Case-based Causal Methods Lead Consultant, Evaluation Office, New York, USA (Remote), 6 months - Req: 594411

**Job no:** 594411 **Contract type:** Consultant **Duty Station:** New York **Level:** Consultancy **Location:** United States **Categories:** Operations UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. **For every child, the right to care** **How can you make a difference?** The Evaluation Office of UNICEF is conducting the *Evaluation of child protection systems strengthening for prevention of and response to violence against children and women*, an evaluation included in the UNICEF Plan for Global Evaluations 2026–2029\. The evaluation focuses on an important programme area for the organization given the breadth of the child right deprivations that programmes intend to address, the scale of the investment and the strategic importance of violence prevention and response. The evaluation serves the purposes of accountability and the generation of learnings to inform the adjustment of programmes, policies and resource mobilization to strengthen their alignment with the Strategic Plan 2026–2029\. The evaluation will generate independent evidence on the results of UNICEF’s child protection systems strengthening (CPSS) approach for the prevention of and response to violence against children and women. It will focus on outcome\-level change during the period of the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2022–2025, while it will also incorporate a forward\-looking lens to inform implementation during 2026–2029\. The evaluation will assess the relevance, coherence and effectiveness of UNICEF approach and country programmes performance, and identify which UNICEF investments and conditions are associated with progress towards higher maturity levels of child protection systems. It will also identify good practices and actionable lessons to inform refinement, adaptation and scale\-up, thereby supporting both organizational learning and accountability for results. The *Case\-based Causal Methods Lead consultant* will lead the design and implementation of the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) component of the evaluation to answer causal questions through programme theory\-based approach. The consultant will provide methodological leadership on the design, implementation, reporting and dissemination of results