Consultancy - Consultant Team Leader/ Evaluation of UNICEF’s Risk management, prevention and sharing in humanitarian action,NYHQ,10 Months,Home-based with travel

UNICEF

10d • Remote

About The Position

UNICEF’s Evaluation Office is commissioning a global evaluation of its risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. Building on case studies from different emergency contexts, the evaluation will trace decision-making processes that led to action or inaction during past emergency responses and assess their repercussions on the delivery of services and goods to children, especially in hard-to-reach areas. It aims to recommend ways for UNICEF staff to manage, prevent, and share risks more responsibly and effectively in future emergencies.

The Consultant Team Leader will support the Humanitarian Effectiveness Portfolio within the Evaluation Office and hold overall responsibility for the evaluation’s quality, coherence, and coordination. The role is home-based with travel and is for 10 months.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in social sciences, international relations, international development, or research methodology.
• Over 15 years of experience conducting humanitarian research and evaluations globally.
• Demonstrated experience conducting global thematic humanitarian evaluations.
• Demonstrated experience synthesizing humanitarian research and/or evaluation, including in humanitarian settings.
• Demonstrated experience conducting human interest stories.
• Demonstrated experience completing policy briefs for a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated experience using AI within past research or evaluation assignments.
• A track record of evaluation report writing for UN agencies, including UNICEF.
• Excellent project management skills, including demonstrated ability to meet deadlines in challenging environments.
• In-depth knowledge of evaluation methodologies and mixed-method approaches.
• Knowledge of the UN system, UN programming, and UNICEF emergency responses.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and writing skills.
• Ability to integrate gender, age, disability, and other equity considerations into evaluation design, data analysis, and reporting.
• English language proficiency is required.

Nice To Haves

• UNICEF experience is considered an asset.
• Other UN languages are considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience developing ethics review submissions for UNICEF and other large UN agencies.
• Prior experience conducting UNICEF L3 evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation process.
• Synthesize findings across all five organizational capabilities identified in the evaluation’s Theory of Change.
• Ensure methodological rigor.
• Assign tasks and responsibilities across the evaluation team in agreement with the Evaluation Manager.
• Manage deliverables according to the timeline agreed with UNICEF’s Evaluation Office.
• Coordinate with UNICEF’s Evaluation Office throughout the evaluation process.
• Hold overall responsibility for the quality, coherence, and coordination of the evaluation.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior