Regional Adviser

**Job no**: 558285

**Contract type**: Fixed Term Appointment

**Duty Station**: Panama City

**Level**: P-5

**Location**: Panama

**Categories**: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

**For every child, dedication.**

The UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office is based in in Panama City, Panama, operating in 36 territories, including 24 country offices.

UNICEF works to put the rights and well-being of the most disadvantaged children at the heart of the social, political, and economic agenda, in line with our equity focus, working across our organization and with our partners in government, civil society and the private sector to support shifts in public policy, fuel social engagement, and increase investment for children.
For information of the work of our organization in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Region, please visit our website: UNICEF LAC Region.

**How can you make a difference?**

Under the general guidance of the Regional Director, the Regional Adviser, Evaluation

a) develops, implements, manages and monitors a strategy for strengthening the evaluation function in Latin America and the Caribbean Region;
b) as part of the Evaluation Regional Strategy develops and oversees the implementation of a quality assurance system aimed at improving the quality of evaluations;
c) provides technical support to country offices in the area of evaluation including capacity-development at various levels;
d) manages multi-country and regional evaluations in the LAC Region, as well as country programme evaluations and L2 evaluations;
e) provides and coordinates regional recommendations regarding global policy development, regional support, and contributions to global corporate evaluation activities; and

f) ensures coherence with the evaluation function at the global level and with other UN agencies.

The responsibilities also include providing policy support, guidance, and advocacy on evaluation in humanitarian preparedness and response, in collaboration with other agencies. This responsibility should be in line with the office’s accountabilities framework for the enhancement of the survival, protection, development and participation of children and women in national development efforts. Ensures that the equity and the gender equality perspective is mainstreamed throughout the evaluation function.

The Regional Adviser, Evaluation will partner with other UN Agencies in the management of evaluations related to inter-agency interventions.

For more details, please consult the full job description: Specific Job Profile, Regional Adviser, Evaluation, P-5, LACRO.pdf

**To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have**
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher) in social sciences or other relevant disciplines. Practical training in programme management and evaluation, survey, and research analysis, or applied statistical data analysis in social sciences is an asset.
- Ten years of relevant professional work experience (including both international and national work experience) in programme development and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation activities.
- At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response programme is preferred.
- Fluency in English and Spanish is required.
- Knowledge of other UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian) and/or Portuguese is an asset.

**For every child, you demonstrate**

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter.

UNICEF competencies required for this post are: Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2), Demonstrates Self Awareness (2) and Ethical Awareness (2), Works Collaboratively with others (2), Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2), Innovates and Embraces Change (2), Thinks and Acts Strategically (2), Drive to achieve impactful results (2), and Manages ambiguity and complexity (2).

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

**Advertised**: 13 Jan 2023 Eastern Standard Time
**Deadline**: 29 Jan 2023 Eas