Vacancy Announcement Details

The Office of Evaluation (OED) anchors the evaluation function in the Organization. Evaluation in FAO provides results accountability to both member countries and the Director-General, giving more in-depth understanding and objective basis for their decision-making and oversight. Evaluation also contributes to corporate learning, feeding lessons into a robust feedback loop. Evaluation provides a sound basis for improvements in the Organization's programmes in terms of their relevance to countries, definition of objectives, their design and implementation. The Office also participates in system-wide evaluation initiatives, thereby contributing to assessments of development effectiveness by the United Nations (UN) system.

In 2023-24, FAO will evaluate a range of programmes and projects in Latin America and the Caribbean that cover all areas of FAO’s mandate (from food security and nutrition to poverty alleviation and sustainable management of natural resources). The evaluations will take place in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The purpose of this call is to identify evaluators that may be suitable for different tasks in relation to the above evaluations i.e., team leader, team member and research analyst. OED will form evaluation teams taking into account the specific requirements for the assingment, including evaluation experience, knowledge of the theme and the context. 

The evaluation specialist will carry out specific tasks in accordance with the evaluation’s Terms of Reference, including:
•    Conducting desk studies
•    Leading and/or contributing to the drafting of the inception report
•    Participating in field missions and/or briefings and debriefings
•    Conducting data collection and analysis
•    Leading and/or contributing to the drafting of the final report

Full details available on the FAO website. Application deadline 6th December