National Evaluation Expert to conduct external evaluation of the Accelerate Women-Owned Micro Enterprises (AWOME) – EntreprenHER Programme 2018 -2025
Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiar
Closing: 2026-03-05
Updated: 2026-03-03
Country: South Africa
Structured facts
Category: UN
Country: South Africa
Duty station: Pretoria, South Africa
Contract type: Local Consultancy (IC/SSA)
Grade: Not specified
Posted: 2026-02-24
Updated: 2026-03-03
Role overview
Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiar
Background:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
UN Women has been implementing the EntreprenHER Programme, formerly known as Accelerate Women-Owned Micro Enterprises (AWOME) since 2018. The programme is multinational, implemented in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. The programme aims to strengthen the sustainability, profitability, and growth of women-owned micro-enterprises, particularly those operating in the informal economy. EntreprenHER targets 4500 women entrepreneurs across the three countries by end of 2026, focusing on, entrepreneurship, life skills development; access to finance and markets; digital tools and technology; institutional and policy strengthening; visibility, advocacy and scalability. This programme is aligned with the UN Women Strategic Notes from 2017- 2022 and 2023-2025, SDGs 5 and 8, the 2030 Agenda, and the Leave No One Behind principle.
UN Women South Africa is seeking services of national evaluation expert to conduct external evaluation of the Accelerate Women-Owned Micro Enterprises (AWOME) – EntreprenHER Programme 2018 -2025. The national evaluation expert will be reporting to the Deputy Country Representative and will be supported by Programme Manager for EntreprenHER Programme, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.
1. Purpose of the Evaluation
The evaluation will assess the programme’s design and theory of change, implementation and delivery modalities, capacity development and mentoring approaches, access to finance, markets and technology, and the effectiveness of partnerships and institutional strengthening. It will also examine the integration of gender equal