Vacancy Announcement Details

Under the direction of the Director of Evaluation and the supervision of the Senior Evaluation Specialist (Institutional Effectiveness), the Evaluation Specialist is responsible for managing, and potentially conducting or being a member of external teams that are conducting, independent evaluations and other evaluative exercises of UNICEF’s overall organizational performance in the Institutional Effectiveness portfolio – i.e., those evaluations that transcend individual sectoral areas (e.g., health, education, WASH, child protection) and assess UNICEF's overall organizational performance on measures of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and other evaluation criteria. Examples of areas covered by this portfolio are evaluations and other evaluative exercises that examine the Organization’s internal operations, institutional and structural arrangements, policies, support functions, results-based management systems, and overarching partnership approaches.

In accordance with UNICEF’s mission, guiding principles, standards, commitments, and accountability framework, and under United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) revised norms and standards, the Evaluation Specialist will ensure that all evaluations conducted under her/his leadership are of the highest relevance, timeliness, quality, credibility and utility possible, and that they support the organizational learning and accountability needs of UNICEF and its stakeholders in achieving results for children.

The incumbent will also contribute to cross-cutting initiatives within the Evaluation Office and the wider evaluation function within UNICEF.

Full details available on the UNICEF website. Deadline for applications 4th November.