Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinate two Terminal Evaluations and peer review work being managed by Evaluation Office staff.
Draft Terms of Reference in liaison with Task Managers / Project Managers and plan the work schedule of experts to be hired to perform project evaluations.
Identify evaluation experts and recommend to the Senior Evaluation Officer to form qualified evaluation teams.
Review and assess the quality of evaluation deliverables in draft form and prepare comments / feedback for clearance by the Senior Evaluation Officer. Reviewed comments should be tailored to ensure that final evaluation reports reach the highest standards possible.
Engage all relevant parties, including UNEP staff and colleagues in partnering organizations, in participatory evaluation processes.
Review final evaluation reports and provide comments and feedback to the Senior Evaluation Officer to ensure lessons learned and recommendations are reflected in-line with UNEP requirements.
Lead a process of planning for actions to be taken in response to the evaluation recommendations and assess compliance with Recommendation Implementation Plans at regular intervals.
Develop draft communication products for the Senior Evaluation Officer and disseminate through online platforms and/or in presentations.
Prepare monthly progress reports documenting inputs made to ongoing evaluation processes.

Qualifications/special Skills

A first level university degree or equivalent in Environmental Science/Studies, Business Administration, Planning, Management, Social Sciences, or Political Science, Auditing or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a relevant field is required. An advanced degree in the same fields will be an added advantage.
A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in the field of monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, including evaluation work experience international organizations is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in oral and written English is required.