Evaluation Specialist, P-4, Temporary Position, Evaluation Office, 6 months, Evaluation Office, New York #00136753

Education: Advanced university degree in Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies, or related field entailing strong quantitative OR qualitative training is required.PhD in Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies, or related field entailing strong quantitative and/or qualitative training is an asset.Specialized training in evaluation methods and methodologies and in causal inference is desirable.Experience:Required: 8+ years conducting global (portfolio) thematic evaluations using robust qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including for the last 3 years is required.• 5+ years (most recent) applying AI and machine learning to the evaluation process including text mining and evaluation synthesis.• Proven ability to work with internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels, including providing technical support and capacity building.• Proven track record producing user-centered outputs, including briefs, working papers, peer-reviewed journals, that contribute to awareness, knowledge, valuing and use of corporate thematic evaluations is required.DesirableThematic expertise in a programmatic area associated with UNICEF work, such as Education, Health, Nutrition, Social Policy, Child protection and Water, Sanitation, Climate Resilience is desirable.• Experience in fragile and humanitarian setting is desirable.• Experience in integrating cross-cutting issues of gender, disability and equity in global thematic evaluations is desirable.Technical skills:Proficiency in statistical software for qualitative (MAXQDA, Atlas, NVivo) and/or quantitative analysis (R, Stata, Python), familiarity with relevant applications of Large Language Models (LLM) is required.• Advanced data visualization tools is an assetLanguage: Fluency in written and oral English