Evaluation Specialists – One Health, Food Security and Crisis Contexts

FAO's Office of Evaluation seeks senior evaluators and subject-matter specialists to support evaluations focusing on integrated One Health approaches, pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, food security analysis, early warning, and crisis contexts. Selected candidates will contribute to evaluation design, data collection, analysis, and reporting to support accountability and learning.

Responsibilities

• Review relevant programme, project and technical documentation.
• Contribute to evaluation design, inception reports and data-collection instruments.
• Develop theories of change and support learning activities and the dissemination of evaluation results.
• Conduct interviews, consultations, field visits and technical assessments.
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative evidence.
• Assess the relevance, effectiveness, sustainability and contribution of FAO-supported interventions.
• Prepare country studies, technical notes and substantive inputs to evaluation reports.
• Contribute to findings, conclusions, recommendations and stakeholder validation processes.
• Address comments from stakeholders and quality-assurance reviewers.

Requirements

• For Consultants: Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in evaluation, economics, public policy, public health, veterinary medicine, epidemiology, food safety, food security, agriculture, international development, humanitarian studies, sociology, statistics or another discipline relevant to the work of the Organization.
• Consultants with bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
• For PSAs: University degree (or technical degree/certificate) from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in evaluation, economics, public policy, public health, veterinary medicine, epidemiology, food safety, food security, agriculture, international development, humanitarian studies, sociology, statistics or another discipline relevant to the work of the Organization.
• Minimum one year of professional experience in evaluation, research, technical assessment or programme implementation commensurate with the profile and the corresponding consultant or PSA level.
• Working knowledge of an FAO official language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting or contributing to complex thematic, programme, portfolio, country or project evaluations.
• Relevant expertise in one or more of the following areas: One Health, pandemic preparedness, animal or public health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, Codex standards, disease surveillance, laboratory systems, food security analysis, early warning, humanitarian response or crisis preparedness.
• Experience working across humanitarian, development and normative contexts.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder-engagement, facilitation and interviewing skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex evidence and prepare clear, balanced and evidence-based evaluation products.
• Familiarity with theory-based evaluation, contribution analysis, mixed methods or systems approaches.
• Experience working in fragile, conflict-affected or food crisis contexts is desirable.
• Experience with the United Nations, multilateral organizations, government institutions or international development partners is an asset.
• Ability and willingness to undertake international field missions, as required.
• Candidates must disclose any previous or current involvement in the design or implementation of the activities covered by the relevant evaluation.
• All candidates must adhere to the FAO values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All, and Integrity and Transparency.

Skills

• Evaluation Design
• Programme Evaluation
• Thematic Evaluations
• Portfolio Evaluation
• Country Evaluation
• Project Evaluation
• One Health
• Epidemic Preparedness
• Animal Health
• Public Health
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Food Safety and Quality
• Codex Standards Finalization
• Disease Surveillance
• Laboratory Systems
• Food Security Analysis
• Early Warning Systems
• Humanitarian Response
• Crisis Preparedness
• Mixed-Methods Evaluation
• Theory-based Evaluation
• Contribution Analysis
• Systems Approaches
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Facilitation Skills
• Interviewing Skills
• Data Synthesis
• Evidence-based Reporting
• International Field Missions

Languages

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish