Evaluation Officer P4

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The office of evaluation has a dedicated decentralized evaluation unit that supports Country offices and Global HQ functions to plan for commission manage and use decentralized evaluations. The unit is composed of evaluation officers based in Rome as well as Regional Evaluation Technical Teams (RETTs) outposted at the five regional offices.

JOB PURPOSE:

This TDY is to cover for one of the evaluation officers based in Rome who will be on parental leave for 2.5 months. As there are two evaluations at critical stages the person should be able to start right away with minimal training.

Unit/Division

Decentralized Evaluation unit/Office of Evaluation

Duty Station

Rome/Italy

Duration

2.5 months 8th June to 15th August

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive within delegated authority):

1. Manage evaluation processes and budgets from preparation and design through to completion to ensure the production of independent credible evidence that meets high professional standards in line with UN norms and standards and codes of conduct for evaluation in the UN system embodied in WFPs Evaluation Quality Assurance System (EQAS).

2. Source hire and supervise external consultants to ensure the production of evaluations that meet EQAS requirements.

3. Engage stakeholder groups both internal and external to WFP appropriately in the evaluation process and manage communications.

4. Contribute to application of the normative framework quality support assessment mechanisms and reporting on decentralized evaluation.

5. Promote WFPs evaluation culture of accountability and learning through analyzing evidence and lessons; preparation of syntheses and summaries of evaluation findings and recommendations; and prepare presentations of these tailoring messages to specific audiences and platforms and working with internal and external stakeholders to enhance learning from and use of evaluation evidence in policy programme and project design.

6. Act as focal point within Office of Evaluation for a particular technical theme and/or WFP region keeping abreast of relevant developments in that technical and/or geographical area and providing relevant evaluation advice and feedback.

7. Participate and represent Office of Evaluation in external professional forums and networks and internal collaboration on monitoring and evaluation issues.

8. Participate in WFP internal evaluation expertise groups to enable sharing of experience and development of good practice.

9. Manage junior staff members providing coaching and guidance as required to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance.

10. Take responsibility for an equitable and inclusive workplace which incorporates all dimensions of the WFP diversity and inclusion framework.

11. Other as required.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS (details to be determined by Post Managers):

This section is optional to describe other duties skills & knowledge required for the specific job.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: COMMON STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR

Upholds WFP values principles and standards

Respects others and values diversity

Stays focused and calm under pressure

Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn

Leads by Example with Integrity

Instils a sense of ownership in self and others to uphold the WFP values principles and standards

Upholds a culture that values diversity using respectful and inclusive language and holds those who do not respect others to account

Stays focused and calm when under pressure encourages others to do the same and offers guidance and support to manage difficult and challenging environments

Demonstrates humility and promotes a willingness to learn and share knowledge frequently seeking and acting on feedback and pursuing opportunities to develop

Delivers results for maximum impact

Delegates appropriately

Adapts readily to change

Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments

Identifies and aligns outcomes to the strategic vision holding self and others accountable for the delivery and quality of operational results

Delegates responsibly and provides appropriate support empowering others to deliver on strategic objectives

Responds readily to change showing high tolerance for uncertainty in different contexts and adapts accordingly

Is inclusive and collaborative

Gives timely and constructive feedback

Builds and shares new perspectives

Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative

Demonstrates inclusive leadership by ensuring psychological safety where ideas and issues can be raised freely

Provides development opportunities to support a learning culture and gives timely and constructive feedback

Seeks out trusts and listens attentively to diverse views to capture learn build and share new perspectives within teams and networks

Applies Strategic Thinking

Communicates and fulfils WFPs vision

Communicates and fulfils WFPs vision and strategic outcomes to deliver meaningful solutions

Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things

Embraces curiosity designs and leads innovation when relevant

Analyses and evaluates data

Gathers data and different perspectives takes expert advice shares knowledge and uses a systems approach to inform decision making

Considers the impact of decisions

Makes complex decisions considering the immediate and long term risks and implications for teams projects and other initiatives

Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships

Builds partnerships

Initiates and builds networks of strategic partnerships by identifying and promoting opportunities for mutual areas of interest and benefit

Collaborates to deliver common objectives

Collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives by sharing information and co- creating innovative solutions with beneficiaries when appropriate

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:

Strategic Management

Utilizes up-to-date understanding of humanitarian and development actions in different contexts and knowledge of global geo-political issues monitoring requirements and/or the evaluation mandate to enhance existing approaches systems and processes to monitoring and/or evaluation that suit WFPs strategic and operational needs.

Performance Management

Demonstrates thorough understanding of WFPs performance management system and ability to manage resources and relationships to lead monitoring actions or deliver complex evaluations (including joint & interagency) of a variety of WFP programmes processes or policies to WFP monitoring and/or evaluation quality standards.

Qualitative/Quantitative Methodology

Oversees and provides guidance to others in the selection and application of high quality credible analytical approaches and qualitative and quantitative methods appropriate to monitoring and review requirements and/or evaluation needs across WFP at different levels.

Technical Communication

Able to tailor and synthesize evaluation evidence and engage diverse internal and external stakeholders proactively in appropriate ways to maximize learning and use of evaluation concepts and evidence for improving WFP programme performance.

Analysis

Demonstrates advanced skills in listening influencing and interpreting evaluation evidence management information partner relationships and the wider geopolitical and policy environment to ensure the delivery of independent credible and useful evaluations to improve WFPs performance.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES FOR THIS TDY:

Strong technical evaluation skills and solid understanding of UNEG Evaluation Norms and Standards.

Significant evaluation management experience including quality assurance of evaluation deliverables based on WFP EQAS.

Experience in applying diverse evaluation methods.

Excellent collaborative skills to effectively support commissioners of decentralized evaluations and coordinate regional evaluation teams.

Led effective monitoring and evaluation processes in countries or at the global level spanning a range of policies and programme initiatives.

Has led and managed evaluation team(s) and/or supervised monitoring/assessment staff.

Has gained experience in development issues in both field and HQ.

Has managed at least one decentralized evaluation from beginning to end and/or supported directly at least one HQ-led decentralized evaluation from beginning to end

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Advanced University degree in International Development Economics Social Science or other relevant field or First University degree with an additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Language:

Fluent in English and level B in French or Spanish.