Consultancy - Evaluation Expert

IDLO is conducting a final evaluation to assess the progress and outcomes of the “Fighting Trafficking in Persons in Liberia (TIP III)” project implemented in Liberia, as it nears completion. The incumbent will report to IDLO’s Evaluation Unit and Director, The Hague Office, and under a day-to-day supervision of the Evaluation Specialist. In particular, the evaluation will:

• Provide an independent assessment of the project and measure the extent to which the expected results were achieved with emphasis on their impact on intended beneficiaries, institutional readiness to take ownership and integrate project principles into existing processes and systems, and the sustainability of results, including their overall contribution to combating trafficking in persons in Liberia.
• Importantly, assess how the outcomes and institutional changes initiated under the first two phases of the project (TIP I and II) have evolved, been sustained, or influenced subsequent interventions under TIP III, thereby providing an overall picture of the program’s cumulative contribution to combating trafficking in persons in Liberia; and
• Identify actionable insights and relevant lessons learned (including those around effective programming and design approaches) that could inform the design and implementation of future projects related to trafficking in person in Liberia and similar contexts.

The Evaluation Expert will be responsible for undertaking this evaluation in line with the Terms of Reference. The incumbent will be expected to carry out the following key duties in line with the detailed evaluation Terms of Reference. Inter alia, the incumbent will:

1. Conduct an in-depth desk review of project documents and reports, administrative records related to the various activities, project progress reports, and M&E data and reports.
2. Reconstruct the project’s ToC and develop the EQs and Indicators.
3. Identify methodological approaches and tools to capture data, in-line with the expected evaluation results.
4. Organize and manage data collection with the National Consultant.
5. In coordination with the National Consultant, set up and conduct in-person/remote key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

The incumbent will undertake in-depth analytical work to produce the following deliverables in all draft and final versions.

• An Inception Note
• A draft Evaluation Report
• Finalized Evaluation Report

Education and Professional Experience

• Master’s degree in international development, law, public policy, or other relevant social sciences is required.
• Substantial experience in leading evaluations of capacity-building programmes in the fields of migration, human rights, criminal justice/legal and judicial reform/good governance and rule of law.
• Minimum of 10 years of substantial professional experience with project cycle management, OECD DAC evaluation framework, ToC/logical framework approaches and quality assurance within international development evaluations.

Languages

• Outstanding written and verbal skills in English is required. Proficiency in the relevant local languages in Liberia is an advantage.

Specific knowledge, skills, and competencies

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the migration, human rights, rule of law, and legal and judicial reform programming context in Liberia.
• Robust experience in managing complex evaluations and supervising a few team members.
• Thorough knowledge of designing qualitative and quantitative (proxy) indicators at appropriate levels (input, output, outcome, and various levels of impact) and drafting focused Evaluation Questions.

The consultancy is expected to commence in October 2025. The inception note is expected by mid-November 2025, completion of data collection by mid December 2025, the draft evaluation report is tentatively expected by end of January 2026 and the final report tentatively by February 2026. This is a result-based assignment where payments are made upon satisfactory production of evaluation deliverables.

The IDLO Evaluation Unit will decide on the final approach towards the Field Phase data collection after consulting with the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) which includes the Programme Team.

IDLO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for IDLO vacancies.

IDLO does not tolerate sexual exploitation or abuse, any kind of harassment, including harassment of a sexual nature; or discrimination. As such, IDLO will conduct careful reference and background checks of all selected candidates as part of its selection process.

In the interest of making the most effective use of resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted during the selection process.

Application deadline: 29 October 2025 (23:59hrs Rome time).