International Consultant, Evaluation Team Leader for the L2 Evaluation of SVD Emergency in Regional Office at UNICEF

The objectives of the evaluation are: 

• To assess to which extent the recommendations formulated during the last response have been used to inform the current preparedness and response plan and identify any resulting good practices.  
• To assess the effectiveness and contribution of the UNICEF Response to national efforts, in line with CCCs  
• To inform the resilience efforts of the CO in terms of preparedness and Accountability to Affected Persons (AAP)  
• To formulate recommendations to inform transition plan, coordination and PHE response from UN, UNICEF and national partners moving forward  

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Advanced university degree in disciplines relevant to evaluation (e.g., social policy, economics, demography, anthropology, public health).
• A minimum of ten years’ experience evaluating humanitarian action. Prior experience evaluating UNICEF humanitarian response in Eastern and Southern Africa will be considered as an advantage (P5 level)
• Experience in conducting multi-disciplinary evaluations, including evaluating rapid onset emergencies for UNICEF, other UN agencies or other international partners at the global, regional or country levels.  
• Knowledge of the latest qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches in humanitarian evaluation, especially participatory methods and accountability to affected populations. 
• Experience in desk review-based methodologies with strong qualitative and quantitative analytical and synthesis competencies.  
• Technical expertise relevant to UNICEF’s emergency operations, familiarity with UNICEF’s emergency response, including the Core Commitments to Children, preferred 
• Experience and knowledge of child rights and participation, equity, disability inclusion, and gender equality in research and evaluation, particularly in humanitarian settings 
• Excellent analytical, communication and drafting writing skills in English