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Recrutement de 01 Regional Adviser Evaluation

Entreprise: UNICEF
Niveau d'etude: Non precise
Localité: Kenya / Nairobi
Date limite: 2023-09-15

Recrutement de 01 Regional Adviser Evaluation

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Nairobi
Level: P-5
Location: Kenya
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Opportunity

The position leads the Evaluation Section of UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office under the management, oversight and guidance of the Regional Director with technical guidance of the Director of Evaluation. The function covers 21 countries across the region and supports the achievement of key results for children under UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. The Regional Office plays a critical role in promoting, across the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR), the generation and use of evidence through evaluations to boost continuous improvements in programme design and implementation, accountability and learning.

How can you make a difference?

The selected candidate’s role will include development, implementation, management and monitoring a strategy for strengthening the evaluation function in ESAR. The role also provides technical support to country offices in the area of evaluation including capacity-development at various levels, including national evaluation capacity and contributes to coordination of regional recommendations regarding global policy development, regional support and contributions to global corporate evaluation activities.

The responsibilities of this post also include providing technical support, guidance and advocacy on evaluation in humanitarian contexts, in collaboration with other agencies, as well as ensuring that equity and the gender equality perspectives are mainstreamed in evaluation design, analysis and related processes.

Main Activities

Develops and leads in the implementation of a regional strategy and annual work plans for thematic and multi-country evaluations in the region;
Provides technical support and quality assurance to the country offices for the planning, management and conduct of evaluations towards the improved timeliness and credibility of evaluation products;
Prepares and disseminates reports on the management of the evaluation function to the Regional Evidence Committee, the Regional Management Team and the Evaluation Office;
Acts as an advocate for evaluative evidence within ESARO and across the region, facilitating engagement around conclusions and recommendations, and ensuring coherence in the use and application of such evidence in improved UNICEF programming and policy advocacy.
Contributes to efforts by the Evaluation Office to strengthen technical oversight for evaluation management processes across the organization towards greater responsiveness, improved timeliness and quality and the better utilization of evaluation products in the region;
Contributes to reinforcing the strategic involvement of UNICEF in national evaluation capacity development as well as joint evaluations with Governments and other development actors.
Provides UNICEF inputs into and coordinates effectively with regional inter-agency evaluation mechanisms, intergovernmental forums and other regional partnerships and organizations relevant to the evaluation function;
Contributes to efforts by the Evaluation Office to develop and facilitate the utilization of innovative products and processes in the area of evaluation methodology, evaluation management and the use of evaluations;
Contributes to efforts by the Evaluation Office to implement initiatives towards the professionalization of the evaluation function;
Manages country programme evaluations, evaluations of humanitarian responses (L2), and multi-country thematic evaluations;
Keeps abreast of developments in the field of evaluation and knowledge management and provides/coordinates regional contributions and recommendations in connection with the development and implementation of the evaluation policy, global evaluation plan and related strategies and guidance.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

An advanced university degree (master's degree or higher) in social sciences or other relevant disciplines. Specialization and/or practical training in programme management and evaluation, survey, and research analysis, or applied statistical data analysis in social sciences an asset.
A minimum of ten years in progressively responsible professional work relating to planning, implementation, coordination and management of evaluation and/or research, with at least half of that experience obtained in developing nations or in organizations whose work is predominantly in developing nations.
At least five years senior-level management and technical expertise in evaluation at either a very large country office or in regional or headquarters locations.
At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, with experience of evaluation of humanitarian responses an asset.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others. (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people (2)

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates from industrial countries are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Advertised: 01 Sep 2023 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 15 Sep 2023 E. Africa Standard Time