Senior Consultant, Access, Operations/Evaluation of UNICEF’s Staying and Delivering: Principled Humanitarian Access in Complex and High threat Environments, Req # 591233, New York HQ, Evaluation office (Remote/Work from home)

Overview

The consultant will support the UNICEF Evaluation Office by providing technical contributions focused on field-level implementation and operational matters for a global evaluation on humanitarian access and principled action.

Tasks Summary

• Provides technical contributions with a focus on field-level implementation and operational matters.
• Supports the translation of operational realities in evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• Participates in design, data collection and analysis.
• Drafts designated sections of evaluation report, under the guidance of the team leader.

Experience Requirements

• Over 15 years of demonstrated experience working on humanitarian action, including operational experience addressing humanitarian access constraints in complex and insecure environments.
• Strong practical understanding of field-level access dynamics, including access strategies, security, civil-military relations and UN access coordination in field contexts.
• Experience engaging in operational research or learning initiatives related to humanitarian access, including exposure to data collection practices and ethical considerations.
• Experience designing, facilitating, or participating in training programs or simulation exercises for UN agencies related to humanitarian access, security risk management, humanitarian operations.

Qualification Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or related field

Other Details

Languages Required: English

Languages Preferred: other UN languages

Contract Duration: 10.5 months

Work Modality: Home-based with travel to countries for data collection, as relevant.

Remuneration: