Senior Humanitarian Learning 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

Work arrangement Remote / Home-based

Organizational Context

UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. We are committed to promoting the rights of every child, offering diverse opportunities for professional and personal development in a passionate and inclusive culture.

Job Purpose

The UNICEF Evaluation Office is seeking a Senior Humanitarian Learning Expert to conduct a global evaluation of UNICEF's risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. This evaluation will analyze decision-making processes in past emergency responses, assess their impact on service delivery, especially for children in hard-to-reach areas, and develop recommendations. The goal is to equip UNICEF staff with improved strategies for managing, preventing, and sharing risks more effectively and responsibly in diverse emergency contexts, ultimately enhancing humanitarian action for children.

Responsibilities

Conduct a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action, building on case studies across different emergency contexts. Trace decision-making processes related to action or inaction during past emergency responses and measure their repercussions on service delivery to children, particularly those in hard-to-reach areas. Develop recommendations to enhance UNICEF staff's ability to manage, prevent, and share risks more responsibly and effectively in future emergency contexts. Facilitate workshops with senior managers to translate evaluation findings into actionable decision tools or frameworks. Integrate youth, gender, age, disability, and other equity considerations into the evaluation design, data analysis, and reporting. Design and conduct interviews with local and national NGOs and affected populations, ensuring safe and ethical protocols. Write for practitioner audiences, focusing on practical application of findings. Utilize process tracing and critical incident techniques where desirable. Ensure findings are presented using participatory visualization of key messages.

Work Experience

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

Skills

Organizational learning, Adaptive management, Developmental evaluation, Humanitarian evaluations, Workshop facilitation, Participatory visualization, Interviewing, Innovative methodologies, UN system knowledge, Humanitarian system knowledge, Analytical skills, Communication skills, Writing skills, Equity integration, Process tracing, Critical incident technique, Risk management, Risk sharing

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