Evaluation Officer: Drive Learning & Results

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Roma; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome as an Evaluation Officer. This on-site, fixed-term role focuses on designing and conducting evaluations to improve results-based management.

You will support reports, collaborate with UN partners, and contribute to methodological advances in evaluation. The role requires an advanced degree and several years of evaluation experience, with strong English and knowledge of another FAO language.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant field and at least three years of relevant experience.
• Fluent English with intermediate knowledge of another FAO official language.
• Experience in impact evaluations and in designing and analysing panel surveys.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, conduct evaluations and promote use of results.
• Support preparation of evaluation reports and related materials.
• Contribute to development of evaluation methodologies and tools.
• Collaborate with internal units and external partners to promote learning.
• Ensure the quality of evaluations and deliver concise reports and presentations.
• Participate in multidisciplinary evaluation teams.

Skills

Evaluation design

Data analysis

Reporting & presentation

Partner collaboration

Education

Master's degree or equivalent (data science/economics/epidemiology/public policy)

Ph.D. degree (desirable)

Job description

Join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome as an Evaluation Officer. This on-site, fixed-term role focuses on designing and conducting evaluations to improve results-based management.

You will support reports, collaborate with UN partners, and contribute to methodological advances in evaluation. The role requires an advanced degree and several years of evaluation experience, with strong English and knowledge of another FAO language.