Evaluation Team Leaders/Senior Evaluators (Proposal)

Tetra Tech, Inc. • Washington, DC

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About The Position

MSI is pursuing an opportunity with the World Food Programme (WFP) who is commissioning a series of global, strategic, and country-level evaluations to inform future programming and strengthen accountability. These evaluations will be commissioned through a series of long-term agreements (e.g. frameworks) that will be active until at least 2028, with the possibility of extensions through 2030. MSI is recruiting for Evaluation Team Leaders and Senior Evaluators to work across all phases of the evaluation cycle-design, implementation, analysis, reporting, and follow-up-ensuring high technical quality, adherence to UN norms, and timely delivery of actionable findings and recommendations. MSI is recruiting for at least 10 roles with relevant experience across at least one of the following regions: Latin America and Caribbean; West Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; and Europe/Asia (inclusive of MENA).

Requirements

• Minimum of Master's degree.
• Minimum 12 years of professional experience in evaluation, policy analysis, or strategic assessment, including at least 5 years leading complex, country-level, multi‐country or global evaluations for the UN system or comparable multilateral organizations.
• Working knowledge of at least one additional UN official language: French or Spanish required; knowledge of a third UN language (Arabic, Chinese, or Russian) an asset.
• Demonstrated track record of designing and managing evaluations of policies, strategies, or large programmes at global/regional level.
• Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary teams, manage remote collaboration, and facilitate multi‐stakeholder processes.
• Strong familiarity with UN evaluation standards (UNEG, OECD‐DAC) and WFP policies, operational modalities, and corporate KPIs.
• Full professional proficiency in English.
• Advanced skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis software (e.g., NVivo, SPSS/Stata, R).
• Excellent report-writing, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong ethical conduct, gender-sensitive and culturally aware approach.
• Flexibility to travel and work under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading WFP evaluation strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the inception report, including finalizing evaluation questions, methodology, work plan, and staffing plan.
• Manage day-to-day coordination of the evaluation team, ensuring team members deliver inputs on time and to standard.
• Oversee the design and implementation of data collection (including desk review, key informant interviews, focus groups, surveys, site visits).
• Ensure compliance with WFP's Evaluation Policy, UNEG Ethical Guidelines, and corporate standards for gender, protection, and environment.
• Liaise with WFP HQ, regional bureau, country offices, external stakeholders (e.g., donors, partners, beneficiary representatives), and UN evaluation offices to secure data, convene workshops, and validate preliminary findings.
• Provide high-quality technical guidance on analysis, synthesis, and triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Draft and finalize the evaluation report, including an executive summary, findings, conclusions, lessons learned, and prioritized, SMART recommendations.
• Support preparation of a management response matrix, a stakeholder presentation, and dissemination materials.
• Facilitate a validation workshop with senior managers and ensure integration of feedback.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees