Rural enterprises in Sri Lanka had cited transport as a major obstacle to starting or operating a business. Provincial roads provided essential connectivity, linking national roads, which connected consumer areas; and local roads, which connected rural agricultural production areas. Provincial roads also facilitated essential bus services, ensuring access to economic opportunities and inclusive growth. 
This workshop brought together evaluators from ECG member and observer institutions, as well as staff from the World Bank and IFC. The sessions want to stimulate a discussion on the approaches, challenges and solutions to integrate gender in evaluation in both projects and country strategies in order to improve methods and quality of evaluations.
EIB are looking for a candidate to contribute to the evaluation activity of the EIB Group (EIBG) by leading thematic evaluations and by participating to the elaboration and implementation of the evaluation strategy and programme.
Accountabilities
The Evaluation Expert will carry out different tasks and responsibilities in cooperation with and under the supervision of the Division head of Evaluation. These include:
Full responsibility in conducting thematic evaluations on any of the areas of activity of the EIBG:
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) plans to undertake in 2018 the following evaluations:
The Independent Evaluation Department (IED), through its accountability and learning mandates, conducts evaluation activities to help the Board of Directors, ADB Management, and decision makers in Asian Development Bank's developing member countries to understand whether resources have been well spent, and whether the planned outcomes have been achieved. Its strategic goal is to accelerate ADB's development effectiveness through independent evaluation.
The EvD Evaluation Department are currently looking to fill three positions:
