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For every child, the right to Results

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is recognized as a regional leader in advancing the rights and well-being of children. In close partnership with the Government of Jordan, civil society, the private sector, and communities, UNICEF Jordan Country Office (JCO) works to sustain and deepen development gains for children, while strengthening policies, national systems, and programme delivery to ensure equitable outcomes for every child in Jordan. UNICEF’s work is aligned with the Economic Modernisation Vision (2022–2033), Jordan’s primary national development framework, which prioritizes inclusive growth, improved quality of life, human capital development, and sustainability, and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Guided by a rights‑based, equity‑focused, and evidence‑driven approach, UNICEF Jordan Country Office places particular emphasis on reaching the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, including those affected by poverty, displacement, and exclusion, regardless of nationality, gender, religion, or background. UNICEF’s support to human capital development is anchored in ongoing education and workforce reforms under the Economic Modernisation Vision and the Education and Human Resources Development legal framework, which prioritize quality, relevance, and alignment with labour market needs. Within this context, evaluations play a critical role in assessing performance, generating learning, and strengthening accountability across UNICEF’s programme areas, including Child Protection; Education; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Health and Nutrition; Adolescent and Youth Engagement; Social Protection; and Operations, to ensure evidence informs decision‑making and programme improvement.

How can you make a difference?

As an Evaluation Officer, you are responsible for the effective implementation of the evaluations of the Country Programme’s Costed Evaluation Plan and for evaluations triggered by other requirements. Your role contributes to the achievement of key end-results by providing professional expertise in evaluation. You support communication, partnerships, and the design and implementation of capacity development activities aimed at strengthening national and sub-national evaluation capacity. In addition, you coordinate office-wide knowledge management, promoting good practices on evaluation use and evaluation culture more largely within the JCO.

As an Evaluation Officer, you have a formal reporting line to the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and work in close collaboration with the MENARO Multi-Country Evaluation Specialist who provides systematic oversight (quality assurance) on all evaluations of JCO, combined with guidance and technical support when required. Given the nature of evaluation being an independent oversight function, and the Representative being accountable for evaluation in the Country Office, you need to have direct access to the Representative on evaluation, expressed through a dotted-line reporting relationship to the JCO Representative. You manage the planning, design, implementation, and follow-up of evaluation activities across the country office, including coordination with other agencies and engagement with national and international stakeholders, as appropriate, ensuring the delivery and use of high-quality evaluations in accordance with UNICEF’s Evaluation Policy, with the evaluation and ethics procedures and guidance of UNICEF and of other recognized professional norms and standards including the 2016 UN Evaluation Group Norms and Standards for Evaluation.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities

Evaluation Planning, Management, and Implementation
Evaluation design and implementation
Evaluation use
Coordination, Networking, and Evaluation Capacity Development

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File Specific JD Evaluation Officer NoB JCO Final Version (1).docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in one of the following fields: humanities, social sciences, development economics, statistics, public administration, performance management, monitoring and evaluation or other related fields. A degree or certification/accreditation in Evaluation is a significant advantage.
Work Experience: Minimum 2 years of professional experience in supporting/or implementing equity-focused evaluations and the management of the evaluation function at the national and/or international level as per UNICEF and/or UNEG norms and standards for Evaluation in the UN System.
Technical knowledge and experience in programme evaluation, evaluation design, data analysis, and reporting is required.
Experience in managing evaluations, strong analytical skills, and the ability to synthesize and clearly summarize qualitative and quantitative data are essential.

Key skills include Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Design, Data Analysis, Process Management, Knowledge Management, and Planning & Monitoring.
Language Requirements: Fluency of English and Arabic required.

Desirables:

Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Experience in supporting national evaluation capacity and working with professional evaluation associations and evidence dissemination is preferable.
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. 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.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information.

UNICEF staff members holding fixed-term, continuing, or permanent appointments who are considered to be on abolished post status may apply for this temporary position and, if selected with a start date before 31 December 2025, may take it up as a temporary assignment, in line with UNICEF guidance on separation due to the abolition of posts or staff reduction. They will retain their fixed-term entitlements but will not hold a lien to their abolished post. For other scenarios where a Temporary Assignment may be possible, please refer to Additional guidance on IP to IP temporary assignments after completion of the full TOD.pdf (accessible to UNICEF personnel only).

The conditions of a temporary assignment, including relocation entitlements, will depend on the status of the staff member's original appointment and may be limited in accordance with applicable UNICEF policies, procedures, and practices in force.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Visa residence requirements: i.e. UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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Evaluation Officer (NO-2), TA (364 days), #138317, Amman - Jordan, MENA