Evaluation & Insights Lead — Data-Driven Impact

UN Secretariat; Valencia; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Secretariat in Valencia seeks an Evaluation Officer to support planning, managing, and conducting internal evaluations across UN programmes. You will help integrate lessons learned into planning, budgets, and continuous improvement, and provide quality assurance for evaluations.

Responsibilities include designing surveys, tracking recommendations, and contributing to inter-agency discussions, with a focus on data-driven reporting and accountability.

Qualifications

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in evaluation, research methods, business/public administration, management, economics, or a related field.
• A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may substitute for the advanced degree.
• Minimum five years of progressive experience in project/programme management, evaluation, or administration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct consulting assignments and assist entities in planning, managing, and conducting internal evaluations.
• Design and analyze survey data and prepare written outputs.
• Track recommendations and management response actions.
• Provide quality assurance for internal evaluations against established standards.
• Research and analyze information to support reporting and decision-making.
• Facilitate evaluation workshops and support inter-agency discussions.
• Utilize data visualization for reporting and decision making.

Skills

Professionalism

Client Orientation

Communication

Report writing

Data analysis

Regulations knowledge

Research

Data collection design

Data visualization

Education

Advanced university degree

First-level degree with substitution option

Job description

UN Secretariat in Valencia seeks an Evaluation Officer to support planning, managing, and conducting internal evaluations across UN programmes. You will help integrate lessons learned into planning, budgets, and continuous improvement, and provide quality assurance for evaluations.

Responsibilities include designing surveys, tracking recommendations, and contributing to inter-agency discussions, with a focus on data-driven reporting and accountability.