UNICEF Mixed-Methods Impact Evaluation Consultant 2026: Adolescent Girls and Violence Against Children
Overview
UNICEF's Evaluation Office in New York is seeking a Mixed-Methods Impact Evaluation Consultant focused on adolescent girls and violence against children (Job Number 595428). The consultancy lasts 12 months and is undertaken remotely, with travel to project locations when required. The consultant should be an experienced impact evaluation specialist in quantitative and qualitative research, violence against children, adolescent girls and child protection. French, Spanish or Arabic is an asset, and English is the primary language.
What the role involves
The consultant will mainly support the Impact Catalyst Fund thematic windows and the demand-driven evaluation portfolio under the Power4Girls initiative. The first Impact Catalyst Fund window, developed with the Global Program to End Child Marriage, covers child marriage and social norms. A further window launching in 2026, with the Safe to Learn Initiative, concerns preventing violence in, through and around schools. Power4Girls evaluations, run with UNICEF's Adolescent Girls Hub, look at increasing girls' agency, health and wellbeing. The consultant may also help scope and carry out wider impact evaluation work on child protection and these topics.
About the office
The Evaluation Office supports high-quality evaluations that improve accountability and learning, including strategic global, institutional effectiveness, humanitarian, impact and demand-driven evaluations, and promotes evaluation standards and guidelines.
Who can apply
UNICEF is looking for a highly experienced impact evaluation professional with an advanced academic background and substantial practical experience in rigorous evaluations, particularly in low-income settings. Relevant backgrounds include research, evaluation, development, public health, economics, social science and policy. The source text ends before listing detailed requirements.
Key dates
The consultancy was advertised on 28 August 2026, and the application deadline is 13 September 2026.