Team Leader/ Evaluation of UNICEF’s Staying and Delivering: Principled Humanitarian Access in Complex and High threat Environments, New York HQ, Evaluation Office (Remote/Work from home) Req# 591272

Consultancy duration: 10.5 months

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Purpose of assignment:

The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) is commissioning a global evaluation on humanitarian access and principled action in complex, high-threat environments [Staying and Delivering: Principled humanitarian access in complex and high threat environments]. Building on the 2019 Coverage and Quality evaluation and responding to ongoing challenges, it will provide an impartial assessment of the relevance and effectiveness of UNICEF’s institutional approach to humanitarian access, highlighting progress, challenges, and key influencing factors. The evaluation aims to strengthen accountability to affected populations and partners and generate learning to guide future action in this area of work.

Scope of work:

The consultant is expected to support the Humanitarian Evaluation Effectiveness Portfolio (HEEP) within the Evaluation Office by undertaking the following tasks:

• Leads the evaluation process.
• Ensures methodological rigor.
• Assigns tasks and responsibilities across the evaluation team.
• Manages deliverables and coordinates with UNICEF EO.
• Holds overall re