Impact Assessment Expert
Organizational Context
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and funded by Germany's International Climate Initiative, manages the Global EbA Fund (GEbAF). This fund supports innovative Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) initiatives globally, aiming to overcome barriers and scale up EbA approaches. The role sits within UNEP, contributing to the fund's communication and impact reporting.
Job Purpose
The primary purpose of this consultancy is to develop a high-quality, evidence-based, and visually compelling Impact Report for the Global EbA Fund. This report will showcase the Fund's results, innovations, the barriers to EbA it has addressed, and its catalytic influence. It aims to effectively communicate achievements to a diverse audience, including grantees, donors, partners, and prospective funders. The report will highlight the Fund's contribution to advancing EbA and its role in delivering wider sustainable development outcomes by addressing critical adaptation barriers, emphasizing resilience, locally led action, and measurable impact.
Responsibilities
Develop a high-quality Impact Report for the Global EbA Fund, presenting evidence of results, innovation, addressed EbA barriers, and catalytic influence in a compelling, accessible, and visually engaging format. Synthesize key lessons, highlighting innovation, scalability, partnerships, and leverage, including how projects mobilize finance, influence policy, and enable wider uptake of EbA. Communicate measurable results using high-quality photos, graphic illustrations, infographics, data visualizations, maps, and narrative storytelling. Present human-centered stories illustrating benefits to communities and ecosystems. Design a clear and engaging report structure, combining portfolio-level analysis with project-level examples. Integrate feedback from UNEP and IUCN through multiple review rounds, and deliver the final publication in high-resolution PDF and web-optimized formats.
Work Experience
A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in impact assessment, evaluation, data analysis, and results reporting is required. Experience with at least 5 assignments producing high-impact, visual publications for international organizations, agencies, NGOs, or donors is also required. Experience in knowledge management and storytelling is desirable.
Skills
Impact assessment, evaluation, data analysis, results reporting, knowledge management, storytelling, analytical skills, data visualization, synthesis of complex information, stakeholder engagement, interviewing skills, communication, journalism, education, environment.