Requirements

Education (required)

• An advanced university degree (master's or equivalent) in natural resources, environmental studies or sciences, development planning, or a related technical field.

• A first-level university degree plus two more years of qualifying experience may be accepted instead.

Experience (required)

• At least 10 years of growing responsibility in evaluation oversight management and project or programme management in complex socio-economic settings.

• Programme management experience, including at least 5 years leading diverse, multicultural teams of staff and consultants.

• Experience developing, appraising or evaluating projects designed for capacity development.

Languages

• Required: English at UN Level III (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

• Desirable: French at UN Level I.

Desirable (not required)

• Completed degree or non-degree programmes in data analytics, business analytics or data science.

• Experience with UN Evaluation Group (UNEG) norms and standards, or other international or national evaluation or inspection standards.

• Experience using digital tools and artificial intelligence in evaluation.

• Experience using data to guide decisions and set strategy.

Other conditions

• Current UN Secretariat staff must meet the lateral move rules to apply.

• Consultants and individual contractors who worked in the UN Secretariat in the last six months may not be eligible (see the job opening for exceptions).

• Selection may include an assessment exercise and a competency-based interview.