Evaluation Officer (P-3)

Organisational context

Organisational Context Major Programme V11-5, the Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM), was established by the Assembly at its eighth session in accordance with article 112, paragraph 4, of the Rome Statute. It is an operationally independent office with its head reporting to the President of the Assembly of States Parties. Its purpose is to provide assurance to the Assembly of the effective and comprehensive oversight of the Court in order to enhance its efficiency and economy. This is achieved through the conduct of its three-fold mandate, namely; conducting independent evaluations, investigations and inspections.

Duties and responsibilities

• Plan, design, manage and undertake evaluations, draft terms of reference and conduct evaluability assessments to determine programme readiness and scope.
• Collect, review and analyse both qualitative and quantitative data to build evidence based findings and conclusions
• Manage external consultants; identify, hire and supervise external evaluation experts or panel members and manage evaluation budget and timelines.
• Produce comprehensive evaluation reports, prepare brief or presentations and present result to management and stakeholders.
• Develop and ensure that IOM evaluation standards and practices remain consistent with best practice.
• Develop and help promote guidance on self-evaluation standards and practices for the Court.
• Monitor the actions taken by the Court in response to evaluation conclusions and recommendations.
• Undertake other ad hoc work as required by the Head, IOM

Essential Qualifications

Education:

An advanced university degree in social science or in a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience is accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A legal background would be considered an asset.

Experience:

A minimum of five years (seven years with a first-level university degree) of progressively responsible professional experience in projects, programmes and policies evaluation. Considerable practical experience in working with diplomatic representatives and senior staff in an international or large legal organisational context is highly desirable.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Good understanding of various methodologies in evaluation, such as surveys, record reviews, focus groups and case studies;
• Ability to contribute to the development of the most efficient and effective methodology with minimal guidance;
• Good understanding of various sampling techniques and their applications and ability to develop the most accurate sampling technique for the methodology;
• Competencies to collect reliable, valid and accurate information in an objective way;
• Good understanding of questionnaire design and ability to develop questionnaires and other review instruments that will address issues identified in the design;
• Demonstrated effective interviewing skills and ability to conduct interviews independently;
• Skill to use programme data and documents and to design and conduct case studies independently. Ability to guide and direct junior staff in data collection and to ensure the data analysis addresses evaluation issues;
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to articulate relevant subject matter in a clear and concise way; pose basic questions and contribute information appropriately in formal settings; effectively use appropriate support items, including charts, graphs, audio-visual techniques, and hand-outs;
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualise ideas and issues during the evaluation reporting process; and use critical thinking to formulate findings and recommendations based on the results of both qualitative and quantitative data, and the broader context of evaluation issues;
• Ability to develop clear, concise and compelling evaluation reports that meet best practice reporting standards with minimal guidance;
• Competencies to develop well-focused Terms of Reference that includes a complete background, addresses salient issues, and identifies potential impact, with minimal guidance;
• Demonstrated planning and organisational skills and ability to manage evaluation processes including scheduling and assigning tasks, ensuring that milestones are met and project costs are within budget, and ensuring that evaluation objectives are met;
• Ability to independently assume responsibility for managing complex evaluation projects.

Knowledge of languages:

Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is required. Knowledge of the other working language of the Court is highly desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) would be considered an asset.

Other: The incumbent of this post will participate in the Court’s Financial Disclosure Programme, administered on behalf of the ICC by the United Nations Ethics Office (UNEO). Information on the programme can be found here on the website of the UNEO: http://www.un.org/en/ethics/disclosure.shtml