UN Jobs – Evaluation Specialist – Team Lead – United Nations Population Fund

Job Title: Evaluation Specialist – Team Lead (UN Jobs)

Organisation: United Nations Population Fund

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives. Since UNFPA started working in 1969, the number – and rate – of women dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth has been halved. Families are smaller and healthier. Young people are more connected and empowered than ever before.

Job Summary: To conduct Endline Evaluation, Document Lessons Learned, Develop Policy Briefs, and Prepare a Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication for the EMPOWER Private Sector Strengthening Project.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Phase I (July 2025 – March 2026;):

• Served as a catalytic proof-of-concept across Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono.
• Phase I successfully generated 84,589 Couple Years of Protection (CYPs), reached over 6.98 million people via multi-channel social and behavior change communication (SBCC), trained 512 private health workers, onboarded 334 private outlets, negotiated price caps across 5 priority FP products, and integrated FP benefits into 4 private health insurance schemes.
• Crucially, Phase I revealed systemic challenges, particularly commodity diversion from public to private sectors (36% leakage rate detected during Last Mile Assurance spot-checks), highlighting the need for regulatory surveillance.

Phase II / EMPOWER-Scale (April 2026 – December 2026):

• A 9-month consolidation and transition phase designed to deepen systems in mature markets, expand to high-potential peri-urban municipalities (Entebbe, Kira, Ssabagabo, Goma, Kyengera, Nakawa), and embed long-term sustainability.
• Targeting 600 private service delivery points (300 clinics, 200 pharmacies, 100 drug shops), 300 newly trained health workers, 700,000+ individuals reached via SBCC, and 62,500 CYPs, Phase II focuses on:

Supply-Side Consolidation:

• Negotiated price caps, method mix expansion (LARCs, hormonal IUDs, DMPA-SC), provider mentorship, and Last Mile Assurance (LMA) in partnership with the National Drug Authority (NDA) and Health Monitoring Unit (HMU).

Demand Generation & Digital Innovation:

• Deploying the “Essanyu Ly’omukyala: Own Your Joy” campaign, AI-powered WhatsApp chatbots (+256-700-542-322), micro-influencers, and community/institutional activations.

Sustainable Financing & Policy:

• Expanding private health insurance inclusion, piloting community health entrepreneur dispensing, and transferring regulatory mechanisms to the Ministry of Health.
• As Phase II concludes in December 2026, UNFPA requires an independent, consultant (or consultancy team) to perform the endline evaluation, capture institutional learning, develop actionable policy briefs, prepare a peer-reviewed publication, and critically assess whether FCDO, GoU, and development partners should continue investing in private-sector FP market shaping.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Advanced University Degree (Master’s or PhD) in Public Health, Biostatistics, Health Economics, Demography, Evaluation, Development Economics, population and reproductive health, statistics, or any other related field
• A minimum of 7 years of experience and accumulative technical expertise in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) or family planning (FP) with a focus on adolescents and other vulnerable populations.
• Demonstrated expertise in evaluating Total Market Approach (TMA), private sector health systems, pharmaceutical supply chains, or market-shaping initiatives.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in leading reviews, studies, or evaluations of a similar design, size, complexity, and character in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience in SRHR and/or GBV, gender equality, and women’s empowerment programmes in low-income countries is a requirement.
• Proven skills in robust review and evaluation designs, including quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, review of Theories of Change, and use of evaluation matrices.
• Strong background in FCDO/UKAID evaluation standards, Value for Money (5Es) frameworks, and OECD-DAC criteria.
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative M&E software such as Atlas.ti, NVIVO SPSS, STATA, or Advanced Excel is a requirement.
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills.
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 15^th August 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84