Remote Senior Humanitarian Learning & Risk Governance Expert

UN Atlas; New York (NY); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

UNICEF is seeking a Senior Humanitarian Learning Expert to lead a global evaluation of risk governance frameworks in humanitarian action. The role requires tracing decision-making in past emergencies, assessing effects on child service delivery, and developing practical recommendations for UNICEF staff to manage and share risks more effectively in diverse contexts.

The candidate will integrate equity considerations (youth, gender, age, disability) and conduct interviews with local NGOs and

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience in organizational learning, adaptive management, or developmental evaluation in humanitarian organizations.
• Experience in humanitarian evaluations, including UNICEF L3 evaluations, and facilitating workshops with senior managers.
• Experience integrating equity considerations into evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action.
• Trace decision-making processes during past emergencies and assess impact on service delivery for children.
• Develop actionable recommendations to enhance risk management and sharing in future contexts.
• Facilitate workshops with senior managers to translate findings into decision tools or frameworks.
• Incorporate youth, gender, age, disability, and equity considerations into design, analysis, and reporting.
• Design and conduct interviews with NGOs and affected populations using safe, ethical protocols.
• Write for practitioner audiences and emphasize practical application of findings.
• Apply process tracing and critical incident techniques where suitable, and present findings with participatory visuals.

Skills

Organizational learning

Adaptive management

Developmental evaluation

Humanitarian evaluations

Workshop facilitation

Participatory visualization

Interviewing

Equity integration

Process tracing

Critical incident technique

Risk management

Risk sharing

Job description

UNICEF is seeking a Senior Humanitarian Learning Expert to lead a global evaluation of risk governance frameworks in humanitarian action. The role requires tracing decision-making in past emergencies, assessing effects on child service delivery, and developing practical recommendations for UNICEF staff to manage and share risks more effectively in diverse contexts.

The candidate will integrate equity considerations (youth, gender, age, disability) and conduct interviews with local NGOs and