Evaluation Specialist

Description

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) invites applications from suitably qualified evaluation professionals to undertake the terminal evaluation of the project “Capacity Building for Gender Statistics and Monitoring Systems.” The assignment will assess the project’s performance, results, sustainability and contribution to strengthening gender statistics systems in participating countries, while generating actionable lessons and recommendations for future programming. Interested candidates should submit their applications directly through the United Nations recruitment portal, Inspira, under Job Opening ID 281008: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/281008?language=en Duration: 50 working days over a period of 5 months Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the motivation statement and provide comprehensive responses to the job qualification questions, clearly demonstrating their relevant experience, technical expertise and suitability for the assignment. Application deadline: 21 July 2026 at 11:59 p.m. East Africa Time. Qualified evaluation practitioners with relevant expertise in gender mainstreaming, national statistical systems, institutional capacity development and international development programming are encouraged to apply.