USAID/LIBYA (SOUTH) GFA EVALUATION AND CONFLICT SPECIALIST 35 views0 applications

USAID/LIBYA (SOUTH) GFA EVALUATION AND CONFLICT SPECIALIST

Peacebuilding Evaluation, Analysis, Research, and Learning (PEARL)

Consultancy position from September 2024 – September 2025 with possible fieldwork in Libya in 2025

Introducing Integrity

Integrity is an ethical consultancy and service provider working in challenging and complex environments around the globe.

We help our clients succeed in fragile and challenging environments while building trust and understanding as the basis for transformative change. We work across all phases of the programme and project cycle, delivering eleven complementary services: monitoring, evaluation and learning / data and knowledge management **/**research, evidence and analysis / advisory / project management **/**communications / risk management / technical assistance / capability and capacity development / stakeholder engagement / grant and fund management. Our services are underpinned by the principles on which we were founded, a commitment to providing reliable information and evidence, and expert and high-quality delivery.

Headquartered in London and Washington DC, Integrity also has offices in Jordan, Kenya, and Pakistan. Our multi-national team of over 80 deliver multi-year projects, programmes and consulting assignments to a wide range of government clients, international organisations, foundations and private sector clients.

VISION: To set the international standard for ethically delivered expert services in complex and challenging contexts.

MISSION: We use evidence and learning to provide trusted advice and enable change for a sustainable future.

VALUES:

• Courage: We work on many of the world’s most complex problems. We stand against violence in all its forms. We are unafraid to stand up to illegal or unethical practices.

• Objectivity: We challenge conventional thinking. Our recommendations are not based on assumptions or ideology but evidence and learning.

• Diligence: We incorporate our best individual and collective intellect through rigour, reflection, and collaboration.

• Accountability: We take responsibility for the quality of our work and performance. We hold ourselves to account through clear policy and process, sustained by long-term profitability.

• Sensitivity: We understand the impact of our presence and our work, empathise with people’s situations, and commit to do no harm.

ETHICS: Integrity upholds the highest ethical standards in our work, our employment of staff and our interaction with people. Through adherence to our core values, we ensure the best possible service, and benefit the communities amongst whom we work.

We commit to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where all feel safe and able to progress, contribute and be heard, regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, marital or parental status.

Project Background

Integrity leads the Peacebuilding, Evaluation, Analysis, Research, and Learning (PEARL) Activity for the USAID Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization’s Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CPS/CVP). PEARL is a global buy-in mechanism that offers violence and conflict analysis, peacebuilding evaluation, and knowledge management services to USAID Missions and Operating Units.

Through PEARL, Integrity will evaluate efforts to achieve U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS) policy goals in the Global Fragility Act (GFA) priority countries (Haiti, Libya, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea) and region (Coastal West Africa: Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo). The global-level evaluation will help distill lessons learned in prevention, stabilization, partnership, and management for U.S. Government interventions in fragile contexts. As part of its U.S. SPCPS portfolio, Integrity is conducting a series of case study evaluations to identify contributions toward SPCPS objectives.

In Libya, Integrity is conducting a phased evaluation and assessment of partnerships and progress in the South of Libya and an evaluation of up to two TBD USG funded-activities. The Activity aims to support Libya’s political transition by strengthening the pillars of a stable and responsive state through empowered civil society and strong local government. Phase I of the activity is expected to be fully remote (TBC) with a final report deliverable building on the GFA Baseline analysis findings and data gaps helping to set the framework for Phase II which will evaluate two USG funded activities, to be determined at a later date.

Integrity is recruiting an experienced Evaluation and Conflict Specialist who is available beginning in September 2024, with anticipated completion of the assignment in September 2025. The position will require continuous engagement throughout the period of performance in accordance with the agreed-upon schedule, with increased engagement from February to May 2025. This position is based remotely and could involve travel to Tunis or Libya for stakeholder engagement.

Scope of Work

The Evaluation and Conflict Specialist will provide technical support and sectoral expertise to the Libya GFA Evaluation Team Leader to evaluate the progress of US and Local government partnership in Southern Libya in achieving SPCPS objectives and analyze the performance of two USAID funded activities in the region. This includes contributing to the development of a conflict sensitive evaluation design for both phases of the evaluation, supporting the Team Leader in conducting a literature review and playing a key role during the data collection and analysis phases to ensure high-quality services and outputs that meet the client’s needs.

The Evaluation and Conflict Specialist will participate in key informant interviews and focus group discussions as needed by each phase, participate in synthesis and recommendations workshops, support data analysis and develop actionable recommendations. They may also be asked to contribute inputs to a desk review report, the final report, and the presentation and dissemination of findings. The position reports directly to the Libya GFA Evaluation Team Leader.

The Evaluation and Conflict Specialist will work closely with the PEARL Team Leader, Activity Management Unit, Task Order Manager, and Senior Learning & Outreach Specialist to ensure the activity is implemented according to PEARL standard operating procedures and meets the Task Order’s analytical and communication standards.s.

Terms of Reference

1. Advise the Libya GFA Evaluation Team on all technical aspects relating to the evaluation, ensuring methods and data collection approaches are technically robust as well as contextually appropriate and conflict sensitive.
2. Support the Libya GFA Evaluation team in identifying and conducting outreach to relevant stakeholders for key informant interviews and focus group discussions.
3. Support the development and finalization of data collection instruments in collaboration with the other assessment team members.
4. Conduct data collection and analysis in line with the assessment’s scope of work (SOW) and industry best practices. This may potentially involve travel to Southern Libya.
5. Provide technical expertise and hands-on support throughout data collection, enumerator training, synthesis of findings, data analysis, and the development of recommendations.
6. Provide inputs into the Assessment Design and Assessment Report, helping the Evaluation Team to incorporate any comments and questions raised by USAID.
7. Other tasks as requested/required by the Activity Director and/or Team Leader. In particular, this may include inputs into the desk review, drafting selected inputs for the final report, providing quality assurance of the final report, and/or supporting the dissemination of findings, conclusions, and recommendations in a format that is user-friendly and suitable for collaboration, learning, and adaptation.

Your Experience and Expertise

1. Advanced degree in conflict studies, international relations, political science, or a related field.
2. At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience conducting research and evaluations in the humanitarian or international development field, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in conflict-affected settings, peacebuilding, or related fields.
3. Previous experience working in Libya, particularly in the southern region, preferred.
4. Strong knowledge and understanding of the social, political, and economic context and key actors.
5. Experience conducting evaluations in accordance with the USAID Evaluation Policy strongly preferred.
6. Strong analytical skills, with experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
7. Fluency in English required. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write clear and concise reports and present findings to diverse audiences.
8. Proficiency in Arabic required, preferably a Libyan Dialect.
9. Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
10. Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with evaluation team members and stakeholders.