The Global Environmental Institute (GEI) is looking for an organization to serve as a third-party to evaluate a capacity building project supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (defra) of the United Kingdom.

GEI is a non-governmental and non-profit organization headquartered in Beijing. Founded in 2003, GEI’s mission is to promote sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in China. In cooperation with the Central Communist Party School (CCPS), GEI is implementing an initiative in CCPS aiming to build a set of curriculum on sustainable development to train government officials. A third party evaluation is requested by the (defra) according to the terms of reference.

Project Location: Beijing, China
Duration: Six months from July 2006, extension possible.

Responsibilities:
A. Participate GEI’s monitoring and evaluation process;
B. Complete the interim and final evaluation reports according to the project timetable;
C. Make recommendations to improve the evaluation process;
D. Conduct the feasibility study for the next stage of this project as requested.

Qualifications:
1. Experience in implementing monitoring and evaluation for international NGOs;
2. Experience in implementing monitoring and evaluation on policy capacity building projects in China;
3. A professional evaluation team including multi-disciplinary experts and at least one government official.

To apply, please send a brief introduction of your organization and CVs (in both Chinese and English) of persons who will in charge of this evaluation project to hhfu@geichina.org. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by GEI.

Global Environmental Institute
Telephone: 86-10-6708-3192 x 217
Fax: 86-10-6708-3193
www.geichina.org