Evaluation Officer

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

Organizational context

This position is within the Evaluation Section of the Monitoring and Evaluation Service, part of the Business Transformation and Accountability Division (BTAD) in the UN Secretariat's Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC). The role supports UN Secretariat entities in planning, managing, and conducting evaluations, integrating findings into the programme cycle to ensure an efficient, accountable, and data-driven organization.

Job purpose

The Evaluation Officer's primary purpose is to support UN Secretariat entities in all aspects of evaluation activities, from planning and management to execution and the integration of lessons learned. This role contributes to fostering a results-oriented, data-driven, and accountable organization by ensuring that evaluation findings are effectively utilized in programme planning, budgeting, and continuous improvement. The officer will conduct consulting assignments, assist entities in developing and implementing evaluation plans, track recommendation implementation, and provide quality assurance for internal evaluations, thereby enhancing the overall effectiveness and transparency of UN programmes and projects.

Responsibilities

The Evaluation Officer will conduct consulting assignments, assisting Secretariat entities in planning, managing, and conducting internal evaluations, and facilitating evaluation workshops. Responsibilities include supporting the incorporation of evaluation lessons learned into programme plans and budgets, analyzing entity evaluation plans, and advising on opportunities for periodic internal evaluations. The role involves tracking recommendations and management response actions, providing quality assurance for internal evaluations against established standards, and researching and analyzing information to prepare various written outputs. Additionally, the officer will design and analyze survey data, provide administrative support to the Evaluation Management Committee, monitor and analyze programme/project development, support consultative meetings, conduct outreach and training activities, participate in inter-agency evaluation discussions, and utilize data visualization for reporting and decision-making.

Education

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

Work experience

A minimum of five years of progressive experience in project/programme management, evaluation, or administration is required. Specific experience in planning, managing, and conducting evaluations, as well as conducting reviews and writing analytical reports, is essential. Experience in coordination and inter-agency collaboration is desirable, as is experience in data analytics and within the UN system or comparable international organizations.

Skills

Professionalism, Client Orientation, Communication, ability to produce reports, analyze and interpret data, apply UN rules and regulations, conduct research, design data collection tools, and utilize data visualization methods.

Required languages

English, French

Desired languages