UN Women Evaluation Analyst P2, Bonn, Germany, FTA

Description

Organizational Context:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. 

The mandate and functions of UN Women call for the promotion of organizational and UN system accountability on gender equality through evaluation, strengthening evaluation capacities and learning from evaluation, and developing systems to measure the results and impact of UN Women with its enhanced role at country, regional and global levels. The purpose and role of evaluation in UN Women is to enhance accountability, inform decision-making and contribute to learning on the best ways to achieve women’s empowerment and gender equality through operational and normative work.

The Independent Evaluation Service (IES) of the Independent Evaluation, Audit and Investigations Services (IEAIS) serves as the custodian of the evaluation function in UN Women, in line with United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) Norms and Standards. The IES deploys quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluate transformative changes in gender equality and human rights and UN Women’s contribution therein. It undertakes corporate and strategic evaluations and assessments and promotes their use at decision making levels; supports decentralized evaluations for improved programming and evidence generation on what works for gender equality; supports evaluation capacity development within the organization and of regional and country partners, and promotes coordination with the UN system on joint evaluation of gender equality and the inclusion of gender in system wide evaluation. 

Under the supervision of the Chief of Evaluation, the Evaluation Analyst will support IES-led corporate, institutional and thematic evaluations and assessments, promote the use of evaluation findings, collaborate with UN and other evaluation partners, as well as support effective deployment of human and financial resources

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

1. Support the conduct of high quality and useful independent evaluations meeting the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) professional standards:

• Support the conduct of evaluations and assessments, promoting stakeholder ownership and learning, alignment with global, regional, and country evaluation systems and partners participation;
• Apply high professional standards in line with UN Women Evaluation Policy and UN Evaluation Norms and Standards;
• Apply evaluation quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis tools, including impact evaluation and contribution analysis techniques and approaches; and
• Assist in evaluation planning and preparation of evaluation budgets and workplans for individual evaluations and assessments.

2. Promote that the evaluations are useful and that the findings and recommendations of evaluations are followed up:

• Assist in preparing reports and briefing materials that can be shared with stakeholders on findings and recommendations of evaluations and assessments;
• Ensure that databases, intra- and internet pages of the IES are up-to-date, useful and user-friendly; 
• Support meetings with project / programme managers to ensure that evaluation results are taken into account in project and programming design, implementation and appraisal; and
• Assist in the monitoring of the management response and follow up on evaluations and assessments.

3. Contribute to the effective deployment of human and financial resources of the Independent Evaluation Service in accordance with UN Women rules and regulations and policies and strategies:

• Provide technical support to the Chief of the Independent Evaluation Service on operational issues;
• Support the implementation of reporting, budget, financial, procurement, and HR policies and systems;
• Assist with operations activities, including finance, human resources, IT, and administration; 
• Support in evaluation planning and in the preparation of evaluation budgets and workplans for individual evaluations. 

4. Promote UN coordination on evaluation that is gender responsive:

• Under direction of the Chief of Evaluation, collaborate with other UN evaluation units on joint evaluation initiatives;
• Support the United Nations Evaluation Group taskforces and contribute to the inclusion of gender equality dimensions in system-wide evaluation activities;
• Collaborate with professional evaluation bodies in the area of gender responsive evaluation. 

5. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Not applicable

Competencies:

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework.

Functional Competencies:

• Technical knowledge of the different components of evaluation, including evaluation design, data collection and analysis and reporting; 
• Knowledge of gender-responsive evaluation, respective methodological approaches, including impact and contribution analysis, and demonstrated knowledge of human rights-based approach;
• Ability to support the conduct of institutional and thematic evaluations;
• Ability to synthesize evaluative information and contribute to writing clear, concise and logical evaluation reports; 
• Knowledge in social development issues particularly those pertinent to UN Women strategic priorities on gender issues and women’s rights;
• Ability to plan and manage tasks and participate in evaluation teams;
• Knowledge of Results-Based Management principles and approaches.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

• An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in evaluation or relevant social science or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years professional experience in evaluation, preferably in the normative, development, and/or humanitarian context.
• Hands-on experience in the conduct of evaluation is required.
• Experience in gender equality analytical work and programming, and current development issues is required.
• Experience working in an international organization, or similar complex organization, is desirable.
• Experience in operational support of evaluations is desirable. 
• Field experience is desirable.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.