Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, P-4, Temporary Position, 364 days, Generation Unlimited (YPA) secretariat, New York HQ #00137471

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to Digital opportunities

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy emphasizes the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, ensuring that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. 

Building on work across the UN with and for young people, and in line with the UN Youth Strategy, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU) focuses on finding new ways to ensure that every young person is in school, learning, training or employment by 2030 — with a focus on those in the greatest danger of being left behind, including girls, the poorest, those with disabilities, young people on the move and those affected by conflict and natural disasters. 

This partnership brings together leaders from governments, UN agencies, the private sector, academia, international and civil society organizations, and young people to identify, co-create, resource and scale up innovative solutions that expand opportunity for young people. 

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the GenU Deputy Director, and in close collaboration with the Global Lead on Livelihoods (ESP), the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Specialist will drive and coordinate UNICEF’s livelihoods MERL agenda. The role focuses on ensuring robust systems are in place to define, capture and analyze results from livelihoods programmes and from GenU’s Public Private Youth Partnership (PPYP) approach. 

You will support stakeholders at global, regional and country levels to design and implement monitoring frameworks, and to plan and carry out evaluation and learning activities, while strengthening Regional and Country Offices’ capacity to set and update targets, monitor progress, report and use evidence for decision-making. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to consolidating results at global level through agreed mechanisms, supporting evidence-based decision-making, and advancing impact for adolescents and youth at scale. 

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