Consultant for Baseline and Endline Evaluation

International Rescue Committee - IRC

Consultant Closes 15 Jun 2026 5 days left

Overview

Conduct an independent endline evaluation of a multisectoral project and establish a baseline for a new integrated project focusing on protection, health, and education for Afghan refugees and host communities.


Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct an endline evaluation assessing project performance, achievements, and impact across protection, health, and education sectors.
  • Establish a rigorous baseline for a new project, generating verified starting values for key indicators and characterizing the current situation of target communities.
  • Propose a methodological framework for both assignments, including evaluation design, mixed-methods approach, sampling strategy, data collection tools, data quality assurance, data analysis, and ethical standards.
  • Engage key stakeholders, including targeted communities, authorities, and beneficiaries.
  • Produce separate inception, draft, and final reports for each assignment, along with a summary presentation and complete dataset.
Required Experience
  • Proven experience conducting endline evaluations and/or baseline studies for multisectoral projects integrating protection, health, and education, targeting both Afghan refugee and host community populations.
  • Demonstrated experience of studies in relevant sectors in humanitarian contexts, including Protection, Health, Education, Community Outreach, Gender Equality, Mainstreaming and Inclusion, Mass Awareness, Multipurpose Cash, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH.
  • Experience managing combined or concurrent multi-assignment evaluations/studies will be a strong advantage.
  • Good understanding of the Afghan refugee context and the sociopolitical and programmatic dynamics of Balochistan Province.
  • Prior experience working with ECHO or other major institutional donors.
  • Familiarity with the cultural and contextual dynamics of Balochistan, with experience engaging government officials, community committees, women, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) from Afghan refugee and host communities.
  • Demonstrated experience with ethical research standards, informed consent, and safeguarding protocols for GBV and child protection components.
Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in research, medical sciences, health and nutrition, social work, gender studies, development studies, or a related field.

Other Details
Languages Required
• All field staff must be fluent in the relevant local languages.
Languages Preferred
• knowledge of Pashto, Brahui, or other local languages is desirable.
Contract Duration
• The endline evaluation is expected to be completed within two months of the signing date of the agreement.
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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