakeholders.

Timeframe: The total duration of the assignment will be 60 working days starting 1 October 2018, and shall not exceed 7 months from when the National Expert cum Evaluator is hired.

• 1 – 15 October: Prep the TE Team (handover of project documents), document review and preparing TE Inception Report, and preparation of field mission;
• 16 October – 2 November: Field mission: stakeholder meetings, interviews, field visits;
• 2 November: Mission wrap-up meeting & presentation of initial findings;
• 2 November – 15 December: Preparing draft report;
• 1 – 18 December: Preparing for TE concluding workshop;
• 19 December: Conduct TE concluding workshop;
• 20 December 2018 – 28 February 2019: Incorporating audit trail on draft report/Finalization of TE report;
• 1 March – 30 April 2019: Further feedback and acceptance of TE report by UNDP;
• 30 April 2019: Expected date of full TE completion.