Senior Evaluation Lead – UN System Coordination

UN News; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Women in New York is seeking an experienced Senior Evaluation Consultant to lead substantive evaluation work on coordination mandates. The role requires coordinating across internal and external partners to ensure rigorous data collection, analysis and reporting that informs policy and accountability for gender equality outcomes.

The consultant will manage complex evaluation designs, contribute to theory of change validation, and produce high-quality deliverables while aligning with UNEG

Qualifications

• Ten years of professional evaluation experience in normative, development or humanitarian contexts.
• Experience leading complex corporate or system-wide evaluations.
• Gender equality analysis and gender-responsive evaluation experience.
• Experience with UN system coordination mechanisms and accountability frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to scoping and inception, data collection and analysis, and reporting phases.
• Lead or support mixed-methods data collection and stakeholder consultations.
• Draft findings, conclusions and actionable recommendations for senior audiences.
• Engage with internal and external reference groups to ensure methodological rigor.

Skills

Evaluation design

Mixed-methods

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Report writing

Education

Master’s degree in evaluation or related field

Bachelor-level degree + 2 extra years of qualifying experience

Job description

UN Women in New York is seeking an experienced Senior Evaluation Consultant to lead substantive evaluation work on coordination mandates. The role requires coordinating across internal and external partners to ensure rigorous data collection, analysis and reporting that informs policy and accountability for gender equality outcomes.

The consultant will manage complex evaluation designs, contribute to theory of change validation, and produce high-quality deliverables while aligning with UNEG