Impact Evaluation Specialist

Organizational context:
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP operates in diverse and challenging environments, assisting people recovering from conflict, disasters, and extreme weather. The organization values integrity, collaboration, commitment, humanity, and inclusion, striving for a skilled, diverse, and high-performing workforce.

Job purpose:

The Impact Evaluation Specialist will play a crucial role in enhancing WFP's understanding of its interventions' effectiveness, particularly within the Climate and Resilience Window. This position involves leading and contributing to rigorous impact evaluations, from design and data collection to analysis and reporting, ensuring that findings are operationally relevant and inform decision-making. The specialist will coordinate with country offices, stakeholders, and external partners to generate credible evidence that supports WFP's mission to transition people out of food insecurity and build resilience.

This role is vital for advancing WFP's commitment to evidence-based programming and contributing to global knowledge on humanitarian and development interventions.
Responsibilities:
The Impact Evaluation Specialist will play a crucial role in supporting the World Food Programme's (WFP) commitment to generating rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of its interventions. A primary responsibility involves coordinating and managing the Climate and Resilience Impact Evaluation Window, which includes defining future research priorities, leading the delivery of key outputs like data analysis and academic papers, and maintaining essential management tools and information systems.

A significant portion of the role (70%) will be dedicated to leading or contributing to the execution of impact evaluations within this window. This entails designing evaluations using best practices, securing necessary approvals, managing data collection firms, assisting with survey design, conducting data analysis, and engaging with stakeholders at various levels. The specialist will also be responsible for producing detailed reports on evaluation activities and findings, supporting quality assurance processes, and facilitating dissemination workshops.

Additionally, the role involves contributing to the overall strategic direction of impact evaluations within WFP and undertaking any other assigned duties by the Head of the Impact Evaluation Unit, ensuring that evidence generated is operationally relevant and contributes to WFP's mission of saving lives and changing lives.

Education:

A Master's degree in relevant academic disciplines such as economics, political science, or development studies is required. A doctoral degree is considered an advantage.

Work experience:

Requires a minimum of 6 years of professional experience in supporting the delivery and quality of impact evaluations. Prior exposure to climate/resilience impact evaluations or research is preferred. Experience managing Randomized Control Trials in the field and working with UN/multilateral agencies are considered advantageous.

Skills:

Impact Evaluation, Research Design, Data Analysis, Quantitative Methods, Survey Design, Statistical Software (Stata, R, SPSS), Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Communication Skills, Teamwork, Organizational Skills, Climate Resilience, Humanitarian Aid, Development Studies
Required languages:
English
Desired languages:
English