The Independent Evaluation Section (IES) contributes to UNODC's accountability and evaluation-based decision-making in the response to drugs, crime, corruption and terrorism, responding to organizational needs of inputs for evidence-based programming. It does so by ensuring a wide variety of services and products, including the conduct of participatory, independent, inclusive and gender-responsive evaluations at corporate, policy, programme and project levels, reporting directly on completed independent evaluations to UNODC's Executive Director and Member States. With regard to cooperation with other evaluation functions in the UN system, IES actively participates in the UN Evaluation Group (UNEG), ensuring that UNODC evaluations fully meet the Norms and Standards of UNEG and are utilization-focused, using learning opportunities of evaluation results to strengthen efficiency, effectiveness and organizational accountability at UNODC. IES further closely coordinates and cooperates with Oversight Bodies to ensure complementarity of work.
See also UNODC's Evaluation Policy.
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IES is headed by Katharina Kayser, Chief. |
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Katherine Aston, Deputy Chief. Focal Point: Evaluation Norms; In-depth Evaluations; Oversight and Audit; Gender Equality. |
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Carlos Asenjo Ruiz. Focal Point: Independent Project Evaluations Latin America; National and UNODC Evaluation Capacity Development; SDGs and UN Reforms. |
Under Recruitment. Focal Point: Independent Project Evaluations. |
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Emanuel Lohninger. Focal Point: Evaluation Knowledge Management; Unite Evaluations; Innovation and Communication. |
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Moritz Schuberth. Contributing to: Evaluation Capacity Development; Independent Project Evaluations; Evaluation Knowledge Management. |
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Charlotte Gunnarsson. Focal Point: Project Oversight and GLOH92 Reporting; Communication; Staff Recruitment. |
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Premmanee Saowadan. Focal Point: Budget and Time Administration; Staff Recruitment; Calendars and Events. |
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Jelena Baier. Focal Point: Consultant Recruitment; Administrative Support for Travel and Meetings. |