Humanitarian Evaluation Specialist, Evaluation Office, P-4 at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Job Purpose:

• In a context marked by the multiplication of humanitarian crises, the need for evaluative evidence to account for UNFPA's performance in humanitarian assistance and to inform UNFPA's current and future humanitarian programming is increasingly essential. To address this need, the Evaluation Office is setting up a team specifically dedicated to humanitarian evaluations. 
• Under the supervision of the Humanitarian Evaluation Adviser, the Humanitarian Evaluation Specialist will contribute to the development of the humanitarian evaluation function at UNFPA. 

You would be responsible for:

• Contributing to the implementation of a strategy and the related action plans for humanitarian evaluation at UNFPA;
• Enhancing the quality of UNFPA humanitarian evaluation methods and tools;
• Managing or contributing to the management of humanitarian evaluations commissioned by the Evaluation Office;
• Providing ad hoc methodological support to M&E staff in regional and country offices involved with humanitarian evaluation;
• Assisting the Humanitarian Evaluation Adviser in representing the Evaluation Office in various fora related to humanitarian assistance in general, and humanitarian evaluation in particular;
• Carrying out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

• Advanced university degree in development studies, public health sociology, environmental science, economics, social studies, international relations or other related field.  

Knowledge and Experience: 

• At least seven (7) years of increasingly responsible professional experience, including five (5) years at the international level;
• Demonstrable experience in managing and conducting humanitarian evaluations in or for UN organizations, other multi-lateral or bilateral development organizations;
• Proven track record as an evaluator of humanitarian operations, programmes and projects;
• Demonstrable experience in strengthening humanitarian evaluation capacities and providing methodological guidance and advisory services;
• Demonstrable experience in conducting workshops and training on evaluation; 
• Knowledge of specialized software applied to evaluation, including Artificial Intelligence, is desirable.

Languages: 

• Excellent verbal and writing skills in English required;
• Fluency in Arabic and/or French required.

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
• Communicating for impact 

Functional Competencies:

• Providing conceptual innovation to support programme effectiveness
• Evaluating the impact of UNFPA’s activities 

Managerial Competencies (if applicable):

• Providing strategic focus
• Engaging staff and partners
• Leading, developing and empowering people/creating a culture of performance
• Making decisions and exercise judgment.