UNESCO Evaluation Consultancy 2026: Senior Evaluator for Global Gender Equality Review — Apply by 19 October
Overview
The UNESCO Evaluation Office is offering a consultancy for a Senior Evaluator to lead the evaluation of UNESCO's Global Priority Gender Equality for the 2026-2027 period. This assignment fulfills the requirements of the UN-SWAP framework and serves both a summative and formative purpose. The evaluation examines corporate performance on gender mainstreaming, identifies successes, challenges, and bottlenecks, and provides lessons and forward-looking recommendations to inform UNESCO's future strategic and operational direction.
Who can apply
The opportunity is aimed at experienced senior evaluation professionals rather than early-career applicants. Ideal candidates have relevant backgrounds in areas such as gender equality evaluation, gender mainstreaming, UN evaluation frameworks, organisational performance assessment, institutional learning, international development, and strategic evaluation.
Requirements
Candidates must review the official Expression of Interest and Terms of Reference attached to the vacancy to understand the detailed technical requirements, expected deliverables, methodology, qualifications, eligibility criteria, and financial terms, as these complete details are not provided in the general announcement. The vacancy also does not explicitly state whether the consultancy is fully remote, so working arrangements must be confirmed through the attached documentation.
How to apply
Interested individuals must carefully review the Call for Expressions of Interest and Terms of Reference and prepare their application according to the specified instructions. Applications must be submitted via email to Ms. Ina Salas at i.salas@unesco.org, with a copy sent to Ms. Mireia Arumi Francitorra at m.arumi-francitorra@unesco.org. Submissions must use the subject line Expression of interest – Evaluation of Global Priority Gender Equality (2022-2026).
Key dates
The application deadline is 19 October 2026 at 23:59 CEST, which corresponds to midnight Paris time. The evaluation itself is undertaken for the 2026–2027 period.