Evaluation Consultant

Women for Women International • ,

9d • Remote

About The Position

Women for Women International (WfWI) is seeking a qualified evaluator/evaluation team to conduct a final project evaluation of two projects in South Sudan: “Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAV)” funded by the United Nations Trust Fund (UNTF) and “Women’s Micro-businesses and Coalitions for Change: Preventing Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Yei River County” funded by German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH. Both projects aim to address and prevent gender-based violence (GBV) and empower women through social and vocational training and community advocacy. The evaluator/team will design and manage an evaluation process for each project, addressing donor requirements while minimizing duplication. The approach should be coordinated, allowing for distinction between project-specific findings, and demonstrate strong project management for timely completion despite potential overlapping timelines and operational constraints in South Sudan. The evaluator must account for logistical and operational realities, including security, travel, accessibility, language, safeguarding, and potential remote/hybrid data collection. Ethical, trauma-informed, and conflict-sensitive engagement methods are prioritized. Final outputs must meet distinct donor reporting requirements and WfWI's learning needs.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in conducting external evaluations using mixed methods, including innovative and non-traditional approaches (e.g., participatory methods) (Lead Evaluator).
• Demonstrated expertise in gender-responsive and human rights-based evaluation, with substantial experience addressing issues related to violence against women and girls (VAWG) (Lead Evaluator).
• Experience in program design, theory of change development, and stakeholder engagement (Lead Evaluator).
• In-depth knowledge of gender equality, women’s empowerment, and policies and programs related to ending violence against women and girls (VAWG) (Lead Evaluator).
• Demonstrated work experience in/on South Sudan or similar contexts, with an understanding of gender issues, gender responsive policies, and public administration systems (Lead Evaluator).
• Experience in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data, including using ethical data collection practices, facilitating interviews and focus groups, ensuring high data quality, and visualizing and presenting data (Lead Evaluator).
• Strong record of producing timely and high-quality deliverables (Lead Evaluator).
• Excellent team leadership, project management, interpersonal, and communication skills, including leading multicultural and multinational teams, demonstrating cultural sensitivity, engaging various stakeholders, and communicating complex concepts clearly and concisely (Lead Evaluator).
• Master’s degree in a relevant field, such as social sciences, sociology, political science, international relations, legal studies, public policy, or international development (Lead Evaluator).
• Fluency in English is mandatory (Lead Evaluator).
• Proficiency in Bari and/or Arabic is highly desirable (Lead Evaluator).
• Able to travel to project locations for data collection (Lead Evaluator).
• At least 3 years of demonstrated experience in evaluation, including data collection, analysis, and presentation of findings (Other Team Members).
• Knowledge of gender-responsive and human rights-based evaluation, with experience addressing issues related to violence against women and girls (VAWG) (Other Team Members).
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as social sciences, sociology, political science, international relations, legal studies, public policy, or international development (Other Team Members).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (Other Team Members).
• Fluency in English is mandatory (Other Team Members).
• Proficiency of Bari and/or Arabic is highly desirable (Other Team Members).
• For data collectors, fluency of language(s) spoken in the respective states is mandatory.
• All evaluation team members shall abide by WHO and government of South Sudan SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) while undertaking this assignment and ensure safety of participants during interviews and shall be required to sign and abide by WfWI safeguarding policy, which includes prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and behavior protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data, including using innovative and non-traditional approaches (e.g., participatory methods) (Lead Evaluator).
• Experience working in, or a strong understanding of, the humanitarian and operational context of South Sudan is an asset (Other Team Members).
• Experience working in multinational teams is an asset (Other Team Members).
• Knowledge of additional local languages is an asset (For data collectors).
• Sample of previous similar evaluation reports (preferably from the South Sudanese context).

Responsibilities

• Design and manage an evaluation process for each project that efficiently addresses the requirements of each donor while minimizing duplication of effort for involved staff and stakeholders.
• Propose a coordinated evaluation approach that includes data collection and analysis methodologies that allow for distinguishing project-specific findings.
• Demonstrate strong project management and planning capacity to ensure timely completion of all deliverables despite potentially overlapping timelines, operational constraints, and contextual challenges associated with conducting fieldwork in South Sudan.
• Account for the logistical and operational realities of the context, including security restrictions, travel limitations, seasonal accessibility constraints, language considerations, safeguarding requirements, and the potential need for remote or hybrid data collection approaches in certain locations.
• Carefully manage stakeholder engagement across both projects to avoid fatigue among participants and stakeholders.
• Prioritize ethical, trauma-informed, and conflict-sensitive engagement methods, especially when working with women and girls affected by poverty, displacement, violence, or insecurity.
• Organize and deliver findings, recommendations, and supporting evidence in a manner that meets the distinct reporting requirements of each donor and the learning needs of the WfWI team.
• Develop an inception report outlining the evaluation design and methodology.
• Conduct a desk review of relevant project documents and secondary data.
• Design and implement appropriate primary data collection activities.
• Ensure robust and representative sampling approaches.
• Conduct field visits to project locations as required.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data.
• Prepare the final evaluation report and associated deliverables.

Benefits

• USD 31,500 total budget for both final evaluations.
• Payment installments: 25% upon acceptance of inception reports, 25% upon submission of the first draft report, and 50% upon approval of the final report.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior