Evaluation Consultant - Evaluation of ICAO's 2026-2028 Business Plan
Organizational Context
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. The Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) is responsible for the systematic evaluation and internal audit of ICAO's programmes, projects, and activities to assess achievement of objectives and efficient resource utilization.
Job Purpose
To contribute to the independent mid-term evaluation of ICAO’s 2026–2028 Business Plan, assessing its relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, results, and sustainability. The role aims to generate evidence, lessons, and recommendations to improve implementation and inform future planning.
Responsibilities
Conduct a mid-term evaluation of ICAO’s 2026-2028 Business Plan, assessing its design, alignment, governance, resourcing, monitoring, and risk management. Prepare an inception report, collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative evidence, and formulate actionable recommendations. Produce draft and final evaluation reports, including an executive summary and recommendation tracking table.
Work Experience
A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible professional experience in evaluation, including leading complex corporate, strategic, policy, or organizational evaluations. Demonstrated expertise in theory-based, utilization-focused, and mixed-methods evaluation, including evaluability assessment, theories of change, contribution analysis, portfolio analysis, and purposive sampling. Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills are essential. Experience in the UN system or a similar international organization is desirable.
Skills
Theory-based evaluation, utilization-focused evaluation, mixed-methods evaluation, evaluability assessment, theories of change, contribution analysis, portfolio analysis, purposive sampling, quantitative and qualitative analysis, results frameworks, resource frameworks, indicators, baselines, targets, financial data analysis, performance data analysis, governance assessment, risk assessment, reporting systems.