Vacancy Announcement Details

Organizational Setting

The post is located in the Office of Evaluation (OED) at FAO headquarters. OED anchors the evaluation function in the Organization. Evaluation in FAO provides results accountability to both member countries and the Director-General, giving more in-depth understanding and objective basis for their decision-making and oversight. Evaluation also contributes to corporate learning, feeding lessons into a robust feedback loop. Evaluation provides a sound basis for improvements in the Organization's programmes in terms of their relevance to countries, definition of objectives, their design and implementation. The Office also participates in system-wide evaluation initiatives, thereby contributing to assessments of development effectiveness by the UN system.The function may require extensive travel to the field.

Reporting Lines

The Evaluation Officer reports to the Director, OED.

Technical Focus

Thematic evaluations, country-level evaluations, methodological development and utilization of evaluations.

Key Results

Increased results accountability and lessons learning at the corporate and unit level.

Key Functions

• Plans, designs and conducts OED evaluations ensuring submission of reports according to deadlines;

• Manages evaluations conducted by consultants or commissioned to external institutions;

• Conducts quality control or assure OED evaluations;

• Takes measures to enhance the utilization as well as the national ownership of evaluations;

• Participates in developing, enhancing and testing evaluation methodologies, determining their applicability in different contexts, and keeps abreast of latest developments; 

• Liaises with technical and operational departments to enhance the planning, design and utilization of OED evaluations;

• Manages post-evaluation communications, including of lessons from evaluations and making them available to various stakeholders;

• Performs other duties as required.

Full details available on the FAO website. Deadline for applications 7 December.