Evaluation Officer, (NO-2), TA, 364 days, #00137824, Caracas – Venezuela, LACR

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For every child, the right to Results

UNICEF has worked in Venezuela since 1967, progressively broadening its support after the opening of a UNICEF Office in the country and the signing of the first cooperation agreement between Venezuela and UNICEF in 1991. UNICEF works in partnership with national and sub-national authorities, civil society, academia and the private sector.

How can you make a difference?

The Evaluation Officer reports to the Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Specialist. The Evaluation Officer provides technical and operational support to facilitate and support the overall planning, design, and implementation of the country office Plan for Research, Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation (PRIME), Costed Evaluation Plan and lead evaluation, learning and knowledge management activities where appropriate across field offices, between agencies and with national and international stakeholders and collaborators.

The Evaluation Officer is responsible for contributing to the planning, design, effective conduct and uptake of quality evaluations, lessons learned, research and overall Learning and Review function in accordance with UNICEF mission, guiding principles, standards, commitments, regulatory framework (including evaluation policies, procedures, and guidance), supporting Knowledge Management as well as professional norms and standards (such as the 2016 UN Evaluation Group norms, the 2023 UNICEF Evaluation Policy and standards for evaluation).

The Evaluation Officer will also be responsible for helping with the earthquake emergency response related evaluation-work.

Key functions and accountabilities:

1. Ensure that the Country Office and national partners have a well-prioritized and realistic plan of evaluation and learning activities, developed collaboratively that provides all the relevant and strategic information needed to manage the Country Programme.

2. Ensure that UNICEF-supported evaluations are designed and implemented to UNICEF policies and guidance and established UN quality standards, and the evaluation findings, recommendations and reports are used and disseminated in a timely fashion internally and to stakeholders to improve programme performance and contribute to wider learning.

3. Ensure that the evaluation and learning capacities of Country Office staff and partners – government, civil society and others – are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead evaluation processes.

4. Ensure that effective communication and partnerships are achieved in carrying out planning of evaluation activities within the Country Office and with the Regional office, and with all other stakeholders, including national partners, the UN Country Team and the international community; and the results are shared with all partners to stimulate joint engagement.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Terms of Reference: Evaluation Officer_NO2_TOR.pdf

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Completed First Level University Degree (Bachelor or equivalent) social sciences, evaluation, economics, statistics or relevant field, including use of research and evaluation methods
• Work Experience: Minimum two years of professional work experience in programme development, implementation and evaluation is required. Relevant field work experience is required. At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning is required.
• Skills: Professional technical knowledge/expertise in data collection, analysis, use and interpretation and statistical inference methods. Professional technical knowledge/expertise in reporting evaluation/learning/research findings, formulation of recommendations and dissemination of evaluation/learning/research results. Professional technical knowledge/expertise in evaluation/learning process management and integration of learnings into programme design. Professional technical knowledge/expertise in emerging international good practice in evaluation and learning partnerships and capacity strengthening.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in Spanish and English is required.

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian) or a local language is desirable.
• Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response programme is preferred.
• Work experience in monitoring and evaluation related areas in NGO and/or UN is desirable.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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

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This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children's data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions 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.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Visa residence requirements: i.e. UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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