Senior Humanitarian Evaluation Expert/ Evaluation of risk-taking, risk-sharing and risk management in humanitarian action, New York, United States of America, home based with travel to countries for data collection, as relevant

UNICEF

8d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Humanitarian Evaluation Expert will support the Humanitarian Effectiveness Portfolio (HEP) within UNICEF’s Evaluation Office, contributing to Phase 2 of an evaluation of risk-taking, risk-sharing, and risk management in humanitarian action. The consultancy is based in New York, United States of America, and is home-based with travel to countries for data collection as relevant. The stated duration is 5 months and 29 days.

The consultant will support the Evaluation Team Leader in managing the evaluation phase, provide methodological input to the inception report, lead at least four pilot cases and test the partner recruitment route, contribute to developing a leadership risk framework, and conduct quality assurance of all case studies produced during the evaluation phase.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social sciences, international development, management, or humanitarian policy.
• At least 15 years of humanitarian research and evaluation experience, including field work in L2/L3 responses.
• Experience conducting evaluations of risk management and/or risk sharing in humanitarian action.
• Experience leading country case studies in multi-country evaluations.
• Experience facilitating workshops with senior managers.
• Demonstrated authorship of relevant humanitarian evaluation guidance.
• In-depth knowledge of evaluation methodologies and mixed-method approaches.
• Knowledge of the UN system and the global humanitarian system.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and writing skills, including strong writing for practitioner audiences.
• English language proficiency is required.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of other UN languages is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support the Evaluation Team Leader with the management of Risk Evaluation Phase 2.
• Provide methodological inputs to the inception report.
• Lead at least four pilot cases and test the partner recruitment route.
• Contribute to the development of a leadership risk framework.
• Conduct quality assurance of all case studies produced during evaluation Phase 2.

Benefits

• UNICEF describes an attractive compensation and benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior