Senior Expert II: Risk Governance & Decision-Making

Unicef Nl; New York (NY); Remote; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

UNICEF’s Evaluation Office seeks a Senior Expert in Organizational Decision-Making to lead a global evaluation of risk governance in humanitarian action. The role will trace decision-making across emergency contexts to assess how risk-taking and risk-sharing influenced services to children, especially in hard-to-reach areas.

The candidate will design survey experiments or vignette studies, analyze results, and translate findings into organizational design recommendations.

Qualifications

• PhD in Behavioural science, decision science, organizational psychology or related field.
• At least 12 years of applied experience studying decision-making under uncertainty.
• Experience designing survey experiments or vignette studies with factorial designs.
• Applied work in humanitarian, security or public-sector settings.
• Experience translating behavioural findings into organizational design recommendations.
• English required; other UN languages considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead global evaluation of UNICEF's risk governance frameworks in humanitarian action.
• Trace decision-making processes across emergency contexts to understand actions taken or not taken.
• Measure implications of risk decisions on delivery of services to children, including hard-to-reach areas.
• Develop actionable recommendations to improve risk management and sharing across UNICEF staff.

Skills

Risk culture knowledge

UN system knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Writing skills

Education

PhD in Behavioural science or related field

Job description

UNICEF’s Evaluation Office seeks a Senior Expert in Organizational Decision-Making to lead a global evaluation of risk governance in humanitarian action. The role will trace decision-making across emergency contexts to assess how risk-taking and risk-sharing influenced services to children, especially in hard-to-reach areas.

The candidate will design survey experiments or vignette studies, analyze results, and translate findings into organizational design recommendations.