Evaluation Specialist

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Mission and objectives

WHO leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage. We direct and coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies. And we promote healthier lives – from pregnancy care through old age. Our Triple Billion targets outline an ambitious plan for the world to achieve good health for all, using science-based policies and programmes.

Context

WHO works on the ground in more than 150 countries to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. Its goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion with better health and wellbeing. The principle that all people should enjoy the highest standard of health, regardless of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition, has guided WHO’s work for the more than 70 years since it was first set up as the lead agency for international health in the new United Nations system.
Based in WHO’s offices in Budapest, Hungary, the Evaluation Specialist will assist the Headquarter-based (Geneva) WHO Evaluation Office in implementing its 2024 – 2025 organizational Work Plan, with a particular emphasis on support to up-coming organization evaluations and to evaluations conducted at the decentralized level of the Organization (i.e., outside of WHO Headquarters in Geneva).

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Director-General’s Representative for Evaluation and Organizational Learning (or his designated mandated representative), the Evaluation Specialist will report to a Headquarters-based Evaluation Senior Officer and will work in close collaboration with relevant programme managers at the three levels of the Organization (country, regional and global). The UN Volunteer Evaluation Specialist will undertake a variety of tasks to support the WHO Evaluation Office in the successful completion of its Work Plan. The Evaluation Specialist will engage in evaluation-related tasks, including:
Support to Management of evaluations:
Conduct background research on policy/strategy/programme/offices or task force/partnership or other subject of evaluation being evaluated as per the WHO organization workplan, and research respective global, regional and/or country operating contexts;
Support the evaluation manager with administrative and logistical aspects of evaluation planning, management and liaison with designated WHO focal points throughout evaluation processes as necessary;
Assist with development of terms of reference, concept notes and with quality assurance, consolidation of information, copy editing processes and the development of communication and dissemination tools for evaluations;
Perform specific aspects data analysis, producing technical notes, presentations and briefing documents; and
Participate in evaluation team meetings, and meetings of the Global Evaluation Network throughout the evaluation process.
Other WHO Evaluation Office initiatives:
Contribute to other key Evaluation Office initiatives, and learning/training and information activities on evaluation such organized by UNEG to develop skills.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day)- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country- Provide annual and end of assignment reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities using UNV’s Volunteer Reporting Application- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Results/Expected Outputs
As an active WHO team member, the selected individual will provide efficient, timely, responsive and high-quality support to the WHO Evaluation Office. In so doing, they will contribute to the Evaluation Office’s targeted result of producing credible and useful evaluations that enhance organizational learning within WHO, engaging in a variety of activities and producing a range of outputs leading to results. These include:
Briefing notes associated with background research are produced at a high level of accuracy, thoroughness, and clarity, enabling team members to readily grasp the key issues at hand;
Sound operational management support to the conduct of evaluations, contributing to the smooth operation of these missions;
Drafts of concept and technical notes, terms of reference, presentations and other internal documents as well as reviews of evaluation deliverables (inception report, draft final reports) are provided in timely manner and at a high level of quality, timeliness, accuracy, thoroughness, and clarity, enhancing the overall quality of the outputs and activities at hand;
Contributions to Evaluation Guidance, Policy and Communication initiatives and documents prepared by the Evaluation Office are well researched and well written, resulting in documents that help disseminate evaluation products and raise awareness of evaluation across the Organization;
Copyediting and proofreading of other team members’ outputs adds value to their drafts; Participation in key team meetings is active, constructive and consistent with the WHO values and competencies, contributing to the smooth project implementation and positive functioning of the team.
• The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counter-parts, including Implementing Partners (IPs);
• Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development dur-ing the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed