Mid-term Project Evaluator (Peacebuilding)

Location: Remote, but must have in-country expertise and capacity to work in Armenia and Moldova. Timezone alignment with UTC+4 is required.

Salary: Up to 12,000 GBP (Total project budget)

Company

Non-profit organisation that works with independent media and civil society to promote positive change in areas of crisis and conflict.

What you will do

• Conduct a mid-term review of the BREN II project based on OECD-DAC criteria to assess relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Analyze project achievements compared to the theory of change and baseline data.
• Document and verify observable changes in practices, behavior, and attitudes of civil society actors.
• Design and implement a research methodology combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, including outcome harvesting.
• Produce a comprehensive final report, executive summary, and detailed case studies.
• Develop a data quality assurance plan and manage local data collection activities.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Conflict Analysis, or similar.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in quantitative and qualitative research, specifically evaluating peacebuilding or conflict projects.
• Excellent English writing skills.
• Proven ability to design and implement work ensuring safety, security, and "do no harm" principles.
• Deep knowledge of the socio-cultural, economic, and political context of the Eastern Neighbourhood.
• Ability to engage within all BREN implementing countries or maintain local partners.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of local languages: Armenian, Azerbaijani, or Romanian.
• Existing access to local interviewers and consultants in the target regions.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a high-impact project supported by the UK Government’s International Security Fund.
• Remote work flexibility with a focus on regional expertise.
• Competitive consultancy fee based on the project budget.

Hiring process

• Submission of a technical proposal (max 5 pages) including the proposed methodology.
• Submission of an estimated budget breakdown.
• Provision of two previous evaluation reports of a similar nature and an up-to-date CV.