Vacancy Announcement Details

Evaluation Officer (P4)

19 Oct 2022

OIOS

This position is located in the Inspection and Evaluation Division (IED) of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) in New York. The Evaluation Officer will serve as the project leader in the evaluation of the United Nations Resident Coordinator System. S/He will have overall responsibility for the successful completion of this project and for the successful management of his/her evaluation team. The incumbent will report to the Chief of Section and to the Director of OIOS-IED.

The Evaluation Officer will be responsible for the following duties within the Section:

  • Scopes, plans, designs and leads inspection or evaluation assignments of the United Nations Secretariat’s funds and programmes activities and carries out all the tasks involved in the assignments, which may include provision of guidance to external consultants and other evaluation staff.
  • Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
  • Reviews relevant documents and reports; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions.
  • Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
  • Reviews and analyzes issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies, 
  • Generates survey initiatives and other data collection activities; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identify problems/issues and prepares conclusions. 
  • Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, reports, inputs to publications, etc.
  • Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
  • Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
  • Leads and/or participates in field missions, including provision of guidance to evaluation team members, external consultants, and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
  • Coordinates activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
  • Performs other duties as required.

Full details available on the UN website. Application deadline 30 November