Data Collection (Project Evaluation)

Our client’s Local Peacebuilding and Resilience in the South (LPB South) project was developed within the framework of Our client’s 2023–2025 Country Programme Document (CPD), which prioritizes investments in local peacebuilding and resilience, especially in areas transitioning from immediate stabilization toward longer-term development. The LPB South project supports peace and resilience in targeted southern clusters by enhancing the capacity of local institutions and communities to manage conflict, plan and deliver responsive services, and foster inclusive local economies that contribute to sustainablepeace..

The project “Reconstruction Fund forMurzuq” (RFM) project was designed as part of LPB south project in the context of the protracted displacement and destruction that followed the 2019 conflict inMurzuq, located in the southern Fezzan region of Libya. The city ofMurzuqwitnessed intense fighting and widespread damage to public infrastructure, homes, and community institutions, resulting in the displacement of over 13,000 people to more than 30 municipalities across Libya. While national-level political and peacebuilding processes are still ongoing, ,Murzuqstands as a critical local entry point for reconciliation, stabilization, and recovery.

Against thisbackdrop,  USAIDsupportedpeacebuildingprocess through Our client’s by establishing systems that promote inclusive, transparent, and accountable reconstruction efforts. The RFM project was embedded in Our client’s broader strategy for southern Libya, aiming to create the foundations for durable peace and sustainable development at the local level. The project worked directly withnational and local authoritiesMurzuqMunicipal Council, local institutions, and communities, with a special focus on supporting returnees and displaced populations.

The RFM projectwascenteredaround six interlinked areas of intervention that span from institutional strengthening and planning to early recovery support. These included:

These intervention areas were designed to support voluntary, safe, and sustainable returns while laying the groundwork for inclusive economic recovery and improved public service delivery.

The national consultant, guided by an international consultant,will conduct the assignment in Libya.

The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the validity of the original project design of theOur client’s Libya “Local Peacebuilding and Resilience in the South - Accompaniment of the Reconstruction Fund ofMurzuq” project, as well as its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and approach to social inclusion during implementation. Given that the project was terminated prematurely following a Notice of Full Termination issued by USAID on 25 February 2025, several activities could not be fully implemented. As such, the evaluation may not be able to comprehensively demonstrate the project’s intended impact or long-term outcomes. However, it will focus on documenting the activities carried out, assessing implementation progress up to the termination point, and extracting lessons and insights to inform future programming.

The project evaluation will include a review of the project design and assumptions made at the beginning of the project and the development process. It will assess the extent to which the project results have been achieved, and cross cutting issues such as gender, conflict sensitivity, and human rights have been addressed. It will also assess whether the project implementation strategy has been optimum and recommend areas for improvement and learning. The evaluation’s specific objectives include:

The end users of the evaluation results include UNDP management, programme and project staff, stakeholders and USAID. It will cover the project implementation period from its inception to the date of termination. Thedata collection of thisevaluation will be conducted over a10-working-day period starting 1 September 2025. Where relevant, the evaluator will also incorporate findings from previous reviews, assessments, or evaluations.

The geographic scope of the evaluation includes all areas targeted by the RFM project, specifically the municipality ofMurzuqand surrounding localities.Theproject beneficiaries, both direct and indirect, are the population in the catchment area. As of the last implementation report prior to the stop-work order, the project had reached approximately16 thousand people (male 54% and female 46%)from public service sectors of WASH, Community Security, and education.

Methodologyand Approaches

Based on Our client’s evaluationguidelinesandprocedures,and in consultation with Our client Libya CO, the evaluation will be inclusive and participatory, involving all principal stakeholdersin theanalysis. The evaluator is expected to ensure close engagement with the evaluation manager and project staff throughout the process. The evaluation will consider the social, political, security,and economic contextswhich affect the overall performance of the project. All evaluation products are expected to address gender, conflict sensitivity, disability,and human rightsissues.

The project evaluation will be carried out by an external evaluator and will engage a wide array of stakeholders and beneficiaries, including regional bodies,andgovernments where interventions or advisory support were provided.

Evidence obtained and used to assess the results of the support should be triangulated from a variety of sources, including verifiable data on indicator achievement, existing reports, technical papers, stakeholder interviews, and other means as far as the current situation allows.During this exercise, the evaluator is expected to apply the following approaches for data collection and analysis, which include a combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods:

The evaluation methodology needs to employ a gender sensitive approach and inclusion principle and this needs to be elaborated in the evaluation report,including how data-collection and analysis methods integrated gender considerations, use of disaggregated data and outreach to diverse stakeholders’ groups.

The findings of the evaluation should lead to the elaboration of specific, practical, achievable recommendations that should be directed to the intended users.

The proposed approach and methodology should be considered as flexible guidelines rather than final requirements. The evaluators will have an opportunity to make their inputs and propose changes in the evaluation design—with the final methodological approach to be clearly outlined in the inception report and fully discussed and agreed between UNDP, key stakeholders and the evaluators.

Due to travel restrictions imposed by local security and immigration protocols,the majority ofwork by international consultant will be done remotely (home-based) using different tools (Zoom, WhatsApp, Microsoft teams, etc.) to conduct the evaluation—as such, the evaluation will be primarily home-based for the international consultant.

Meanwhile, national consultant will significantly contribute to data collection on site through field missions and through direct contacts with beneficiaries and desk review of local materials.

Scope of Work and Deliverables:

In consultations with UNDP project staff, the consultant will undertake the following steps:

Support the international consultant to define the scope of the analysis and evaluation questions specific to the assigned project final evaluation. Propose feasible and cost-effective solution to narrow down the scope of analysis and focus on the most relevantinformation;

Support the international consultant to collect qualitative, quantitative and contextual information regarding the current stateofsupported communities, regional and national levels. Identify sources of information, including the results of studies or prior reports that are relevant to the current project environment, data and identifying key informantsand target groups for surveys in the supported communities.

Support the international consultant in developing an inception report (IR). The report will include a detailed methodology and data collection plan. The consultant will include in the IR proposed sample size, sampling plan, questions, technical tools to conduct surveys and other data collection. Other tools may include in-depth interviews with key local partners and beneficiaries. Suggested key informants will be identified and questions will be presented in the IR. The IR will include a plan forfieldworkand data analysis. All approaches will follow the conflict sensitivity principle by ensuring that the methodologies used do not increase risk for respondents, the Project team and the consultants.

Alocal consultant will translate the approved IR data collection tools into Arabic.

Based on the approvedinceptionreport,the consultant willparticipate in data collection under the guidance and withtheinvolvement of the international consultant. The local consultant will administer surveys and organize focus groups and interviews. Following thefieldwork, the consultancy team (international and national consultants) will prepare and deliver a short presentation to Our client’s on the initial findings and recommendations.

Building on the debrief and initial feedback received, the consultancy team will produce a draft evaluation report that will be shared with project partners for review. The report will include, at a minimum: executive summary, list of acronyms, introduction, project context and evaluation purpose, framework and methodology, findings and recommendations. Annexes will include the inception report, list of documents reviewed, list of persons interviewed or consulted,and data collection instruments. The comments will be addressed andthe finalevaluation report, summary product and presentation will be submitted.

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Competencies

Special skills requirements

Functional Competencies:

Results Orientation

Team Workand Communication skills

Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

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Institutional Arrangements

Under the overall guidance of the UNDP M&E Analyst, the Consultant will undertake the Baseline Survey.

UNDP will provide logistical and other support services. The Consultant, however, is expected to bring his/her own laptop and mobile phone and meet local communications costs.UNDP will support the coordination and arrangement of meetings in collaboration with the Municipality ofMurzuqand the Reconstruction Fund forMurzuq(RFM).

Duration of the Work

The assignment istwo (2)months,startingfrom 1September2025(with a maximum of 10working days).

Duty Station

Murzuq, Libya.(This assignment will take place inMurzuq, and it is preferable that the Consultant is based inMurzuq. If not, candidates from the broader South of Libya region may also be considered).

Travel requirement

If the Consultant is based outside ofMurzuq, travel toMurzuqwill be required for in-person meetings and interviews. In such cases, transportation and DSA will be provided in accordance with UNDPpoliciesand procedures. The Consultant must have access to the target municipality and be able to travel there as needed.