Chief of Branch, Programme at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and carry out the work programme of the Evaluation Office; provides programmatic/substantive reviews of the drafts prepared by others.
• Co-ordinate and oversee the preparation and implementation of the UNEP evaluation policy and strategy.
• Report to intergovernmental bodies on programme/project performance or on programmatic/ substantive issues, particularly those presented in biannual and/or annual reports.
• Ensure that the outputs produced by the Evaluation Office maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data and evidence.
• Prepare the work programme of the Evaluation Office, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
• Undertake or oversee the programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Evaluation Office, including preparation of budgets, reporting on budget/programme performance, evaluation of staff performance (PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings, evaluation of candidates and preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting.
• Recruit staff, taking due account of geographical balance.
• Manage, guide, develop and train staff under his/her supervision.
• Foster teamwork and communication among staff in the Evaluation Office and across organizational boundaries.
• Lead and supervise the organization of meetings and seminars on substantive issues; manages the substantive preparation and organization of such meetings or seminars.
• Participate in international, regional or national meetings and provides programmatic/substantive evaluation expertise on an issue or holds programmatic/substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.
• Represent UNEP at international, regional or national meetings.
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.
• Perform any other relevant duties assigned.

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in evaluation, business or public administration, finance, accounting, law, social sciences or related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in evaluation and oversight management, law, finance or related field is required.
• Five (5) years of management experience, including experience leading diverse and multicultural teams is required.
• Experience in designing and implementing robust impact evaluations is desirable.
• Experience within an organisational evaluation function and evaluating environmental projects and programmes / work supported by environmental funds (e.g. Global Environment Fund, Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund etc) is desirable.
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.