Evaluation Thematic Lead on Violence against Children

Lead thematic design and analysis for UNICEF’s evaluation of child-protection systems strengthening and violence against children programmes. This six-month remote consultancy will shape evaluation methods, evidence synthesis, country reporting, validation and communication products across two global workstreams

• Refine evaluation frameworks, theories of change, methods and data-collection protocols
• Lead thematic analysis and triangulation of qualitative and quantitative evidence
• Ensure quality of country reports, consultations and validation workshops
• Draft evaluation products and tailored communications to promote use of findings

• Advanced university degree in child protection, social work, law, public health, gender studies, social policy or international development
• Minimum ten years of progressively responsible violence-against-children or child-protection experience
• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Multi-country evaluation or evidence-synthesis experience
• French or Spanish working knowledge
• Foresight methods experience

• Evaluation design
• Evidence synthesis
• Qualitative comparative analysis
• Child protection evaluation
• Report writing