Representative from North America
Denis Jobin, MAP, M.A., is an internationally recognized Evaluation Systems and Evidence Leadership Specialist, currently working as a freelance consultant and Director of Evaldge, based in Canada. He possesses over 25 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and evidence-informed policymaking across international organizations, governments, and research institutions.
His recent experience includes serving as Senior Evaluation Specialist at UNICEF Headquarters in New York, where he led major global evaluations and contributed to strengthening evaluation quality assurance and evidence-to-policy processes. Prior to that, as Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) for UNICEF Nigeria, he led the country office’s evaluation and results functions, supporting evidence-informed policy dialogue across federal and state governments. A significant achievement in Nigeria was supporting the Government in developing its first National Evaluation Policy and advancing evaluation frameworks in several states, including Kaduna and Kano, thereby institutionalizing evaluation within planning and governance systems. Earlier in his career, Jobin worked within the Government of Canada, contributing to program evaluation and policy development.
Denis Jobin’s global evaluation work encompasses social protection (including rapid reviews during the COVID-19 pandemic), universal child benefits, urban poverty, youth livelihoods, and climate resilience. His expertise has informed development policy and programming across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with field engagements in countries such as India, South Africa, and Cambodia.
He plays an active leadership role in the global evaluation community, currently serving as Co-Chair of EvalSDGs, a global network promoting evaluation for the Sustainable Development Goals. He also previously served as Vice-President of the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS).
Second Term of Office expires: 31 March 2029
