About The Position
The UNICEF Evaluation Office is seeking a consultant to support the Development Effectiveness and Impact Evaluation (DevEI) team through a temporary, deliverable-based assignment. The consultant will strengthen project coordination, donor reporting, financial monitoring, quality assurance, partnership documentation, and knowledge management while supporting priorities established under the UNICEF Evaluation of Impact Strategy and Action Framework 2022–2025. The assignment supports a global evidence partnership and selected emerging projects, including a multi-country portfolio of impact evaluations advanced through the Impact Catalyst Fund and the Adaptive Social Protection – Evidence for Child Outcomes (ASPECT) project, funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The work involves coordinated planning, monitoring, donor reporting, financial tracking, quality assurance, partnership documentation, and knowledge management. The assignment lasts nine months and includes up to 90 input days, allocated according to an agreed workplan and delivery schedule. Engagement is expected to average approximately 50 per cent of full-time engagement, with workload varying across reporting and delivery periods. It is remote with no travel.
Requirements
- Advanced university degree (master’s) in public policy, economics, international development, evaluation, social sciences, business or public administration, finance, international relations, communications, or another relevant field; a first university degree combined with additional qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
- At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience, including substantial experience in at least three of: project or programme management, donor reporting, grant or financial monitoring, partnership support, quality assurance, proposal development, or knowledge management.
- Demonstrated experience supporting complex, multi-stakeholder programmes, preferably involving research, evaluation, or evidence-generation activities in an international development context.
- Strong analytical writing, editing, and quality-assurance skills for donor-facing outputs.
- Experience preparing or reviewing budgets, financial reports, utilization analyses, and forecasts.
- Ability to develop practical workplans, trackers, dashboards, risk logs, and concise management information.
- Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to deliver high-quality outputs to agreed deadlines in a multicultural environment.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaborative document-management tools.
- Ability to use generative AI and other AI-enabled tools responsibly for research, synthesis, drafting, editing, quality assurance, and knowledge management, with appropriate human review and attention to accuracy, confidentiality, and data protection.
- Fluency in English.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of another United Nations language.
Responsibilities
- Support project coordination for the DevEI team and the global evidence partnership and selected emerging projects.
- Prepare and support donor reporting.
- Monitor grants and finances, including financial tracking and reporting.
- Support quality assurance of project outputs and donor-facing materials.
- Support partnership documentation.
- Support knowledge management.
- Contribute to planning and monitoring activities for impact-evaluation initiatives and strategy priorities.
Benefits
- UNICEF describes an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
