Senior Humanitarian Evaluation Expert​/Evaluation of risk-taking, risk-sharing and risk management in humanitarian

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

5 months and 29 days

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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For every child, the right to „For every child, protection in every crisis.”

The consultant is expected to support the Humanitarian Effectiveness Portfolio (HEP) within the Evaluation Office by undertaking the following tasks:

• Support the Evaluation Team Leader with the management of the Risk Evaluation Phase 2;
• Provide methodological inputs to the inception report;
• Lead at least 4 pilot cases; tests partner recruitment route;
• Contribute to the development of a Leadership risk framework;
• Conduct the Quality Assurance of all the case studies produced during the evaluation phase 2

QUALIFICATIONS / SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE/ COMPETENCIES (CORE/TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL) / LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

Masters in Social sciences, International Development, Management, Humanitarian Policy

• At least 15 years of humanitarian research and evaluation experience, including field work in L2/L3 responses;
• Experience in conducting evaluation 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

(English required; other UN languages considered an asset);

• In-depth knowledge of evaluation methodologies and mixed-method approaches;
• Knowledge of the UN system and the global humanitarian system as a whole;
• Excellent analytical, communication and writing skills

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone , irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

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