About UNICEF: Employment
Senior Evaluation Specialist (TFT), L-5, Evaluation Office, New York
If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a Senior Evaluation Specialist, Performance Assessment in its New York Office.
Purpose:
The 2007 UNICEF Organisational Review proposed that the Offices of Internal Audit (OIA) and Evaluation jointly develop a new way of testing the performance of UNICEF in programme countries. The working title for this approach is Programme Performance Assessment (PPA). The aim of the PPA is to assess the value-added contribution of UNICEF in a country.
The incumbent, under the supervision of the Senior Evaluation Specialist, will undertake performance assessments of UNICEF’s work in programme countries, regional offices and headquarters and identify and develop methodologies for performance assessment, in partnership with the Office of Internal Audit.
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Minimum Requirements:
• Masters degree (or equivalent experience) in international development, public administration, business administration or other field relevant to performance assessment of UNICEF activities in programme countries
• 12 years in progressively responsible professional work related to planning, implementation, and management of development or humanitarian work with at least 5 years experience in organisational performance, strategic review of institutions, evaluation in social science, performance auditing or other performance assessment activities
• Demonstrated knowledge of qualitative and quantitative performance assessment tools
• Experience as a manager and team leader, preferably in developing countries
• Experience of working in a multicultural setting.
• Facilitation skills
• Well developed report writing skills
• Knowledge of computer management and applications
• Good inter-personal skills, tact and diplomatic approach
• Fluency in English and a good working knowledge of one other language (French or Spanish).
If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ) to: P5_TFT_Evaluation@yahoo.com. Funding for this position is only available until December 2009.
Applications should be received by 25 July 2008. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.
