United Nations Secretariat

Evaluation Specialist

Duty station: Other
UN system: Secretariat
Level: CON
Category: Consultants
Job family: Programme Management
Posted: Jun 24, 2024
Closes: Aug 01, 2026 in 57 days Source: 03:59, Aug 01, 2026 UTC (timezone not specified)

About this role

The Evaluation Specialist role involves conducting evaluations of UN Secretariat projects, programs, and operational components to support evidence-based decision-making. Specialists will design evaluations, collect and analyze data, interpret findings, and communicate results through reports and presentations. The position supports the UN's goal to strengthen evaluation capacity across smaller units lacking such expertise. Work may be performed remotely depending on the hiring office's requirements. Candidates will be placed in a pool for potential assignments based on specific evaluation terms of reference. The role requires strong analytical skills, evaluation expertise, and proficiency in English and French.

Key requirements

Advanced university degree in relevant field
Minimum 5 years experience in conducting evaluations
Fluency in English or French

Nice to have

Fluency in other UN official languages
Experience with UN evaluation standards
Experience in international development

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Requirements at a glance

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Min. experience: A minimum of five years of experience in conducting evaluation is required.
Required degree: An advanced level university degree (Masters' degree or equivalent) is required in Business or Public Administration, Management, Evaluation, International development, international relations, Social sciences, legal affairs or related fields. A first-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Languages: English French

Result of Service

Consultants hired using this GJO are expected to conduct evaluations of various projects and/or programmes and/or sub-programmes and/or any other substantive and/or operational component, and/or office and/or unit of work, and/or strategy and/or thematic topic for the UN Secretariat.

Work Location

While the locations will vary according to the requirements of the hiring office engaging the Evaluation Specialist, in some instances, it is expected that work might be performed remotely.

Expected duration

Duration of the assignment varies, depending on the requirements of the assignment that the consultant is being recruited for.

Duties and Responsibilities

In his report on Shifting the management paradigm in the United Nations: ensuring a better future for all paragraph 61 (A/72/492), the Secretary-General indicated his intention to strengthen the evaluation capacity of the Secretariat, in particular providing support to smaller units that do not have a meaningful evaluation capacity. In this context, this Generic Job Opening (GJO) for Evaluation Specialists is to create a pool of evaluation experts that would be available for programme managers across the UN Secretariat. Evaluation Specialists will be responsible for a range of duties as specified in the evaluation terms of reference against which the specialist will be recruited on. Responsibilities primarily relate to conducting evaluations that meet the UN standards for evaluation, and may include but are not limited to: • Elaborating on the evaluation design and producing an inception report; • Collecting and analysing data; • Interpreting evaluation findings, drawing appropriate conclusions; • Making recommendations and communicating findings through reports, presentations or other means of dissemination. Hiring teams and programme managers of all UN Secretariat entities will be able to search this pool based on their specific needs on evaluations. The hiring office from the UN Secretariat entities will directly reach out to the candidates, at which point they will also share the Terms of Reference, Results of Service and other details related to their consulting assignment.

Qualifications/special skills

Education: An advanced level university degree (Masters’ degree or equivalent) is required in Business or Public Administration, Management, Evaluation, International development, international relations, Social sciences, legal affairs or related fields. A first-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Experience: A minimum of five years of experience in conducting evaluation is required. Language: English and French are the two working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English or French is required. Fluency in other UN official languages may be required depending on the recruiting UN entity.

Additional Information

It is encouraged that applications be updated in the case where new skills or experience are obtained from the time of the initial application so that programme managers will have the most up-to-date information to aid them in their recruiting. Applying to this pool does not guarantee selection for any subsequent assignment.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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