Provision of Consultancy Service at Islamic Relief

Project Background

At the height of the Horn of Africa drought, IR East Africa has Secured 10Million USD funding for the Region from Islamic Relief USA. The proposed project is an 18-month emergency response and recovery project targeting Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan. The main goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction of drought impact among affected communities in East and Horn of Africa through improved food security, access to health, water, protection, and restoration of dignity.

The proposed response will have two pronged approaches. Firstly, the priority is to save lives of the most affected and vulnerable groups and communities. In delivering the humanitarian response, IR will strictly follow the SPHERE and CHS standards. Secondly, the response is aimed to help the affected households recover and rebuild their means of livelihoods. The lifesaving interventions will continue for the first six months concurrently followed by the recovery and rehabilitation phase.

Desired Qualifications and abilities

• A minimum master’s degree in social sciences or relevant field
• At least 10 years’ experience undertaking Baselines/ evaluations and/or assessment for Food security, livelihoods, and Cash transfers programs
• Must have led at least two to three similar/assignments in the past 4 years
• Proven skills in research, monitoring, and evaluation
• Proven experience in conducting qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods evaluation studies
• Computer proficiency with good knowledge of MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SPSS desirable.
• Experienced in undertaking baselines/evaluations in the horn of Africa any country will be an added advantage.
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team.
• Excellent conflict sensitive approaches and able to work in highly sensitive environments